That one moment **TISSUE ALERT**

[Anelise]

Wow this is gonna be long sorry

Before my husband was my husband and we were in the "just friends" stage. He and I and some friends decided we would go to Disney World for Spring Break. Well everyone backed out on us and I told him with or without them I was going to DisneyWorld (I had not been since I was five) so we decided to go just the two of us. Well apparently we both had feelings we were not really sure of and we literally fell in love in Disney World. I'll never forget the moment when he reached over and held my hand for the first time. We were looking up at the castle on mainstreet and he without words reached over and held my hand.
Fast forward four years... I had not realized that four years to the day of us being in Disney World was our wedding, my husband did though. He wrote this for me and read it to me at our reception. Needless to say I was a tad bit emotional so was of our guest.

On This Day

On this day four years ago, I remember something grand
You and I spent the day walking hand-in-hand.
I remember that I bought for you a pen or two or four
I'll admit now that I liked you then, But I think you liked me more.
On the day four years ago the weather, I recall
Briefly turned from sun to rain as we waited to be small.
I remember what we did this day, time has not erased it
Do you remember the pepper steak? It was the best we ever tasted!
On this day four years ago we saw a musical water dance
Then sometime later we experienced a little taste of France.
I remember two days before this how you shouted out with glee
When you spotted that famous rodent, You simply screamed, "It's MICKEY!"
On this day four years ago I think Epcot closed at ten
So we left for Magic Kingdom to ride Splash Mountain again.
Do you remember this special day? Remember it the way I do?
Remember the secret wish I made?
Well, today my wish came true.

And he reads this to me every day on our anniversary

Ok, this one really got me!
I became best friends with my boyfriend because we were going to WDW together in a big group! Nothing happened there because we were both seeing other people at that time (huge mistake! ). But just spending time together made the trip really awesome. Later we found out that we had feelings for each other at that time! We started dating about 6 months later.

And I have two special moments with my boyfriend. Everytime we go to WDW (we've been to WDW twice and DL Paris once since we started dating - 3 years ago) we spend some time in front of the castle just looking at it and he says that we were really stupid when we met (the not romantic part of the speech) and even though we were not together during that WDW trip, we became best friends because of it, so it was worth it.
He then calls me his princess and says that he will propose to me one day, right there, in front of the castle. My favorite place on Earth.


We're both 19 years old and we're not planning on getting married before we graduate from college. But we are planning on getting married to each other, of course!! I dream about the day he'll propose and I know that he will keep his promise! What your husband wrote was one of the most beautiful things I have ever read in the DIS boards!! My boyfriend it's not gonna like it, because he'll know that now the stardards are up high!!


Oh, and he always holds my hand really tight during Wishes (I'm normally afraid of fireworks, but I absolutely love the ones at Disney..It's something I can't explain.) and whispers in my ear that I'm not allowed to cry!! Last May we watched it 3 or 4 times and during the last one, on our last day at WDW, he whispered in my ear "I love you and we're gonna come back here really soon. I promise I'll bring you back. You can cry now if you want." I tried to hold myself, but I couldn't help it! He's just the sweetest guy ever.

Oh, by the way, we live in Brazil!! So going to WDW is not the easiest thing to do! We were blessed by 3 great Disney experiences in the past years and we're very grateful for that.

 

[briarbear]

I love this thread so I'm giving it a little bump!

 

[meowmarie]

My mom and I both welled up last summer while my DD4 (who was 3 at the time) was meeting Ariel lol. It was our first day in the park and the first face character we met. My daughter was just in awe and really believes Ariel is real. She just started talking to her like they were old friends, she asked where Sebastian was and things like that. Without skipping a beat Ariel told her that Sebastian had some duties to take care of for King Triton. Then she pulled the "dinglehopper" out of her treasure chest and said "Have I shown you my dinglehopper?" Then began combing her hair with it, then my daughters. The look on my daughter's face was priceless. Ariel took so much time with her, and DD didn't want to leave, it was so sweet. I think I could have been replaced that day without DD even noticing! Anyways even though the actresses are that nice to everyone, seeing my child THAT happy made the whole trip worth it. I put the pic in my siggy to help me remember hehe.

 

[Sandy321]

I have so avoided this thread!! How can some of the memories be "topped"?
triciadanna and *sigh!!

I'll just say dh and I went to different (rival) schools - well I used to go to dh's high school - he moved after I left/moved - he joined my "clique" lol - but my school did a Spring Break Trip to WDW!! and my dh... well back then we were "friends" - he found my itenarary and called the hotel we (band trip - we got to play in the Mainstreet Parade!! ) were staying and asked me to Prom!! I said "yes' (I so wanted to go to that HS Prom!)

but for some reason I chose a souvenier to give to dh - I picked Lady and Tramp - and since I was a year ahead of dh - I gave him Lady to always remember me by - and I kept Tramp -
( the first time we stayed at Pop - I had to stay at the Lady area!!)

