VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose

[Dizny Dad]

Double Digits!?! Woo who!!

Let's start packing! (Did we ever unpack?)

 

[horselover]

Double Digits!?! Woo who!!

Let's start packing! (Did we ever unpack?)

 

[Dizny Dad]

Yes I certainly remember Toby Tyler, Parent Trap, 20,00 Leagues Under The Sea. “Flubber”, Cubby, Annette, and all of the rest. But I want to share an early memory from this old guy of his first close encounter of the Disney kind:

In ~1966 I was visiting Disneyland with my parents. We had just left the Magic Shop on Main Street USA (which I miss, by the way), and we were making our way into the Kingdom. Just off of the main walkway closer to the castle (memory fails me here; I just can’t remember EXACTLY where), some type of small fountain began to raise out of the ground to reveal a small round stage! As the stage arose from the ground, the music was rolling out. It was Paul Revere and the Raiders! I was 12 years old, looking to be a cool teen, and suddenly hooked on rock bands! I knew my friends would never believe it. My brother (an older 15) and I stood right in front of this little stage and enjoyed the concert until our parents decided that it was time to move on and let someone else stand at the railing. I have been damaged ever since.

 

[jimmytammy]

Keep em coming!!

Something that Granny mentioned reminded me how much I enjoyed(and still do) watching Absent Minded Prof. My DS still cracks up watching it.

Though WDW began existing when I was 7, it wasnt until I was 35 before making that 1st trip. For so long I wanted to go. But then the teen yrs. set in, and the dream died with it. DW likes to remind me that she suggested WDW as a honeymoon, but the costs at the time were prohibitive to a soon to be young married couple. Glad my 35 yrs brought me back to my senses.

But once that 1st trip was made, I became a WDW fiend.

 

[wildernessDad]

Am I a pest or a bug to people here? Well, if not, then look at this!



104 days to go!

 

[Muushka]

Yes I certainly remember Toby Tyler, Parent Trap, 20,00 Leagues Under The Sea. “Flubber”, Cubby, Annette, and all of the rest. But I want to share an early memory from this old guy of his first close encounter of the Disney kind:

In ~1966 I was visiting Disneyland with my parents. We had just left the Magic Shop on Main Street USA (which I miss, by the way), and we were making our way into the Kingdom. Just off of the main walkway closer to the castle (memory fails me here; I just can’t remember EXACTLY where), some type of small fountain began to raise out of the ground to reveal a small round stage! As the stage arose from the ground, the music was rolling out. It was Paul Revere and the Raiders! I was 12 years old, looking to be a cool teen, and suddenly hooked on rock bands! I knew my friends would never believe it. My brother (an older 15) and I stood right in front of this little stage and enjoyed the concert until our parents decided that it was time to move on and let someone else stand at the railing. I have been damaged ever since.

How cool is that! I really liked that group. Paul was so handsome .

I loved the young actor who was Jimmy Bean (your Toby Tyler) in Pollyanna!
Remember how he got adopted by the old coot who turned out to be a nice old man?

Here is is IMDB profile and that boy (Kevin A. Corcoran) and he has been busy throughout the years.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002019/. He has appeared on many recent TV shows, who knew!

My other favorite "World of Color" (yeah, not in my house, sometimes we didn't even have a TV!)
movie was Thomasina, of course.

 

[Inkmahm]

What a great idea! I was born in 1958 and heard about how my parents drove to California on their honeymoon in 1955 but didn't stop at the newly opened Disneyland as they didn't have time. That is probably my earliest memory, my parents talking about it. We visited my great aunt and uncle most Sundays when I was a kid so I remember "Uncle Albert hamburgers" made in the fireplace and then watching Disney on TV. I've always loved Tinkerbell and her magic little wand.

Mary Poppins was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. My grandparents took me and I remember it well.

