Why Do You Love Disney???

[ilovemickeymost]

This one is going to take me a while to get through & try not to cry. So, I wanted to mark it & post more when I have time. If you read my signature, you'll get part of why I LOVE DISNEY!

 

[DisCopper]

Oh, God, the questions...

WHY?? Why are you going back, Arent you tired of it, You should go somewhere else!!!

My standard answer is this: I'm a cop. I see a lot of bad in the world. I DON'T want to go to Jamaica and have them trying to sell me drugs in the street (spent my time there annoyed). I don't want to go New York (Rome, London, etc..) where I worry about getting my wallet snatched, or robbed at gunpoint.

When I go to Disney, it's a COMPLETE break from reality. I stay at a Disney Resort, and I'm totally in their fantasy world. I like that they control everything. It's relaxing. It's peaceful. I don't have to worry about all sorts of things. I park the car and leave it. I always take the buses. No worrys about finding a parking place. No worrys about getting a designated driver- we can drink all we want at EPCOT and not have to worry about how we're getting home.

I think of Disney from the Resort aspect. I can go to any island resort and lay at the pool all day. I do that at Disney- BUT they also have the Parks to play in when I get bored.

Besides all that, I do go other places. Within the last few years, I've been to Chicago, Portland, Maui, Costa Rica, Dallas, Vegas, LA, San Franciso, Boston... and next spring I'm going to Japan (with a stop at Tokyo Disney of course).

 

[VWLFam]

Our family loves Disney because it's uninterrupted time together, surrounded by magic. All the everyday worries just evaporate during the time we're at WDW.

 

[goofybeagle]

Because no one does it quite like Disney!

While growing up my family always traveled to Disney on a yearly basis and my husband and I have been many times, especially since we bought into DVC in 2004. DVC has made it so we can go twice a year now. That is why I love DVC. I agree that every trip gets better and more exciting to go. We are just big kids with no kids of our own and we too get from friends and relatives " How can you keep going back to Disney again and again?" and my answer always is "Because no one can do it like Disney". You either have the gene or you don't. I feel fortunate to be one of those who carries the Disney gene.

 

[SydneyFalco]

I was very surprised when my wife and I visited WDW last February to find myself still in love (with the parks, I mean, not my wife ... not JUST my wife ... oh, you know what I mean). I think if anything proves there's indellible magic in the place, it's that the last twenty five years haven't trashed the joint beyond all recognition. My signature says as much, and I intend to make good use of this one last well spring of childlike glee until it dries up. And even then I may just dig a little.

Sure, now I'm the one paying the bills. And now I'm old enough to wince at things (merchandising, or what have you). But I'm surprised--and proud (!?!) to find that, at this point anyway, those sorts of things just aren't dissuading me. (And I'm a cheap boy-o, too. Normally.)

I remember I used to know a very smart man, an artist who worked with my father, who opined, "Why would anybody go to Disney World when you could go someplace REAL?" For a long time that bothered me, until one day I realized that saying something like that is like telling a kid with a train set that he should chuck the thing and go ride the rails. When someone like that artist (a good, honorable man) and me (who is now the same age he was then) just don't see the same thing when they're looking at WDW.

Some of us cannot and will not give up being fascinated by our toys.

(I feel that analogy work particularly well because Walt Disney himself was so nuts about train sets.)

 

[Bethann23]

A place where we can go as a family, act like kids, be safe, and enjoy everything .......

 

[summersalt]

My kids are 26 and 13. Not little anymore. I love getting to MK early before all the little ones get tired. Their excitement and smiles are wonderful ! Only heaven could be nicer!

 

[princess&her4princes]

I love it for so many reasons as well..but primarily it's because my worries are checked at the door, I get to spend a whole carefree week with my DH and kiddos without all of life getting in the way, I can really play with my family and not feel silly and I love to see my boys faces light up when we are there...it's truly a magical place!!!

