What is your Disney shameful secret?

[ashenbiez]

this is so fun to read! I love how we all have our dirty little disney secrets

here's mine

1 - face characters scare the bejeezus out of me. we ran into Mulan in Epcot 2 years ago and I wanted to run away crying. Saw Mary Poppins and the penguins at MGM last year and was only okay because of the Penguins.
2 - i cannot call it Hollywood Studios... it always has been, always will be MGM to me
3 - it would be the happiest day of my life if there were NO parades or fireworks at MK on a day I was there. although, that's when I hit all the fantasyland rides, so maybe not
4 - i look forward to napping in resort hammocks almost as much as going to the parks.
5 - if my fiance did not like disney as much as he does, i might have said "no" to his proposal!!! would have been a deal breaker

 

[snitchesandmice]

Not really a secret, but I refuse to ride Splash Mountain. I loved song of the south when I was little and hate that I can't enjoy the show element of the ride, but the thought of that drop scares the living daylights out of me.

Also, I still pout about 20k under the sea and Mr. Toad's wild ride to this day.

 

[Chuckers]

Not really a secret, but I refuse to ride Splash Mountain. I loved song of the south when I was little and hate that I can't enjoy the show element of the ride, but the thought of that drop scares the living daylights out of me.

Also, I still pout about 20k under the sea and Mr. Toad's wild ride to this day.

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is still at Disneyland!

 

[courtneydisney]

I admit, I get teary eyed when watching poignant Disney moments in movies, and when walking down Main Street for the first time that trip.

When my 3 year old niece saw the castle for the first time, I almost lost it.

Magic makes me verklempt.

 

[Chuckers]

I may have posted this a while ago...

I cry during the fireworks (MK Wishes), at the end of Fatasmic (Disneyland's version only), and DCA's World of Color.

 

[metalis4ever]

I fight back the tears while watching IllumiNations....nothing like seeing a 6'4 230 lb dude in Metal shirts whimper over a fireworks show....

 

[JeanetteK]

bumping so I can find my place - these are so funny.
(left off on pg. 58)

 

[EsmeCullen]

- I did not like Animal Kingdom that much. Skipping it this year.
- I HATE Winnie the Pooh.
- Captain EO scared me as a kid.
- I loved the Figment ride as a kid, and I still do (and I am 30). I LOVE Figment!!!! *sings* imaaaaagination imaaaaagination!
- My favorite Disney movie of all time is Aladdin! I have loved it since the day it came out. I must admit, I cried when I met him and Jasmine at WDW last year because it was my first time "meeting" them. I was 29. Am I weird??

 

[Tower]

I fight back the tears while watching IllumiNations....nothing like seeing a 6'4 230 lb dude in Metal shirts whimper over a fireworks show....

I hear ya dude! 6'5", 250 lb giant (gentle giant) here and I teared up 2 weeks ago watching wishes!

 

[disney212]

DH and I (early 40's) love dressing up and trick or treating at MNSSHP! We are not huge candy freaks but it makes us feel like kids again! We hit every line!

 

[hauntedmansionmom17]

I want to throw things at, kick and trip people who do NOT sit down for fireworks in the MK especially if we are around the hub or down Main Street USA. They are up in the AIR PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!! You will NOT see them ANY BETTER than you would sitting down. (and you block it for little kids!!!)

This!

 

[DefLepard]

This!

^ I concur

 

[Friendly Frog]

I really don't like the value resorts. I think the icons at Pop are the worse and super ugly. I still choose that resort because I just can't justify the price difference for moderate since I am just sleeping in a room. ( I am there for the park.) Pop is my favorite value because of the lake area.

I can't stand to go into a swimming pool if there is a kid in a swim diaper. ( Or a place like Disney where I know there has been many.) Especially now that I have read that chlorine does not kill/sanitize a lot of stuff that could be transmitted from a diaper.

 

[Midnyghtchilde]

I like this thread! Mostly cuz I share lots of the same "secrets"

-> I tear up at the fireworks shows
-> I tear up seeing main street the first time, or just walking into MK for the first time of a trip
-> I tear up when I have to leave, especially on the ME (I am calling it the not-so-magical-express on the way home!) when the video starts playing and Mickey says goodbye!
-> I always want to be at the front for night time parades so I can both interact with characters and get pictures...but am not so mean as to block little kids, so I wind up in the back instead.
-> I've never ridden Kali River Rapids, I am never in the mood to get completed soaked and always wimp out!

 

[Midnyghtchilde]

Im 20 and collect Disney Plushes. Im not ashamed. But i dont go around flaunting it. Haha

I'm 27 and I have a ton of plushies. I don't consider this a "shameful" secret, just a secret

I usually opt for a plushie for a sourvenir - this last trip was the first time I didn't get one! And only because I didn't find any I *really* liked!

 

[Mr Toad was Framed]

Also, I still pout about 20k under the sea and Mr. Toad's wild ride to this day.

you tell em!

 

[gunit12210]

loves HM & I pretend I do also

That I usually don't explore other vacation options when I know corporate greed has transformed WDW & the like ... maybe it is the "layaway" ease or the hope I won't leave with a wound as big in my wallet

 

[Swissdog2010]

loves HM & I pretend I do also

That I usually don't explore other vacation options when I know corporate greed has transformed WDW & the like ... maybe it is the "layaway" ease or the hope I won't leave with a wound as big in my wallet

A quote from Walt Disney,and please evaluate his words with the current situations for yourselves:

"Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."


Yup, and that's why the company was constantly in debt until Mary Poppins came out and they made enough money to pay off Bank of America once and for all. It's why Roy Disney spent his professional life running around trying to secure money for Walt's dreams. I love the man but every dreamer needs someone to hold their feet on the ground long enough to keep from going broke. Ask yourself where the next attraction is coming from, or that 5th park everyone is yammering for. Or the money to invest in new movies, shows, etc. Or how about the R&D that gave you the laugh floor, turtle talk with crush or the free walking animitronic dinosaur. If this is all too much for you, I'm sure DisneyKremlin is just around the corner.

 

[gunit12210]

Sorry my secret (of Disney not being what it once was) isn't okay with you. Still love it, just loved it more before the prices were jacked, the food EPICALLY declined, & the overall product has clearly suffered.

PS...Nice way to sneak in the Kremlin reference, goes well with that avatar, although not all that current

 

[Nyrina4life]

I've never been to Animal Kingdom, but I've paid for my family to go.

I love Epcot more than the Magic Kingdom . . . I know, I'm strange! The park is a nice relax me, wind me down experience.