My first trip to Disneyland was in 1973 as part of a study group trip sponsored by the Kohl family foundation. I loved it! My first trip that I ever planned solo on a plane was to WDW at Christmas in 1975 on my first college break. I went with my best friend from high school. She was 18 and I was 17. The travel agent put us on a tour group that turned out to be a tour of teachers! That was fine with us as we were good kids anyway. I started to do Spring breaks to Florida after that and always included WDW in them. Our biggest treat was staying one night of our spring break in the garden wing at the Contemporary for the outrageous cost of $90 back in 1979.

 

[Granny]

My other favorite "World of Color" (yeah, not in my house, sometimes we didn't even have a TV!)
movie was Thomasina, of course.

I've been waiting for you to nominate "That Darned Cat" as one of the all time greats! Actually, anything with Hayley Mills was a big hit with me!

Our biggest treat was staying one night of our spring break in the garden wing at the Contemporary for the outrageous cost of $90 back in 1979.

Wow, that actually was pretty steep 30 years ago. I guess you couldn't find any codes on the internet? Oh yeah, Al hadn't invented that yet.

 

[Muushka]

I've been waiting for you to nominate "That Darned Cat" as one of the all time greats! Actually, anything with Hayley Mills was a big hit with me!



Wow, that actually was pretty steep 30 years ago. I guess you couldn't find any codes on the internet? Oh yeah, Al hadn't invented that yet.

Believe it or not, I didn't like that movie! Old Hayley, nah. And the Darned Cat was kind of weird!

Thomasina was perfect (for me anyway). I was that little girl! And I loved the actors in it.

But thank you for thinking of me and my love for cats!

 

[Granny]

Off topic, but just wanted to say that our recent trip to Mexico with the family was very nice. No laptops or cell phones and the television was hardly turned on at all. Lots of lazing around, bike riding and even kayaking in the ocean. Overall a very nice family trip as my two daughters head back to college this week.

Here was our view from our room each day. It's not Bay Lake, but it was pretty sweet:

 

[Muushka]

Oh Granny, it is just beautiful. What a view!

 

[AnnaS]

Off topic, but just wanted to say that our recent trip to Mexico with the family was very nice. No laptops or cell phones and the television was hardly turned on at all. Lots of lazing around, bike riding and even kayaking in the ocean. Overall a very nice family trip as my two daughters head back to college this week.

Here was our view from our room each day. It's not Bay Lake, but it was pretty sweet:

It looks beautiful. Would love some details. Name, where in Mexico, hotel/timeshare, etc. Perhaps in the community board if not appropriate here. Thank you so much.

 

[Dizny Dad]

It looks beautiful. Would love some details. Name, where in Mexico, hotel/timeshare, etc. Perhaps in the community board if not appropriate here. Thank you so much.

Details . . . Details . . . .

 

[Granny]

It looks beautiful. Would love some details. Name, where in Mexico, hotel/timeshare, etc. Perhaps in the community board if not appropriate here. Thank you so much.

We stray off topic now and again, but we'll get back to the Lodge before long. It just pulls us, you know.

We stayed at Sandos Playacar Beach Resort near Playa del Carmen. It's in the Riviera Maya area of the Mexican east coast about 45 minute shuttle ride south of Cancun. Cozemel island is right across and we could see several buildings on that island from our beach. It is an all-inclusive resort and was beautifully landscaped and well tended. Four buffet restaurants and five a la carte restaurants plus a beach bar/hamburger stand. We went for a higher end room (hence the view) since I'm not a huge beach/pool fan and my wife thought I'd enjoy the trip more if I at least had a good view from the air conditioned room. Actually, I did spend a fair amount of time at the pool reading under a palm leaf cabana or walking the beach.

It was a great trip, but I am still wanting to get back to WDW and visit our beloved Lodge. I wonder how many days that will be?

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

I can imagine any one of us nagging and begging for 4 years!

I do that now just to be able to go at least once every couple of years!

Anybody out there remember Toby Tyler? ..... the little boy that ran off to join the circus? One of my favorite movies! Also enjoyed 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
Great fun, JT!

Love Toby Tyler!!! I still watch that when it is on! Thanks for the info Muushka. Glad to see he is still in the business.

