WDW_lover_in_SC
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This won't be your typical trip report. I haven't read very many to begin with so I won't know how you generally set them up. However yesterday my mother and I made a trip to the Magic Kingdom. It was a bitter sweet moment. Sweet in the fact that I was finally back at Walt Disney World. Bitter in that the other 4 times I went I was with my grandmother among other family members.
The trip was actually a trip to Orlando for personal reasons. I went along with my mom for support. We didn't get great news on the situation at hand. My mom was very upset so I said mom lets go to Disney. We talked about it understanding it wouldn't be for long. 5 hours tops. But the trip meant more to us than just being there. In 2006 when my grandmother passed away I was 17. I held back all of my anger and sorrow and tried to move on. Even thought I had until yesterday.
We headed from our room in downtown Orlando onto I4 around 9:30 in the morning. Got on to Disney property shortly after and were in the park around 10:30. Not bad being we purposefully waited on the Ferry. As we went through the ticketing gates we stopped by Mickey's News Stand to buy a camera. We walked out in front of the Train Station and took a picture of the population sign and of course the grass that shows a Mickey Mouse head.
As we walked through the tunnel and onto Main Street USA. I felt an odd feeling of being at home. I saw the castle from afar while riding the ferry but when I looked down Main Street I realized in a flash I wasn't over my grandmother death. I had a few tears stream down my face as did my mom. However we decided we would stay as the feeling we had were for a good reason. So we did your typical Disney tour. The parade at 3 down main street brought more tears as did the multiple shows we watched at the Castle. We ate in the Cafe' in Tomorrowland. Rode a ride or 2. Took a lot of pictures and before I realized it it was 5 in the afternoon. We were heading back to SC.
My life changed yesterday at Disney. I realized I have spent the last 4 years hiding behind denial. I haven't had as much fun as I did for those few hours yesterday since 2006. I realized that my life is just beginning I have so much time left in front of me. I got a fair share at how great I want my life to be. I know that Disney is a fairy tale land. But that I should strive to have a life like that. My grandmother put Disney in my heart at a young age for a reason. I remembered that yesterday.
I learned yesterday that dreams do come true and that all you need is someone/something to touch your heart like Disney touches mine. I hope that every trip I take to Disney here on out is just as moving. Thank you for reading my report. I guess this shows while a lot of people are having the time of thier lives at Disney others are getting life lessons at Disney. I know my life will never be the same due to one trip on February 23 2009.
The trip was actually a trip to Orlando for personal reasons. I went along with my mom for support. We didn't get great news on the situation at hand. My mom was very upset so I said mom lets go to Disney. We talked about it understanding it wouldn't be for long. 5 hours tops. But the trip meant more to us than just being there. In 2006 when my grandmother passed away I was 17. I held back all of my anger and sorrow and tried to move on. Even thought I had until yesterday.
We headed from our room in downtown Orlando onto I4 around 9:30 in the morning. Got on to Disney property shortly after and were in the park around 10:30. Not bad being we purposefully waited on the Ferry. As we went through the ticketing gates we stopped by Mickey's News Stand to buy a camera. We walked out in front of the Train Station and took a picture of the population sign and of course the grass that shows a Mickey Mouse head.
As we walked through the tunnel and onto Main Street USA. I felt an odd feeling of being at home. I saw the castle from afar while riding the ferry but when I looked down Main Street I realized in a flash I wasn't over my grandmother death. I had a few tears stream down my face as did my mom. However we decided we would stay as the feeling we had were for a good reason. So we did your typical Disney tour. The parade at 3 down main street brought more tears as did the multiple shows we watched at the Castle. We ate in the Cafe' in Tomorrowland. Rode a ride or 2. Took a lot of pictures and before I realized it it was 5 in the afternoon. We were heading back to SC.
My life changed yesterday at Disney. I realized I have spent the last 4 years hiding behind denial. I haven't had as much fun as I did for those few hours yesterday since 2006. I realized that my life is just beginning I have so much time left in front of me. I got a fair share at how great I want my life to be. I know that Disney is a fairy tale land. But that I should strive to have a life like that. My grandmother put Disney in my heart at a young age for a reason. I remembered that yesterday.
I learned yesterday that dreams do come true and that all you need is someone/something to touch your heart like Disney touches mine. I hope that every trip I take to Disney here on out is just as moving. Thank you for reading my report. I guess this shows while a lot of people are having the time of thier lives at Disney others are getting life lessons at Disney. I know my life will never be the same due to one trip on February 23 2009.
