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

[Got Muchness]

I wear water proof mascara and sun glasses. Never fails that I cry like a baby. I am afraid I will do the same at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this year too.

 

[Tinkerbell58]

I tear up at the flag lowering ceremony at MK. My DS is in the Marine Corps, DH is a Desert Storm vet, and I have several relatives who have served in the military.

 

[GuardMusic]

Yep - at Wishes everytime. Because of conference schedule next week, we won't get to see Wishes! So we're taking our previously recorded video of Wishes on the laptop, but it will SO NOT be the same!

Oh - also when they light the Castle during the holidays!

 

[Tinkerbell58]

Oh - also when they light the Castle during the holidays!

I would assume it would be lit for MVMCP in November. I think the first party is November 8.

 

[that's nice]

I tear up at the flag lowering ceremony at MK. My DS is in the Marine Corps, DH is a Desert Storm vet, and I have several relatives who have served in the military.

That is a good reason to get teary eyed. Thank you for your DHs & DSs service.

 

[Batch]

I wear water proof mascara and sun glasses. Never fails that I cry like a baby. I am afraid I will do the same at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this year too.

There are very few things at Disney that make me cry. My parents started taking me when I was an infant, we had annual passes when I was growing up and I usually go every other month now. It's still magical but I don't see things (usually) that make me cry. I have no doubt that'll change when I have children and take them...

Anywho, I TOTALLY cried at Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I started reading Harry Potter when the first book was published and I grew up with Harry Potter. I cried in the car when I saw Hogwarts as we were driving and I got goosebumps and started crying walking under the arch leading to Hogsmeade. It's a world I escaped to many times and to be able to feel like I was actually a part of it was really wonderful and magical and a little overwhelming.

 

[d1gitman]

I would say teary-eyed, but not full fledge bawling.

Heck, if a person can't get their emotions stirred while at WDW, then I would question whether they were even human.

 

[nan214]

absolutely!....i even get teary eyed reading these posts!
After we came home last year we actually caught my husband on tape crying!! He was taping specto magic and on tape my 3 DS was so excited about seeing Mickey that when my DH was talking you could tell by just his voice that he was VERY choked up .

 

[verticalchaos]

I cry during Fantasmic! and Wishes! - and sometimes Illuminations.

Heck...I even cry listening to the Wishes! soundtrack now. Though that may also have something to do with envisioning crossing the Half Marathon finish line in January.

 

[Kasmir]

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.

I just got choked up reading YOUR post! lol

I always am moved when we see Wishes for the first time and hear Jiminy go "You see, folks, wishes really DO come true!"

My favorite memory though (omg - I feel like such a sap because I'm getting teary-eyed thinking about it) is the first time that we went to Disney on vacation as a family. DH, who hadn't been to WDW since he was a small child, had gone on this vacation just because we all love spending time together. I think he thought it would be ho-hum, something fun to do for the kids. Well, let me tell you, my DH ended up being the biggest kid of all and he laughed and just let go like I've never seen him and the kids had the best time watching their workaholic dad see everything as if for the first time. On our last night, we stayed in the MK until a Kiss Goodnight started and I noticed that we were all walking slower and slower and slower leaving the park. Just when we got near the flagpole, I look over at DH and he has tears running down his cheeks and he looks at me and grabs the kids to hug and says "I just don't want to leave..." That is one of my favorite memories and if I ever had to catalog a lifetime of memories, I would say "yes, that was a very good day."

 

[phnguyk]

I'm so glad you guys are all talking about this! I thought people would think I was crazy that I'm a sobbing mess so often during my vacations at disney. It happens at the crziest times too! Ususally when I get a chance to just sit back and take it all in.

During parades, shows, fireworks,charcter meets, dinners, just watching my boys play.

So glad i'm not the only sap

 

[brenalexacamp]

teary now!

Wishes! everytime, all the parades! The American show when i saw the photos of 9-112 and the Hoyt's(the dad pushing his son in the wheelchair-boston Marathon) I am from Boston. my son has down's and they treat him like GOLD!

 

[charming23]

I have cried in the Magic Kingdom three times. Two times were out of happiness/missing my dad and once was a breakdown.

Time #1 was on our first day of our trip last September. I had not been to Disney World since I had been 6 years old and I was 24 and finally getting back. The trip was originally suppossed to be a year later with my dad but unfortuneately he had passed away the June before so my mom and I went in his honor, and frankly to just have fun. It had been a long hard year and half dealing with his illness and when we got up to the train station and looked down main street towards the castle I began to cry. My dad had always promised he would take me to Disney (the first time he did not go because he had to work and he always regretted not seeing me there in person). I was finally there and i felt as if he were standing right there next me making sure my dreams were coming true.

