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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 know exaclty what you mean about people just NOT GETTING IT, its fustrating a little, lol.....
i love it because i love seeing my children enjoy it, i enjoy it, even tho we've only been there 2x as a family, i have gone a handful of times when i was younger and i can't wait to go back next year
For me it is a place where optimism isn't looked down upon, where magic is real, where people are family...even if you don't know them. It is a place where Main Street USA as it used to be (at least in our minds) is still alive. Wishes come true, pixies fly and pirates are soooo cool! I feel such a great weight of jaded views and negativity lift from my shoulders and as it goes it lifts the frown into a smile. I can play there without odd looks from people around me.
Let those that don't get it have their "look" that they give us all. It doesn't bother me in the least...there are plenty enough of us to keep the magic alive!
For me, I think it is probably the only place on earth where things are truly "perfect." It is like stepping into days gone by, but more like a "yesterday that never was"...every little detail is perfect, there's a soundtrack playing in the background that matches your mood, people are smiling, kind and considerate. And as much as things change, it is still EXACTLY the way you remember -- stepping onto Main Street and seeing the Castle feels EXACTLY the same way now as it did when I was five years old and did it for the first time. Only now, I'm sharing that EXACT experience with MY kids. There is no other place on earth where I can do that in the same way that I can at Disney.
For me, it is also about the way I am treated at Disney -- we've done our share of traveling, but people are people...sometimes we are treated well, most often, nothing special; and on occasion, we are treated terribly. At Disney, you so often feel like you are THE special guest of the day, like the whole world revolves around you. And there's something really special about that.
But, for me, it still comes back to the fact that as soon as I am on Main Street and see the Castle, bubbles of joy fill my entire soul and I just want to go running and skipping down the street to get THERE as fast as I can!!!!!
I can only assume that those who don't "get it" lost a little bit of magic, imagination or childishness somewhere along the way. I just hope they can find it again someday.
I forgot to say too my coworkers said "you can only hug Mickey Mouse so many times." I said it's more then just hugging the mouse. Although that's part of it. There is so much there to do. Oh well. I love it and they don't have to.
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.
Well said. I agree with you and Scott. Those who don't get it, their loss.
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My BFF spent 2 years listening to me plan two trips, and didn't understand. She came last year and spent 3 weeks with us in the World. NOW she understands. This bookworm computer geek now has pins on her corkboard in her cubie,and when she's stressed at work, she brings her Disney Princess pencils to meetings and zones out with her magical memories (she's hooked, going back, and considering a wedding there!).
I think people get too caught up in life to remember the magic that's in their hearts. They forget how to have fun. They forget how 'simple' things (sights, sounds, smells), can make you feel. They forget how to 'feel' young and carefree.
We all forget in our busy lives how to shut off worrying about problems or things we have to do. Disney allows us to do that, leave it at the gate. (Which is great, because we know all of the months of stress that goes into making our trips 'magical', LOL).
I am one million years old. When I was a kid, The Wonderful World of Color was on. There were many shows all about Disneyland. We lived in Buffalo. California was as far away as the moon. We never went on any vacations. I just remember thinking how great it would be to visit Disneyland.
I went for the first time with some friends when I was in college. I went for one day, stayed off site. I liked it - there was only the Magic Kingdome then, but it wasn't really magic yet. The next time I went was with my DH, my younger sister and my 3 daughters, aged 5, 6 and 7. It was the perfect vacation. The kids had a great time. DH and DSister were amazed at how big DW was. I was hooked.
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.
Well, when Samantha was little, we loved it because it was the only place we could go with a handicapped child and not have problems. We were welcomed, and she felt as "normal" as possible.
Now, I love it because it's there. Do I really have to have a reason?
disney makes me feel like a kid again. and I get to spend time with my mom and my ywo younger sisters.
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my gosh, everything everyone here has said is true. esp. i resonate with what danielle said. and i also remember the wonderful world of color. i guess it reminds me of my childhood and a chance to go to that carefree time in life again. and it is safe...where else can you stay out in the dark till 2 am not worrying about being mugged! ha ha ha. um, i think WE ALL feel whatever "it" is here without needing to explain it to each other. i have developed some of the most wonderful friendships of my life because of "it" and this place here where we all get to meet. yep...i don't care if others don't get "it". i have "it", you guys have "it" and that is all that matters to me!
I grew up watching the original Mickey Mouse Club, watching the various versians of the Wonderful World of Disney and my dad took me to see all the Disney movies that came out. All I ever wanted was to go to Disneyland because Disney World hadn't been build yet. I never got there but after I got married I got to go to Disney World at least once a year. It's a place that I can forget about the rest of the world and just have fun. I've been to other amusement parks and they just don't compare to disney World.
Liz
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