Originally Posted By danmcmartin Most of my specific places have been mentioned. Hearing the music when we enter the property accross Harbor, pickles, Pirates and HM, the fireworks, etc. A few that haven't: Turkey legs and chimechangas in the picnic area that used to be the motor boats. Riding all the FL darkrides back to back first thing in the morning. Finding our brick. My wife always cries. My whole family just loves the park, heck the whole resort. We only make it every other year on average, but our vacations on the non-Disney years aren't the same. No magic. In DL we can forget the world and our daily cares and just have fun.
Originally Posted By familyguy Let's see....I almost just enjoy reading your posts more than posting my own because really it's just all of what you guys have already said...but let me go ahead and try... - It's starts when I'm seeing the matterhorn and space mountain from the freeway (TOT is included now) - It's enjoying a treat in the outdoor waiting area for the Tiki Room - It's getting on splash mountain back to back early in the morning - It's riding Peter Pan (magical for sure) - It's waiting in line for the Matterhorn and hearing "remain seated please..." - It's walking down DTD for the first time on the trip - It's in line for Space Mountain - It's enjoying Billy Hill and Hillbillies while having lunch - It's hearing, "Now then, hang on to them hats and glasses, cause this here's the widest ride in the wilderness" - It's walking down main street the first day and thinking, "I'll be here 5 days" - It's eating at the Rainforest Cafe - It's at the Carnation enjoying the Big Thunder ice cream sundae (don't know if they still have it...it's been a while) - It's all of the smells in every area (especially pirates) - It's seeing my kids be blown away by the magic of it all and feeling the satisfaction of knowing that exposing them to Disneyland is one of the most loving things I could do for my kids. - It's leaving the last day with a feeling of sadness mingled with hope knowing I'll be back...
Originally Posted By WendyMoiraAngela When I was little, my father used to take me all the time. I've always been in love with the park. We would stay all day. Finally, when the day was coming to a close, we'd walk back to the enterance, and I will never forget it, my dad carrying me down Main Street at night, with all those lights out along the street getting fuzzy with my drooping eyelids. Does anyone remember that song "Magic Journeys"? I have an old tape of mine from when I was a kid that has all these old Disneyland songs on it; Magic Journeys was one of them and every time I hear it I'm reminded of that exhausted yet content feeling I'd get as our day was coming to an end.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 All great responses. I'm loving reading about the sounds of DL. They really "trigger" it in me, too. I especially love those combinations of sounds you can hear nowhere else, like the Mad Tea Party music AND the roar of Harold from the Matterhorn (and the rumble of the bobselds) AND the loud TOCK from iasw all mingling together... or the sound of BTMRR on the BTM trail AND the whistle of the Mark Twain AND the ambient music on the trail all mingling together... or the sounds from the Treehouse AND the guns and animal sounds from the Jungle Cruise AND the sounds from the Shooting Gallery as you're standing near the nexus of AL, FrL and NOS. All of it just marvelous and just underlines not only "I'm at DL!" but exactly where you are within DL.
Originally Posted By ncnike7 Oh man, how could I forget jalepeno cheese filled pretzels?!!! I love those and I have only been able to find them in Disneyland!
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I like to ride the train all the way around just before I leave. Once I got on just at closing and had the whole car to myself. It felt like I had all of Disneyland to myself. It was so quiet and dark and wonderful. Love all these posts, keep them coming!
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster WendyMoiraAngela queried: 'Does anyone remember that song "Magic Journeys"?' "Magic journeys! Magic journeys! Just an ordinary day, All at once you're on your way. To a place that cannot be. Noone knows what turns the key. You have found a thousand eyes. Whirling images arise. In a moment they are clear. In a flash, they disappear! Magic journeys. Mystic flights. On the wings of unexpected sounds and sights. Magic journeys, are they real? Do they mirror what we think or sense or feel? Neither dreaming nor pretending. No beginning and no ending. You are splashing in the stream of an unremembered dream. You are searching through the eye of a seeker in the sky. Magic journeys! Magic journeys! You are riding on the winds where the universe begins Through the atoms that repose in the heartbeat of a rose. Magic journeys. Mystic flights. On the wings of unexpected sounds and sights. How we travel, why we go, is a secret we will never never know. Neither dreaming nor pretending. No beginning and no ending...." Yeah, I remember that song. It's been years but I still remember it.
Originally Posted By xrayvision 1) At night, walking from the Hub into Adventureland, with the tribal drum playings, monkeys hooting and tiki torches flickering in the breeze to lighten the tropical market street darkened by the canopy of large, jungle tree limbs. 2) Main Street during the Christmas season, particularly at night as the colorful holiday lights playfully illuminate the street full of cheerful holiday revelers, while Christmas tunes are piped into the crisp December air to make the night feel a little bit like Christmas. 3) Small World Holiday, both outside and inside the attraction. 4)At night, watching the Mad Hatter Teacups spin and swirl to cheerful music and screams of delight... while the lighted hanging laterns, of all shapes and sizes, slightly dance in the wind above the festive tea party. 5) Pooh Corner Bakery, eating a raspberry swirl, white chocolate chunk snickerdoodle cookie. Eating the cookie with a cup of hot chococate is heavenly for me.
