Am I just a big crybaby or have you ever cried at MK?

[ngvenice]

Someone mentioned crying on another thread so I thought about asking this.
Went for the 1st time ever last yr, been to Disneyland as a very small child but I cannot even remember it... anyways

Last yr when we went and I first walked into MK, down Main St and saw the castle, I was so overwhelmed w/ happiness and the awe of it all that next thing I know I feel tears down my cheeks. My kids were laughing at me. I felt so embarrased but I just could not stop crying and you know after a while I didn't care. It was just so beautiful, so magical! I felt like I was 5.

 

[TaylorsDad]

No, but when someone ran over my foot with a stroller I came pretty close

 

[pumpkinfish]

You are not alone! Every visit when we first walk down Main Street and every time we watch Wishes...tears run full force down my cheeks! They are happy tears though!

 

[Moms]

No, but when someone ran over my foot with a stroller I came pretty close

Me too ... but it was one of those ubiquitous scooter things!

 

[DisneyWagz]

I can think of more than one time when I have been teary eyed at WDW. Whether it's seeing the castle for the first time or a magical moment I share with my family, they are always happy tears.

 

[khertz]

I cried the first time we saw the MK rope drop show!

And I have teared up (but never actually cried, I don't think) during Wishes.

 

[mousesweetie]

Yes, happy tears the first time I walk onto Main St at MK every trip. And then the last visit to the park before I leave I have sad tears.

 

[StacyMarie]

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about When we went to Disney in August 2009 for the first time with my teenage daughters, the same thing happened to me. I became overwhelmed and so proud of the fact that I had worked so hard and we were finally able to take such a nice big vacation as a family. I sobbed as we started to walk down Main Street. I felt like a complete IDIOT but my girls were completely understanding and I got a hug from both of them at the same time (which does not happen often with teenagers). It was perfect. It didn't happen this year though when we went back, LOL! There was still that awesome feeling of being back at the World, but it was nothing like that very first family vacation when all my hard work had finally paid off.

 

[laurafergie]

I was really teary eyed at the MK during the parade. It was my youngest's first trip and when Cinderella came around in her coach - my DD's eyes were wide with disbelief and she whispered; "She soooo beautiful".

 

[aenelson]

I always get goosebumps, and start tearing up, during Wishes, Parades, and first seeing magic castle. I always push away the tears, but this year I am getting married in October, then going Disneymoon with my new DH that has never been. I have a feeling I will not be able to hold the tears back this time.

 

[2disneyboys]

sigh... not only do I get tearly eyed there, but I also do when I recall those moments... which is funny because everyone who knows me says that I am a "cold" person as I don't show a lot of emotion and have a very practical straighforward personalitiy.

In 2007 we were there as part of a huge family reunion and there are just so many moments of that trip (and others that are just heart touching. Two in particular are very special to me and they actually happened at the exact same time... DH & I were there with our two kids ( 3 year old and 6 year old) and we also took my 1/2 brother & sister who were 6 & 7 at the time. my DB & DS don't have much and us taking them was prob the only way they will ever be able to go there until they are adults and can pay thier own way.. anyway, our last day there, we were @ MK and watching the fireworks and when the fairy godmother (or whoever is talking) was talking about dreams coming true and wishes etc, I looked @ the 4 kids watching the fireworks.
my 2 boys we had struggled so hard (financially & physically) to concieve and have them - which choked me up cuz I'm like, yea, dreams do come true) and the other 2 (brother & sister) who may never have the chance to go again as children, and my DB (6 @ the time) just softly said (not to anyone in particular), wow, dreams really do come true., ... well, I lost it... was sobbing and choking and gasphing... Poor DH was like WHAT WHAT?? I still get choked up just typing it.

so yea, I cry @ and about WDW

 

[Coach81]

No idea what you're talking about...

 

[ngvenice]

sigh... not only do I get tearly eyed there, but I also do when I recall those moments... which is funny because everyone who knows me says that I am a "cold" person as I don't show a lot of emotion and have a very practical straighforward personalitiy.

