What is the criteria for joining this club?
I am glad you asked. If you are a Dad and
ANY of the following criteria describes you, you qualify to become a member of the
DIS Dad's Club.
The DIS Dad's Club Criteria:
- Your passion for Disney equals that of a 7 year old kid.
Check
- You have a wife that thinks you are a big kid.
Check
- You watch the Free WDW DVDs every week.
Check
- You get more excited than your kids when a trip to WDW is planned (or the excitement at least equals that of your kids).
they're closing the gap though
- When you say your prayers you ask for God to inspire the Imagineers to come up with fresh new ideas.
all that room in EPCOT and MG uh I mean DHS come one throw us a bone
- You planned your next Disney trip the day after returning from Disney World.
Hello Bounceback offers, before we even check out ( bought DVC now)
- You debate with your kids about who would win a light saber battle between Mickey Mouse and Darth Vader.
Pftt no Brainer Put on those Jedi Robes and no force lightening could touch him
- Your eyes start to water with tears of joy when you see your kids having a great time at WDW (and you secretly try to dry your eyes).
Don't know what your talking about
- You have friends and family that do not understand why you vacation in WDW every year (or at least talk about doing it).
"you know there are other places to go" (ya but you vacation at the same beach every summer )
- You have Disney songs on your MP3 player.
Have most of the theme park and resort loops if anyone is interested PM me
- You have Disney Ringtones for your cell phone.
A picture of the Castle I took with the phone
- You have everything Disney for wallpapers and screensavers.
Spaceship Earth on my Laptop and a night time shot of Main St. at work
- You have Disney knicknacks all over your "man cave/dude room/office."
Right next to my Red Sox Bruins and Patriot stuff
- You drink your coffee from one of your multiple Disney mugs.
Have a few favorites depending on what day it is
- You have an Animated Mickey Watch.
- You have Disney Character ties to wear (Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc.).
a few cool ones with hidden mickeys all the way to a loud one with them playing Hockey
- All of your family photos seem to be taken at WDW.
a high percentage of them anyway
- You constantly watch disney movies.
Yes but only because the kids like them
- You have a disney CD in your car or truck right now.
Theme parks and the Lion Kind on Broadway
- You have trivia contests in the car with your wife like "name all the attractions at Epcot going counter-clockwise."
She would get stuck at Ellens Energy Adventure
- When you and your wife are reading the DISboards she asks you "what is ToT, RnRR, EE and BTMRR, and you know the answers.
Still think the imagineers just messed with us to see if we would use Monsters Inc Laugh Floor
- You can name the exact day and year each park opened but when asked by your wife when her birthday is you draw a blank (Just a joke ladies... You wives know we DIS Dads love ya).
Of course I know her Birthday its the same day Mickey Mouse cartoons The Wayward Canary and The Klondike Kid were both released.
- You wear a matching Disney shirt with your kids to the parks.
What? Who would do such a thing
- You listen a WDW podcast or park music (ie, the old Illuminations pre show) while working out in the gym.
Mowing the lawn, sitting in traffic yup
- Your boss quits asking where you are going on vacation - he already knows.
I'm the go to guy when they plan their WDW vacations
- You DO call DVC your second home.
Welcome Home
- You have a Disney vanity plate on your auto (ex. MGK KGDM)
WDW-POTC
- You name your pet with a Disney Name (ex. Your dogs name is KONA, your favorite restaurant).
Mike and Sully the cats
- You put the sound from the Disney Cruise line "Magic" horns on your truck.
Ohh good idea
- You swore that when you had kids that they'd get to experience the world. Little did you know that once you experienced "THE WORLD" you would be hooked!
I've been hooked since 1974
- You did your best to "brainwash" your kids early so they wouldn't have any problem ever wanting to go on a Disney Vacation.
I have no idea what you are talking about
- You only feel fulfilled when you know you have another trip on the horizon.
DVC is an enabler
- Simply put...there is no place you would rather go on vacation than at WDW, Disneyland, on a Disney Cruise, or at any of the Disney resorts over seas.
- You can recite the entire script from the Haunted Mansion.
Please step to the "dead" center of the room
- You're just waiting for Fantasia to get released so you can complete your collection of Disney Animated videos (The real classics, not the sequels).
DW maiden name is Fantasia
- Your personal slogan is..."Life is short, spend your time with DISNEY."
and Money
- You've been to Walt Disney World too many times to count. It almost feels like you grew up there.
Strong childhood memories I still tear up walking into the Trading Post at FW it still smells the same as it did when I was kid
- Every weekend you have "Disney Movie Night" with your family.
Saturday nights
- You own a Mickey waffle iron.
They make other kinds?
- Your kids insist on going to Disney every vacation. When you ask if they're getting tired of it yet, they look at you like you've grown a second head.
Trained them well
- You promise to fund a big DIS Dad's Club Meet and Greet at WDW when you hit the Power Ball.
Well I just joined but sure why not
- When it comes to Disney World you just can't get enough!!! No matter how many times you go!
- You know all the words to Wishes, Magic, Music and Mayhem, Happy HalloWishes, and Holiday Wishes.
- You listen to the Happy HalloWishes and Holiday Wishes music no matter what time of the year it is.
- It is easier to list all of the criteria here that do not apply to you than it is to list the ones that do.
- Your Christmas tree has all Disney ornaments on it.
- Most of your passwords consist of some sort of Disney theme.
- You have a Mickey telephone (one of those old stand up kind from the 80's, like the large one reproduced at POP).
Yes
- You only know one phrase in spanish - "please stand clear of the doors..."
- You can identify Disney restaurants by their signature food (Tonga Toast, etc.)
- You have antenna toppers on all your vehicles, even at work(looks really cool on construction, aircraft support vehicles and aircraft).
- Your wife can't tell the Disney princesses apart, but you can.
- You have so many Disney shirts you have to decide which ones to take and which ones to leave home when you leave for vacation.
Only bring a few so I "have" to buy more
- You have created the following for Disney trips: Mousekeeping envelopes, Window decorations, Autograph book, Epcot Passport, T-shirts for the family, etc..
- You are a Disney Dad that has been to Disney almost every year of your adult life.
- Your wife tells your kids that they are the luckiest kids in the world to have a dad that loves disney.
- You listen to the soundtrack for Wishes and Spectromagic on your MP3 player at work.
- Sometimes you feel like you are more excited about being able to take your Family to WDW... than they are about going...and they get pretty excited.
- You have endured or are willing to endure the hazing process to become a DIS Dad's Club Member which involves...... Walking until your legs and feet ache, crowded queues with hundreds of strangers, standing in the hot Florida sun until your skin burns, and finally emptying your wallet of any savings.
- You find and download on iTunes backround music from your favorite resort.
- You walk into any air conditioned space on a Hot Summer day and quietly murmur "ahhhhh, gift shop" under your breath!
- You DVR every special on any channel which has to do with WDW, DCL or Disneyland and then put it on when you or your DW have had a rough day.
Our club's mascot is Goofy
(lets face it we all are a bit and he was the ultimate Disney Dad!). If you meet any of the above qualifications, just reply to this thread and you are a member! We'd like to know more about you when you join... as much as you are comfortable with sharing... first name, next Disney trip (if one is planned), etc. Come on in!
Here's a welcome message from one of our own members (
DisneyFed):
Come join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/gr...2305480&v=wall
DDC Plaque courtesy of
Kitchensinkguy and his wife
Deb. Thanks!!! The two of you are AWESOME!!!!!!
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