To describe the feeling you get when...

[kjasmin]

My MIL had asked me why we go to Disney so often. Well my DS (5) over heard and yelled because of Mickey Mouse!!!! Actually... The Monorail then Mickey Mouse! He is obsessed!

Hmmmm... How can I describe... the feeling of stress being swept away as soon as you step on Disney property. The site of your DW and kids face light up... everyday during the trip!!!! The ability to stand in line (Sometimes long) for your kids and are ok with it. Being able to go from one park to the other ALL day and ready to do more the next day with a smile. I can honestly say I cannot do that anywhere else!

Now thats my Disney Magic! What's yours?

 

[LegoMom3]

Oh where do I begin!!...

It's hard to describe to someone who doesn't "get it" exactly why I do, but the Magic for me is absolutely the stress disappearing the moment we drive under that welcome arch!...the butterflies in my stomach over seeing the castle or Spaceship Earth....Yes, enduring long lines I'd otherwise never tolerate, to see the joy on my kids' faces!...having a smile on my face that I just can't wipe off when I'm watching the Fountain of Nations or riding Soarin'...And where else you can go and be surrounded by the Magic day and night by staying in a WDW resort!...I would get up at 6am every day just to take an early morning walk by myself around the grounds and just soak up the atmosphere... THAT is my Disney Magic!

 

[MeMom]

It's just a whole different world than your real world. You check out of the stresses of everyday life and check into a carefree world for a while. I have to work and save all year to go, but it is worth every thing I do. It's a safe, happy place for me to spend quality time with my family, just relaxing, talking, and laughing. Seeing all of them spending time away from the burden of their jobs and schools, etc. is also a pleasure for me. So, not only am I away from my own pressures, I'm giving my family the opportunity to be away from their pressures, also. I think people either get the magic or they don't, and that's okay. Everyone is different. Some people love to climb mountains, and I won't be in their way when they do. Some love to fish, and they don't have to worry about me competing with them for the biggest fish in the lake. Some people love to go to Vegas, and I won't be taking up their spot there. My magic is Disney, so I'm just happy for them to be climbing, fishing, and gambling, or whatever else is their passion, so they aren't making my lines at WDW any longer than they have to be!

 

[Pooki]

I agree 100% with everything said here so far. I have only been to Disney twice, 3 years ago being my first with my husband and 2 1/2 year old daughter. From the moment we pulled into the parking lot I was in awe. Everything was well organized, clean, and friendly. I have not been to any place like Disney, no store, restaurant, park, friend's home...everyone there seems genuinely happy, especially the cast members. I know it is their job to be friendly and maybe even a little perky, but every single person I have encountered was warm and genuine.

Our last trip this past December we were on a mission to find certain characters, and we knew the Incredibles were supposed to be roughly in a certain area. We couldnt find them and figured they might have been taking a break, so we just started wandering around. A cast memeber, picking up litter (its impossible to even find litter in Disney!), stopped everything he was doing just to chit chat with our kids and ask them about everything about our trip so far. When we mentioned we were looking for the Incredibles, he took our 3 year old son's hand and led us to where they were and hung out with us for about 15 minutes. He did everything he could just to make our kids smile and be happy, and not for a single moment did I believe that he was just "doing his job"...he seemed to be truly happy to make our day even more magical and special, and I would have cried if I would have had a little more privacy. If only the rest of the world was like Disney and its crew...

 

[Disneyof3]

I agree too 100% and even more. I can't describe the feeling, I'm speech less. Not being able to go to WDW as a kid but being able to afford it for my own. I went the first time 3 years ago and my husband said I was like a kid in a candy store that was told go buy anything you want and there is no limit. The feeling I felt going under the bridge at the front entrance to MK and then seeing the big castle and the end of main street was priceless and I will never forget it for the rest of my life. The excitement of my kids seeing it and my daughter having her photo with cinderella for the first time. After the photo with cinderella we could of left because she was so happy and on cloud after that. People ask me too why go to disney every year don't you get bored of it? I reply with a grin from ear to ear. "You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you".......

 

[ransom]

I, too, agree with everything said so far. Particularly about the way all the stress and pressures of the "real world" leave you as soon as you pass under the arch. That, and watching your loved ones truly enjoy themselves with abandon.

All I can add to what's already been said is to mention the wonderful feeling in each park. In MK, the atmosphere gives off a feeling of magic. It's a tautology, but it's true. In AK, the dichotomy of the jungle - wildness and serenity - is everywhere. In MGM, I can feel the glitz, glamor, and selfless showmanship of an idealized Hollywood. And in Epcot, I feel positive about the whole world's future...and unhurried about getting there.

