Do you cry at Disney World?

[Art 1]

I always do and my friends/family always look at me like I am crazy. I cry when passing the "Welcome" signs. At Magic Kingdom- taking the ferry and seeing the castle in the horizon, walking down Main Street, Wishes, Celebrate the Magic, meeting Mickey. Hollywood Studios: at the finale of Fantasmic, Beauty and the Beast (I was in the third row last time bawling and Belle was looking straight at me). Animal Kingdom: Lion King show. Epcot: Illuminations.

This time there will be some new moments: eating at Cinderella's castle, meeting Anna and Elsa and the Festival of Fantasy parade.

I love looking at everything through a child's eyes!

What moments at Disney make you cry?

Never once, not even close.

 

[klmall]

I can't remember ever actually crying at DW but I do remember several moments when I felt so happy and sad at the same time that I might cry.....

I do remember feeling teary though when our DS, four at the time, was watching MSEP for our first time as a family. I looked down and he was silent, in awe of what he saw around him. His eyes were huge and he held my hand tightly. Sometimes I think we keep going back to DW just in hopes of re-capturing that moment.

 

[Kpskyman]

As a parent, I get emotional by watching my children. When my oldest was 16 months old and she met piglet for the first time, she ran up and gave her a hug that seemed to last forever. This was at AK down at the old boat launch, and there were no people waiting so piglet just kept hugging back. The photo pass lady got Geary eyed, as did Piglets handler. So of course my wife and I did too. Flash forward a few years when we went at Christmas time. The first time my daughters saw the castle with the new frozen lights. The look of wonder and awe in their eyes was enough to make any loving father cry. I figure on our next trip when my 4 year old meets Anna & Elsa, the tears will be flowing again.

 

[jrmgreer]

I cry when we leave... "See ya real soon!" gets me every time.

 

[TreeSapp]

I cry when the kids wave to all the characters on the train in the welcome show at MK.

And both myself and sister cried when we took her 2.5yr old daughter to Philharmagic the first time, struggled with her to get the 3D glasses on, and she sat there seemingly unengaged for the first few minutes... Then suddenly she shouts (full volume!) it's flounder! It's flounder! And started trying to grab the 3D fish cause she though he was real - priceless moment

 

[DisneyMommy9]

Every time I drive on property and drive off property! It's like my second home, I love it. My escape from reality!

 

[disneyhousewife]

During Wishes when Jiminy says, "You know, any wish is possible, all it takes is a little courage to set it free." That's when I start sobbing. Every time. Without fail.

 

[TennesseeGirl]

I get all of my crying done beforehand, usually when I pay for the trip.

Good one!

I am an easy cry... Trying to think of what doesn't make me cry at Disney. I'm thinking about finding some science experiment I can participate in... Mention the word "disney" and "cry" in the same sentence and I'm like Pavlov's dog. Disney is one big weepfest for me.

 

[StayAwake]

Yes, at all the places PPs have mentioned; Wishes & Illuminations are the worst for me & crying at DW.

But I've never cried at DW like I did at DL when I took the Walk in Walt's Disneyland Footsteps tour. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln got the tears flowing and then the last 4 minutes or so of the audio, I was sobbing audibly, my nose running, and had the tour guide watching me very closely to make sure I was alright. I'm getting teary just remembering it.

 

[princezB]

Yes..I'm a crier, but I don't ball. I cry those quiet tears and hope no one sees. At the end of the trip as ME takes me away from the resort, I cry...getting on the plane home, I cry. It's all too sad leaving my happy place!

 

[sharonped]

Yep - same...MK opening show, Wishes, any pixie dust sprinkled on my kids; or anybody else's kids...Nemo, Voices of Liberty, the movie at the America pavilion...the most memorable that didn't involve my own kids: I was just hanging out on the fountain in front of France at EPCOT. Cinderella came out from behind the building and there were no lines waiting to see her (weird, I know); a little girl dressed as Cinderella -maybe 4 sees her, stops DEAD STILL - her eyes got HUGE - she runs as fast as she can into Cinderella's arms with the biggest smile I've ever seen. I bawled. It was just...a beautiful thing to behold.

 

[bittersweet]

One word - Wishes

 

[stacylm]

Every time !!! I get tears in my eyes just thinking about Wishes . I'm one of those people you see in Hallmark crying over the cards

 

[Dreamport]

Something different always seems to make me teary-eyed. Last year it was watching Wishes from just outside Be Our Guest restaurant at the part where the ending music from Beauty and the Beast is playing. Seeing the fireworks over Beast's Castle made me feel like I really was in my favorite film and the tears started.

But every trip... every trip... meeting Mickey always gets me.

 

[NightStar]

I am a big crier. Wishes gets me, I cry through out the entire thing. Heck,I cry just watching Youtube videos of Wishes. I cry when we see the sign driving in, when I see the castle and going back to the airport on the ME.

 

[Lennylexi]

40 year old guy here. I'm sure I will take a beating for this but I get teary eyed every May when we go. I'm no softy but somehow Disney pulls emotion out of me. Wishes gets me every time. Just standing there looking back thru the years and remembering putting my little girl and boy on my shoulders to see the show. These are the best days of my life. Now my kids are almost as tall as me . I get chills up my spine walking thru Tomorrowland at night, what is it? Going thru Frontierland and riding Big Thunder Railroad with my daughter takes me to another world. She hates coasters but LOVES that one. I'm guessing if you are on this forum you have been to Disney at least a couple of times. Not trying to preach here but I think we all need to be thankful to have the resources to get to go there. I know many people that just could never afford to go so I consider myself very, very lucky!!!

 

[DakotaRose]

I get a little choked up when the front desk clerk says "Welcome home!".

 

[Lennylexi]

I get a little choked up when the front desk clerk says "Welcome home!".

Oh yes!!! And if you rent a car and stop at the security gate, same thing.

 

[hookedonears]

I always do and my friends/family always look at me like I am crazy. I cry when passing the "Welcome" signs. At Magic Kingdom- taking the ferry and seeing the castle in the horizon, walking down Main Street, Wishes, Celebrate the Magic, meeting Mickey. Hollywood Studios: at the finale of Fantasmic, Beauty and the Beast (I was in the third row last time bawling and Belle was looking straight at me). Animal Kingdom: Lion King show. Epcot: Illuminations.

This time there will be some new moments: eating at Cinderella's castle, meeting Anna and Elsa and the Festival of Fantasy parade.

I love looking at everything through a child's eyes!

What moments at Disney make you cry?

Only once, but not really. After spending a less than memorable week at the Beach Club, the week after 4th of July one year, our transfer back to MCO drove by the entrance to the Poly - our home away from home, and my eyes fogged up a little bit, vowing then to never stray from our happy place ever again.

 

[totallytigger]

Thank you for starting this thread--and to all who've "owned" up to crying at WDW. My 20yo DD thinks that I need an intervention because I tear up at the mere mention of going to WDW!! I have dreamed of working at WDW for years--I would do anything except clean toilets --but I can't imagine being so far away from my grandkids. Thank goodness for these DisBoards to keep me teared up in between visits to my favorite place!! . Next trip--Nov 2014--xmas celebrations--extra tears Lol