Originally Posted By pixiedust1 Ok... maybe this thread is new, or not..but here goes.. Can you remember the first ride you went on when you visited WDW for the very first time... It can be any park.. 1 2 3 or 4 .. Our first trip was 1982 and the very first ride we rode on was.. The Jungle Cruise.. It was the start of something very special for us.. what memories..
Originally Posted By Labuda Magic Kingdom, shortly after opening (maybe a half hour or so later) on July 15, 1987 - It's A Small World is the first ride I chose to ride. I think my Mom *still* hasn't completely forgiven me for that! LOL
Originally Posted By Daannzzz 1996. I finally made it to WDW. Our first park was Epcot and we went on Spaceship Earth. Loved it.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey For the life of me, I can't remember my first ride in the park, but I do remember riding the monorail from the TTC to the MK and being so excited I could hardly sit still. I also remember my dad calling me over to one side of the monorail to see the "Popsicle Trees" (as I call them) at the Contemporary that are trimmed to look like someone pulled them out of a styrofoam cup and stuck them upside down in the ground 0 you know the ones I'm talking about.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Our first visit was 1975. Aside from the Monorail to the park, our first ride was the WDW Railroad to get a grand circle tour of the park. We had been to Disneyland 6 years before, and wanted to get a better lay of the park before journeying through it. However, we discovered that you really couldn't see much of the park from the Railroad (which is still true today!). In 1975, about all of the park you could see was some of Frontierland (no Big Thunder or Splash Mountains then), and the journey consisted of mainly traveling through a thick forest of trees. There was no Toontown Fair station, so the next real glimpse of the park wasn't until Tomorrowland as Fantasyland was well hidden then. Space Mountain was brand new then, and of course much fanfare was trumpeted on the live spiel about it as we passed. Our first major ride after the Railroad was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was a great E-ticket start to a wonderful first trip to WDW. Alas, too bad that ride is gone as it was our first real taste of the Magic Kingdom!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Wow...well, I was 8 years old in 1987 when I went, but I don't remember for sure. I'll have to ask my sister if she remembers that trip (she'd been once before). I *think* it was either Jungle Cruise or Swiss Family Treehouse (okay, that's not a "ride", but still, lol).
Originally Posted By irishfan It was August 1993, and our first attraction was The Jungle Cruise. I find it hard to believe that it's been nearly 13 years since our first trip to WDW.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Ummmm, yesterday, Epcot, Spaceship Earth. I was so happy to be there. What fun.
Originally Posted By hopemax Alien Encounter in September 1995. A friend had gone to WDW a couple of months before and I remembered he said AE and ToT were the newest attractions, I saw it and we got in line. What were we thinking!
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy Technically it was Alien Encounter. My first trip I was 21 and was with 3 guys who were 22. Naturally they were all about going to AE immediately. Although I think I'd say my real first ride was on the ferry from the TTC to the MK. I'd waited so long to finally be able to go to Disney World and coming in on the ferry and seeing the Magic Kingdom as we were approaching was spectacular. I burst into tears I was so excited. That was my first real Disney moment.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic1 I went to WDW for the first time in 1991 and my very first ride was It's a Small World. I know it sounds corny but I hope that ride stays forever as it holds a very special place in my heart. Although my husband and son would like to hide when I start singing. LOL We are going to make that ride my parents very first one as well as this will be their fist trip to the world in December. Can't wait!!!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 My first visit to WDW was in 03, and my first attration I went on was the Safri in DAK.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I don't remember my first trip in '75 (I was an infant), but the next time in '81 it was Peter Pan's Flight followed by "it's a small world." What really burns in my mind though is taking the monorail and after clearing the TTC, my mom turning me to look out the windown where Cinderella Castle suddenly appeared. It was dusk in July and the sky was a pinkish-purple. Truly magical.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring great topic! Picture it... August 1972. I was 7 years old when we made a day trip to WDW from my Grandparents house on the West coast of Fla. I think the first ride was If you had Wings. I sorta remember that we managed to get to everything that was there then.
Originally Posted By wdwlover when i went in september the first thing i went on was stitch. im a huge stitch fan so i was in heaven
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire 1988 - it's a small world. I was only 2 so I dont remember but my mom always tells the story
Originally Posted By rhodisney 1975-trip was a present for finishing my junior year of high school. I thought the Monorail was the greatest thing ever!! But once inside the park all I recall was The Haunted Mansion. I still shudder and have to close my eyes when you pass by the coffin with the skeleton trying to get the lid off !!!( I think that's the conservatory). The HM made a lasting impression.
