Let the Magic Begin!: A 2012 Pre-Trip Report

[Disneydude97]

What is up, DISboards?!

I'd like to welcome you all to my first-ever pre-trip report! I call it

Let the Magic Begin!
A 2012 Pre-Trip Report

This is gonna segue into my first trip report: "Home for the Holidays: A Dec. 2012 Trip Report". First, introductions.

Matt

Yep, that's me! My name is Matt. Hi, how ya doin'? I have always loved Disney ever since I was just a baby, and I took my first trip to Walt Disney World back in 2002 (just in time for the 100 Years of Magic celebration, I might add!) Plus, in 2006, I even went to visit Disneyland in California (just in time for the 50th Anniversary celebration, I might add!)! I just love every single aspect of the wonderful world of Disney!

Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Magic Kingdom Attractions: Pretty much all of Fantasyland, The Haunted Mansion, PeopleMover, Buzz Lightyear
Favorite Epcot Attractions: Soarin’, Spaceship Earth, Maelstrom, Universe of Energy, The American Adventure
Favorite World Showcase Countries: American Adventure, United Kingdom
Favorite Hollywood Studios Attractions: Toy Story Mania, The Magic of Disney Animation, The Great Movie Ride, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Fantasmic!
Favorite Animal Kingdom Attractions: Kilimanjaro Safaris, Finding Nemo: The Musical
Favorite : Merida
Favorite Fab 5 Character: All of them!
Favorite Winnie the Pooh Characters: and
Favorite Disney Movies: Snow White, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, The Lion King, Brother Bear, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Tangled
Favorite Pixar Movies: A Bug’s Life, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Up, TS3 and Brave
Favorite Park Music: Magic Kingdom entrance plaza music loop, Main Street Trolley Parade music, Fantasmic! exit music, Soarin', "it's a small world", Mickey's PhilharMagic, Wishes (as done by Peabo Bryson and Kimberly Locke)
Favorite Disney Songs: When You Wish Upon a Star, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Heigh-Ho, Circle of Life, Winnie the Pooh, You Can Fly!, Bella Notte, A Whole New World, Touch the Sky (from Brave), Pink Elephants on Parade, He Lives in You, Colors of the Wind, The Bells of Notre Dame, Transformation (from Brother Bear), You'll Be in My Heart, You've Got a Friend in Me, Man or Muppet, I See the Light, Bare Necessities

Mom

Mom is my mom. She also loves Disney.

Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Magic Kingdom Attractions: Peter Pan's Flight, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Carousel of Progress, Haunted Mansion
Favorite Epcot Attractions: Soarin', Universe of Energy, Living with the Land, Spaceship Earth
Favorite World Showcase Countries: Germany (cause my grandmother (on my dad's side) hails from there), American Adventure, Mexico
Favorite Hollywood Studios Attractions: Beauty and the Beast, Fantasmic!, The Great Movie Ride, Toy Story Mania!
Favorite Animal Kingdom Attractions: Kilimanjaro Safaris, It's Tough to Be a Bug!, Finding Nemo: The Musical
Favorite : Cinderella
Favorite Fab 5 Character:
Favorite Winnie the Pooh Character:
Favorite Disney Movies: Beauty and the Beast, Pollyanna, The Little Mermaid, Tangled
Favorite Pixar Movies: Toy Story, Cars, Brave
Favorite Park Music: Wishes, Main Street Trolley Parade
Favorite Disney Songs: Bare Necessities, Baby Mine, Once Upon a Dream, I'm Wishing, Mickey Mouse Club March, Winnie the Pooh

I just can't wait till that glorious day when I once again visit Heaven, that day being Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. So, stick with this pre-trip report to be updated on all the cool stuff that's going on between now and the big day. And don't hesistate to let me know if you're following this! I'd love to hear what you have to say, especially from my fellow frumps Jess (Disneyfreak508) and Kristen (Disneyfreak616)

Until the next post, see ya!​

 

[Riles_and_Gabe]

Matt it sounds like you have an amazing trip in the works. I was so excited to see that you live in ME. I just moved from there a couple of years ago and in fact my Mom is still there. Can't wait to hear about all the details of your trip.

 

[Disneydude97]

Matt it sounds like you have an amazing trip in the works. I was so excited to see that you live in ME. I just moved from there a couple of years ago and in fact my Mom is still there. Can't wait to hear about all the details of your trip.

Thanks!

 

[Pepi]

Joining in

We are going December 3. It´s going to be our first trip with our DD

 

[Disneydude97]

Joining in

 

[Disneydude97]

Table of Contents

My Trips in Review
BTW, does anyone know how to set it so that the chapter link displays the name of the chapter instead of the link?​

 

[Disneydude97]

My Trips in Review

Again, I have had many trips to the World. But since I didn't have a DISboard account until August of this year, I'll just recap all my trips.

Note that pictures will be coming soon.

2002

First trip to Disney! The people who went on this trip were me, my mother, my father and my brother Eric. That's us posing with this elephant topiary.


Our first trip was just in time for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration!


You know what I loved about the early 2000's? You could meet up with all these characters that aren't even around anymore!


We stayed at the Contemporary Resort, where we got a heck of a view for the Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks (the fireworks display back then).

*When I get a YouTube account (if mother would allow it), I'll post a video of Fantasy in the Sky from our balcony, with a sort of commentary by Mom and Eric.*

Plus, we also got to visit our grandmother in her winter house, and go to Busch Gardens.

2003

This year was one of my favorites. On that vacation, I met Snow White for the first time.


We also returned to Busch, but also had fun at Universal!


2004

On this trip, we stayed at the All-Star Movies in the 101 Dalmatians wing.


Another thing I liked about the early 2000's was the Characters on Holiday bus at EPCOT.


And of course, we also returned to Universal.


2005

Not many pictures or memories for this one. Sorry. So I'll just post some pics from that trip.

2006

This time, we actually went over to the West Coast and DisneyLAND!

I now call the following:

My Failed Attempt at Photography Volume I:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh


OK, that last one was pretty darn good.

Plus, we also got to experience some of California's other tourist attractions, like Knott's Berry Farm and LEGOLAND.


2007

This was our first time experiencing Walt Disney World at Christmas. This was one of my favorites. But before we went to Disney, we stayed a few days at my grandmother's winter house. This was my first time watching the Macy's Parade far away from where I come from.

We also went to Cypress Gardens before we went to Disney.


Oh, and I just noticed that Eric is totally making the deer face in this picture.

For all you non-frumps who don't know what the "deer face" is, it's basically a face you make which looks like a deer in the headlights.


Us on Dumbo!


Plus, this trip also marked the first time we went to SeaWorld!


Good times.

But then, Dad dropped out on the whole Disney game. So, that's why you won't see him in these pictures of our trip in

2009

This time, we took our Aunt Debbie to Disney with us. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort!


Plus, we also got to see Fantasmic! for the first time.


Sweet epicness.

Now then, the next part of my trips in review is so big, it's in a seperate post. Stay tuned for it!​