Originally Posted By Chedstro Oh great topic, thanks! Mine is when I was there with my now fiancee. We had met for the first time offline (lol, long story). Anyway, we met a bunch of friends from VMK (Virtual Magic Kingdom) and they all wanted to take our picture. As it happens, the pic was taken across the water from California Screamin, and the car was upside down! Also had the best fried cheese thingy ever at the big hot dog place. It turned out to be our "All Cheese All Day" Monte Cristo's for lunch and fried cheese on a stick for dinner, lol!
Originally Posted By Chedstro Sorry, forgot to mention..we did Soarin 5 times that day, love it. We also now go on it at WDW, woot!
Originally Posted By indysoarin19 I've had several DCA moments, but here are the two worth mentioning the most... In 2004, when I went to DCA to ride Tower, I almost chickened out because I chickened out on the Florida version when I was younger. Unfortunately for me, my first time was in the front row. Screamed like a little girl. Went back the same evening and went on the Florida tower many times during my WDW vacation a year later and both are faves. Most importantly, though, was when I first went on Soarin' in 2001. My dad had always taken my sister and I to DL and though he appreciated all the magic, he never had the one attraction everybody has as "the one ride I must ride or else"-type ride. He has always been fascinated by aviation and how it led to space aviation. So when DCA opened and he had heard about Soarin', he was anxious to get on it. From the moment he walked into Condor Flats to the point where we went on to other parts of DCA, he was thorougly thrilled. He had found his "I gotta ride this!" attraction that everybody has when they go to a Disney park. He kept raving about it all day and to this day, even if we're deep in the heart of DL or at DtD, we will go out of our way to ride Soarin'. His enjoyment of Soarin' has spilled over into my Disney fandom and I am reminded of him every time I begin walking into Condor Flats.
Originally Posted By inlandemporer My niece, who is still small but at the time was tiny, grabbed hold of Sully's leg in the Hollywood section and started calling him "kitty! kitty!" just like Boo in the movie. Then she let go, and moved behind him, then impulsively hugged his leg again. Apparently the guy inside Sully didn't realize she'd grabbed him again, as he began walking with this little girl glommed on to his leg! He only walked a couple of steps before he realized he had a "passenger" but it was adorable, and luckily my older daughter got a great shot of it with the niece up in the air on his leg.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I love Soarin', Grizzly, and the other big rides, but my favorite DCA moment was when I took my (then) 19 year old daughter ont Maliboomer. She was VERY reluctant to go on this. She screamed in genuine terror at the launch, took a second to catch her breath at the top, turned to me and said, "I am so going to kill you!!" Of course we had to ride it two more times immediately after that.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Okay, here are some more from me: All of our family banging on those farm equipment noise making things when they put them up a couple of years ago. Only two of our kids weren't teenagers yet but all of the kids and I were having a great time at it anyway! Three of my kids (the not shy ones) and I dancing together in the Block Party Bash and one of the others videoed it on her phone. I knock this park all the time, but these stories paint a better picture of it, don't they?
Originally Posted By juicer Here is my story - Soon after DCA opened when the park was open till midnight everyday - I think it was January - My friend and I were at DCA in the evening - It was cold and rainy and I think we were the only ones in the park - We were having irish coffees at the Cove Bar - Which was still run my Wolfgang Puck - Like I said it was pouring rain - wonderfull warm drinks in hand - Big Band music on the PA - And looking at Paradise Pier with all its lights going and fully staffed - It was a sureal dream - Like the whole park was open just for us - it still gives me goosebumps when I think about that wonderfull evening
Originally Posted By FerretAfros A few months ago I was in DCA with my cousin. She had already been on Soarin' before, so I assumed she had seen most of the park. We went and rode Screamin', and the entire time, she was laughing and screaming. When we got off she said "Whoa! That was really good!" Coming from another big Disney fan (and I think that's the first time I've ever heard her say something like that), it just shows that even if there isn't a ton of theming, the attractions can still be a ton of fun.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I have a few. Add me to the list who says their first Soarin' was an awesome experience! (And my second, third and fourth time, but nothing quite beats the first ...) I have basically the same story as TDG mentioned at the beginning of the thread ... I love the song California Dreamin', and when I walked in and heard the music, I just started bopping away. This was my first visit to DCA. Now I'm not much to dance and sing and draw attention to myself in public, but it's something I always do at Disneyland (not obnoxiously so, but I'll skip along and hum "in the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room' or something to myself because I just get so excited) and I was so pleased to see I did the same in DCA! Another moment ... when I went on the Orange Stinger for the first time. Now, I'm weird and I LOVE wave swings. Anyway, Brother Bear had just come out and I had "Tell Everybody I'm on my way" in my head. I just closed my eyes and held my arms out to each side, with that song playing in my head and I felt so carefree.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Mmmm, for me it would have to be during a preview day when I went with my Dad. We both got perfect seats over by the Golden Vine Winery with our sourdough bread bowls and saw a great parade go past us through the roses, Eureka!
Originally Posted By ncnike7 When DCA first opened and the park tickets were not all hoppers (the machine just popped them out randomly) my sister and I were the first from our family to get to go in. We are some of the few who love DCA and we were in awe the whole time, except for the sun wheel. I just kept thinking this whole cage is going to fly off and we will drowned because we can't get it opened. I said I would never ride it again and I have ridden it just about every time we've been there and every time I say I will never ride it again!
