WDW Holiday Traditions

[wils]

I know this has been done before but I just love hearing people's traditions (esp now I'm down to double digits! )

*We always get a photo frame engraved at the Studios and we have wall with them on at home.

*I always like to visit Magic Kingdom first - just seeing the Castle at the other end of Main Street makes the holiday feel real

 

[Twilight Terror]

Our traditions

*We have our little Wal-Mart trip on the first day

*Tower of Terror has to be the first ride of the holiday, and the last thing ridden, at night, on our last full day (day before we fly home)

*Try and beat the previous year's ToT ride record

*Have ice cream at Ghardelli's in DTD

*Going to the BBB and a party all the on the same day seems to becoming a bit of a tradition too!

 

[Belle68]

* A visit to Crystal palace every trip for us.

 

[MandyJ72]

* Usually stay off site for day we arrive have dinner at Sizzlers

At MGM/HS head straight for Animation Studio to take "class"

* Family Group photo with Mickey and one with just me & my hubby with Mickey as well!

 

[Shazzie B]

We alway buy the Disney Photo album that has the year marked on the front-we've got 5 now-nearly a library, I have our photos developed out there-as so much cheaper-so we come back with a complete album.

Mind you this does have a disadvantage, whilst browsing through them a few weeks ago I realise I'm wearing the same tops for 3-4 years on holiday- so in a fit I threw them out and I've now had to buy more (unfortunatly not in a smaller size!)

We like to go to I-Hop for pancakes on our first morning-we're up so early! This is about the only morning we do breakfast. The last couple of visit we've been to MK on our last night and watched Wishes - another tradition formed

 

[Pinky166]

We always eat at least once at Sci Fi - we love the theming of this place!

I always buy a photo album, magnet, pressed penny, christmas tree bauble & postcard with the year on.

We spend our last few hours before going to the airport at DisneyQuest.

In the last two trips we have developed a tradition of posing for photos with some of the hats on in the shops....

At Epcot we always take a picture of us pointing at our leave a legacy tile that we did on our first trip in 2000.

 

[Little Flower]

First night dinner at Joes Crab Shack in Celebration - We love that place

First Park has to be Magic Kingdom - straight to fantasy land

Souveniers: Christmas tree bauble and fridge magnet!!

 

[Lizzybear]

At least one IHOP breakfast, that'll be for every time we visit the US
A pin with whatever the current 'celebration' is on it (YOAMD etc)
We'll more than likely visit Boma and Cheesecake Factory every time from now on, yum!
Not much else really.. All my Disney trips so far have different and special in their own ways though

 

[markndean]

The first thing that we do when we arrive at the hotel, which is usually around 6pm; we drop of the cases and go to the George and Dragon on I Drive and then have Popeye's chicken'n'biscuits and try to stay awake as long as we can! But we are still wide awake by 5am!

We also have do do one opening at MK - there is nothing like it to make you feeling happy!

 

[Red-Snapper]

Barbecue Chicken pizza from Wolfgang pucks at DTD on the first morning.

This is after booking the Cirque tickets and having a look round Hoipoloi.

 

[LaraB]

Restaurants - we always try to have one visit to Kobes Japanese, the Outback, Black Angus and Rainforest cafe.

Parks - we usually eat at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe at MK, Richters at Universal, breakfast at AK is usually at Breakfastosaurus.

Always buy a photo album from Disney for all our lovely pics, take video footage of us in the pool, and always take video of the villa we stay in - a sort of through the keyhole moment lol.

