Originally Posted By Disneymom443 When I have my family with me and we are walking through the turnstyles @ MK. It's just the fact that we are here as a family going so where I love so much. Eveyday worries just melt away.
Originally Posted By melissa_m Oh, I definitely wiped the tears away during Wishes. After all, I had to wait 31 years to visit WDW, and then being able to share this moment with my youngest son sitting in my lap (AND it was his 5th birthday) and my oldest son huddled next to me, with my hubby and parents around...I'm all misty right now! Geesh, I'm too emotional.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK, this brought me to tears due to laughing. It was at DL, but I'll share anyway. I was there with only my son who is seven. He said to me, "You know Disneyland is a lot better then it used to be." I asked "Why? Because there are more plants or more rides?" He said "No, because now it is in color and before it was all black and white."
Originally Posted By RHODISNEY Cape cod Joe was talking about Smells. Thatreminded me of one of my favorites from the Caribbean Plaza in MK...those fabulous cinnamon covered pecans and almonds. They smell heavenly and really draw you to the cart. They sell them at the Bass Pro Shop here, but they just weren't the same, sigh.....
Originally Posted By cape cod joe Rho---Stop it please as I have a constant fight with the weight and your post just packed 5 lbs on me! How about MSB! main st. bakery? Whoaa
Originally Posted By bloona I cried lots after seeing Wishes on our last night there. I thought how can I cry like this surrounded by thousands of people, but I just couldnt hold them back, this ofcourse set my eldest son off, he's a softy just like his mum.. Yes seeing the children meeting any characters is pure magic, and I always get a wobbly bottom lip!! Thinking that after we ( hopefully) visit in a couple of months ,that we wont be likely to go again until my son finish high school. Well both finish as when one finishes the other will be starting!!he's 3 now!!!! So thats a long wait. Because we cant book until 8 weeks before, by then all the school holiday times are well gone. And I hate taking him out of school, but understand high school is even worse.
Originally Posted By RHODISNEY I came across a picture of my grandmother( who passed away two years ago) with Chip. She was sitting in her wheelchair at MK in front of the castle, and he can up behind her and put his arms, (paws??) around her, and she was delighted. That brought tears to my eyes!!
Originally Posted By Kuzcochik >>>How about the TOT queue area smell?<<< I know exactly the smell you mean...and the feeling of like instant crazy humidity. The whole transition into the TOT storyline is more of a chilling experience than a tear-jerking one (esp on an overcast day) ^_^
Originally Posted By smeeeko Illuminations (cause we used a lot of the Millenium version in our wedding) and when I walk through epcot and remember they took away the Beaver Tails in Canada.. they were my favorite! It's not like I can go to Toronto all that easy. =(
Originally Posted By splashmountaincm splash mountain at night after park closing is stunning. as is the view of cinderella castle from the top of c-lift. I get pretty emo over that
Originally Posted By gaston lives I"ve got a list... THe Haunted Mansion Pineapple Whips The Carnation Ice Cream Shop on Main Street Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me! Wishes! Tinker Bell flying Space Mountain music Just riding in the Monorail and TTA Seeing the castle SEEING MY SON WIHT POOH AT BREAKFAST!!! Here's a short story I wrote about our last trip to WDW: I’m sitting in the third car of Monorail Blue. It’s 95 degrees outside, and it’s very, very humid. Our plane had been late in arriving the night before. Our luggage had been delayed. The airlines had made me take my size 14 shoes off, twice, thinking that I was related to some sort of terrorist plot to take over the world. When we finally arrived at our hotel, it was 3:00 am, and we were cranky…especially me. I didn’t sleep that night. I think my wife lost her wallet on the plane, but I’m not sure. Everything is a blur. It’s the first day of vacation, and my first vacation in three years. As the train glides over the magnetic propulsion system, I start to take a mental inventory of my life. Did I remember to shut my garage door before I left? Did I make adequate provisions for Charley, my Rat Terrier, to be taken care of? Did I remember to turn in my report to the Boss before I left? The cares of the world have again started to cloud my mind. Maybe I shouldn’t have agreed to come on this vacation. There’s too much at stake at home to put both mine and my children’s future on the line. The train stops inside the concourse of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. I hear the power wattage start to fade slightly moments before the train starts to come to rest. I look outside the window towards the concourse, and see the crowds having breakfast with Mickey Mouse and his friends. Some people shop, while yet others are hustling for a chance to get in a swim before the day begins. The crowds remind me of the downtown atmosphere that I left behind for this family vacation. I hope that I remembered to shut down my computer before I left the office… I see one mother yelling at her child in the middle of the concourse…something about forgetting to finish his breakfast. Beautiful. The Happiest Place on Earth…yeah, right. The doors to the monorail whine open and tourists start to pile in to the car. Why can’t people read the signs? This car is obviously overcrowded…and a fire hazard. I read somewhere about a monorail accident on this exact same stretch of track that resulted in a man having to kick out a window in order to get everybody out of the car that had caught fire…they said it was a