Whats the NICEST thing that has happened to you at WDW???

[TaraPA]

Everything about Disney is special, but the one thing that I think was a wonderful guesture was our trip last September....we were there the week of 9/11 and had to stay 3 extra nights because we couldn't get a flight out. There was nothing anybody could do, we were all pretty much stuck there (what a nice place to be "stuck" at a time like that!) but 2 months later Disney cheerfuly refunded the entire cost of the 3 extra nights that we had to stay beyond our original departure date. Now THAT was special to me!

 

[Disnsyncey]

these stories are the reason I went to Paris last week for 3 days and one of them was spent in Disneyland

I love Disneyworld and nothing can ruin it....all these stories are just making me feel so much better about it

People give me grief about believing the magic there, but I'm allowed to be a little kid when I'm there, aren't I?

Well, onto my story......

I had gone to WDW for my graduation present 2 summers ago for a week and we spent our last day at Typhoon Lagoon and I had spent $150 of my OWN money on a dress and a bathingsuit from there......my mom left it in the World Of Disney store on the floor and we spent so much more time looking for it all over everywhere and we even were going to try to buy another one if we could find it......we drove home and within 24 hours Disney had found the bag and sent it back to us! I thought that was cool

Another story, not as much nice as it is procedure, but I had never had it happen to me until last week.....

Me and my cast member friend and 2 other of my friends were in Spain for the month of July (I just got back saturday haha) and we wanted to go to Paris for a weekend......he could get us a CM discount on the hotel room and he could maingate us for the day go us haha

We got the CM rate for Hotel Cheyenne (about a Moderate here from the looks of it) of $114.....we got to the hotel and we were checking in and they said there was a problem and they had to bump us up.....to the 4 star wing of the 2nd biggest hotel in Europe, The Newport Bay Club (like the Yacht and Beach club) so we got 3 nights at $114 and then we wanted to extend our stay one night and we didn't get the CM rate, but when you extend a stay there, you get 50% off! so it was $139 for the last night......and the rest of the people in the hotel got it for more than double the amount we paid!! I had never gotten bumped up in WDW, so it was extra special when we got bumped up at DLP!

Oh! and then my coolest experience!!! I got to narrate Jungle Cruise, my FAVORITE RIDE EVER (Disneyland Paris is severely lacking cuz they don't have it) one night it was the coolest

 

[roque]

this is a great thread i was getting a little weary reading all the posts of disgruntled CM's. Disney is magic. This past year i ordered the Guest of Honor badges and everywhere we went CM's and guest addressed us by name it was kinda cool. Another fun moment i had made PS for California Grill and we sat next to the nicest couple, we talked with each other the entire meal and definitely made the trip memorable. I'm from dallas and this would rarely happen hear (texas friendly...yes, but just wouldn't happen) We never got the couples name we just chatted up a storm...just fun and enexpected.

 

[lovespugs]

DH and I made a very quick, unplanned trip to WDW last December. I was sent to Orlando on business, I flew in on Friday night, worked Saturday, and flew out Sunday afternoon. Being the crazy Disney people we are, DH decided to use frequent flier miles to join me late Friday night. Our plan was to head to Epcot after I got done working since it was open the latest, but what I was working on took longer than expected, and it was 6:00 by the time we got there!

We were at the back entrance by the World Showcase to buy our tickets, and decided to ask if they had half-day or after 4:00 tickets. The CM said that they didn't. We said oh well, we didn't figure there was, and we didn't mind spending the $100 (two one-day tickets) for a few hours of Disney happiness.

Then the CM reached down and grabbed something and said, "Here, I just happen to have one of these." And he handed us a complimentary ticket! So we only had to purchase one ticket and enjoyed a beautiful, wonderful 3 hours of Disney. I was so surprised!

 

[DVCajun]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of these wonderful stories.

