Originally Posted By gaston lives What, to you, defines Disney Magic? In other words, what part of Disney World do you see or experience, and you just FEEL the Disney Magic? For me, there's a couple of things: Walking down Main Street USA Seeing the Castle across the lake Riding the Monorail to EPCOT Eating a dog at Casey's Hearing the HM from teh golf courses Hearing the train whistle Walking down Hollywood Ave. towards ToT FANTASMIC! What does it for you?
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy Great question Gaston! I think top ones for me are, Walking under the train station and coming out onto Main Street Fireworks at MK Watching Illuminations with my hubby Waking up at AKL and rushing to see what animals might be outside the room Watching other guests have their own special moments And #1 for me is seeing my husband carefree and relaxed...he can be a serious guy and tries too hard to please everyone all the time in his everyday life. The way WDW can make him "loosen up" and leave his cares behind him is definitely magic as far as I'm concearned!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Picking up the phone in the Market House Hearing Mickey's wake up call in the morning The Electrical Water Pageant Streetmosphere Seeing my mother grin watching the Jammin' Jungle parade And everything else mentioned in this thread!
Originally Posted By Shooba Hearing the background music as you approach the theme park entrances Little details like the sparkly lights in the walkways at Epcot The way a normal activity like going to a nightclub becomes something special at Downtown Disney (i.e. The Adventurer's Club, just a special and out of the ordinary experience) Little spur-of-the-moment happenings, like when the Song of the South characters were out in the park doing the Hokey Pokey with guests Experiencing The Haunted Mansion Paying $14 for a Burger and Fries
Originally Posted By PO Riverside The Electrical Water Pageant The Monorail the Polynesian fireworks swimming in winter Chef Mickeys the 7 seas lagoon the river of time spaceship Earth
Originally Posted By DramaMama07 What a fabulous question! I'm almost crying right now thinking about all of the Disney magic!! (What me cry? NEVER!) Okay here is my list: Sitting on the Turtle Crawl at OKW drinking a daquari (spelling?) and listening to the sound of steel drums flying over london in a pirate ship sitting in the back room at the Pecos Bill Tall Tale resteraunt and pretending that I just might be sitting in the old west sitting with a good friend on metal seats for an hour and a half to watch a show (Fantasmic!) that I have seen over 4 times having a CM pretend as though there is some very important information they just can't get out before the door closes on ToT
Originally Posted By Shooba >>having a CM pretend as though there is some very important information they just can't get out before the door closes on ToT<< That's one of my favorite small touches too "Does anybody have any questions" just as the door closes I also liked the cast member talking to a guest who had just ridden the Haunted Mansion: "Did you all make it out okay?" "Yes" "Too bad" all delivered in perfect dead pan.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 Walking to the boat dock at the GF and seeing the MK across the seven seas lagoon. Sitting on the bow of the Grand 1 with my DH & DS in the middle of the seven seas lagoon watching the fireworks all wrapped up in our blankets. Walking under the train station and seeing the castle down Main Street. Love the sparkling lights in the walkways at Epcot. Watching the The Electric Water Pageant from the beach while my DS and myself sing Your a Grand Old Flag. Spaceship Earth The Tree of Life I used to love sitting on our balcony at the GF and hearing the howling from the HM. Listening to "It's the Best Time of the Year" at the Christmas Party. But most of all was when our DS was 4 and Santa was calling out names and he said Michael and our son's face just lit up and he said "Mommy Santa said my name." I started to cry as I am doing now. That to me is Disney Magic.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Sitting on the Turtle Crawl at OKW drinking a daquari (spelling?) and listening to the sound of steel drums < Oh yeah..!!! also walking under the train tracks and onto Main Street USA the Zip a Dee doo Da portion of SPlash Mountain Spaceship Earth fireworks during dinner@ Cali Grill Stretching room @ Haunted Mansion Listening to we can fly @ Peter Pan's Ride Flower show ( May-June ) EPCOT Premium Mickey Mouse Ice Cream bars Great Movie Ride Main Street Electricla Parade ( wherever it is now) Illuminations @ Wishes Seeing any child (or adult) meet Mickey Mouse for the first time Sitting in the English Garden with a yard of Guinness @ watching British Invasion and Stitchcrazy, I am with your husband, my wife says the ONLY time I am ever completely relaxed is when I am WDW / DL or Vero Beach.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 >>Sitting in the English Garden with a yard of Guinness<< My Dad would be right along with you. He is a Guinness man all the way.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey How about hearing the narrator blow out the lights around World Showcase to start Illuminations?
Originally Posted By Boardwalkbum >>How about hearing the narrator blow out the lights around World Showcase to start Illuminations?<< One of the best moments...... Also..... Driving through the gate. Watching a baseball game at WWS. (I mean baseball at Disney...C'mon...I may as well watch the game from inside my chevy eating a slice of apple pie.) Rope drops. Voices of Liberty. Getting a cheerful "Welcome Home" from a CM. Watching tink fly from the castle. Strolling the Boardwalk. And just about everything everyone before me has mentioned.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Just entering the archway and knowing we are noe in disney World. Seeing the look on my kids and husband face. My son has never been to WDW and he looks at Disney photos with me and saids walk with Mickey. I just get a big smile.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer The excitment in my daughters voice as we approach the entrance arch on the Osceola and she announces to the characters "I'm back" The sadness in my daughters voice as we go through the arches on our way home and she tells the characters "Bye Disney, I'll see you next month" The smell of each resort as you walk in the lobby
Originally Posted By gaston lives I remember the first time we walked into the CArribbean Beach Resort at the Customs' House...seeing the theming and the fans...awesome! Last year my son (2 at the time) was partially deaf due to bad ear infections. He had a hard time with the noises, but at the Character Breakfast at the Crystal Palace, Eeyore and Tigger really made his day! I have some sweet pix of him smiling and leaning against them in such a great relaxed view that I cry every time I see them. We're going down there in 53 days, and it will be his 3rd visit in 3 years. But it will be the first time he'll be able to hear everything...I CAN'T WAIT!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <My Dad would be right along with you. He is a Guinness man all the way.< Brilliant ! ( as the commercial would say )
