Why am I crying???

[coconutprincess]

I always cry my last park day - especially if its MK. I also cry at other moments, like during Wishes.

 

[sewingmolly]

My DNiece says that she has to start her vacation by walking down Main Street and getting a tear in the eye.
We surprised her at the airport with a trip to Disneyland last month for her 16th birthday. She was speachless for first 15 minutes, then when I came out of the restroom, she was standing there sobbing with joy.
Other than Disney she's really not much of a crier.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

It's just part of the magic!

I am a cryier too! I tear up at Disney movies when I see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvF85T4vCg

I can watch this over and over and tear up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bY75hnNzyk

I am such a that I actually tear up a little while BOOKING our trip.

Then there is all of the excitement of the trip down. I tear up at when we are turning on to the Florida Turnpike, paying at the toll booths and then seeing the signs. I guess I am building myself up because I actually laugh and cry at the same time when we go under the Welcome to Walt Disney World sign.

And I hold back tears as I stand there checking in. I would feel like a fool crying in the lobby of our resort.

I also tear up at the opening at Magic Kingdom, but surprisingly enough once I am through those gates I feel like I have arrived and I don't really tear up anymore until Wishes, unless I see special little moments even when it happens to others.

 

[PixieDustFanatic]

I can totally relate. Every time I get my first glimpse of the castle after turning onto Main Street, I burst into tears. Lol

 

[Donald Duck888]

Ok I'll admit it , (but just this once I actually tear up when arriving at Disney (Epcot or MK) and seeing my 5yr olds innocent excitement.

For me it is being able to view things from that innocence of my 5yr old daughter. Lets face it we all have to live in the real world and that brings with it a loss of such innocence. When I enter Disney I am able (even if only for a brief period of time) to detach from all those worries, pressures,and other such things and just "be" in the moment.

I do not intend to speak for anyone else but for me at least it is truly a "magical moment" to just be in that "fairytail" state of mind, and each time i enter it seems i get transported to that state of mind due to Disney's incredible ability to immurse the guest to the point of being able to see the world as a 5yr old does again.


So to cut to the chase yes I am 47 yrs old, yes I am 6'4 and 250lbs, and yes i tear up like a baby (please dont tell anyone lol) upon each trip to the "world".

 

[ktsmama]

I'm crying just reading your post!! LOL
We have been there 4 times, and I cry every time too!! The magic is overwhelming. It truly is the happiest place on earth!!

 

[TB'sWidow]

The tears are part of the magic! I can totally relate!

(I also cry on check out day when we have to leave....).

Yep me too

 

[2Tiggies]

I usually start on our final night before we leave. Tears everywhere for no reason. My daughter has got used to it, and just sighs and rolls her eyes with something like "here we go ....."

And I normally cry at check out from our resort to the extent that everything I try to utter is barely comprehensible. Then, on the magical express all the way to the airport ..... all the way through the departure gate ..... most of the 9 hour flight home and random tears through the first week when we get home

Having gone through this every year now for a while I have just accepted it as normal and I'm pretty sure the fellow passengers on the plane and everyone at the airport assume I have just heard the most devastating news

 

[Offsides]

The tears are part of the magic! I can totally relate!

(I also cry on check out day when we have to leave....).

I loooove the Magical Express on the way to the resort.. on the way back.. not so much. Leaving is so hard.

Seeing the Castle for the first time and Wishes also make me bawl like a baby.

I will also have random moments, just walking around, where it hits me that I am actually where I want to be and I get a little overwhelmed and the tears start coming. Last time this happened while waiting in line for Soarin'. My mom thought I was going off the deep end.

 

[disneydreamgirl]

Another who cried just reading your post! Yep, I cry at least once while there...seeing the castle, during fireworks...just so happy to be there and it does bring back memories of childhood and trips with loved ones.
I have great snapshots in my brain that come to mind of my aunt (in a sailor shirt singing in front of the castle) and my grandmothers who were best friends (on the tea cups laughing while I'm a little queasy but won't admit to it). They've long since passed, so it's always bittersweet...much more on the sweet side, though.

 

[wicked.witch.of.wdw]

I had to take a bunch of park music off my iPod because I would just burst into tears in the middle of the sidewalk Wishes always gets me, and so do the first and last glimpses of the castle. My sister thinks I'm crazy!

 

[Lumiere Lover]

Tears of joy are natural. I cry there also! I also yell "honey, I'm home" to my DH! Don't feel bad at all, that is a wonderful feeling.

 

[TandLMommy28]

When we took our kids for the first time (2010), I was so excited. Hubby had only been to MK for one day and I'd been twice to WDW and once to DL so I thought I would be just fine.

We drove past the entrance to WDW and I started SOBBING. Uncontrollably. My husband didn't know what to do. I don't think he's ever seen me cry happy tears like that before!

Then the next night (our first park day). Wishes starts and AGAIN... waterworks. I was a mess. The kids were concerned. My husband didn't know what to do with me.

For me... My parents dreamed of taking us for so long but they couldn't afford to. I was 14 years old when they finally saved up enough money to take us (and they surprised us in a huge way!). I believed with all my fourteen year old heart that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I never in a million years thought I'd be so blessed to go again 3 years later... and to Disneyland a few years after that... or to take my own chidren when they were 3 and 5... or to already be planning a second trip for my kids when they will be 5 and 7! OK, I'm going to cry NOW...

 

[starrysky]

I cry when we get on the ME and as we pass under the sign. On the way back I can't stand to see the movie so sad.

On our last day I always go to MK and I have told DH not to let me look back towards the castle or he will have to drag me out sobbing.

I get emotional watching the videos on you tube and if I hear wishes I'm off.

I just have to tell DH I'm leaking again and he just at me and gives me a hug.

 

[sunkissed4]

I cry every single time my 2.5 year old DS watches the opening ceremony... He yells "yay Mickey choo choo" & it melts my heart. Even more embarrassing, we go once a month & it still gets to me.

For some reason I always cry during the Lion King at AK too.. my DH thinks I'm a nut job!

 

[MagicMomma]

Another crier here! It gets me every time. I cry when we drive under the sign, when we get to the resort, but especially when I hit Main Street and see the castle! And Wishes, of course, it a total waterworks... My family just shakes their heads and laugh. Last time DH took a pic of me crying... since it has become part of our Disney tradition!

 

[Kate and Family]

I thought crying is mandatory! I think those tears of joy are the basis for the making of pixie dust. Like others, I cried just reading your post. I am hoping, hoping, hoping, that I will see Magic Kingdom through the eyes of my Grandchildren this December. Of course I cry just thinking about that.

 

[cindyland]

I do the same at DL. We went shortly after I had foot surgery so I had a scooter on that trip. I lost it when we entered the park and all the castmembers were lined up at the curb wearing "mickey hands" and saying "welcome." I bawled all the way up Main Street. My daughter does this mean imitation of me crying and waving back. But after a rough recovery from surgery and just missing DL it was the perfect way to start our trip.

 

[Pinkgirl]

You've set me off as well! I'm crying and OH is looking at me as though I am mad lol. I always cry when I first see the castle. Thank goodness for sunglasses.

 

[DisneyLoverUSA]

I cry when I watch Wishes on You Tube. I have never seen it in person because I am afraid I am going to start crying in front of my family and embarrass myself. I HATE crying in front of ppl. But next time we go I am going to try to stick around and watch it in person. Maybe since it is dark nobody will notice my tears and I can gather myself together by the time we get back to the car.

As a few PP said, just reading your post choked me up.