What is your Disney shameful secret?

[familyblackout]

Alright...

1. MGM!! It's MGM! (I always called Epcot "Epcot" because I am lazy.)
2. There are so many Disney movies that I dislike- all the old helpless princess gets her man movies (still have warm fuzzies for my childhood princesses Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine, but they have waned throughout the years)... ummm... basically all the non-Pixar 3Ds (Bolt was ok, never seen Chicken Little), many 2Ds after Mulan were subpar... Alice in Wonderland....
3. I love the parks and all the "older" attractions- peoplemover, CoP, the original Tiki Room... but I feel the parks are a little spastic. They can't really decide between family, educational-ish, and thrill rides, and frankly they have problems trying to do them all! I can understand why Universal/IoA would appeal more to a modern traveller (not I, though, WDW will always have my heart )
4. Tinkerbell bothers me- she seems less "sassy" and more "pompous and pretentious" (or the other BS fairies- thanks, Disney marketing, for making something up just so you can sell us stuff- I prefer to have already established, trusted characters with an established place in my heart sold to me, thank you Sorry, the fairies to me are such an obvious example of "oh, little girls like princesses... let's sell them some FAIRIES!" kind of mentality)
I especially hate that scene in Peter Pan where PP SPANKS Tinkerbell to sprinkle pixie dust on the children, especially her shocked expression. It makes me shiver a little to think about it! Way to go, misogyny! Let's make sure we teach children to punish women who don't do what we want.
5. I wish there were more movies with a prominent mom figure- Aristocats, 101 Dalmations.... who else? Why is the dad always more important to the story?
6. I love Stitch. Ohana means family!!!!! Thinking about that makes me tear up, and seeing Stitch makes me think about it.
7. I have had an "adult experience" in that Drew Carey movie... and the Muppet one.
8. I had waaaaaay too much "fun" at the Food and Wine Festival once. I don't remember leaving the park! Thank god I didn't drive home
9. Pinocchio TERRIFIED me as a child, and now I won't let my son watch it!!!

Thank you for letting me vent!

 

[BeyondKen]

I attended the 2004 Disney shareholder's meeting... And voted to fire Michael Eisner.

 

[tjl1388]

I could eat WDW popcorn and Dole floats as 99% of my diet...with the 1% being figaro fries...the REAL ONES!!

Can't stand IASW, I ride it because my kids love it and I love my kids.
I want to ride the people mover to work everyday.



My worst secret....


I secretly would like to retire at the popcorn stand by the partners statue and spend my day facing the castle and handing out happiness.

 

[SydneyFalco]

What is your Disney shameful secret?

This board.

 

[kimbo0569]

- I get teary eyed during Wishes and Illuminations
-I am purposely making my 2 daughters into Disney freaks - more leverage to convince dh why we need to go more often
- When my oldest dd was 2 1/2, we had taken her to AK for the first time - made it to rope drop and when she saw Mickey on the safari bus, she kept calling "Mickey, Mickey come back!" I cried because I was thinking it was a sign of things to come ) Dh just rolled his eyes at me...

There are more, I'm sure, have to mull it over for a few minutes, great thread!

 

[RFrank9504]

Ok-
1. I pack our own light up toys/bracelets because $20.00 for a light up wand is ridiculous!
2. I hate Le Celier! Sorry-its just a steakhouse-nothing wonderful-its dark and musty inside and the tables are so close I can almost taste the food of the people next to us.
3. I've never done a water park-why?? the resorts have water slides in their pools.
4. I think the barbeshop is a waist of money-they do a terrible job. Like Lemon Tree rejects. My dad looked so ridiculous-I bought him a hat.
5. Every trip I buy myself a towel-its the only thing they sell that I feel is worth hte money.
6. We buy all our t-shirts and gear at Target before we leave-same stuff 1/2 the price.

 

[MichaelaMouse]

I have never seen Finding Nemo....but act like I have
I do not like the World Showcase or Illuminations as hard as I tried to....and am dreading them on our upcoming trip
Wishes makes me cry
Arriving in Florida makes me cry
Leaving Florida makes me cry
I spend a lot of time at work reading DIS boards.....it keeps me sane

 

[cuucuu4karaoke]

I can't stand Dole Whips!!

 

[Spritie]

I always book my return flights home for early in the morning. I tell everyone its so that we're home at a decent time......

.....but its really so that there are fewer people on the bus and its dark, so no one but my boyfriend knows that I'm crying my eyes out at the thought of leaving Disneyworld

 

[brighteyes]

My favourite rides are TOT, which my DS is scared but I will try to talk him into riding next time we go. But EE is my new fav because it is the only ride that makes my DS13 scream like a girl.