 

[rickhasco]

Mine are more "gourmet" related
Ensure I eat and drink the following asap...
Kiwi Strawberry Snapple
Churros
Cinnabon
Mountain Dew
Pretzel

Once I see any of these, I know i'm on holiday

 

[Snowy-girls]

We stay off site on I-Drive,so first night is always spent in Denny's for a Mushroom Swiss Burger+Fries+a Shake(even better if we arrive on a Tues,as kids eat free) .Then straight to Walgreens for copious amounts of Mountain Dew,Lays Chips,Baby Ruth's,Payday's,Beef Jerky+Lucky Charms cereal.
Have to eat at least once in the following places-Golden Corral,Tony Roma's,Bahama Breeze,IHOP,Chilli's.
Richter Burger Co,Cosmic Rays,Flame Tree BBQ,
We always visit Magic Kingdom on the next day(unless it's an EMH morning).
Have to have a Churro+frozen lemonade from UNI(every time ).We always buy some Churro's as were leaving the park+then we heat them up in the micro+have them later before bed.
Always get a photo album+Christmas disc ornament with the year on.

Mine are more "gourmet" related
Ensure I eat and drink the following asap...
Kiwi Strawberry Snapple
Churros
Cinnabon
Mountain Dew
Pretzel

Once I see any of these, I know i'm on holiday

Mountain Dew+Churro's .

 

[Dimplenose]

We always take a photo of the kids by the Mickey statue at ASSp (even when not staying there.)

We always spend our last day at MGM.

Sci-Fi dine-in is the only TS restaurant we've visited every time, so I suppose that's a tradition too.

 

[shellbell]

We check in at hotel, and as soon as we have done that before heading up to the rooms we go and buy the cups and have our first drink of the holiday. Then straight to Wal-Mart for a shop, toiletries, suncream Reeces pieses, lays...

First park is always MK, getting there for opening and staying for thefire works. Mil and Fil are up every morning around 6 as they like to go for a walk around POP and then for their coffee while its still very quiet. A trip to Red Lobtser, olive garden, Rain forest cafe, Ice creams at hagaan dazz and Ghiradeli. Wishes, Fantasmic sitting in the same spot every year, illuminations. We always buy fridge magnets and a new frame and album. Christmas decs from DTD and i always buy ghiradeli caramel squares and mini reeces pieses for the christmas tin, so far they are un touched this time The list is endless!!

 

[Lisash]

We have so many... first thing is to tune the car radio to Magic FM. We always have a meal at Bennigans on the night we arrive followed by a trip to Publix for essentials (Wild Cherry Pepsi, Mountain Dew etc).
First park is always Epcot, first ride Soarin (usually twice) followed by Test Track, we always have funnel cake from the stand in America and I always buy something from Mexico.
At MK it's always Splash Mountain first followed by Thunder straight after, we always have lunch at Columbia Harbour House and an ice cream sundae from Auntie Gravitys.
At HS it's ToT and then RnR we usually book a dinner reservation there and follow it with Fantasmic.
AK it's Expedition Everest (two or three times)then It's a Bugs Life. We always follow a visit here with dinner at RFC.
I always have to pop into Ghiradellis at DTD for a free sample (or seven) and buy peppermint bark squares for Christmas

 

[CHEK]

Once we arrive at our Villa, my Mum and I unpack, DH and Dad nip to Publix to get milk, bread, beer's etc.....and the girls make a dive for the pool , 1st morning to MK . Another thing that seems to becoming a family tradition is Chef Mickey for breakfast , and bahama breeze on the way back to the airport.

 

[AlanUK]

I love reading these

We always visit Animal Kingdom first with breakfast at Donalds, although DW has tried to change this but I have always won !

 

[RobinHood's merrymen]

* For us it's always Pizza delivery to the room on the first night.

* Purchase a year dated Christmas decoration from the Christmas shop, DTD.

* First park is always MK, stand at the bottom of Main Street and gasp!

* Breakfast ay Cindy's.

* Watch Spectromagic from Liberty Square bridge.

 

[Funky_dino]

We Usually check-in, dump our cases, freshen up quickly and go straight to DTD for Ghiradellis coffee. Trying to get ice cream on a saturday night is not fun hehe. Then we usually go to Wal mart or Publix to buy supplies, and usually on to Denny's or Perkins to grab something to eat.
I usually go for a walk around the hotel grounds with my iPod whilst parents are unpacking their bits.