This is a CULT, leave now!

[KimmyDisneyNerd]

I was just passing through and laughed at the title, then I noticed it was a thread started by the person who has kept me comin back! Love ya Glenda thanks for bringin me in!

 

[GorshGoofy]

Amen and count me in!! we just got back yesterday and I'm already thinking of another trip. Unfortunately, I can't get back until next January ... unless I can sneak in a trip ... hmmmmmmm!

My DW still doesn't quite get it. I really thought I had opened her eyes this time. I'll keep working.

 

[sticker231]

Man this post is from a while back. Do we dare revive the "Focker" posts?

 

[bedillamouse]

I love this thread...I am new to the boards but lurked for awhile. I flirted with it and then dared to post replies and now am truely hooked. My DH thinks I'm addicted sad2: how he looks everytime he finds me on the Disboards) ...little does he know! I used to work (spend my paychecks)at our local Disney Store many eons ago and before I met my DH....my family knows how addicted I am to Disney...my DH...not so much yet but he's learning fast! Now he knows why I have all of those Mickey Mouse things downstairs. He thought I was just remembering my childhood. Nope that stuff is alllllll recent stuff and now I can start adding Lime Green mickeys...oh he's in BIGGGG trouble.

 

[LaraK]

Man this post is from a while back. Do we dare revive the "Focker" posts?

I had the same thought when I saw it...nostalgia for by-gone days.

 

[Jeanne515]

Yes this is definately addicting. I am planning my very first trip to Disney in Sept 08 and I have lived on this website ever since being referred to it. I am going to get fired from my job and dirty laundry is going to over take my house because I want to spend every moment here learning all I can. I am taking my mom and I want her trip to be as much fun as my 6 yr will be having.

 

[tiggerfan1]

I'm a proud member of the DIS cult!!
(And I have no intention of leaving!)

 

[Glendamax]

Well folks, I'm afraid that The DIS has spread even further into my "real" life. On Sunday after church, I met up with DISers "Foodrocksluvr" and "klofan" at the Rainforest Cafe here in Maryland. One DISer even brought along her Mom - whom I'm sure will become a member of the cult as well - and my own dear Mother was disappointed that she couldn't be there. Yes, my MOTHER!

What will become of us? DISmeets in our hometowns? Mothers wanting to be cult members? What's next, teen pregnancy?!!!

 

[KimmyDisneyNerd]

Well folks, I'm afraid that The DIS has spread even further into my "real" life. On Sunday after church, I met up with DISers "Foodrocksluvr" and "klofan" at the Rainforest Cafe here in Maryland. One DISer even brought along her Mom - whom I'm sure will become a member of the cult as well - and my own dear Mother was disappointed that she couldn't be there. Yes, my MOTHER!

What will become of us? DISmeets in our hometowns? Mothers wanting to be cult members? What's next, teen pregnancy?!!!

 

[LaraK]

Well folks, I'm afraid that The DIS has spread even further into my "real" life. On Sunday after church, I met up with DISers "Foodrocksluvr" and "klofan" at the Rainforest Cafe here in Maryland. One DISer even brought along her Mom - whom I'm sure will become a member of the cult as well - and my own dear Mother was disappointed that she couldn't be there. Yes, my MOTHER!

What will become of us? DISmeets in our hometowns? Mothers wanting to be cult members? What's next, teen pregnancy?!!!

You were just up the way from me!

My mom wants to go on a Williamsburg meet some of us are planning.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Well folks, I'm afraid that The DIS has spread even further into my "real" life. On Sunday after church, I met up with DISers "Foodrocksluvr" and "klofan" at the Rainforest Cafe here in Maryland. One DISer even brought along her Mom - whom I'm sure will become a member of the cult as well - and my own dear Mother was disappointed that she couldn't be there. Yes, my MOTHER!

What will become of us? DISmeets in our hometowns? Mothers wanting to be cult members? What's next, teen pregnancy?!!!

LOL
I am still going to PM you on my next trip to Baltimore to see my inlaws!!!!

My DH just shakes his head when I chat about the Dis!!!

 

[CapeCodLove]

I am new here and I think this cult is JUST SWELL.

Disney is an amazing cult and I hope you will all brainwash me.

 

[Donald is #1]

What will become of us? DISmeets in our hometowns? Mothers wanting to be cult members? What's next, teen pregnancy?!!!

Or maybe the real sign of a cult: teenagers who actually want to vacation with their parents?

 

[stuffedw/fluff]

I'm so glad I'm among fellow fans...fanatics...freaks...If my neighbors only knew....

 

[tiggerfan1]

Check out this post from earlier in the thread:

I can see it now...
... A sea of people, all dressed in lime green robes, gathered around the base of the castle. Some are wearing Stich masks while others have mouse ears, and a few of the higher ranking members are signified by the hats with Goofy ears attached. Flickering torchlight plays across the assembled mass as a slow, rhythmic chant rises on the air:
"M... I... C..."
"K... E... Y..."
Then a voice crys out: "Hey! Only a 10 minute wait for Splash Mountain!" And quicker than one would think possible, the crowds disappear, and normalcy returns to the hub.

I love that!! That's a description of a perfect world! When I first saw this thread, I only read the first couple of pages and the last page. I totally missed this! I hope that one day that dream will become a reality.

 

[donaldseeyore]

Very new to the site and still trying to find out about the lime green thing. I am thinking it may be a way for fellow DIS'ers to recognize each other ???... I can't open the lime green posts, says I don't have access. Anyway, I really like these boards and hope to be around for awhile. Right now everyone thinks I am nuts because Spectromagic is my ringtone and the monorail announcement is my text message alert. I love WDW and could never imagine my life with out it now.

But I do have to ask since I keep searching in another window...what is the Ben-gay for?

