Anyone else raising "Disney Junkies"?

[sandys]

I started taking my boys when they were 4 and ten, every year. It was the greatest place for a single mom to go-no worries and everyone has a great time. Now my oldest son is 34, a DVC member and he takes me. We are going to AK the end of this month with my oldest son, daughter in law, youngest son and 2 year old grandson (his 4th trip). I have truly raised Disney Junkies and proud of it

 

[arthur06]

Arthur, that picture of your son is one of the cutest I've seen! Out of my three adult children, my middle child, son, age 28, is the true Disney junkie, and he has turned his wife into one! My kids have been to Disney more times than I can count, starting at age 4. My oldest son, age 30, likes it, but isn't obsessed, and the youngest, my daughter, age 24, loves Disney, but I can't call her a junkie yet either. She actually left our December vacation a few days early so she wouldn't miss her birthday party with friends. Go figure!

Thanks! We are so proud of him...but as any good father would say...If you thought that one was good, look at this one...

Here he is on the "Big Slide" at AKL

 

[NSL]

Moved to Iowa??? On Purpose??? I live in Iowa and that is the reason I own DVC, this place is COLD right now!

That is exactly what I thought! That is so funny. Also, from Iowa and freezing right now!

 

[edk35]

YES YES YES......our daughter. She is 19 and we took her for her first trip in July 1992. She was 20 months old. She has since been 16 times. SHE LOVES ALL THINGS DISNEY. She has seen the Princess and The Frog two times already and keeps begging me to go with her so she can see it again. She went to see it on opening day while in college. She declared tonight that WE will go to Disney when the new section of Fantasy Land is added. Not sure if that is in 2011 or 2012. If it is 2012 we are going to DL next summer. If not..then I guess we go to DL in 2012 and WDW in 2011. We are going to HHI this summer instead of WDW and she is having withdrawels already. She keeps saying..."Mom I don't think I can make it an entire year without going".

She has a lot of the classic Disney DVD's. She took them with her to college but brought some back and she and her younger brother have been watching them over Christmas break. She wants to work at Disney for DVC when she graduates from college. She knows most of the songs to all the popular Disney movies as well as the characters. She will beat most people when she plays Disney Trivia. She had tons of dress up clothes when she was little for all the Disney princesses. My grandmother even made her some. She has tons of Disney stuffed animals and still collects them. She buys Disney clothes on trips. I would not doubt that she will one day get married there. I could go on and on...but as my dh has told me before I CREATED THIS LOVE FOR DISNEY. Some of her friends GET IT and some don't. She will probably never marry anyone that can't embrace her love for Disney.

 

[kritter]

I am "guilty" of raising Disney Twin Junkies....We first took the twins when they were 11 months old and they have been hooked ever since...They are always asking to go back. This year for their 8th Birthday all they wanted to go was go to Disney for their Birthday.....Soo cute.

They are turning 8 next month and this will be their 14th trip to Disney. They going to their second home~~Disney World!!

 

[dunbarfamily]

Yep! We have four disney junkies! The older two can get around the parks by themselves (of course we don't let them, but they could!!) and our two and a half year old can somewhat navigate Magic Kingdom. Its so much fun!

 

[movie77]

Oh yeah My DD is just over 2 and been to WDW twice already. She loves the Mickey Mouse Club House crew, Winnie and his pals, Tinker Bell, and Toy Story. Her DB 9 months old watches Mickey Mouse club house when he's in the room with her and now all I have to do is sing the theme song to him and he goes nuts.

 

[kelann7]

Yes - my husband and I are Disney junkies - so of course, our daughter is also. She was 10 months old the first time she went to DW. We have so much Mickey Mouse stuff around the house that she was used to seeing him, so she wasn't scared at all. My mother says that is because she must think Mickey Mouse is her brother!

She is almost 5 now and has been 6 times and on 2 Disney Cruises. We can't wait to go back.

Kelly

 

[HayGan]

My kids just named our new puppy Disney so what do you think

 

[flipflopmom]

Unfortunately, timing never got us to WDW until last summer when our girls were 9 and 2. They love it, don't want to go anywhere else, talk about where we are going to eat, what we are going to ride, where we're going to stay...

My oldest wants to write her own version of WDW travel guide for kids after our trip in June.

