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Why is it we all love Disney so much and others don't?
I know 3 families who are going to WDW. I am having major withdraws and today I said something to a couple of co workers (I should have known better) any they rolled there eyes and said you were just there. You went 4 times in 2 years. One of the coworkers lived a few miles from WDW and she said I only went once. Whats the big deal about Disney she says? To me it's my happy place. It's where I can be a kid and get away from the real world. Some people just don't understand. Yes I am obsessed about Disney. I can't help it. So why do you love disney so much?
i don't know about everyone else but i grew up going to disney, i have been 13 times and i'm 22. so, every time i go to disney it reminds me of when i was little and going. it just makes me so happy!
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There is no place that I have EVER been that makes me feel like I feel when I drive onto the property of WDW. It started as a kid when my parents first took me there. I feel so happy when Im there. Its just such a magical place to me. We are going on the Cruise for the first time and Im really hoping that I have that feeling there too. Alot of people don't understand....they think Im crazy.
IDK really. We traveled a lot growing up. I have been all over the U.S. Historic sites, Natural wonders, etc... Never amusement parks. Just Cedar Point once I was in Jr. High band.(It was the yearly band trip). So I think part of my enjoyment is making up for lost time.
I think though that it is like stepping out of the World for a bit. It seems very secluded. Major fmily time with something to amuse everyone. Like I said, Idon't really know. Its just like being in a big fantasy for a time. no bills, no problems just happy things.
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It is a world onto itself. When you go there you enter a whole new world. Everywhere you go in that world there are stories being told!!! And every ride tells a story. It is a magical place to me.
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WELL your co-worker needs her head checked lol
that should be illegal! to live there and not go?? I cant wrap my brain around that one..
its the amazement of it all, from behind the scenes, how they do it, I am fascinated!! and being there of course the rest of the world ceases to exsist..no bills, no work, NO PROBLEM!
I'm not sure at what point I became "obsessed" with Disney and all it offers. I know that there is no other place like WDW where there really are no worries or cares - it's just happy and so magical and I want my kids to see that too.
DH isn't coming this time - he's not "into" Disney (whatever ) so I'd rather go without him being crabby, then with us and being crabby, right?! I wish people who didn't 'get it', would stay home!
It's about letting all our troubles and problems go the minute we step foot on WDW property, it's about all the fun and laughter we share as a family, it's the fond memories you share and it's the whole magical world of Disney itself. It's our happy place to be!
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I wish it were so easy as to just put my finger on it and explain it to others. But I can't, and they fail to see it. Maybe because I went there as a child and they did not (this would explain my DH!!). Maybe because it's such a great escape from reality. I really don't know, but that's OK with me!!!!
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I have 51 weeks a year that I'm busy, stressed, overworked and overwhelmed. But the one week a year I'm in WDW I'm at total peace. It takes me totally out of the real world and it's just me and my dd and no one else exists (well except all my friends - Mickey, Minnie, Donald etc.) My dd even wants to go every year and she is almost 14 and loves it as much as I do. We already talk about when we go and take her kids.
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I don't think we should have to explain to others why we like Disney so much. Like you all have said already, its a magical place to enjoy yourself and relax. For me, as soon as the DME crosses under the arches, the real world doesn't exist anymore. I know its a place where I can be have a good time and feel like a kid. I think the world would be a better place if we were all touched by the Disney Magic.
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) so I'd rather go without him being crabby, then with us and being crabby, right?! I wish people who didn't 'get it', would stay home! 
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