Why do you think the world is so addicting?

[fireman17]

The first trip I ever took to Disneyworld was with my first wife in 1986, it wasn't really planned. We were on our honeymoon and stayed in Clearwater and took a day trip to the Magic Kingdom, so when we left I thought it was no big deal(silly me).
Now my real Disneyworld trip came in 2003 with my beautiful new wife. She planned every detail while she was five months pregnant! She did an awesome job while we were there and never complained once . Well after we stayed and enjoyed every moment it was time to leave. I was like a big baby , I didn't want to leave and really meant it. I couldn't wait to get home and plan our next trip which we took in 2005 for ten great days during the Happiest Celebration. Then after a couple of months of me whining she was planning a trip to North Conway NH but, she found the hotel prices were too high so what did my beautiful DW do?
She found a way for our family to take a second trip in September!!!!
Have I told you how much I love my DW !!!
Now our next trip will be in December for the Christmas season including a cruise and I can't wait for December to come!
So why is it that the magic of Disneyworld is so addicting to us adults? I know all of our Disney children love it just as much because every once and a while they'll ask when we are going back or want to watch the parks dvd's.
For me the magic is seeing how happy my children are when we are in the world, their smiles say it all for me.

 

[momof2inPA]

I don't know. There is something about it. I'm starting to suspect backward masking or subliminal messaging. We just planned a spur of the moment trip this week, the third in a year. We are leaving Tuesday, before our AP's expire.Wacky.

 

[MidgeD79]

For me it's because WDW is an escape for the real world. I never read a newspaper,rarely watch the news or worry about what people are doing back home. This is our time as a family.

 

[Judy from Boise]

I think in an unperdictable real world it is so necessary/addicting to have a very perdictable idealised world to retreat to.

 

[Ratpack]

I think it is the "unexpected" magic that just happens while you are there. You really feel like you are in another place away from reality. That feeling hits our family when we drive under the big WDW archway as you enter. It is such a terrific feeling. DH is just such a little kid the whole time down there. We are a close family anyway, but something happens down there that just really means so much.

OR it could be the pixie dust that Mousekeeping puts on the pillows???

 

[GoofyDad869]

Our trip in 2001 was intended to be a one-time-only, "for the kids" vacation. Go figure. We've been a couple of times since then...

 

[Mom Of 2 Girls]

It is addicting to me because it is one of those rare times when my "biggest" concern is what fun things are we going to do today. How many days do people wake up and say that their number one duty is to have fun? Usually we all have daily obligations and chores. At WDW, the big chore of the day is to have a blast!

 

[transparant]

Because its absolutely impossible to be grumpy, or unhappy at WDW. Visual joy, physical joy & and musical joy is at your fingertips all day long!

 

[ADisneygirl]

For me it is an escape from the real world full of responsibilities, problems and grown up worries. It is a magical place, where all my troubles disappear for a week and all I think about is what ride I'll go on next or where we'll eat that day. It is where we all get to be kids again.

Who wouldn't welcome a week or two of that?

 

[luv2nascar]

Escape from reality. I can ride all day, see shows, watch fireworks, meet characters, etc. I eat what I want dont' really think about it. I don't have to clean, cook, make beds, scrub floors, help with homework, wash dishes.
It is heaven just have fun and relax. Its a no brainer with Mickey Mouse involved. I'd go there any day any time.

 

[chell]

For me I think it is so addicting because it is the only time and place I have to escape from the real world and from all my worries. I don't know why that is the only place but I'll take it.

 

[HappyMommy2]

I agree with pretty much all of what the previous posters said.

On a related note, though, my question is since WDW is so addicting, if you can manage to stay away for awhile, do you break the addiction? Do the cravings go away? We have gone for the past 3 summers in a row and we are definitely hooked. The other day, we were all (DH, myself, and two kids) getting nostalgic and a little teary-eyed because we want to go back so much and we will not be able to this year, and possibly not till 2008! It makes us all so sad, just thinking about it.

I suppose staying off the DIS would be a good start to breaking (or at least putting off) our WDW habit!