A couple of years ago, before DS came along, DH and I were there for the Millenium celebration. On our scheduled day to go to AK we woke early and decided on a whim to see if we could get into Donald's Breakfastasaurus. We didn't have PS's, but figured it was worth a shot. We got there about 7 am and asked the CM at the gate about breakfast. She went to check and a minute later returned to tell us we were in luck and told us to wait over to the side. A few minutes later another CM came over and asked us to follow her. She led us through the waking AK and encouraged us to take our time to enjoy the beautiful morning before anyone entered the park. It was truly beautiful. The walkways were freshly washed, the birds were having their breakfast, the mist was on the lake. Breathtaking. She even let us take photos. When we got to the AK they took our picture before we went into the restaurant. I walked in before DH and stopped dead in shock-- Mickey himself was standing in the greeting area! I thought we had just lucked out and caught him unawares before the crowds arrived and I almost tore my backpack up trying to get to my camera so I could capture the moment. The wonderful CM who walked us through the park offered to take our picture with Mickey. While we were posing with Mickey, Donald showed up, followed in short succession by Pluto and Goofy! By this time we had figured out that they had planned this magical moment for us. We had about 10 minutes with the characters before the regular guests arrived. They gave us a certificate marking the occasion with our name on it, signed by all of the characters. Each of them also signed the Dinoland Daily newspaper for us. Both of those items are now framed and hanging in my Disney bathroom. We have some great pictures from that day-- I have never seen my DH look so joyous. We both became children again for a few minutes. It's a treasured memory.

A few other magical things have happened-- sweet DS charmed a CM at the sporting goods store at DD so much that she gave him a little nerf ball! He turned 1 on that same trip, and a birthday card and signed picture of Mickey was left in our room with a little balloon bouquet.

Love that Disney magic.

 

[mom-2greatkids]

DH, DD (3) and I were boarding Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride in January 2002. Just before the ride started Jasmine walked up to us and asked is she could ride in our carpet. DD spent the entire ride looking at Jasmine with the biggest smile on her face. Afterward we asked her if we could get some pictures. We followed her off the ride and got some great pictures of her and DD. For the rest of the trip all she could talk about was riding with Jasmine.

I hope DD doesn't expect it again this year!

 

[PrincessAli]

Thanks everyone for your posts, and to think some people question why we return to WDW several times a year!!!

 

[roque]

hi talking hands, i think we were in WDW at the same time this year during gaydays. i did look for you and my friends were like who are you looking for and I said "Talking Hands" non-disers did not get it. anyway, i did not see you and was wondering if you had in fact gone during that time...or was i looking in vane?? i looked everywhere for the lime green ribbons (i had mine) and didn't see any. oh well.

 

[CanBeGrumpy]

Some sweet person left a Mickey balloon in one of our strollers! I was reluctant to let the kids have it, since I thought it must have been left there by mistake!!! I finally let them have it, which turned this nice gesture into a nightmare because then they fought over whose stroller it got to go on!!! (we put them in 2 single strollers). They finally "shared" it, so all was well!

 

[scarlett873]

very cool thread...

disney is just pure magic!! i don't have a "magical" story like these for WDW, well, not yet anyway...get back to me after my honeymoon/wedding trip in sept...

but i do have something for disneyland...it has nothing to do with CM's either...

i met this guy way back in 1988..fell head over heels in love with him..dated for about 2 years..my parents had actually taken over legal guardianship of him so he lived with us...well, things happened, he moved back to iowa (we had recently moved to arizona), and we inevitably broke up soon after...we saw each other summer of 92, but he was married with a child at that point...lost track of each other...until 2000. he found me on the internet. we e-mailed and chatted for about a year and a half before realizing we still had very strong feelings for each other...planned to meet up in anaheim, ca to see each other for the first time in many many years...wound up spending one day at disneyland. that was the most magical day...it was that night, as we stood on main street with his arms wrapped around me watching the fireworks, that we realized this was real and it was meant to be. about a month later, we reunited. that was last october...we are getting married in sept and what better place to begin the next chapter of our lives together but WDW...

i hope to have other magical moments to share with you when we get back!!

 

[Tulip]

We were stayed at the ASSports in November 2000 and we're not the neatest couple. One day after returning from the park we discovered that Mousekeeping had folded all of our clothes from the floor and placed them on a chair. We thought it was great! We made sure we kept the room tidy after that. Plus every day we got a new "sculpture" made with our facecloths.

