What is your earliest Disney memory?

[PersonalizedMouse]

I was listening to the music from the Electrical Water Pageant and thinking that this was my earliest memory of Disney. I remember we were staying at a ground floor suite in the garden wing of the Contemporary. I remember opening the sliding door and not knowing what those magical lights on the water were. When I took my kids for the first time and I heard the music again it really took me back. My DH is new to Disney and didn't understand the fascination this parade held for me.

So I have to ask....what is your Disney memory?

 

[Cherinva]

Well, besides watching The world of color on Sunday nights (and yes, I remember seeing it when Walt was still alive) I went to the NY Worlds Fair and rode IASW and the show with Abraham Lincoln.

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I have this memory of a somewhat spooky talking statue at the Polynesian (Village, back then). I told my parents about it, and they didn't believe me. I told my grandparents about it (which is how I know this memory is from my earliest Disney trip, as they didn't go with us on any later ones), and they didn't believe me.

Fast forward several years to when I was 6 and we again stayed at the Polynesian. I found a tiki statue with a radio imbedded in it playing polynesian themed music. Vindication!

 

[PersonalizedMouse]

I have this memory of a somewhat spooky talking statue at the Polynesian (Village, back then). I told my parents about it, and they didn't believe me. I told my grandparents about it (which is how I know this memory is from my earliest Disney trip, as they didn't go with us on any later ones), and they didn't believe me.

Fast forward several years to when I was 6 and we again stayed at the Polynesian. I found a tiki statue with a radio imbedded in it playing polynesian themed music. Vindication!

 

[Walleandeva2011]

getting car sick on the ride over to our character breakfast at the Empress Lilly and when my Mom said let's turn back and take me to the hotel I asked her to give me enough medication that I can still go to the breakfast.....I was 5!

 

[tndisneyfan]

I was three. I have a very vauge memory of the dancing ghosts in Haunted Mansion. Also sitting on the edge of some fountain and wearing a Donald Duck hat that had a bill that quacked if you squeezed it.

 

[Marnm02]

Crying outside Spaceship Earth. I didn't want to go on because my parents called it "the golf ball" and I thought someone would come swing it with a club if I went in there. I also vaguely remember playing on the beach at Poly during this trip. I was 2.

 

[DisneyBelle27]

Being a month or two shy of 3 years old, in my dad's lap on Space Mountain with my face buried in his shirt, screaming. Wouldn't go on roller coasters for 10 years and never let them forget it!

 

[ItsNotMuchofaTail]

My grandparents took us one year when we visited them in FL. It was summer, and my little brother had a broken leg, I think he was 2, so 1979ish. He was a little pile of sweat all.the.time with his whole leg in a cast, up and around his waist. All he did was ride a little trolley up and down Main Street that I remember. Anyway, Mickey Mouse came over to sign his cast from...somewhere else, I don't recall, it seemed like out of nowhere to my 6 year old self. Everyone made such a fuss over him. It was nice, because I can't even imagine how awful it must have been.

 

[GenieCat]

I cried because I could not go on a roller coaster with my dad.

I was about 4, and not tall enough for the Matterhorn in Disneyland. My terrified older cousin was convinced to ride. She may have cried too, not sure!

 

[Karabee]

Taking a town car from the airport (no ME then) and getting to the POLY where my sister and I were amazed at the waterfall. We also were brought on a golf cart to our room which was so exciting for us. I imagine my parents were not too thrilled that the golf cart was the highlight of our trip!

I also remember my sister crying at the Haunted Mansion and so after the "stretching room" we were brought out the fire exit door. I was so mad she was ruining the Haunted mansion that I cried too. We were about 3 & 5.

 

[wbeem]

Going to the Preview Center (now AAU HQ) in Lake Buena Vista to see little diagrams of the park being built.

 

[disneychic2]

My earliest Disney memory is watching Mickey Mouse Club...in black and white!! Went to Disneyland when I was 15 and remember the Matterhorn and some futuritisc house and the Big Thunder Mtn RR. I remember being so awed by the animatronics everywhere. This was before video games etc. so I wasn't just like, ho hum.

 

[Jenngoofys]

I honestly dont remember if this was 2 seperate trips or the same one but here goes....

I was riding Haunted Mansion with my Sister and the Dead person running the ride thought he would be funny and Scare us. So after we got into the Doom Buggy, and before we went into the long hallway he poked his head around the vehicle and Said Boo!! Well It worked it scared me and I Whacked him pretty good, enough that I had his teeth marks on my hand after the ride was over. I dont remember much of that first ride other than laughing with my Sister about hitting him and saying "serves him right, betcha he wont do that again!!"

The other thing I remember is meeting Roger Rabbit!! Loved that Rabbit!!

 

[pattibehan]

It was crying when I saw the sign for Magic Kingdom...I was 48

 

[MadiPan]

It was my first day at the Magic Kingdom. I was four. My mother had insisted upon arriving a good two hours before the park opened, so, we were the first and only people there for a good while. I was costumed to the nines in my Cinderella dress. As we sat there, bored, a nice, older Cast Member must have noticed for he came over and handed me a rose and a wand! At this point the turnstiles were beginning to fill up and the park was maybe half an hour to opening. The gentleman came back and insisted that I open the park, for only my magic wand could operate the turnstiles! I was a shy kid, so it took some persuasion, but eventually he got me to say "Bibbidi, boppity, boo" into a microphone, and, voila! Everyone was now able to get through the turnstiles!

 

[CerysG]

Crying my eyes out while on the pirates ride at Disneyland! I was only 5 or 6 at the time and not so brave it would turn out! When we were in line for it at DW last March I was recounting my sad tale and my then 10 year old DD was in tears by the time we got on the ride as she thought it was going to be the scariest ride ever! Boy was she disapointed!

 

[kkandaj]

River Country--the "zipline," the tube ride, the slides that had a HUGE drop before hitting the pool

Pink lemonade popsicles in Epcot and the character parade that rode a bus around the world

Chip and Dale campfire and movies at Ft. Wilderness

Hoop De Doo Revue

I was 8 the first time I went to WDW and cannot remember one memory from MK.

 

[Grenouille]

I was five. I just have vague memories of the Hall of Presidents and being scared after my first ride on Space Mountain.

 

[donaldude]

It was the late 70's. I remember the Pirates of the Caribbean, and over at Tom Sawers Island I remember people in Indian canoes canoeing around the Island.