30 years later - we're still together and he's still making dreams come true!!

 

[Sandy321]

well as I continued to read I thought I'd add one more...

The first movie I saw was Mary Poppins - with my grandmother - she came home upset - I was too young - I didnt sit still etc - then I told my mom about the movie and remembered and sang all the songs ( according to my mom anyway!! lol)

The year my grandmother passed away we had a trip planned - our first trip with our dd - she was ten I think - we were in England (epcot) and dd was getting her epcot passporter signed, when I stumbled into MARY POPPINS!! I grabbed dd ( hey - there was NO line!! no others waiting!! ) and I had my camera - but I was crying - the CM handler asked me if I was ok, and I talked about my memories of grandma, and the MP movie - while dd was getting the autograph - then...


the handler cm ( of course by now there was a line of a few other kids and parents!) told Mary that she needed to meet me - I started crying - and the handler took my camera ( where was dh? oh he was out listening to the Beatle band!! dd was trying to deny knowing me!! )

but bless the hearts of those CM's - because I didnt want to take time away from the kids in line - but the handler cm made a point and said, "no no no - this is YOUR moment now!!) and Mary was perfect!! (*duh of course!!!)

and blast Disney execs that dont have any memorabelia for me to buy of Mary - that year the only thing I could find was a mary poppins pin - I have it on my teacher lanyard - because I try to be "practically perfect in every way" of course!!

its hard to explain "magic" to people - - even harder to tell people to "just let the magic happen" dont over plan - just let it be!!

 

[nicoleakr]

we just got from our vaction....we were in line to see the princess in mickey's toon town. When we got up there (my girls are older) there was this little girl dress like a princess who was about 3 or 4 and when she saw the princess she got all excited and kept saying Thank you daddy thank you daddy. I wanted to cry it was sooo sweet.

 

[Puccaw]

Wow this is gonna be long sorry

Before my husband was my husband and we were in the "just friends" stage. He and I and some friends decided we would go to Disney World for Spring Break. Well everyone backed out on us and I told him with or without them I was going to DisneyWorld (I had not been since I was five) so we decided to go just the two of us. Well apparently we both had feelings we were not really sure of and we literally fell in love in Disney World. I'll never forget the moment when he reached over and held my hand for the first time. We were looking up at the castle on mainstreet and he without words reached over and held my hand.
Fast forward four years... I had not realized that four years to the day of us being in Disney World was our wedding, my husband did though. He wrote this for me and read it to me at our reception. Needless to say I was a tad bit emotional so was of our guest.

On This Day

On this day four years ago, I remember something grand
You and I spent the day walking hand-in-hand.
I remember that I bought for you a pen or two or four
I'll admit now that I liked you then, But I think you liked me more.
On the day four years ago the weather, I recall
Briefly turned from sun to rain as we waited to be small.
I remember what we did this day, time has not erased it
Do you remember the pepper steak? It was the best we ever tasted!
On this day four years ago we saw a musical water dance
Then sometime later we experienced a little taste of France.
I remember two days before this how you shouted out with glee
When you spotted that famous rodent, You simply screamed, "It's MICKEY!"
On this day four years ago I think Epcot closed at ten
So we left for Magic Kingdom to ride Splash Mountain again.
Do you remember this special day? Remember it the way I do?
Remember the secret wish I made?
Well, today my wish came true.

And he reads this to me every day on our anniversary

He's a Keeper for sure!!

 

[Kris10luvsDisney]

In Dec. 2005 my DD was 3 and it was her first trip to WDW. It was our arrival day and we decided to walk around World showcase for a few hours before grabbing dinner. My DD had a princess sweatshirt on, and as we were walking around Sleeping Beauty appeared in front of us from a side walkway. My DD stopped in her tracks, eyes wide and mouth gaping. Sleeping Beauty got down on her knees to be at my DD's level and was talking to her with such patience and interest. The only thing my DD could do was point at her sweatshirt and say "you are on my shirt!" it was so cute and really started our trip off on a great note!

 

[meowmarie]

In Dec. 2005 my DD was 3 and it was her first trip to WDW. It was our arrival day and we decided to walk around World showcase for a few hours before grabbing dinner. My DD had a princess sweatshirt on, and as we were walking around Sleeping Beauty appeared in front of us from a side walkway. My DD stopped in her tracks, eyes wide and mouth gaping. Sleeping Beauty got down on her knees to be at my DD's level and was talking to her with such patience and interest. The only thing my DD could do was point at her sweatshirt and say "you are on my shirt!" it was so cute and really started our trip off on a great note!