Yes I certainly remember Toby Tyler, Parent Trap, 20,00 Leagues Under The Sea. “Flubber”, Cubby, Annette, and all of the rest. But I want to share an early memory from this old guy of his first close encounter of the Disney kind:

In ~1966 I was visiting Disneyland with my parents. We had just left the Magic Shop on Main Street USA (which I miss, by the way), and we were making our way into the Kingdom. Just off of the main walkway closer to the castle (memory fails me here; I just can’t remember EXACTLY where), some type of small fountain began to raise out of the ground to reveal a small round stage! As the stage arose from the ground, the music was rolling out. It was Paul Revere and the Raiders! I was 12 years old, looking to be a cool teen, and suddenly hooked on rock bands! I knew my friends would never believe it. My brother (an older 15) and I stood right in front of this little stage and enjoyed the concert until our parents decided that it was time to move on and let someone else stand at the railing. I have been damaged ever since.

Oh My! I am sooooo jealous!!! My very first crush was on Mark Lindsay!

 

[eliza61]

My first trip to Disneyland was in 1973.

LOL, Inkmahm, my first trip to Disneyland was also in 1973. I was a girl scout and my troop did a few fundraisers to go. Unfortunately it was my first introduction into a life of crime.
A rumor went around claiming the Jackson five were staying in the hotel we were at so Donna Armado, Elanda Walcott and myself went door to door ringing bells trying to find them. I can't figure it out but some guest got upset go figure.
Needless to say hotel security came to our troop leader to suggest strongly we lock ourselves in the room for the rest of our stay. My pop who chaperoned vowed to never travel with me again.



Just back from a great trip to Niagara falls. To say they are gorgeous is an understatement. The falls are actually 2 distict set of waterfalls. One called the American falls, the other called "Horse shoe falls or Canadian falls"

American Falls

The Canadian falls.


The Canadian falls are the bigger falls but that causes alot of "mist" to collect at the bottom, which can obscure the view. The American falls are more picturesque IMO.

What is astonishing is how close you are to them. There is literally nothing separating you from the falls except one little measly stone fence.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

How fun to hear about everyone's early Disney memories. I can't say exactly when mine began but it was early. I was born the year that Walt Disney passed away but I didn't realize that I was seeing him in reruns on the Wonderful World of Color (actually in color thanks to my Grandpa being a GE dealer!! ).

Growing up though I think I loved all things Disney and remember lots of the movies and TV shows. Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, Bambi (watched it sitting on the floor of the theatre b/c it was all sold out), The Mickey Mouse Club with the original cast (in reruns of course), Spin and Marty, That Darn Cat, Swamp Fox, Swiss Family Robinson, Big Red, 20,000 Leagues, The Love Bug, Zorro etc, etc. Dean Jones, Fred McMurray, Kevin Corcoran, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Hayley Mills etc, etc.

The greatest luck of all was that my Aunt and Uncle had moved from MN/Iowa to Long Beach, CA! That meant my first visit to DL was when I was approx 3 1/2 and it hasn't stopped since.

Don't you love the shoes on the pig?!?! This picture was taken just before I learned that pigs don't like their noses to be squeezed. Those pigs could be very scary and mean when provoked. Just look at the way he was already eyeing me preparing to scare the wits out of me. I'm still scarred to this day!

At year or two later I learned to drive at DL.

And got to hang out with my Daddy.

And though I wasn't completely certain I decided I could get close to a character as long as it wasn't a pig!

As far back as I remember Disney has been a part of my life - and a good one at that!

 

[Muushka]

Awwww Kathy, those pictures are precious.

Thanks, JT, for this stroll down memory lane.

On a personal note, I got a call from my friend today who lost her husband and is on the cruise.
They are having a wonderful time.
She is loving having a butler! And I love that she and her daughter are having a good time, finally.

We just need to keep our fingers crossed that hurricane Danielle does not interfere in any way!

 

[jimmytammy]

Kat

Thanks for sharing those pics. What great memories from everyone.

 

[Muushka]

Eliza, did you get to view the power plants at Niagara Falls?

I am fascinated with that place. I have seen every show on Discovery and the Travel Channel on it. I have yet to do the Maid of the Mist.