 

[ILuvMulan]

No Surprises here!! I just love Disney because there are so many different things to do. There is something for everyone in my family. It is a place to shut out the "world", just have fun, and be together.

 

[daisy123]

It really is just magical. I love the happy atmosphere of Disney and I love rides and theme parks.

 

[POOHLUV69]

The one and only family vacation that I ever had growing up was a trip to WDW when I was 13. Things werent always good in my family, a lot of medical problems, so that trip was extra special to me..I have loved Disney ever since. I have since lost my mother and my father is in a nursing home, so going back allows me to remember that trip. Now I am making new memories with my own family and they love it just as much as I do. There is just something "magical" that you feel when you are there..like anything is possible and for the time that we are there, the only thing that matters is my DH and kids. Real life can wait until I'm done making new memories.

 

[angiengary]

I love Disney because I feel like a kid again when I'm there. Plus there is nothing like the look on a child's face when they meet their fav. character. I can't wait to take our son in December for a surprise trip.

 

[H20DogsNDisney]

Why I Disney because it is the happiest place on earth. And I can't ever wait to go back. but I always hate to leave.

 

[Boog's Mommy]

I went to Disney World the first time when I was about 5 or 6 with my Dad. He and my mother were divorced. My brother and I lived in Baltimore, Maryland with my Mom and my Dad lived in Orlando, Florida. My brother and I would visit my Dad for the whole summer and he would take us to all sorts of amusement parks. He use to work at Circus World (if anyone remembers that park). Over the course of my life, my father also worked at parks in Chicago, New Jersey and New York. So I grew up loving amusement parks and everything connected to them. When I got married at 26 I told my husband we should go to Disney World for our honeymoon. He wasn't so sure at first, but he ended up loving it, probably even more than I did. Now we go back every 1-2 years. Disney World is a place that we can have a great time and be silly, but still have romance. It is a place where we can be kids again, but also be adults. We leave all of our worries behind and just have fun. None of our family and friends understand our addiction & love for Disney. They tease us and try to talk us into vacationing other places. But for my husband and I, Disney World is "our thing". It is what we do and it is special to us. Even people that love Disney just as much as us, still can't know our true feelings, because Disney is different for each person. Just as we can't know their true feelings. Every individual has their own special moments and memories that touch their heart. The scared look on my face every time we ride TOT which my husband loves about me, will be quite different for another couple. The way I call out "tow truck" when my feet start to hurt, which clues in my husband to hold my hand and give me a little pull to keep me going. The way he loves to rent a boat at the Polynesian and take me for a ride so we can have a bag lunch out on Bay Lake, just the 2 of us. Disney is a very special place to us and so many.

 

[YFWE]

To this day, it's hard for even myself to understand why I love Disney so much. I guess that it's in part because of my love of amusement parks, as well as because of my affection for the travel industry itself. I love vacations--both going on them and hearing about others going on them, as well as helping someone to have the best vacation they can possibly have. In short, WDW is why I've decided to get into the travel-writing field.

 

[CLEVERGIRL]

I love Disney more than my blackberry! And that's saying a lot b/c I luuuuv my blackberry!!

 

[RNtheRN]

Not my wife. Not my kids. This is why I fell in love with Disney.

It's not necessarily the great hotels, or the wonderful people I've met there form all over the world. It's not even really the great parks. It's the little things that I remember about Disney World.
My first trip was in 1976 with two uncles and two cousins. That wasn't the best trip of all. my Uncle Ronnie was kind of a nuge. He never married of had any children of his own, and to be honest he was a sour person.
But in 1989 my father announced that we were going to Florida to visit some relatives and to go to Disney World. I was 18 and thought "What in the h*** am I going to do at WDW?". That was when I first "liked" the place. It was very enjoyable.
But in 2005, when we took our daughters on their first trip to WDW is when I genuinely fell in love with Disney World. It was the most beautiful time I had ever had........and I was 35!!!!!
Taking pictures with the characters, walking along the lake to DTD with my wife, holding hands like we did in high school, watching Kara and Danielle gaze in wonder at the fireworks over the water. It was soooooo joyous and happy.
And now understanding that as my kids get older (8 and 11), that they still love to go and can't wait until the next trip.
My Kara, the 11 year old, is kinda in that pre-teenager-I-need-my-space phase. But she is the one who always authors our planner which she titles "The Greatest Florida Trip Ever" book.
My youngest loves the princesses. They love Disney Channel and everytime they are in the car, they want Radio Disney on the XM radio.

