Does this happen to you?

[GalDisney]

ok, don't know where to post this so I will try posting here.


For those of you have have been to the MK or Disneyland often do you experience this?
I spent the first 40 yrs of my life living a mere 5 miles from Disneyland and visited often, especially in the past 10 yrs when I had an AP. Since I was a little child when I first went to DL, I obviously do not remeber my first visit.
But until I relocated to FL a few yrs ago, I had not been to WDW or the MK.
When I went to the MK for the first time, i pretty much knew what to expect, up to a point, yet i was still very, very excited to be seeing it for the first time. I remeber i savored every moment of exploring every nook andc ranny, every ride, store, retsaurant etc on that first visit. It was great! Yet now, after going to the Mk on a regular basis, i find it has become "routine". and "old hat".. I hate to think of the MK this way, and dont get me wrong i still love it, it just doesnt excite me as much as it once did. To me, when i visit the park anymore, it just seems like i am going becasue it is a "habit". I think back in my mind to that wonderful first viist to the MK and wish i could still feel that same excitment. Does anyone else have these same feelings?

 

[ChristmasElf]

Well, not that it is "old hat" but speaking as someone that makes it a habit to 'hit the parks' on a fairly regular basis, I know what you mean.
The other day, I was just in the mood to ride Soarin'. So, after everyone was dropped off for the day, I find myself in the car and on the road over to EPCOT.
Now by the time I get there, park, walk in through the Security, hit the turnstiles and get over to the Land, I was wondering why I had bothered. The wait time was 60 minutes. No problem, as I had a free ride ticket from a month or so ago when they had to shut down the ride for mechanical issues.
But still, I waited about 15 minutes or so.
When I got off of Soarin', I walked a bit around Canada and tried to decide if I wanted to keep going on to France (my next fave) and after deciding no, I have seen it a thousand times, I turned back around and took a few more pics of some of the topiary displays, toured through he Festival Center, bought a CD and then headed out.
All in all, I was gone from the house just under 3 hours. Sometimes I cut through DD on the way home as it is actually shorter than dealing with the traffic out in front on 535.
Sometimes it seems like I and other locals take it for granted, and it is nice to take a break once in a while. But it is also nice to pop in and out for even just a couple hours here and then. I love going over to the MK just to ride Splash or Buzz and then head out.

I do love living in Orlando though. Even with all the traffic and the noise at night, I would never want to live anywhere else.

 

[ChristmasElf]

Another thing that I like to do is people watch. I love when I am standing in line and can hear one person insisting to another that Rockin Rollercoaster IS at the Magic Kingdom, they are positive!!
Another favorite is the person that "doesn't even need to read the map" and continues through Adventureland headed for "the Toy Story ride" go get 'em tiger!!!!

 

[Alice's Mom]

I try to make a point of doing something new or often overlooked on every visit. I think thats what keeps the parks fresh for us. We try to get there once a month since we are AP holders to Disneyland.

On our last visit we met up with a British Dis'er for her first visit to Disneyland and we did a couple of new things to us too! That made our visit extra exciting to be with someone new and have that different perspective.

 

[Tiziminchac]

Yeah, I get bored with WDW on occasion. But then I take a few months off (usually in the summer when my pass is no good) and then I'm back at it.

 

[sunlver]

Well, not that it is "old hat" but speaking as someone that makes it a habit to 'hit the parks' on a fairly regular basis, I know what you mean.
The other day, I was just in the mood to ride Soarin'. So, after everyone was dropped off for the day, I find myself in the car and on the road over to EPCOT.
Now by the time I get there, park, walk in through the Security, hit the turnstiles and get over to the Land, I was wondering why I had bothered. The wait time was 60 minutes. No problem, as I had a free ride ticket from a month or so ago when they had to shut down the ride for mechanical issues.
But still, I waited about 15 minutes or so.
When I got off of Soarin', I walked a bit around Canada and tried to decide if I wanted to keep going on to France (my next fave) and after deciding no, I have seen it a thousand times, I turned back around and took a few more pics of some of the topiary displays, toured through he Festival Center, bought a CD and then headed out.
All in all, I was gone from the house just under 3 hours. Sometimes I cut through DD on the way home as it is actually shorter than dealing with the traffic out in front on 535.
Sometimes it seems like I and other locals take it for granted, and it is nice to take a break once in a while. But it is also nice to pop in and out for even just a couple hours here and then. I love going over to the MK just to ride Splash or Buzz and then head out.

I do love living in Orlando though. Even with all the traffic and the noise at night, I would never want to live anywhere else.

WOW...your living my dream.. I would love to live that close and just "pop in" when the kids were at school. Or, even take them out of school and play at the parks...That sounded like a lovely 3 hrs you had.