Awww that's so sweet! And it reminded me of something else DD3 told Ariel when she was sitting with her! She said something to the effect of, "You're on my panties!" We had of course brought the pack of princess panties with us and I guess dd thought it was just so cool that she was talking to Ariel while wearing the Ariel panties

 

[lesliejmorris]

My daughter winning her show of American Idol Experience, this was the experience she was looking forward to most for her first trip ever to Walt Disney World. See her expression on the big screen? I cried.

 

[fizz13]

It has taken me all afternoon to get through the 21 pages of moments that made me reach for a box of tissues and I want to thank each and every one of you for making this thread.
I have had so many trips and memories, in fact I leave for WDW next saturday, arriving on my birthday and taking my bf for his first ever trip and i cant wait for him to experience it all for himself.

I have 3 children and each of them has had their own special moments. DD10 feels she is over all that disney stuff now But i remember seeing her becoming my little girl again after her BBB makeover and twirling in a mirror, being asked for her autograph. I also remember the 5 year old version waking up Tinkerbell at Tinks Treasures with total awe on her face as she heard her flying around. I remember her walking hand in hand with Wendy through Fantasyland after the Family Magic Tour and sitting on her lap through Philharmagic.

For my DS8 he lives and breathes disney magic, and i will never forget his words as we walked down Main St for the third time that trip "Do you know why I love disney so much mom? because every day feels like a new vacation, there is new magic every day and thankyou so much for bringing me, we are the only ones that understand", he was 6 at the time. and that same trip we ran into a YOMD CM in Town Square. we stopped to talk for a while, while she handed the kids stickers and buttons.and she asked him what he was going to do that day. he said he was going to go find some more magic *** mickey was making it all for him. he was talking about candy too and that he was going to bring her back some and tell her all about it. she seemed so enchanted with him and his belief in the magic that she gave him the two special Tink pins, one to keep and one to pass on to help mickey spread some more magic. they had big hugs. all day DS looked for just the right person to give that pin too. Finally we were in line for Big thunder Mtn and there was a little girl with her father behind us in line, she was smaller than him and so excited to be on that ride now that she was tall enough. DS looked at me and i knew. he said she was the only person he had seen that was smiling and happy and loving it too. we waited till we got off the ride and he raced after them to give her the gift. She was thrilled and the father said it meant the world to them as it was their last day and they hadnt had any dreams that trip and the little girl had been waiting for one. So DS was thrilled he had chosen the right person, the little girl was thrilled, the CM saw the magic in my DS, it was a good day

Finally for DS5, it was when we took him for his 1st birthday. we got his first hair cut done at the barbershop and he had lunch at Crystal Palace with his favourite friends. he didnt like the highchair much and wanted to get down. well sure enough he took those first steps right towards Piglet, of course he tried to feed Tigger his birthday cup cake too

 

[DisneyObsessive]

My one moment was 6 years ago, i was 16...when my mother and I first discovered Illuminations. It was completely by accident; we weren't a shows and fireworks sort of family, we were more about the rides. So we were walking out of a great dinner at Japan when we realized the fireworks would be starting in 10 minutes... my mom and i looked at each other and said, "hey, why not?"

I just remember the look of awe on both our faces, but hers mostly. She looked like a little kid. And the moment the countries lit up, she started crying. We were both greatly moved by the show and were so thankful we had just "stumbled" upon it.

She passed away on February 20th, 2007 suddenly at the young age of 52. The day before she passed, I had asked if i could go with a friend's family down to disney and she said "why not?"

When i went down later in the year I made Illuminations a must. and now it is a tradition that I HAVE TO see it, and everytime i do, i feel my mother with me, watching in awe.

 

[Deemarch]

For one of the best threads I've ever read!

 

[carrie1626]

It's long......Sorry

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Ok, here we go. First, a little background. I grew up in New Orleans, La. Not the fun place that most know of, but the place that had and still sometimes have the highest murder rate in America. I grew up in a public housing project where I witnessed robberies and even murder. My uncle was murdered when I was 4 and I've known at least 50 people that were murdered since then(All under age 30).And if that wasn't enough to deal with, my father decided that his drug addiction was more worthy of his time than his family, so he left. Needless to say, my life was rough. Meanwhile, my wife was growing up in another part of the city in even worse conditions. But, by the grace of God, he blessed me with the desire to not indulge in the negativity around me and the courage to live elsewhere. I met my wife when I was 18 and she was 17. We had one major thing in common. We didn't want to live like we did growing up. At the ages of 21 and 20, we left New Orleans for good when she was pregnant, because I refused to raise a child in that environment. Fast Forward 8 years, we had a 7 year old son and my DW decides she wants to go to WDW. I didn't want to go. I ignored her when she tried to talk about it and even tried to talk her out of it. I eventually gave in and we went for the first time in Aug, 2006. I thought we'd go, I'd have a bad time, we'd come home, and it'll be behind us. Obviously, it didn't work out that way. As soon as I hit Main Street, it hit me. I was utterly amazed. The castle that I'd seen on TV was in front of me. But my "MOMENT" was when I looked at my son and realized that his childhood is completely different from mine. It made me realize how far GOD had taken us. I wasn't supposed to be there. I was supposed to be dead or incarcerated, but I wasn't. I was in WDW with my DW and DS and the feeling overwhelms me to this day. At that moment, I came to the realization that my DS doesn't know anyone that has been murdered. He doesn't live in a bad neighborhood and he will never feel the pain his mother and I felt growing up. WDW is more than rides, shows, and resorts. It symbolizes a different way of life for me. But, It's normal for my DS and that is the magical part for me. So please, don't take anything for granted, because what's normal for you may be a fantasy for someone else.
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no apoligies needed for your "long story". Congratulations for standing up to adversity and knowing that YOU can make better choices for yourself in life. GOD BLESS YOU!