We will have great times everytime we go "home again". But what warms my heart is to know that Kathy and I have planted the seeds of that magic in our kids. And they too, will forever enjoy the most magical place on earth.

 

[ilovemickeymost]

I know I'm going to cry, so I've waited to write this. When I was little Mom went to DL w/out me. She brought me back a record/book combo about the Small World. My 1st trip to DL was when I was in 7th grade & to see something in person that I'd only imagined for years was amazing. 2nd trip was on my 1st honeymoon when I was 18 yo. Its truely a wonderful place sitting in the middle of s city. 3rd trip took a friend that had never been, for the day. It was so neat to see the awe in her eyes & for us to giggle & act like little kids. We ate in the BAyou. How cool that its bright & sunny outside & inside its dark & you get to eat w/ fireflies & boats strolling by. Now, on to WDW (here's where the tears start to flow). I was going through a divorce when DD was about 10 yo. We use to fight in front of her, etc. And in the process she turned into a little adult. And no matter what I tried to do to let her just have fun & be a kid, she stayed in adult mod. We both needed something super special to happen & since I didn't have anyone to answer to about spending money etc, I booked a trip for us during Halloween. We planned, we shopped for costumes, etc. But, still along side me was a very sad little adult. We were there for 2 days & she was still very serious. On the 3rd day, I noticed a huge differrence in her. She was excited & smiling & giddy & acting like a kid. There wasn't even a trace of adult anywhere to be found. We skipped & sang down the middle of main street. She pointed out all the neat things she saw, etc. She was acting immature. Yippie. While we were waiting for the parade to start in MK we were standing next to a couple & their DD about the same age as mine. The girls started talking & we parents did too. Turns out they had recently adopted her. Her life experiences before hand were unimaginable. And during that trip to WDW was the 1st time they had ever seen her smile & had gotten hugs from her. What other place has the power to do that? To give us our "CHILDREN" back. To let all of us know we are allowed to just let go & let the magic take over. Personally, being a grown up isn't my favorite thing. I don't like paying bills & being responsible. And there I'm allowed, no expected to act like a big goof ball. My personal favorite Dainey moment came on that trip, too. We were all dressed (she as Belle & I was Tink) up at the MNSSHP. A little girl walked over to me & asked "Tink" to autograph her book. Just so happens that I had some pixie dust w/ me. So, she was sprinkled w/ magic. Off she went & I was beaming b/c one of my dreams came true, I was a Disney character. A few minutes later, I feel a tug on my skirt. I look down & its the same little girl. Her brother was sleeping & so she wanted to know if I would sign his book too. I was able to pay it forward, to give back what I have gotten so many times b/c of Disney...true, unexpected Magic. We have a few rules before we ever return "home". No complaining the entire time we are there & EVERYTHING IS REAL (no one is allowed to ask how that works or how'd they make that happen). One of my favorite attractions is "Walt's Story" at HS. I could spend a few hours in there. When DS (2 yo) sees a pic of WAlt & I ask him who it is, he says "Mickey Mouse's Daddy". If you haven't yet, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE teach your children about Walt Disney. B/c w/out him there would be no "Happiest Place on Earth" And when you are walking down Main Street USA, look over at the firehouse, & look above it. There is Walt's office w/ a light on in the window that burns all the time to remind us of him & that his spirit is always there w/ us. Just take a second & say thank you. Thank you, Mr. Disney for giving me my little girl back.