 

[49rt67]

Tigger is my favorite. Last November at Animal Kingdom, a CM let me have my picture taken with Tigger, even though his appearance had ended. Tigger was really nice to me too. He gave me a big hug and a kiss.

 

[Girlie Goofy]

The nicest thing that ever happeded to us, ever, was during our first trip to DW in1995. We had never been to DW, and didn't realize how much there was to see. We only booked 3 nights at the WL. After many discussions with our travel agent we dicided to book another 2 nights. However, the WL was full, so we decided to try the CB. We arrived at DW, ran our legs off for two days, and realized me needed even more nights added on to our stay. We went to the front desk and talked to this really nice young man. He not only got us rooms for the WL for two extra nights, but traansfered our reservation from CB to WL, and gave all four nights and the same rate as the CB!

 

[inaminute]

scarlett873 -- I'm a sucker for romantic stories, and that is just about the nicest one I've ever heard!

I have to go find a tissue to wipe away the tears now. Thanks for sharing!

 

[twinz]

I know this is a Disney post but I wanted to share our experience at Universal Studios...we were there in December 2001, and it was very empty. We went on the Men In Black ride, and loved it. Needless to say we kept going around and around. Finally a CM (Is that what they are called there?), said to us "why don't you two use baby swap" We of course said "OK" then he told us if they give us any problems tell them _______(can't remember name) sent you. So for like the next hour there we were going on MiB over and over. They even let us go "against" each other. It was an awesome experience.

 

[scarlett873]

Originally posted by inaminute
scarlett873 -- I'm a sucker for romantic stories, and that is just about the nicest one I've ever heard!

I have to go find a tissue to wipe away the tears now. Thanks for sharing!

hey inaminute...if you want the whole sappy story...click on our picture! it'll take you to our website. it's not anywhere's near done yet, but we've gotten it started...it'll be updated fairly soon!!

 

[KLAIT]

DS (3), DH and I were in line at County Fair to see Pooh and the gang. We were the first in line and the CM let us through. I noticed that no one else followed us although there was a long line behind us. When we walked into the character area, you could tell they were really surprised to see anyone enter-they must have been starting a break or something.

Anyway, Pooh and Eeyore each took one of my son's hands and they skipped back with him to the place where we could take pictures. All 3 characters spent all their time with him. He was so thrilled!

 

[PrincessAli]

All of the reports have been great--isn't it nice to read about GOOD things instead of what we were unhappy about!

 

[laurieny]

We were at Epcot last summer at the Pin Pavillion (I think that is what it is called). I was going crazy over all the pins and did not notice my DD had sat on one of the ledges and slipped off. She ended up scrapping her back a little. The CM helped her up, cleaned her off and brought her to me. I thanked her and we walked away. When I looked at Hannah she had 3 new pins. I asked her where she had got them and she told me the CM gave them to her when she fell. We went back to thank her but she was on break and we never did catch up with her.Those are still her favorite ones.

 

[CarolynK]

My husband, daughter (6), son (4), and I were eating at Rose & Crown last year. My daughter has this habit of not sitting on a chair all the way. This time, it slipped out from under her and she fell to the floor, causing a pretty big scene. She was fine, but embarrassed; two CMs came over to see if she was ok, and then asked if my kids wanted to "start" Illuminations.

In Disneyland two years ago, we were in line to ride Rocket Rods and had gotten all the way up to the front when we were told our son wasn't tall enough to ride (my daughter & husband rode). One of the CMs asked us which ride Mikey & I would like to ride instead, and I said Astro Orbiter. He personally escorted us over there and let us go to the front of the line.

When I would get my backpack checked at the entrance to the parks, all the guards played along with my daughter when she wanted her "purse" checked as well.

We took the Magic cruise back in 1998, and left the ship a little upset at the lack of character greetings (I'm sure it's gotten better). We decided to swing by Cape May Cafe for their character breakfast before our flight, to satisfy our character cravings. The problem was, our flight was at noon, and we got to WDW at about 10 a.m. We told our server our story, and she made sure Goofy, Chip & Dale came to our table very quickly. So great!