PlutoTheDog89
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I heard a BOG podcast about this. In preparation of Valentine's Day, what do you LOVE about Disney.
A quick rule - keep it positive. If someone mentions something you disagree with, make like Elsa and let it go. This is meant to be fun, not a debate!
I'll start..
The first thing I love is pretty unique to my family. We go every year for Christmas and that makes it so much more special. First, the decorations stay up until the end of our vacation. Even though we arrive on Christmas Eve and leave on NYE day, it feels like Christmas all week. As I get older, it feels like Christmas goes by faster and faster. Being in Disney allows me to really bask in the holiday spirit. Along with this, my family is together all week. When we would spend Christmas at home, come December 26th, we returned to our normal lives - work, going out with friends, etc. At Disney, we're together the entire trip - which could be trying at times!
Next, I love to eat - in fact, I consider myself a foodie. But, I spend most of the year dieting. I count my calories, check the ingredients and try to eat as healthy as possible. When I go down to Disney, calories don't exist. I have dessert with lunch AND dinner and won't think twice about eating a huge sundae!
Extra Magic Hours. Every time we go to Disney, there's at least one night at Magic Kingdom in which the park is open until 3am. We've only made it to 3am once - but we usually stay until around 2am. There's something special about the park when it's empty in the dead of night. It's eery, until you realize you're in Disney. My sister and I have so many memories of running around Magic Kingdom getting some awesome photos on an empty Main Street.
I also love how in Disney - no one is embarrassed to act like a kid or be ridiculous. People dance in the street, wear buttons boasting their first trip or birthday (where else would you see that?) wear Mickey hats and even coordinate shirts. It's so much fun and it's a judgement-free zone.
The smell of the water. There's something nostalgic about the smell of the water in Small World. You may catch a similar whiff somewhere or at sometime during your normal day-to-day.. it instantly sends you back.
While going with smell - the smell of popcorn and candied nuts. Whenever I walk the streets of NYC, I smell the candied nuts carts - it instantly brings me back to Disney.
Last - I love the Magic Express. The Magical Express symbolizes the beginning (and unfortunately the end) of our trip. I love grabbing a Starbucks drink at Orlando International and boarding the bus. Nothing beats the feeling you get when you go under the Welcome arch into Disney. The Magical Express is more like a magic machine. You board from the airport - the normal world and depart at Disney. You're in Disney's world for your entire trip, before boarding the bus again and being transported to the normal world.
A quick rule - keep it positive. If someone mentions something you disagree with, make like Elsa and let it go. This is meant to be fun, not a debate!
I'll start..
The first thing I love is pretty unique to my family. We go every year for Christmas and that makes it so much more special. First, the decorations stay up until the end of our vacation. Even though we arrive on Christmas Eve and leave on NYE day, it feels like Christmas all week. As I get older, it feels like Christmas goes by faster and faster. Being in Disney allows me to really bask in the holiday spirit. Along with this, my family is together all week. When we would spend Christmas at home, come December 26th, we returned to our normal lives - work, going out with friends, etc. At Disney, we're together the entire trip - which could be trying at times!
Next, I love to eat - in fact, I consider myself a foodie. But, I spend most of the year dieting. I count my calories, check the ingredients and try to eat as healthy as possible. When I go down to Disney, calories don't exist. I have dessert with lunch AND dinner and won't think twice about eating a huge sundae!
Extra Magic Hours. Every time we go to Disney, there's at least one night at Magic Kingdom in which the park is open until 3am. We've only made it to 3am once - but we usually stay until around 2am. There's something special about the park when it's empty in the dead of night. It's eery, until you realize you're in Disney. My sister and I have so many memories of running around Magic Kingdom getting some awesome photos on an empty Main Street.
I also love how in Disney - no one is embarrassed to act like a kid or be ridiculous. People dance in the street, wear buttons boasting their first trip or birthday (where else would you see that?) wear Mickey hats and even coordinate shirts. It's so much fun and it's a judgement-free zone.
The smell of the water. There's something nostalgic about the smell of the water in Small World. You may catch a similar whiff somewhere or at sometime during your normal day-to-day.. it instantly sends you back.
While going with smell - the smell of popcorn and candied nuts. Whenever I walk the streets of NYC, I smell the candied nuts carts - it instantly brings me back to Disney.
Last - I love the Magic Express. The Magical Express symbolizes the beginning (and unfortunately the end) of our trip. I love grabbing a Starbucks drink at Orlando International and boarding the bus. Nothing beats the feeling you get when you go under the Welcome arch into Disney. The Magical Express is more like a magic machine. You board from the airport - the normal world and depart at Disney. You're in Disney's world for your entire trip, before boarding the bus again and being transported to the normal world.