once in a lifetime electrical failure. How would they know? Did I turn off the oven before we left for the airport? An older lady, clearly not an American, judging by her smell and foreign dialogue with her husband, sits down next to me…her thigh is touching mine. I try to slide further to the side of the car. It’s no use…this car is packed. I glance over at my wife who used to be visible across from me sitting on the other side. Now all I see is legs of people standing in front of me. One man is wearing shorts that are way too tight, and another woman should definitely NOT be wearing shorts at all. I try to avert my gaze before the motion sickness sets in…and we’re not even moving. Just as the monorail disembodied voice of a conductor starts to tell people to sit down and hold on…in Spanish, nonetheless (aren’t we in the United States?), the people in front of me start moving around, causing more rubbing and bumping of strangers. A man swears as his wife steps on his foot. Lovely. The sea of legs and sweat part to show the cause of this untimely movement of the masses. A smiling face makes it’s way through the people. It looks at me and giggles. As I make eye contact with the child, he squeezes the rest of his little body through the crowd until he reaches my sanctuary of a seat. “Dad!†He motions for me to pick him up, so I do. He then gives me a hug that only little boys can give their dads. The kind that says, “You’re the best dad I’ve ever known!†I can’t contain a smile any longer. The Monorail glides effortlessly out of the concourse and continues towards the Magic Kingdom. “Look, Tyler,†I begin to tell my son. “There’s Space Mountain!†He answers in his 19 month old voice, “Googh!†“And over there’s the Astro Orbiter! We’ll definitely take you on that one!†“Ball!†My son thinks the planets on the Astro Orbiter are balls. How can I fight that? The people in the car start to laugh…a friendly, but not too friendly laugh. One that says, “I understand…†in any language. The lady next to me smiles and touches my son’s nose. He points at her and laughs, which makes her husband, I’m assuming, laugh as well. “Next stop, the Stitch Kingdom!†When did they incorporate THAT change? Must be for the new Stitch’s Great Escape ride recently opened. I’ve read that it is not a good ride, but I’ll be the judge of that later in the day. The ride glides to a halt and the doors open up to expose us to the muggy atmosphere that is Orlando. The overcrowded car empties into the depot, and people hurry on their way to their pre-chosen destinations. Finally, the car is empty, except for my wife, son, and I. My wife says to me, in her loving voice, “Did I hear you say we’re going to take him on the Astro Orbiter?†“Yes, you did.†I wink at her…I already know what’s coming. “And I’m going to fulfill that promise.†“You’re on your own there…I don’t think they’ll let me on that one.†My wife rubs her stomach and looks me in the eyes. “Do you think this little one inside me will be a Disney fan, too?†I can’t lie to my wife, “I don’t think it has a choice…look at us!†I take my wife in my hand and help her off of the seat. We step off of the Monorail and make our way towards the entrance to the Place Where Magic Lives. My wife by my hand, my son in my arm, and my next child inside my wife’s stomach. In two months we’ll have another child….it’ll be a great excuse to make the trek from Colorado back to the Magic Kingdom for next year. The Monorail glides away…leaving our family standing alone on the loading/exit dock. I can hear “When You Wish Upon a Star†playing over the loudspeakers. It’s warm, but not too hot. My son is pointing at the ramp we have to go down to enter the park. My wife begins to cry. “We’re finally home,†she says. “Yes, I think we are.â€
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Okay okay already! Gaston Lives that is the most awesome thing I have ever read! *wipes a quick tear hoping nobody saw it*
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic Great Story Gaston Lives. I think that family is what it is all about and seeing the enjoyment on my son's face brings tears to my eyes. He is my life and what makes him happy makes me happy. Well, he is 10 so I might not be saying that in a couple of years. LOL
Originally Posted By Mickey4President Gaston Lives that was a great story. I had tears streaming down my face when I finished reading it. My 7 year old walked up to me just as I finished reading it. He said that I shouldn't be sad. Then he sang me a song that he wrote as he sang it. He called it your the World's Greatest Mom.
Originally Posted By gaston lives Kids totally make life worth living. Even though I wrote that story just over a year ago, I still get teary eyed when I read the ending. It's a true story, too. My wife and I now have a daughter taht we want to take to Disney this year. She's young, but she'll be into it. A deeper part of the story from above needs to be told. We didn't know it at the time, but my son was mostly deaf for the first 18-24 months of his life. We weren't sure until a few months ago. Since then, with help, his hearing has come back 100%! The sad thing is that he has yet to experience the Magic Kingdom with his hearing. He's been there twice, and he loves to see pix of the castle and Mickey. We're going to try to get to DisneyLand next month. Knowing that he couldn't hear the sounds completely totally tore my heart out. He loved the Peter Pan ride, and nearly threw a fit when we were going to bypass the loooong line late in the day for a second go on it. When we saw how much he wanted to do it (it was the first ride of the day for us), we had to take him. Who would have thought that he would remember THAT ride after all of the others he'd been on. Either way, now that he can hear, I'm expecting to live through him one more time as if seeing Disney for the first time.
