mankle30
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2017
SAFD (Oops, I mean Sundays are for Disney, for the acronymically challenged):
My first trip was always a highlight! My girlfriend (now my wife) and I spent about 17 hours at Magic Kingdom on December 23 one year. It was a "magical" experience despite the fact that it was both of our first times at Disney and we were both in our 30s! It's all a big blur, but we came with lots of food that her mom packed for us (her parents actually brought us down to Florida). Just seeing the castle from the Ferry ride, the main street! One thing that really got us excited was how many different types of experiences there were, from the Jungle Cruise to the coasters (we didn't get to ride 7DMT that day because we only got tickets the day before and didn't realize how far in advance you had to book your fastpasses beforehand!) and even the shows like Mickey's Philharmagic and the Tiki Room! Both of use were fresh out of our PhDs and were very much into a sociocultural analysis of the park.
On that trip, we went to Epcot on Christmas Day and it was also amazing, despite the 80's Mall feeling of some of the Pavillions in Future World.
We returned to WDW a couple of years later for our honeymoon and went to all four parks, loving the rope drop bird show at Animal Kingdom and the attention to detail (we're so looking forward to Pandora when we go back in January)!
That year, we were a little disappointed because my wife didn't see me when she trekked to Magic Kingdom for the Marathon. She was stuck behind tall people and so we missed a connection that day. Still, it was the beginning of a fun week (Honeymoon+Runnymoon) of theme parks and general physical exhaustion.
Lots of great memories of the parks but especially the fireworks, getting up early for the marathon and spending time having a blast with my wife!
That's what Disney is for me!
Good morning, runDisney all-stars!
I've been feeling a bit nostalgic this weekend, so for this edition of Sundays are for Disney, give me some of your best Walt Disney World and runDisney memories. No limit on how many memories or how many times you post, we need something to sustain us for the next six weeks until registration details are announced.
A few of mine:
- The 2017 marathon, especially running down Main Street, USA and seeing my wife and daughter at the finish line.
- My first trip with my wife and two oldest daughters in 2012, especially when they referred to Mickey's Philharmagic as "fill up on magic." But also just introducing them to Disney World.
- Kicking off our 2014 trip with dinner at Ohana (first time), which was punctuated with Wishes!
- Seeing my youngest daughter meet Anna and Elsa.
- Watching IllumiNations for the first time; the day of the marathon, no less.
- The looks on my girls' faces when we did the Princess Fairy Tale Breakfast to kick off our first trip and they saw all the princesses up close.
- "Quiet" nights in Magic Kingdom after the fireworks - no waits on rides and great photo opps.
I'm sure I'll think of more as the week goes on...looking forward to reading all of yours! Have a good week, gang.
My first trip was always a highlight! My girlfriend (now my wife) and I spent about 17 hours at Magic Kingdom on December 23 one year. It was a "magical" experience despite the fact that it was both of our first times at Disney and we were both in our 30s! It's all a big blur, but we came with lots of food that her mom packed for us (her parents actually brought us down to Florida). Just seeing the castle from the Ferry ride, the main street! One thing that really got us excited was how many different types of experiences there were, from the Jungle Cruise to the coasters (we didn't get to ride 7DMT that day because we only got tickets the day before and didn't realize how far in advance you had to book your fastpasses beforehand!) and even the shows like Mickey's Philharmagic and the Tiki Room! Both of use were fresh out of our PhDs and were very much into a sociocultural analysis of the park.
On that trip, we went to Epcot on Christmas Day and it was also amazing, despite the 80's Mall feeling of some of the Pavillions in Future World.
We returned to WDW a couple of years later for our honeymoon and went to all four parks, loving the rope drop bird show at Animal Kingdom and the attention to detail (we're so looking forward to Pandora when we go back in January)!
That year, we were a little disappointed because my wife didn't see me when she trekked to Magic Kingdom for the Marathon. She was stuck behind tall people and so we missed a connection that day. Still, it was the beginning of a fun week (Honeymoon+Runnymoon) of theme parks and general physical exhaustion.
Lots of great memories of the parks but especially the fireworks, getting up early for the marathon and spending time having a blast with my wife!
That's what Disney is for me!