Originally Posted By jodiefra I hardly ever DON'T feel the magic at DLR, but my most special magical moments almost all have something to do with music: -when the lights go off and the low note that introduces Fantasmic starts...even though I've seen it many times, the music still gets to me! -when I get to stand right in front of (or under) a speaker during the Electrical Parade. I know that music has been around forever, but I can't help it! -When I round the first underground corner on my log in Splash Mountain and I can hear the characters singing "How do you do..." -When I'm waiting to launch on California Screamin'... -Just about any time I notice music coming from a shrub or a rock!
Originally Posted By murfsmom it's really hard to choose a favorite time at disneyland, it seems like every time i go i discover something new, but i guess i would have to say it's night time, the castle is so beautiful, the lights in the trees,but i also like watching the sleeping children in strollers, or parents holding them as they walk out the gate, i wonder what sweet dreams their having after such an adventurous day !!i
Originally Posted By kennedyjane Everything about Disneyland is magicial for me. After walking thru the right tunnel and catching my first glimpse of Sleeping Beauty's Castle I'm complete. If I'm having a bad day I just picture that in my mind and I'm all better.
Originally Posted By knoxvelour One of the most magical things for me is taking someone for their first time and seeing their face light up after going through the tunnel and seeing Main Street for the first time
Originally Posted By oneroberta THE NIGHT BEFORE--- even at 39 yrs I still anticipate every move, rides and snacks and get butterflies the night before. and of course Walkin down the center of Main Street....The shops, the food, the happiness... AHHHHHH
Originally Posted By TheParsec When I was a kid, about a week before we go to Disneyland, I would write a list, plan things out, example I would write, go on space mountain first, then go to the mattahorn, next the cars, and so on..... Then when we would get into disneyland, and I would forget everything. I would be in another world.. Now, I'm 37 years old, and I still do that with my kids.. lol... Now, I find my self planing it out months before insted of weeks... lol..
Originally Posted By PirateMinnie Oh I love reading everybody's comments here! Definitely brings back the magic for me. I love walking back at night when it's a little cooler outside, through Downtown Disney and to the hotel, with Disney music playing in the background and little twinkle lights in the trees....I just love it!
Originally Posted By WendyMoiraAngela ChurroMonster, you've totally made my day with those lyrics!! Thanks a ton!! Aah, how it takes me back. Speaking of churros, There's another memory for me. Man, I find those things at the grocery store but they're JUST not the SAME!!! The only time they're ever good is if you're at the park. Another memory is the sound of the train station as you enter the park, with the conductor yelling, "All aboard!" How about every time a jazz band shows up in NOS? I love the foyer in the Haunted Mansion. I love waiting in line to get inside. I love the fact that you can still hear the sounds of people enjoying their food at the Blue Bayou while you're enjoying the enchantment of the bayou at the beginning of POTC. Like mentioned before, I am comforted at the sound of the mine trains of BTMR. The Country Bear Jamboree made me want to get up and DANCE! "Ain't nothin' like the great outdoors to ease your soul...." I am comforted by the jungles of the Jungle Cruise. I love the memories of Captain EO, I love how we used to hear "Another Part of Me" as you leave the theater. I love the Mickey Mouse shaped, chocolate covvered ice cream bars. (I'm trying to remember as much as I can.) I will never forget meeting Aladdin when I was very young. I had bought a Princess hat (cone shaped hat w/ streamers out the tip) earlier; I had already bought an autograph book on a previous trip, and I had him autograph it. He wrote, "To Virginia~ a REAL princess! Love, Aladdin." I was floored. My greatest wish (amazingly, in the over 100 times I've been to Disneyland, it has never happened) is to one day meet Peter Pan.
Originally Posted By WendyMoiraAngela ChurroMonster, you've totally made my day with those lyrics!! Thanks a ton!! Aah, how it takes me back. Speaking of churros, There's another memory for me. Man, I find those things at the grocery store but they're JUST not the SAME!!! The only time they're ever good is if you're at the park. Another memory is the sound of the train station as you enter the park, with the conductor yelling, "All aboard!" How about every time a jazz band shows up in NOS? I love the foyer in the Haunted Mansion. I love waiting in line to get inside. I love the fact that you can still hear the sounds of people enjoying their food at the Blue Bayou while you're enjoying the enchantment of the bayou at the beginning of POTC. Like mentioned before, I am comforted at the sound of the mine trains of BTMR. The Country Bear Jamboree made me want to get up and DANCE! "Ain't nothin' like the great outdoors to ease your soul...." I am comforted by the jungles of the Jungle Cruise. I love the memories of Captain EO, I love how we used to hear "Another Part of Me" as you leave the theater. I love the Mickey Mouse shaped, chocolate covvered ice cream bars. (I'm trying to remember as much as I can.) I will never forget meeting Aladdin when I was very young. I had bought a Princess hat (cone shaped hat w/ streamers out the tip) earlier; I had already bought an autograph book on a previous trip, and I had him autograph it. He wrote, "To Virginia~ a REAL princess! Love, Aladdin." I was floored. My greatest wish (amazingly, in the over 100 times I've been to Disneyland, it has never happened) is to one day meet Peter Pan.
Originally Posted By luvindisCruiser Last summer...It was our last night, and last ride... on Thunder mountain, and the fireworks were flying above us... awesome !!!!
Originally Posted By Chedstro At Christmas..after fireworks when they start to play "White Chistmas" and it starts to snow. Getting the Kleenex now.