In 2007 we were there as part of a huge family reunion and there are just so many moments of that trip (and others that are just heart touching. Two in particular are very special to me and they actually happened at the exact same time... DH & I were there with our two kids ( 3 year old and 6 year old) and we also took my 1/2 brother & sister who were 6 & 7 at the time. my DB & DS don't have much and us taking them was prob the only way they will ever be able to go there until they are adults and can pay thier own way.. anyway, our last day there, we were @ MK and watching the fireworks and when the fairy godmother (or whoever is talking) was talking about dreams coming true and wishes etc, I looked @ the 4 kids watching the fireworks.
my 2 boys we had struggled so hard (financially & physically) to concieve and have them - which choked me up cuz I'm like, yea, dreams do come true) and the other 2 (brother & sister) who may never have the chance to go again as children, and my DB (6 @ the time) just softly said (not to anyone in particular), wow, dreams really do come true., ... well, I lost it... was sobbing and choking and gasphing... Poor DH was like WHAT WHAT?? I still get choked up just typing it.

so yea, I cry @ and about WDW

I'm tearing up right now reading your post!

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about When we went to Disney in August 2009 for the first time with my teenage daughters, the same thing happened to me. I became overwhelmed and so proud of the fact that I had worked so hard and we were finally able to take such a nice big vacation as a family. I sobbed as we started to walk down Main Street. I felt like a complete IDIOT but my girls were completely understanding and I got a hug from both of them at the same time (which does not happen often with teenagers). It was perfect. It didn't happen this year though when we went back, LOL! There was still that awesome feeling of being back at the World, but it was nothing like that very first family vacation when all my hard work had finally paid off.

Know exactly how you feel, us too. Disneyworld was something that had just been always out of our financial reach but finally accomplished it last yr and we're going again this yr!!

 

[wanttobeinvienna]

Ummmmmmm--- YES!!

I cry at Rope Drop, I cry at Fantasmic, I cry at Wishes, I cry during parades, I cry when my kids get excited about something, I cried when my husband was part of the flag retrieval, I cried when my kids got the backstage Star Tours Tour, I cried when my son was chosen for Jedi Training Academy, I cried when my daughter danced with Prince Charming, I cried when Chip rocked my youngest daughter to sleep, I cried when my oldest daughter looked at me with pure joy and asked if she could ride RnR AGAIN, and I cried when my youngest looked at me and said "Mom, dreams really do come true!!"...

Crying happens about every hour on my trips It's why I love taking my kids to Disney- every second is packed with pure magic & joy!

 

[vicki_c]

Wishes
Illuminations
MK rope drop show
American Adventure movie
Oh various other times when the emotion just overwhelms me I will tear up.

So basically everywhere at WDW!

 

[*TheWigs*]

I can get choked up at just the thought of an upcoming trip to WDW or thinking of memories of trips past...in fact the tears are flowing right now! Any single time I hear the "When you wish upon a star..." song, I'm crying like a baby!

 

[cojimera]

I cry on my first visit the first time I saw the Castle.I couldn't stop the tears and I was trying to laugh at the same time,but them I look at my cousin which is a Disney veteran and she was crying too. Since them I get a little teary every time but not the crying .Wishes, that's a different story ,I don't know if is the music or the fireworks ,but that one kills me every time.And the one in New Years Eve....Oh I just realized I'm a cryer

 

[MinniesYooHoo]

EVERY time I go!!!

 

[RobinHoodGirl]

My roommate, who will be going for the first time in November, already warned me she could be crying a lot. I plan on have tissues packed just in case

 

[sharadoc]

Shouldn't the title be "Have you ever NOT cried at MK?"

First time we took our kids and watched Wishes with them. It was over 20 years since DH and my first trip (with many in between) and it hit me - who could have imagined that we would be there with kids showing them the same things that we fell in love with on our first trip?

Seeing the Electrical Parade this year. Kind of the same reason - remembering all those trips and realizing how quickly life goes by (not in a sad way, in a sweet way) and seeing my 9 yo DD dancing to the same music I fell in love with.

Walking down Main St. with my DD on a beautiful morning holding my hand and telling me "Mommy, this is my favorite place to be with you."

DS hugging and kissing Chip and Dale and them reciprocating for as long as he wanted (he is ASD, so it was a BIG thing for him).


Not MK, but - DD finally willing to do the sing-along at the pool at OKW and sounding so great that all the girls lined up on the edge of the pool to listen to her (singing Demi Lovato "This is Me") and she hit all the high notes, too! Had to work really hard to hold it together that time.