#2- Was the same night at the MNSSHP. It had begun to rain just minutes before the party was starting. I had a small breakdown because I was so worried the party was going to be ruined and that we spent all that extra money for nothing. Not my finest moment.

#3- was later in the week while we were watching the "Dreams do come true" castle show and the princesses were dancing to a "A Dream is a wish..." with their princes. My dad used to twirl me around our living room to that song so it got to me.

 

[MartDM]

I usually get a little choked up on our last day. We typically leave in the evening so I always get misty watching my DS3 enjoy the midday parade. I think the cause is a combined factor of me knowing the trip is coming to a close, being thrilled at the great time we were able to show him, and knowing that those moments will never happen again (and I wish I could replay them all over & over).

I get really nostalgic when it comes to my kid !

 

[luvmy2babies]

We go in less than 2 months and with how hard I am working to pay for this, all we have been through this year, the 3 years my dd has been waiting to go, the fact I am surprising her, the fact I haven't been in 30 years, and just how I am affected by seeing pure joy in her face, I fully expect to be a complete mess.

 

[jdkpa]

crybaby

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

Well I am a crybaby, and Disney is the biggest place. I get teary eyed over EVERY Disney commercial on TV (and lately there have been some real snoozers but I still tear up.) I tear up when the car is packed and we roll out of the driveway. I tear up when we hit Florida and a bit more when we see the billboards in Orlando. I bawl like a baby when we go under the Welcome sign and again (or still) when we pull in. I cry during check in. I cry when I get to the MK. I cry during Wishes. I cry when my DD11 sees Pluto (reminds me of when she was an infant and met him and fell in love.)

For me I think it is a combination of things. One, we are a very middle income family. I have like crazy for 2 years (along with the kids) so we can do these trips, and when it finally comes and we have the money saved for it, it is a relief/proud/wonderful feeling to know that the hard saving has paid off.

Then, my DH works crazy long hours, and for that week he doesn't miss dinner with us, he doesn't leave before we are up and get home after we are asleep, it's just a plae where we can be a family for a solid week together, and it is bliss!!!

I think for me the biggest thing is as a kid I was fortunate enough to be able to go to Disney often, but I did so as an only child with no extended family and raised by my (older) grandparents. We rode things like Dumbo and TTA but if I wanted to go off and ride any big rides I was on my own (never been good at that, some people like y DD15 love it, but not me.) Anyway, I'd see the families happily enjoying each other, rising together, whether it was moms and dad, siblings or cousins, and I dreamed of being one of those families someday, and now when I go, I feel like that little girls again, and I am a part of what I then could only dream of, and it's amazing.

So yeah, I cry a lot in Disney. My family is so used to it they think nothing of it. In fact usually they come over and hg me cause they know it is a happy cry and it's mostly cause I am so happy I have them, and I can share my favorite place with them.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

We go in less than 2 months and with how hard I am working to pay for this, all we have been through this year, the 3 years my dd has been waiting to go, the fact I am surprising her, the fact I haven't been in 30 years, and just how I am affected by seeing pure joy in her face, I fully expect to be a complete mess.

Your signature says it all, and has me teared up. What a strong woman you must be. I can only imagine the joy your DD will have when you surprise her. I am sorry for you loss, I can't begin to imagine what it must be like for you. How blessed your kids are to have such an amazing and strong mom.

We will be there for Thanksgiving as well, having been there that time of year before I can tell you you are in for such a treat, it is a magical time of year to visit!

 

[Tistal]

I always get choked up going into MK. I get choked up thinking about it sometimes. That's where DH asked me to marry him (during Wishes). Don't even get me started on the music to Wishes.......

 

[HeidiGW]

I am tearing up reading these posts...2DisneyBoys, congrats on your sons and I hope you take your siblings again!
Honestly, I hardly ever cry...not even at funerals..but I often myself emotionally overwhelmed at MK! (Mostly likely because I always wanted to go as a child and was almost 27 years old before I went to WDW on my honeymoon! That's my story...)
It is only made worse by the fact that my children are constantly surprised-- thankfully not too horrified by the fact--and announce it to the entire kingdom.
"MOM," one will say in the loudest, most baffled voice, "are you ACTUALLY CRYING?"
The next will shout, "What did you say?? 'MOM, is crying?'"
"YES," confirms the spotter! "She about to lose it!"
"I see tears," the third will chime in.
"OMG, she's at it again?"
(The pediatrican assures me that their hearing is perfectly fine...they just have really big mouths!)
Thank goodness for my son, who usually pats me on the back and says, "It's OK, Mommy, be happy!"
Of course, I'm never happier!!!