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As I was posting in the 35th birthday thread I was overwhelmed with many amazing memories from Disney in my childhood. I'll give a little bit of history. My relationship with my family wasn't always great. There were a lot of arguments and other things that are not what I like to remember when I think back to my childhood, but there is one week out of every year that I can always remember back to and always bring a huge smile to my face. That is our family vacations to Disney.
When we were in Disney for that week, we were the perfect family. It was as if somehow Tinkerbell herself had sprinkled her magic pixie dust over us and transformed us all into the Cleavers. As I thought back over those memories of life at Disney I actually had a few tears in my eyes as I remembered how absolutely wonderful they were.
My father worked at Disney with his brother when it first opened so it was a place he always took us to and gave us his own guided tours own. I remember the smile on his face as he would tell us stories about what it was like working there. As to individual memories, these are my best.
I remember my first ride on Space Mountain. I was 6 and it was my dad's absolute favorite ride in the park. My mom wouldn't ride it so dad took me on. I was terrified. It was so dark, and at 6 it looked so huge. The rocketships above seemed to be zooming by at a ridiculous rate of speed. I remember getting on and being so scared and almost begging dad to let us off, but I wouldn't do it. I still remember that first climb through the launch chamber and my heart beating so fast that I thought it would explode, and then the launch. My mother tells me that I begged to ride that at least 6 more times that trip and to this day it's one of my favorite rides in the park even in its rough shape.
I remember going in the Haunted Mansion for the first time which was my dad's other favorite ride and being terrified of the ghost host, especially when the lights went out in the parlor. I grabbed onto what I thought was my dad's leg and screamed, imagine how embarassed I was when the lights came on and it was some strangers leg. lol Later on I remember how cool the hitchhiking ghosts were.
I remember the Jungle Cruise being huge and the indians shooting at us actually scaring me. I remember the ride on the monorail through the contemporary being amazing at the time, and laughing so hard at the Country Bear Jamboree.
I really don't know that any other place in the world has given me such consistent entertainment during my entire life. So, what special memories do you have of WDW. They can be funny, scary, or just special in some way to you.
When we were in Disney for that week, we were the perfect family. It was as if somehow Tinkerbell herself had sprinkled her magic pixie dust over us and transformed us all into the Cleavers. As I thought back over those memories of life at Disney I actually had a few tears in my eyes as I remembered how absolutely wonderful they were.
My father worked at Disney with his brother when it first opened so it was a place he always took us to and gave us his own guided tours own. I remember the smile on his face as he would tell us stories about what it was like working there. As to individual memories, these are my best.
I remember my first ride on Space Mountain. I was 6 and it was my dad's absolute favorite ride in the park. My mom wouldn't ride it so dad took me on. I was terrified. It was so dark, and at 6 it looked so huge. The rocketships above seemed to be zooming by at a ridiculous rate of speed. I remember getting on and being so scared and almost begging dad to let us off, but I wouldn't do it. I still remember that first climb through the launch chamber and my heart beating so fast that I thought it would explode, and then the launch. My mother tells me that I begged to ride that at least 6 more times that trip and to this day it's one of my favorite rides in the park even in its rough shape.
I remember going in the Haunted Mansion for the first time which was my dad's other favorite ride and being terrified of the ghost host, especially when the lights went out in the parlor. I grabbed onto what I thought was my dad's leg and screamed, imagine how embarassed I was when the lights came on and it was some strangers leg. lol Later on I remember how cool the hitchhiking ghosts were.
I remember the Jungle Cruise being huge and the indians shooting at us actually scaring me. I remember the ride on the monorail through the contemporary being amazing at the time, and laughing so hard at the Country Bear Jamboree.
I really don't know that any other place in the world has given me such consistent entertainment during my entire life. So, what special memories do you have of WDW. They can be funny, scary, or just special in some way to you.
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