Stephanie

 

[SpacedOut]

I'm listening to the Illuminations CD at work right now and I'm still getting choked up! If there's any better (or worse) way to end a vacation than watching Illuminations then walking out of Epcot, I don't want to know about it! And that was a year ago!

 

[WDW Enabler]

As a 31 year old male Sailor, my most shamefull secret is....

I have been to Disney (both DL and WDW) more than twice as much as DW and she thinks I just enable her.

I no longer have to tell the sailors i work with where i am going on vacations or weekend getaways.

And most of all, I have started converting the sailors I work with (almost 10 so far) into Disney junkies. All under the pretense of drinking around the world. By the end of the weekend they are begging to go to MK. Almost makes me feel evil, but heck have to make my stock value go up some way.

Besides the DATW (drinking around the world) has been a staple for me since i was 21, for the millenium trip.

I will not go into the loves or hates of specific rides.

But I do secretly love to watch people flop and twitch trying to do every last thing as fast as possible on their vacation as I just take shortcutsand beat them to the same ride and get there first while walking at a leasurly pace.

I am a secretly a sucker for wanting children to have the magic I had when growing up. It is amazing how a cheap WDW pin given to a child who is having a not so magical experience can change their mood in an instant.

OK I will most likely get flammed for this one...

I once had my wife put a real cast on my leg (she is a nurse) as part of our halloween costumes for 2008, rode around in our wheelchair (we bought one for DW's mother) and got to bypass many of the lines for MNSSHP. In my defense I tried to stand in the lines and even tried to eplain to the CM that I was not hurt but was still told to use the Handicap line (which as empty).

Ok that is enough for now, back to work

Mike

 

[MissRoseDarrensAngel]

*I cant stand the Haunted Mansion. It scared the heck outta me when I was 13. I hated it when my mother dragged me on it when I was older (in my 20's), and I know I will dragged on it again when I go with my mother and my sister's 2 kids in August! Spare me!

*I've got a 6 foot tall stuffed mickey mouse at my parents' home that I got for my 4th birthday from my uncle. Can't tell you how many kids see it and ask if they can have it - NO WAY kids its MINE!

*I wish there was a Will Turner part of the POTC ride. I like Sparrow and Barbossa but I am a Will Girl at heart. I will be searching out a few Will related POTC souveniors next month for sure like pins or other items.

*I didn't like the Dinosaur ride at AK all that much. I hope i don't get dragged on it again.

*My mother went on Big Thunder Railroad about 5 times in a row one time during a slow stretch on our last visit 10 years ago. I did the first 2 times in a row and waited outside the remaining times. This is a woman who normally stays away from roller coasters but she LOVES this ride. I think she'd ride it all day if given a choice LOL

 

[Epcot4Me]

- I don't like Fantasmic! I would rather watch Illuminations 100 times.

- I never liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was too closed in..made me claustrophobic.

- I preferred Spaceship Earth with the wand. When it first went up, I hated it, but I got used to it and now think it looks plain.

- I don't like the movie Pocahontas. But my two favorite Disney cartoons are probably two of the least popular: Oliver & Company and Atlantis.

- I told everyone at work that the long weekend I took a few weeks ago was to go to Paris. Really, I went to Disneyland Paris. I'm new here and didn't want to be labeled a freak just yet

 

[Sueb383]

Expedition Everest =)

 

[mindy5648]

1. I always get teary while watching wishes and I cant even listen to the sound track when i drive becuase i cant see through the tears...lol

2. I have nightmares about its a small world

3. my life long goal is to ride both haunted mansions in the same day

4. i dispise the fact that Pleasure Island is gone (my husband and I can never return to the place we first met)

 

[TrustedTraveler]

I don't like to watch Magic Kingdom parades. But I am glad most everyone else does.

We're with you!!

(but too bad you spilled the beans)

 

[Bill Brown]

We're with you!!

(but too bad you spilled the beans)

Though I don't stop to watch the parades, I enjoy the festive atmosphere created by the parades and their enthusiasts. Can't imagine sitting on a curb for an hour or so waiting to watch a parade, though.

 

[LUCiD]

I'm 15 an I've never been to either Disneyland or Disney World, although I am going to Disney World with my parents and lil sis next Summer.

 

[TStrickland01]

Even though I have posted others, I still try to get as many character autographs and photos as possible. The DW does to, but blames me for it.