 

[smcdaniel4688]

I have a "tissue moment" every time I walk into the Magic Kingdom and see the castle. I have another one when I watch my childrens faces become full of awe and wonder when they watch Illuminations. When I am at Disney, I try to always be fully in the moment and savor every second. As a parent I am so fortunate that I am able to give these vacations to my children and make these special memories with them. I don't think there is any other place that my hubby and I feel like we get to explore and discover things with our kids like we do at Disney.....if you put aside the long lines, crowds, the cost, etc, and just focus on the sheer magic that Disney creates every single day, it is enough to make you well up with tears! This is a place dedicated to bringing families together, inspiring every person that walks in, and bringing out the kid in all of us....Who couldn't love that? We have pushed our kids through every Disney park in stollers. I hope that our vacations to this magical place continue until they are pushing US around the parks in wheelchairs with grandbabies on our laps. Circle of Life, right?

 

[ShannonMB]

I love this thread so much, it needs to be back on the front page. And while I'm at it...

We went to WDW for the first time in 2007. I was so in awe, the week flew by and I had the absolute best vacation of my life. I just could not WAIT to go back. DD and I talked about Disney every single day for a month, and I figured out when we could go back shortly thereafter. We had to wait about 16 months. All that time, DD and I were sooo excited, and finally our trip arrived. I was more emotional that time than even the first! We were at AK watching the Jammin' Jungle parade, we had this perfect spot, and every character, including some of the people on stilts stopped by to shake with DD. I was SO blown away by the music, the floats and the ear-to-ear smile on DD's face! When Mickey rode by at the end of the parade, I blew him a kiss, and he blew one back to me. I lost it! I seriously sobbed. I'm a little embarrased to post it, but at that moment, I was a little kid. And DD and I are every bit as excited for our upcoming trip #3!!!!

 

[cheshiregirl]

My moments have happened at Disneyland, not WDW, but I hope that won't be held against me.

The snowfall after the fireworks on Main Street is my very favorite thing.

I grew up in OH and now live out in the desert where it doesn't snow and so the DL snowfall is the only one I typically see each year. DH and I have made it a tradition to always go to DL during the holiday season and every year I get a little teary eyed during the snowfall.

However, the time that I sobbed out loud was Christmas 2007 when I watched DH try to catch a snowflake as he always does, but this time had our DS (4 months at the time) strapped to his chest in the Snuggli. It was a truly magical moment and got me so excited for the magic of the years to come.

That year the DL Santa back in Woody's Round-Up also got me crying when he looked at me and looked at DS and whispered to me "that it looked like my Christmas wish had already been granted this year". He couldn't have possibly known that the previous Christmas ('06) that I had told my DH that I wanted a baby for Christmas '07. Suffice it to say my wish was granted and somehow Santa knew!

Next May we will be taking DS, who is now a busy and active toddler, on his first WDW adventure. I am already getting teary thinking about how excited he will be to see Festival of the Lion King, the Living Seas, Cinderella's Castle and all of the other things that make Florida special for the first time!

 

[matthew_hull]

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[ILuvMulan]

Looks like there were no takers for the last "bump". Let's try again! I love these stories

 

[Thumperette]

Mine happened just last night! I was showing my husband the Contemporary (where we used to stay when I was a kiddie, along with the Polynesian), and right as we walked out the back doors towards the Bay Lake beach and docks, the Electric Water Pageant started! Oh my goodness, how I used to love that show!!! My husband and I held hands and skipped towards the dock, between the lifeguard buildings, etc. (it was very quiet - very few people around and lots of space). We walked out to the end of the dock (where a few other people were standing) and watched the rest of the show, with cool night breezes blowing by. It was an incredibly magical (and nostalgic) experience, and one I will always treasure!