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Hi all.

What a great place you have going here. I've been reading thru many of the posts and appreciate all the advice and tips. I'm just starting the long journey of finding the magic, again for the first time (does that make sense).

My last visit to the world was a mere 20 years ago. Epcot was new and if you wanted to stay on property you only had three choices, if I remember correctly. I went feeling it might be an interesting vacation but got far more than I every thought possible. I have many fond memories of that trip. It's funny the way things works out sometimes. I was a single young man 20 years ago and just begining my carreer, not knowing what life had in store for me when I visited WDW. I felt the magic and believed it was going to be the first of many vacations there but never did make it back again. I occasionally would keep up on what was new but as time went on, the thoughts of returning just got pushed farther and farther back and the needs and wants of others always came first so I never did recapture that magic feeling again.

Well, here I am years later, single again, and not wanting to re-live the past 19 years worth of vacations and I suddenly had a strange idea. What if I look into going back to WDW. You know what? That happy feeling and excitement started inside me again. Strange. It's not something I can discribe to people around me that have never experienced it. I began to look online and found tons of folks out there that know exactly what I mean. That, in a nutshell, is how I found this forum.

Anyway, I'm going back, finally, after all these years. I'm 20 years older and WDW looks to be 20 times bigger so (just like the first time) it should be an interesting trip. All I want is the magic again and what a better place to find it than from the source...Disney
 
I'm in the same boat as you, going back for the first time in more than 20 years. I went in 1982 when Epcot had just opened, and so much has changed that I might as well say I'm going to WDW for the first time! I'm going with my parents, sister and my son, who'll be 8 (or my DS8 to use the DIS abbreviation!)

What month are you planning to go, and will you be flying or driving? You couldn't have picked a better year to go to Disney, there's a great new dining plan if you stay onsite (staying onsite is the best way to go, I think, if you really want to get in on the magic) and there's free transportation to and from the airport, some great new attractions and shows, can you tell I'm excited! I've been planning this December trip since January.

Are you taking any kids or other family members or going on your own? You may want to check out the Family or Adult/Solo boards for some great tips. Oops, I see that in your signature it shows you as Guest so so far I think you can only post on the Welcome board until your membership is active. This place DOES have a lot going on and you will save money and get so much more out of your trip by reading the posts and asking questions, plus meet some very cool people!
 
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YOU WILL FIND THAT EVERYONE IS VERY HELPFUL WITH ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED AN ANSWER FOR

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MickeyMacks said:
I'm in the same boat as you, going back for the first time in more than 20 years. I went in 1982 when Epcot had just opened, and so much has changed that I might as well say I'm going to WDW for the first time! I'm going with my parents, sister and my son, who'll be 8 (or my DS8 to use the DIS abbreviation!)

What month are you planning to go, and will you be flying or driving? You couldn't have picked a better year to go to Disney, there's a great new dining plan if you stay onsite (staying onsite is the best way to go, I think, if you really want to get in on the magic) and there's free transportation to and from the airport, some great new attractions and shows, can you tell I'm excited! I've been planning this December trip since January.

Are you taking any kids or other family members or going on your own? You may want to check out the Family or Adult/Solo boards for some great tips. Oops, I see that in your signature it shows you as Guest so so far I think you can only post on the Welcome board until your membership is active. This place DOES have a lot going on and you will save money and get so much more out of your trip by reading the posts and asking questions, plus meet some very cool people!

I'll be flying there the week after Thanksgiving. I'm booked at the Boardwalk Inn for six nights. Funny thing about that is I had pretty much decided that I wanted to stay at the Yacht Club and checked prices a few times but when I went to booked they only had the more expensive water view rooms avalible so I put it off for a day then I decided "what the heck" I'll go ahead and get the water view but when I went to book, they only offered concierge level rooms lol. That made me look even harder at the other hotels around there since I wanted to be in an Epcot area hotel. I choose the Boardwalk, then found this website and after reading thru the good comments about it I'm very glad I did :cool1:

I guess maybe the Yacht Club is having a convention or something but I'm happy with my choice. I thought long and hard about the dining plan but decided not to go for it. I really don't eat just a whole bunch so maybe one or two sit downs but mostly just whatever looks good at the time is how I'll choose where to eat. The plan did look great but what the heck, I'll just do it the old fashioned way lol.

It's great to have that ol feeling back the second I made the decision to go. Maybe I'll make it back again before another 20 years fly by.

It sounds like you are going to have a great family trip there. Are you planning anything special?
 
Thanks. I'm already finding answers to questions I didn't even know I had lol. Everyone does seem very friendly and if I have any questions that I can't find an answer for I won't hesitate to ask.
 



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