Origins of your Disney love?

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Origins of your Disney love?

How long have you been visiting the Disney resorts? Does your love of Disney precede that? What made you start loving it?

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I must admit that the first time I went, it was as an adult when we (ex-wife) and I brought the kids and stayed in the cabins at FW.

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my first trip was when i was 4 days old!

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I was still legally blind my first trip(Drunk. I thought IASW was the most terrifying thing EVER. I also thought ET was a horror movie. They didn't know I couldn't see until I was two and a half or so.

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I went as a kid, but the real LOVE for the place began when I was an adult! I loved that I could plan the trip as I wanted. Going with my parents as a kid meant visiting during Spring Break and summer -- huge crowds and heat.

But going as an adult meant I could visit at a more relaxing pace!

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When I was a kid going to Disneyland was easy. It was so familiar to us it never seemed stressful or busy no matter how crowded it got. Was just a big playground for us. There were times when a parent would just drop a couple of us kids off in the morning and pick us up that night.

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I loved the movies since Kindergarten when Ariel first popped into theaters. My first trip was when I was in third grade b/c may parents waited until my little borther was old enough to undertsand and enjoy it. I was hooked!

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I have an aunt who lives outside of Orlando so I went a lot as a kid...but just for day trips.
My real LOVE for Disney started after my DH (then he was just my BF) and I went down for a few days during our first Christmas together. It was SO much fun..and we were hooked!

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I know a lot of people like that Bella. Where they went as a kid, but didn't really LOVE it until they were an adult. I think that if I hadn't been introduced to it the way I was, I might not have been nearly the fan I am.

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I'd say I fall into that category. I mentioned elsewhere here that I never had any real desire to go to WDW because I had been to DL so many times. It was always fun but wasn't special to us. The most fun we ever had at Disneyland was when they had Builder's Emporium nights way back when. Was a private night only for Builder's employees and their families. Didn't really "get it" until I was an adult and took my first trip to the World.

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cdub wrote:
I know a lot of people like that Bella. Where they went as a kid, but didn't really LOVE it until they were an adult. I think that if I hadn't been introduced to it the way I was, I might not have been nearly the fan I am.

I loved it when I was a kid and I had the Disney bug but I guess I became OBSESSED when I was an adult!

It's so odd. There are so many places that I haven't been or done but I would go back to Disney over and over again instead of doing all those other things. My DH and I can really be on "vacation" there. We know it so well that it's low stress for us. We love riding the bus so we don't have to worry about driving and getting lost. Ahh..I just love it so much!!

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LifeIsForLiving wrote:
I'd say I fall into that category. I mentioned elsewhere here that I never had any real desire to go to WDW because I had been to DL so many times. It was always fun but wasn't special to us. The most fun we ever had at Disneyland was when they had Builder's Emporium nights way back when. Was a private night only for Builder's employees and their families. Didn't really "get it" until I was an adult and took my first trip to the World.


SHUT UP!

My mom was a store manager Builders Emporium in Lancaster and Canyon Country!

BE nights were THE BEST!!!!

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I was also legally blind the first time I went (I was three). I don't remember much about the trip (other than Dumbo) but my parents loved taking my brother (who was 5), especially since we though that Mickey WAS Mickey. I love looking at all the pictures and autograph books from that trip!

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caitiesus wrote:
I was also legally blind the first time I went (I was three). I don't remember much about the trip (other than Dumbo) but my parents loved taking my brother (who was 5), especially since we though that Mickey WAS Mickey. I love looking at all the pictures and autograph books from that trip!

It's nice that there are a lot of good audio components too. Probably the best park you could visit if the visual components were going to be hard to see.

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PsychoAlice wrote:
LifeIsForLiving wrote:
I'd say I fall into that category. I mentioned elsewhere here that I never had any real desire to go to WDW because I had been to DL so many times. It was always fun but wasn't special to us. The most fun we ever had at Disneyland was when they had Builder's Emporium nights way back when. Was a private night only for Builder's employees and their families. Didn't really "get it" until I was an adult and took my first trip to the World.


SHUT UP!

My mom was a store manager Builders Emporium in Lancaster and Canyon Country!

BE nights were THE BEST!!!!

Awesome; glad to find someone else who got to experience how great those nights were. We would look forward to that all year.

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Is Builder's Emporium a shop?

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BE was a home improvement store like Lowe's or Home Depot only done right. It was staffed with highly skilled professionals in each area. It was kind of like the mom and pop hardware store but on a grander scale. Somewhere along the way, the company was sold and their vision changed. They moved to cut costs with unskilled employees and an apparent focus on cutting corners. It was the beginning of the end for the company. The company went under and as far as I can tell those bearing the name now are of no relation to the original.

As for the original topic; you could say my love for Disney started with Builder's Emporium Family Night. This thread reminds me what special times those were; more magical than any other as a child.

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LifeIsForLiving wrote:
BE was a home improvement store like Lowe's or Home Depot only done right. It was staffed with highly skilled professionals in each area. It was kind of like the mom and pop hardware store but on a grander scale. Somewhere along the way, the company was sold and their vision changed. They moved to cut costs with unskilled employees and an apparent focus on cutting corners. It was the beginning of the end for the company. The company went under and as far as I can tell those bearing the name now are of no relation to the original.

As for the original topic; you could say my love for Disney started with Builder's Emporium Family Night. This thread reminds me what special times those were; more magical than any other as a child.



Kind like what Michael Eisner did to Disney a couple years ago!

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Kind like what Michael Eisner did to Disney a couple years ago!

Ooh Eisner burn! laugh laugh

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I went as a kid with my family -- great experiences, but it's so much different as an adult! As a kid, it's carefree and magical. As an adult, it's romantic and relaxing.

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I was brought onboard by my significant other. Her enthusiasm was contagious. Now I think I'd go without her.

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I'd have to say "The Wonderful World of Disney" on TV in the 60s. I can remember curling up on the floor in front of the TV with my pillow and blanket and being in HEAVEN!!

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Brad wrote:
I was brought onboard by my significant other. Her enthusiasm was contagious. Now I think I'd go without her.

awesome
I think my DH is the same way. He's not as 'crrrrrrrraaaazzzyyy' about it as I am but when he gets in the mood there is NO stopping him!

Now..if someone could please send him a lanyard of Guiness from the UK along with some wings from Ohana that would probably help speed up my trip planning..okthanks..

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milliehubbard wrote:
I'd have to say "The Wonderful World of Disney" on TV in the 60s. I can remember curling up on the floor in front of the TV with my pillow and blanket and being in HEAVEN!!

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milliehubbard wrote:
I'd have to say "The Wonderful World of Disney" on TV in the 60s. I can remember curling up on the floor in front of the TV with my pillow and blanket and being in HEAVEN!!

I can remember that on TV in the UK in the late 70's.

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Tony wrote:
milliehubbard wrote:
I'd have to say "The Wonderful World of Disney" on TV in the 60s. I can remember curling up on the floor in front of the TV with my pillow and blanket and being in HEAVEN!!

I can remember that on TV in the UK in the late 70's.

I know they brought the Wonderful World of Disney back in the 80's, too, didn't they? Or was it just continuing?

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Yep. I grew up watching it too.