At what point did you really know that Disney is Magical

[djm99]

Originally posted by exwdwcm
Although i did see Cinderella smoking a cig on her break......it still didn't ruin it. THe magic is what you make of it and seeing it all behind the scenes was all the more special.

That's funny!!!!!

 

[shatzjsl]

From DJM99

I need a whole box of tissue to read these messages!!!!!!

DJM, please pass the box!

 

[cjshamrock]

As a child, my parents didn't get a chance to take us. My mom and I had discussed this later, and with 4 kids it would have been hard, but the worst was that my Mom didn't want to drive from PA and my Dad didn't want to fly. Also, he couldn't understand the "draw" of another "amusement park". So, I never got to DW. In college, I did get to go to DL twice while on vacations with roommates, and while I had fun, I didn't know enough, and it was (at the time) one park.

At the age of 37, I got married for the first time to a wonderful, giving man who had been to DW once, but didn't enjoy it as much as he could have. So, we decided to make a trip in Nov '02 (a one time trip we thought) and we went for 5 days. We had a grand time at AKL and doing the commando type trip even though I got very sick from food on the last night, and I had issues with my boss over missing work. When I got home, I thought. . .OK, we went, and nothing special, so no reason to go back.

For some reason, though, I kept thinking about a trip there, and in April '03, we discussed going Dec 19-25 to see it decorated for Christmas. We booked POR and were excited because we had more PS, more plans, and needed a break after a long semester at work. This was the trip. We found it magical together, we loved POR, Fantasmic was breathtaking, and even though a few people saw a sign on me that read "push me", we enjoyed the company of those there for Christmas. Not even our delayed flight home, no food (bad for a diabetic), and over crowded plane made this magic go away.

So, much so that we are already booked at POFQ and have flights for Dec 17-23 this year. My hubby feels the magic through me I think cause even turning 40 this Sunday---I am really a kid inside.

 

[TDS373X]

On my second trip somewhere around March of 86. I had been as a teenager in I believe spring of 81 but the magic was lost on me as I really wanted to stay home for spring break and spend it with a boyfriend..Why would my parents want to drag me on this lame vacation!!! don't they know I have a life! attitude. By March of 86 i was a ripe old 21 y/o and went with the man I went on to marry. He really opened up the magic for me and I've been bitten ever since. I remember bawling my eyes out as we were driving away that year which is something I still do because I never want to leave. Every year we returned it was like our magic fix all of our problems went away for a couple of weeks. Then it went to a whole new level when I saw it all thru dd eyes for her 1st birthday. I just cried when Mickey brought her birthday cupcake to her at Chef MIckeys and she just looked up at him wide eyed.Now this year I'm counting on the magic to help us get thru the loss of my ex husband(but still friend)and dd father and I have every confidence that it will...

 

[skiwee1]

It happened for me when I had my first stay onsite at a WDW resort. Before that we stayed offsite and really missed the magic of it. Once I stayed onsite I will never do it any other way. Heck, I wouldn't even go to WDW if I couldn't afford to stay onsite! LOL!

 

[castlegazer]

I am trying to figure out how to explain to everyone at work why when they pass my office I am in tears here. Thanks everyone for such great stories as I lead up to my next magical vacation.

 

[Dallas_Lady]

It was my first time going when I was 17. My parents are divorced and both remarried. I lived with my mom and stepdad but spend the summers with my dad and stepmom.

Anyway... when both of your parents are divorced and both are remarried with "new" kids, you kind of feel out of place. I never felt like I fit in either family. I was that kid from "the first marriage" that didn't quite belong in either family.

But at 17 my father decided to take me and my brothers to WDW. We stayed offsite and parked at the TTC parking lot. We payed our admissions and got on the monorail. As the monorail left the contemporary and made the turn toward the Magic Kingdom, my stepmom, dad, two little brothers and me all "Oooed" and "Aaahed" at the castle in the distance. I looked over at them and they smiled at me and for the first time in my life I felt like I fit. That whole trip I didn't feel like "the kids from the first marriage." I felt like I belonged.

I have been in love with WDW ever since.

My second "blast of magic" was when I went in 2002, on my first anniversary. It just so happened that Spectro was on our anniversary. We had dinner at 'Ohana and went to the MK for the parade and fireworks. After that we got on the bus back to POR and our bus driver started to sing. He sang "When you wish upon a star..." It was one of the most amazing moments in my life, being with DH at Disneyworld and listening that bus driver sing on our anniversary.

 

[Karibeth19]

Even though I had been to WDW 5 times before, one time even being my honeymoon, it was the trip we took in Feb. 2003 that made me realize how magical it was. In the days leading up to our trip, situations in the world were not favorable, and it led to a lot of stress and worry. War was impending in Iraq, and I just hoped it wouldn’t start during our vacation. How difficult it would have been to enjoy a vacation while our country was at war! Also, two weeks before we left, the nation went on orange terrorist alert, and all that could be heard on the news was talk of biological and chemical weapons, plastic sheeting, and duct tape! Then, a week before we left for Florida, during a report on the late news detailing what to do with your newly acquired supplies, our power inexplicably went out for about 20 seconds. I was terrified! When the lights came back on, and I realized all was well, I decided I had had enough. I had been on edge since 9/11, and I was tired of it! I couldn’t wait to be in a place where I would be having too much fun to worry about such things. I must tell you, I was not disappointed! That week at Disney World was the most worry free I had had in a long time. I didn’t watch the news once, and only took brief glances at newspaper headlines in the Caribbean Beach gift shop. Most of all, my belief in the good and beautiful things the world has to offer was reinforced with almost every experience we had. Everyone we met was so warm and friendly, from the ice cream vendor who told us how much she loved her job, to the African storyteller who hugged my husband because he danced so energetically to her song. There was the lovely couple who allowed our daughter to stand on a bench in front of them so she could have an unobstructed view of “Illuminations” because they were Disney Vacation Club members and had seen it many times before. I’ll never forget the faces of the young men and women carrying the puppets during the “Tapestry of Dreams” parade. They were all smiling and laughing, and it was obvious they were having the time of their lives. Then there were the cast members working at the Kid Cot stations; the French girl who smiled and laughed when my daughter walked up to the table and said, “Bonjour!”, the Chinese girl who explained my daughter’s strong will was due to the fact she was born in the year of the ox, the young man in the UK pavilion who told us in vivid detail about his home in rural England, and the Moroccan girl who enjoyed helping my daughter with her mask so much, she got up and hugged her before we left. And of course, I can’t forget the characters, who were sweet and attentive, and made my little girl very happy! We were all very happy that week because we were in our “ideal” world. There were no worries, no fears, everyone was helpful and friendly, and people from all over the world were together in one place, enjoying and educating each other. It was then that I realized that Disney magic was very, very real. Others may balk at the suggestion, but perhaps the world should be run by Disney; it might prove to be a much better place. (Even if you do have to pay $8.00 for a burger! )

 

[crazywig]

Originally posted by Karibeth19
War was impending in Iraq, and I just hoped it wouldn’t start during our vacation. How difficult it would have been to enjoy a vacation while our country was at war!

we were in wdw the week of 9/11 and still enjoyed ourselves. what better place to temporarily try to erase the horror out of our minds?