Every time we went back to a park, I was reminded of how different each is from the others. They're not just collections of attractions. They're embodiments of ideals. The attractions are just there to keep you in place long enough to understand those ideals.

 

[christobol]

I agree 110% ..The feeling of bliss each Disney moment! Do some family members call us crazy, do you here this "ARE YOU GOING AGAIN"- DONT YOU GET TIRED OF DISNEY" And I say "YOUR JUST JEALOUS"

 

[Cee]

....and that's a blessing. We can be our true selves there. We can be kids
again. Especially if we weren't able to experience it when we were actually
kids. My DH and I went together for the first time in the 70's, then we took
our three kids in '93. We've been going every year (sometimes twice a year)
ever since. Last December, when we were approaching the MK gates, I looked
at my grown children(21,23,25) and "When You Wish Upon a Star" started to
play over the loudspeakers. I just wept. My oldest daughter looked over at
me and she was crying too! We embraced each other and walked through
the turnstiles and into the magic. We never said a word and we never talked
about it after. We were in that moment. Now, to most people that's just a
nice, somewhat schmaltzy story. But to those of you who are a little misty
right now.....only we know...and that's a blessing.

 

[MeMom]

Cee-We are the same. My daughter and I are kindred spirits when it comes to Disney. I'll call her and she'll be in her car with Wishes playing in the background, or she'll call me and I've got Spectro booming just as loud as I can have it to "feel" like I'm right there in MK. I went the first year there was a Disney World, and I've loved it ever since, but we couldn't afford to go often. Now that we're a little more stable, we plan to go much more. This year will be especially exciting for us, as we will be celebrating first granddaughter's first birthday when we go! I have a funny feeling just about everything we do this time will bring a smile and a tear at the same time. You just get the magic or you don't, and we really get it!!!

 

[car55]

Hi. I think for me it is a real vacation. I felt like a V.I.P the moment I got off the plane(Magical Express). At the parks it was the feeling like all my cares were far away. My resort was so relaxing (CBR) I get a good feeling talking about our family trip, and talking to others about their recent trips to WDW. I get the feeling when I go on WDW's website and just look around. The theme song from Peter Pans Flight relaxes me( went on it with my mom and 8 yo niece) we really enjoyed that. I watch any video I have about WDW. I really enjoy being here on the DIS, with people that have that special magic deep inside of them, and bringing up topics like this .

 

[Kellyscrapbooks]

I think it's that when we are there... we all get a "better us" if that makes sense. I know my kids get a totally relaxed and happy mom and dad, and that makes them more relaxed and happy and that makes us more relaxed and happy....(awesome circle huh?)
As soon as we arrive it's like we can just let everything go, we know that there are still things to deal with back home or that there could be, but that is OUR time.
Seeing everyone's faces just relax, I swear my husband looked 10 years younger within 24 hours, I know I did, and the pure unadulterated joy on my kids faces... was worth every penny.
I choke up reading here on the board or looking at my pictures or even just thinking about it. That commercial with the music... omg.. it gets me teary eyed every time.
The part that amazed me the most was when we had been home less than a day and my husband said, " I want to go back as soon as we can!"

 

[Ragetti]

The last time I was in WDW was 13 years ago. It was my family's last big vacation, where me, my Mom, my Dad and my Sister were all togther. My DGF (now wife) was there too. It was 10 days of bliss. We stayed in Fort Wilderness (in our camper-trailer) and we just had a ball. I'll never forget it! Mom and dad have both passed away since then. My sister and I have both been married, and I have a sweet little daughter.

TBH, I can't even watch the Disney planning video without tearing up! The thought of my Disney-Princess-obsessed daughter having her 5th birthday at CRT is almost too much for me... and it's still 4 months away!

I have the warmest memories of WDW and my famiy's last vacation all togther. And I can't wait to give my daughter some memories of all of us togehter in the Happiest Place on Earth.

 

[madcat]

seeing my sons faces light up at even the disney commercials that are on tv right now. and just the feeling that I get as soon as I step onto the property, its like-the outside world no longer exists.

 

[eliza61]

My sons are now teenagers and we still return to Disney again and again. We're now DVC members so we'll be going back for a long time. Beside the fact that it is always a fabulous vaction, for us its one of the few times when we are all together without a lot of distractions. No Wrestling practice , baseball schedules, school work, etc. etc. For at least 9 days we connect with each other. No rushing to get out the door, no half listening to my kids because my mind is on 20 other things I have to do. Every time we go my dh and my sons have a day to themselves, they call it their "man day" I usually go to Epcot and really stroll thru the shops. I like to think that when they are grown with children of their own they will cherish this as much as their dad does.

 

[islandbeachnut]

The magic is in the way you feel when your at Disney World . I feel sorry for those who don't get it & I don't bother to try and convert them either.