 

[tinkerfan1]

Your son is adorable. Yes, we are raising junkies, too. In particular, our DS13 is obsessed with Disney. He loves talking about the DVC. Plus, he has tons of movies and CDs. He spent ITunes he got for Christmas on Louis Armstrong singing Disney songs. It's great!! His bedroom is decorated (his choice) with Disney posters and sketches he's bought from the parks (or gotten for gifts). He has a cell phone and the ring tone is Disney music as well. He has to wear a uniform for school (and it is a public school) but they simply require a certain color collared shirt so he wears one with a Disney character or the name of a resort as the logo because he is allowed to have a small logo. He also wants to be an Imagineer when he grows up. He wants to take our DGS8 in August so he can turn him into a Disney junkie as well. Our younger grandchildren are already Mickey and Minnie junkies and we hope to make them Disney World junkies next November. We (DH and I) tend to go slightly overboard when it comes to Walt Disney, Disney, and Disney World so we encourage all of the Disney junkie behavior!!

 

[arthur06]

Your son is adorable. Yes, we are raising junkies, too. In particular, our DS13 is obsessed with Disney. He loves talking about the DVC. Plus, he has tons of movies and CDs. He spent ITunes he got for Christmas on Louis Armstrong singing Disney songs. It's great!! His bedroom is decorated (his choice) with Disney posters and sketches he's bought from the parks (or gotten for gifts). He has a cell phone and the ring tone is Disney music as well. He has to wear a uniform for school (and it is a public school) but they simply require a certain color collared shirt so he wears one with a Disney character or the name of a resort as the logo because he is allowed to have a small logo. He also wants to be an Imagineer when he grows up. He wants to take our DGS8 in August so he can turn him into a Disney junkie as well. Our younger grandchildren are already Mickey and Minnie junkies and we hope to make them Disney World junkies next November. We (DH and I) tend to go slightly overboard when it comes to Walt Disney, Disney, and Disney World so we encourage all of the Disney junkie behavior!!

Thanks!

 

[Coach81]

Both of my kids have "grown up" with Disney. It is a part a their childhood. My 12 y o has been about 8 or so times, and my 7 y o has been at least as many as he is old. Disney junkies.. errraaa YEAH!

 

[LilGMom]

Guilty as charged!

We've been taking our two sons since before they were born. My oldest is 8 and has been 2-3 times a year since he was 9 months old. Whenever we have gone with family he has turned into a mini tour guide. The youngest isn't quite to that point but isn't far behind. My two will also find Hidden Mickey's in practically anything and everything. "Look at how those oranges are arranged in the store.... they make a Hidden Mickey", etc.

 

[arthur06]

I knew I wasnt the only one, especially on this site.... GOOD TO KNOW

 

[misha-ginger]

Guilty as charged!

We've been taking our two sons since before they were born. My oldest is 8 and has been 2-3 times a year since he was 9 months old. Whenever we have gone with family he has turned into a mini tour guide. The youngest isn't quite to that point but isn't far behind. My two will also find Hidden Mickey's in practically anything and everything. "Look at how those oranges are arranged in the store.... they make a Hidden Mickey", etc.

My DD finds hidden mickeys in everything as well . My DS loves disney particularly pirates. I think I am raising a future DVC owner

 

[disneyfan123]

We adopted our children 4 months ago and have spent the last 2 months showing them all the classic Disney movies. We want them to know all the stories when we get to Disney World. We figure they will appreciate the experience so much more!

 

[RumpleMom]

Oh my yes. Just wait until your kids start dating and take a boyfriend or girlfriend to WDW with your family. Your Disney kid will gauge the relationship on how much this person loves Disney. Some of them just don't make the cut

 

[edk35]

Oh my yes. Just wait until your kids start dating and take a boyfriend or girlfriend to WDW with your family. Your Disney kid will gauge the relationship on how much this person loves Disney. Some of them just don't make the cut

Exactly...I can soooooo see my daughter doing that. She would never get serious with someone that didn't like Disney enough to make her happy.

 

[dmoore22]

I've been addicted since before the Mickey Mouse Club (with Annette). We have 6 kids, ages 16 through 37, which have all visited Disneyland, WDW, and Marceline, Missouri to see the inspiration for Main Street USA. We even stood under Walt's "Wishing Tree" and visited the museum where Walt's sister Ruth donated many of her brother's letters and other papers. Our son participated in the CareerStart internship and I went through the Disney Institute's "Keys to the Kingdom" leadership program. Not to mention the numerous books on Ealt Disney, Imagineering, etc. We want our children to realize there is more to Walt Disney than theme parks. That Walt Disney epitomized a way of thinking outside of the box. Plus a big part of our retirement portfolio is made up of Disney shares. Did i mention we're also DVC?