 

[Glendamax]

Very new to the site and still trying to find out about the lime green thing. I am thinking it may be a way for fellow DIS'ers to recognize each other ???...

Yes, it's the color for the site. At Home Depot, the paint chips for the Disney paint are shaped like Mickey's head. So some of us ge the "Alien Green" colored one, and attach it somewhere on our bags or something, so we can recognize each other at the parks.

But I do have to ask since I keep searching in another window...what is the Ben-gay for?

Ben Gay with vanishing scent feels good on your feet and legs after a long day at the parks.

 

[Chanelgal]

Hi! I just finished reading your TR...it was so cool! Thanks for sharing! I couldn't post a reply on it cause the thread was on the completed TR section, so I posted here instead.

I am thinking of going solo sometime in June. I am quite apprehensive though. I just came back with my family (DH, and DS 7 and DS5) from WDW a few months ago, and we all had a blast, but of course there's always some "drama filled moments" (I think I got that phrase from your trippie )

I want to do/see things that I want, as opposed to what the family wants -- this is my main motivation for a solo trip. Also, it would be quite nice to avoid the drama.

I'm just worried that I'll feel guilty doing a solo trip Or maybe I'll miss the boys and cut the trip short. But then again, maybe I'll have an awesome time! Your TR has encouraged me much, and I want to thank you for that.

I think I'm going to do as you did, and pray real hard for Jesus to lead me down the right path....to decide if a solo trip is for me.

If you have any other tips/advice for solo travelers, please do not hesitate to PM me. I am the only true Disney fan in my household (and among my friends too) and I think they are getting tired of hearing me talk about WDW. They truly believe I'm in some kind of Disney cult

Thanks again, and have fun on your upcoming trips!

 

[GorshGoofy]

Hi! I just finished reading your TR...it was so cool! Thanks for sharing! I couldn't post a reply on it cause the thread was on the completed TR section, so I posted here instead.

I am thinking of going solo sometime in June. I am quite apprehensive though. I just came back with my family (DH, and DS 7 and DS5) from WDW a few months ago, and we all had a blast, but of course there's always some "drama filled moments" (I think I got that phrase from your trippie )

I want to do/see things that I want, as opposed to what the family wants -- this is my main motivation for a solo trip. Also, it would be quite nice to avoid the drama.

I'm just worried that I'll feel guilty doing a solo trip Or maybe I'll miss the boys and cut the trip short. But then again, maybe I'll have an awesome time! Your TR has encouraged me much, and I want to thank you for that.

I think I'm going to do as you did, and pray real hard for Jesus to lead me down the right path....to decide if a solo trip is for me.

If you have any other tips/advice for solo travelers, please do not hesitate to PM me. I am the only true Disney fan in my household (and among my friends too) and I think they are getting tired of hearing me talk about WDW. They truly believe I'm in some kind of Disney cult

Thanks again, and have fun on your upcoming trips!

Chanelgal: I read your post and just had to respond. I've been to WDW several times as a solo. I even went on a 4 day Disney Wonder cruise solo. I would encourage you to go. I notice that there are things I want to do when I'm traveling with others that I don't do out of concern for the group dynamic. Even over the past 2 trips with my I am aware of that dynamic. We have a great time together, but when I was going solo I felt such a sense of freedom. I wasn't responsible for anyone else and could follow my curiousity whereever it led me. One day on our last trip my needed to go back to the room and insisted that I remain in the parks. I honored that request and felt that sense of freedom again.

Therefore, I would encourage you to take at least one solo trip just for you. You can shop to your heart's content. You can sit on a bench and people-watch while you soak in WDW as long as you want to without someone insisting that the day was being "wasted". (Let me recommend the Dole pineapple juice and pineapple icecream float at Aloha Isle called a Dole Whip Float. I had a great half hour sitting and slurping and watching the crowd go by!!) You can ride one ride as many times as you want or skip a ride that everybody else but you enjoys. It may be the best thing you could do for yourself and thus the best thing you could do for your family. Go solo and enjoy!!! Then when the family goes again you won't be wondering what lies beyond that corner or in that shop that no one else wants to visit. You'll know.

As the only WDW fiend in my house I'm seriously considering coordinating one of my DW's business trips with another solo trip to WDW for me.

 

[Chanelgal]

Chanelgal: I read your post and just had to respond. I've been to WDW several times as a solo. I even went on a 4 day Disney Wonder cruise solo. I would encourage you to go. I notice that there are things I want to do when I'm traveling with others that I don't do out of concern for the group dynamic. Even over the past 2 trips with my I am aware of that dynamic. We have a great time together, but when I was going solo I felt such a sense of freedom. I wasn't responsible for anyone else and could follow my curiousity whereever it led me. One day on our last trip my needed to go back to the room and insisted that I remain in the parks. I honored that request and felt that sense of freedom again.

Therefore, I would encourage you to take at least one solo trip just for you. You can shop to your heart's content. You can sit on a bench and people-watch while you soak in WDW as long as you want to without someone insisting that the day was being "wasted". (Let me recommend the Dole pineapple juice and pineapple icecream float at Aloha Isle called a Dole Whip Float. I had a great half hour sitting and slurping and watching the crowd go by!!) You can ride one ride as many times as you want or skip a ride that everybody else but you enjoys. It may be the best thing you could do for yourself and thus the best thing you could do for your family. Go solo and enjoy!!! Then when the family goes again you won't be wondering what lies beyond that corner or in that shop that no one else wants to visit. You'll know.

As the only WDW fiend in my house I'm seriously considering coordinating one of my DW's business trips with another solo trip to WDW for me.

Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I agree with everything you said - it is nice to hear it from another fellow Disser. Thanks again....