Originally Posted By Boardwalkbum Whether it's 30 years or 30 minutes ago, everyone has a first recollection of WDW. Age/Era not required but will most likely be implied in some cases I suppose... Hoop de doo.....summer of '76....Canoes afterwards.
Originally Posted By Bolna Well the very first I ever saw of WDW was when I checked in at Port Orleans Riverside and was just blown away because I thought it was so beautiful. But my favourite memory from that very first trip is watching Streetmosphere at DHS (which was then still called its old name).
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 The first time was in 03 and we were driving and it was like my DH knew where to go. He had no problem just driving right to CBR. We were so happy and I loved the look of everything. I thought it was funny on how many gecko's there were.
Originally Posted By standor My first tri was in 1974. We had a book if tickets and had to decide what attractions to visit and we did not know what to see. Everything was clean and bright and it was a wonderful experience.
Originally Posted By Doobie Didn't make it for the first time until I was 26. My friend and I checked into our off property hotel then drove onto property just to be there (we weren't going to go to a part until the next day). Headed to the Contemporary, went to the top before the Grill was open, and just looked around the property from up there and hung out for a while. Spent the second half of the vacation at the Beach Club. What a great vacation that was. The friend I went with was John Frost of The Disney Blog. We both, obviously, kept our interest in Disney. Doobie.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 1978 I was 4 years, my sister was 2. And it was only the MK that was there. Two things stood out, I wanted to ride Dumbo and there was a 90 minute wait. And right as we got to the front it started to lightning and they had to close the ride down. The second thing I remembered was my parents being able to get my sister to ride Space Mountain.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer 1993... MLK weekend.. it was FREEZING cold... I remember being in MK, riding the HM and being scared and hiding my face in my Dad's jacket. Finally, when I looked around, I realized that I LIKED the Mansion, and wanted to ride again. LOL. Other memories include being upset I didn't get to go on Splash, as I was too short, being REALLY freaked out by SWSA, and laughing at the Country Bear Jamboree. In EPCOT, I remember being in Horizon's omnisperes and being surrounded by imagery.... remember IllumiNations and having to cover my ears... remember Journey into Imagination and seeing Figment floating above the ride car.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 My first memory of WDW is two fold. We visited the WDW Preview Center the year before the resort open. The building still stands on the road into the LBV village between the hotels. I remember begging my father to stop and he did grudglingly. I remember the map and I bought some WDW merchandise...that I still have. My first trip to the actual resort was six months after it opened. I remember riding the monorail to the MK and seeing the castle in the distance...amazing. I remember the crowds. I remember standing on long lines for Country Bear Jamboree, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion and a one hour wait for the...wait for it...Hall of Presidents.
Originally Posted By PotNoodle My first trip was in 1979, I was a young child. My first memory of that trip was running from the car in pelting rain into the lobby of the Contemporary to check in and getting absolutely drenched the process. I was taken aback at the size the lobby and later seeing the monorail go through the hotel. I had just turned 6, so that really blew my mind at the time! My mother told me she and my step-father paid $79/night for a room there. Wow.
Originally Posted By fkurucz LOL! For me that's easy. January 2003. I took my son and my brother took his and we had an all guys visit to WDW. My first memory (besides checking into the Pop Century) was pulling into the EPCOT parking lot and watching CMs shivering while wearing bulky coats (while we wore hoodies).
Originally Posted By -em 2001- First visit to the theme parks was through the cast gate at the Studios where we ended up wandering around backstage for a good 20 minutes before finding a way onstage...
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I was 14 and thought the Main St train station was the Haunted Mansion (for about 5 minutes.) I remember eating a hot dog at Coke Corner, listening to the piano player, watching the horses go by and saying to my Mom and Dad, "I love this place."
Originally Posted By Pentacat My first trip was 1978 but I was too young to actually remember. My first actual lasting memory was 1981 and the first time I rode BTMRR....that was awesome. I talked to my Mom and she filled in the gaps, we waited nearly two hours to ride and it was one of the few rides we got on that day due to the insane June crowds.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>My first memory of WDW is two fold. We visited the WDW Preview Center the year before the resort open. The building still stands on the road into the LBV village between the hotels. I remember begging my father to stop and he did grudglingly. I remember the map and I bought some WDW merchandise...that I still have.<<< That's AWESOME! It's now the LBV athletic club... always makes me smile to see it.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra I remember thinking, wow, this place is crazy humid! (I live somewhere that gets hot, but it's that stereotypical "dry heat.") Much of my first memories are of Epcot because it was only MK and EPCOT Center back in the mid-80s. We didn't spend much time at all in MK because we figured we'd picture much seen it already due to regular visits to Disneyland. (It was much, much later when I would come to really explore MK, to compare and contrast and now visit it about as regularly as I do the other parks.) Figment was the favorite attraction, and we also spent lots and lots of time in the imagination workshop.
Originally Posted By Doobie <<< I remember thinking, wow, this place is crazy humid! >>> That was my first thought as I stepped off the airplane but before we got to WDW! Doobie.
Originally Posted By WDWVacationer My absolute first memory is seeing Cinderella Castle for the first time on the ferry from TTC. I was so excited.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I was 16 with a tour group. There was only MK and we only got half a day because we also went to Cypress Gardens that day. I remember the Sky Way and riding Space Mountain over and over again. I also remember sitting on a beach across from the park, at the Contemporary I think, and watching Fireworks and the water pageant.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt sitting in the 20K Sub & getting dripped on! Then we went on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride & I was hooked!