 

[dbarker]

It's all the "Magic". And also, all the CMs are always (well, most of the time) so nice and they seem to love to spoil me. When DH and I go anywhere, we compare the service and attitudes to those of WDW. IMHO, Marines go to boot camp, customer service employees should go to WDW.

 

[lillygator]

I don't know why I am so addicted....it is just such a magical place and just driving up and seeing the mickey shaped poles gets me smiling.

 

[Katdb]

There are many reasons why WDW is soo addicting for me...

1. I have a funky stomach most of the time, so I couldn't ride most of the rides at other theme parks. At Disney, it's all about the theming (the thrills are there if you want them too...). I love the detail, the hidden mickeys, being transported to a different world full of bright colours and amazing feelings.

2. This is definitely a place where I have so many wonderful family memories.
-going on Space Mountain for the first time with my Dad
-walking down Main Street Holding my Mom's hand (and almost pulling her arm out of it's socket because I'm bouncing so hard)
-eating chocolate mickey heads for breakfast with my Nana
-celebrating my birthday (June) and my Mom's birthday (Dec.) at Disney
-my mom and I watching my Nana go under the waterfall at Blizzard Beach (casual facial expression -> hmm, I wonder what that is-> OMG it's a waterfall!!!!) we still laugh about this
-sitting in between my mom and my dad in the haunted mansion because I was still a little scared for my first time

I could go on and on and on. Disney is addicting to me because it's an escape from a sometimes not to happy reality. It's also a place where I can remember all the good memories that we've had, and truly cherish them when I get home.

*Katdb

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

For me it has to do with a deep childhood connection with any and all Disney products. I remember fondly sitting in front of the TV on Sunday at 7pm while Tinkerbell started the Wonderful World of Disney. In the days before VCRs, that was the first place I ever saw movies that touch me to this day, like Mary Poppins. I also remember the Disney connection in school. We listened to Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah every morning in Kindergarten, watched filmstrips and movies in library like the Disney John Henry and Johnny Appleseed movies.

Add on to that my girls love of Disney movies/DVDs and their reaction to the parks and you come up with my serious addiction to a place that gives me the feeling of being 6 years old again while simultaneously enjoying seeing my beautiful girls enjoy that place.

It is a little piece of heaven to me.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

It's the music/scenery combo. I don't think Disney would put as many tears in my eyes and have such a hold of my heart if it wasn't for the background music while my eyes take in all of the beauty of the parks, especially at night. And when I listen to the music (like on Live 365) from the park, I can close my eyes and be there. No other place I have ever been to have I felt COMPLETELY removed from real life. I don't think about work or life at home once while I'm at WDW.

 

[cwnhokie]

It's all the "Magic". And also, all the CMs are always (well, most of the time) so nice and they seem to love to spoil me. When DH and I go anywhere, we compare the service and attitudes to those of WDW. IMHO, Marines go to boot camp, customer service employees should go to WDW.

DH said this just the other day! Mostly it seems like he just puts up with my addiction, but every once in a while he lets his sneak out too. He was flipping through the Disney at Home catelog that came in the mail and said, "I could easily see us ending up like this some day (with all the disney stuff in our house, right now it's all hokies) he said it's just so addicting. He said, "I think it's because everyone is so friendly and knowledgable and they just do it right, they plan every detail."

 

[Disney Doll]

For me it's because WDW is an escape for the real world. I never read a newspaper,rarely watch the news or worry about what people are doing back home. This is our time as a family.

I agree with this. Plus they do whatever they have to do to make you happy, and there are not many places or people that do this anymore.

 

[budbeerlady]

Its about having a DD that is 5 who believes that she is a princess at WDW because Rose Petal crowned her as a princess. It is that overstuffed almost painful feeling walking back from Yatchsman to epcot. Its when Disney can make me belive that I really am soaring even if I HATE heights.

And I had a spoiled disney child who asked after a nice gentleman held the door for us after lunch last weekend, "Mom, Why didnt he bow to me?" That is disney spoiled folks! The real world isnt as much fun.