It's A Kinda Magic!

[real mad hatter]

Good Morning All. Well it's not long till Saturday for my Disney party ( this year ).Ive noticed that quite a few of my guests are first timers going this year.Thinking back to your first visit to the parks. What was your first impressions.? Now I know that some of you have been going for years & years and some maybe only once,but did the magic strike you right away,or did it grow on you.Also can you remember what your first park was.?

 

[marni1971]

First park? The only one there was.

EPCOT Center far exceeded my young expectations in 1987. And again in 1990. Perhaps that's why I can see how its..... Changed.... Over the years.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I vividly remember my first time. It was in the only park there was, the MK. It was love at first sight, I was completely overwhelmed. An eternal infatuation formed in a single instant. I didn't even make to the end of Town Square before I knew that this was it, this would be a lifelong obsession.

EPCOT I've known since before it was open. When I first visited it, the paint was barely dry. Love at first sight too. In fact, it became my favourite park immediately.

DHS I thought was awesome the very first time I saw it. But the real click came the second day in the park. Love at second sight then I suppose. But one that remained, I have an enduring love affaire with this little park.

DAK I enjoy, I am sympathetic towards it, but that last final bit of real chemistry is not there for me. Not the first time, not subsequent times. I tried to fall in love, but the excitement of the first few hours never really grew into real love.

What is odd, is that I remember every step I took, every glance and every sound of my first visit to each park.

 

[marni1971]

Oh indeed.... Disney-MGM. Became mums favourite park. Summer 1990. Everything was shiny and new. It really was like Hollywood in Orlando. A two hour backstage tour. GMR was state of the art. Star Tours was like nothing before. Open until midnight every day. Sorcery in the Sky.

 

[BigRedDad]

First time I went, I was still going in diapers, it was only MK, you had 3 places to stay, and if you wanted to get swim, you swam in 7 Seas Lagoon.

 

[Figgy1]

I felt the magic the first time drove under the "Walt Disney World" sign from there I went to the MK and had a marvelous morning and hopped the monorail to EPCOT for lunch! As soon as SSE was in view I was in love and although I love all the parks, Epcot is and has always been my favorite! I fell in love with Figment that day and did my first walk around the world!

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

On my first trip in 1990 when I was 3 years old, the only things really truly remember was waiting for and watching Kitchen Kabaret! And I ADORED IT!

 

[disneysince71]

No I was only 18 months old... the year it opened... I do not remember life without Disney... Neither do my children. Every year we bring several kids from our school for a first visit... Always MK first. They love it and it brings tears to my eyes... great thread hatter!

 

[MattC]

My relationship with the parks started as hate and turned to love and obsession. Let me explain. My parents took me as a child, I can barely remember the trip, but I do remember being at MK and riding Space Mountain. It scared me to death. Because of that experience I grew up hating theme parks. So my family vacations were always to scenic areas (Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Alaska, Cancun, etc...). I never felt like I missed anything. 20 years later I meet my future wife and she and her whole family have APs. I can't look like the loser wimp who's to scared to go on a ride. So I decided to buy a ticket and give it a shot. My first park with my now wife was DHS, first ride was ToT, and I loved it. Now, when I think Disney I usually think DHS first. ToT is one of my absolute favorite attractions and DHS holds the special memory of being my first good Disney experience with the added bonus of being with my wife.

Oh! I do love SM now too. One of the few rides I will wait 30 min+ for.

 

[zurgandfriend]

1957 my dad had a month’s leave, we drove across country in the family Desoto. We picked up route 66 and took it all the way to California. After seeing Disneyland on TV to actually drive up and walk in was something magical and I’ll always remember that feeling. The attraction I remember most was the submarine ride. Fast forward to 1994 my dear, soon to be wife, and I visited Disneyworld for the first time, and the feeling was exactly the same. A flood of memories came out as we walked up Main Street. I couldn’t shut up about how many memories that brought back. The funny thing is my son does the same thing now remembering past visits as we ride the DME from the airport to our resort.

 

[Gonzo79]

I felt it right away. My first trip was in 93 and my first park was MK. I was twelve or thirteen at the time,and as far back as I can remember I always wanted to go to WDW. Well I was finally there and fell in love with everything.It did not disappoint.

 

[littleroo]

MK-truly love at first sight!!!!

 

[RedDad]

I don't remember much of my first visit at age 9. I remember both Space Mountain and Spaceship Earth, and Coral Reef restaurant - but that's about it. I didn't go again until...

Our first trip as a family, with my oldest daughter, I remember very well, and it was absolute magic! We hit MK on a Friday evening for MVMCP. Walking up Main Street with the decorations and snow, watching our daughter see the castle for the first time...awesome! We still watch the video of that walk up Main St in preparation for our trips!

 

[93boomer]

Our first visit was in '93-my DH, DD and me. Our first park was MK and I thought this must be a dream! The castle was so beautiful! I just started tearing up! I could not imagine a place to have more magical family vacations than this place. When the fireworks started, I really cried! I cannot describe the feeling to anyone who hasn't been there. You know if you have! I still get weepy at fireworks!!

 

[Poofiesdream]

MK, going down Main Street looking at the castle. Couldn't believe my eyes!

 

[popcenturylover]

My first visit was in 82'. I was 8 years old & it was love at 1st sight when walking into the MK. We did go to Epcot & I wasn't fond of it at that point in time. I went as an adult for my 1st time in 09' & it was just as magical! Maybe, even more so because, we brought all 3 of our kids for their 1st trip & now I LOVE Epcot!

 

[Susan Savia]

First trip was to MK carrying year and a half old baby daughter. Many years ago....It was wonderful, just as it is today!

 

[DfromATX]

Good Morning All. Well it's not long till Saturday for my Disney party ( this year ).Ive noticed that quite a few of my guests are first timers going this year.Thinking back to your first visit to the parks. What was your first impressions.? Now I know that some of you have been going for years & years and some maybe only once,but did the magic strike you right away,or did it grow on you.Also can you remember what your first park was.?

I can tell you our first ride --- Lilo and Stitch! My youngest was only 4 then and he was so scared. (It was the darkness.) Now he's ready for Tower of Terror!

Regarding the magic ... seeing the princess & prince parade. I don't know what it's actually called and I think the song was Just Believe, but it made me teary. That's when the magic struck me. All my childhood came back to me and I was so happy to be there.

 

[goodlife78]

Good Morning All. Well it's not long till Saturday for my Disney party ( this year ).Ive noticed that quite a few of my guests are first timers going this year.Thinking back to your first visit to the parks. What was your first impressions.? Now I know that some of you have been going for years & years and some maybe only once,but did the magic strike you right away,or did it grow on you.Also can you remember what your first park was.?

Early 90's first park was Mk and I was awe struck ever since

 

[EOD K9]

Good Morning All. Well it's not long till Saturday for my Disney party ( this year ).Ive noticed that quite a few of my guests are first timers going this year.Thinking back to your first visit to the parks. What was your first impressions.?

Disney Party? Is this like a themed thing at home or will you actually be there? My first impression was that of Sammy Davis Jr. It didn't work out so well so I stopped attempting them all together.