thisisnotanexit
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haha try being a 20 year old male and still sound cool when you're talking about how awesome the magic kingdom is to your college friends. i'm used to it 
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MouseearsDeb
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I don't know about this 'telling my co-workers/friends/family that we are going somewhere else, if we were truely going to WDW. Seems to be defeating the whole purpose somehow not admitting to it.
We're going to WDW, if you don't understand why we have to go so much, then :hurl: on you! That's pretty much my thought to anyone questioning me!
God bless those who have suffered so much along the Gulf Coast. Very disturbing! You're in my prayers. BTW, I called the local Red Cross here today to see if there was any way to donate clothing, shoes, etc. for the relief effort. They were at a TOTAL loss as to where to direct me. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks
We're going to WDW, if you don't understand why we have to go so much, then :hurl: on you! That's pretty much my thought to anyone questioning me!
God bless those who have suffered so much along the Gulf Coast. Very disturbing! You're in my prayers. BTW, I called the local Red Cross here today to see if there was any way to donate clothing, shoes, etc. for the relief effort. They were at a TOTAL loss as to where to direct me. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks
Main Street USA
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Ha, funny.
Toronto............................Illinois. A bit of a barrier there, I'd say.
Toronto............................Illinois. A bit of a barrier there, I'd say.
Halfling418
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barnum42 said:I'm supposed to spend all my spare time following football and cultivating a beer belly in between eating red hot curries and getting into drunken fights, such is the binge drinking country I live in.
Instead I enjoy Disney World and don't give a rat's behind what the yobs think
:lol: I love that.
Stormy Horizons
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I hear that all the time from my mom. I just let everybody know that they can't change me, and I go right on with my Disney fandom....(not sure if that's a real word or not.)Disney4Eva said:Okay, I was riding in the car w/ my mom today & we go to talking about Disney World. And I said "I hate it when people say they're too old for Disney World". And she comes out & says "I'm too old for Disney World and so are you." My eyes widened. And then she went on to say "I'm ashamed of how much I know about Disney World. I'm embarassed to tell people how many times we've gone there."I must have been adopted.
disneynutt1225
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For years my fiance and I have been going twice a year. Every time we go my coworkers say "You're going there AGAIN?!?". They make it sound like a dirty thing. My philosophy is if it ain't broke, don't fix it - and we look forward to our Disney vacations more than anything else!
My parents don't understand our Disney obsession either. They feel we're all too old to be going there. We're taking them down with us in February, and I think we're going to surprise them with a fireworks cruise for Illuminations - that was awesome when we did it before (with fiance's parents).
For our honeymoon, we were going to do something different, like going to Sandals in St. Lucia. Well, the more we thought about it, the more we realized we just couldn't survive for long without the Disney magic, so we're going to take a Disney Cruise for our honeymoon. Obsessed? Hardly.
My parents don't understand our Disney obsession either. They feel we're all too old to be going there. We're taking them down with us in February, and I think we're going to surprise them with a fireworks cruise for Illuminations - that was awesome when we did it before (with fiance's parents).
For our honeymoon, we were going to do something different, like going to Sandals in St. Lucia. Well, the more we thought about it, the more we realized we just couldn't survive for long without the Disney magic, so we're going to take a Disney Cruise for our honeymoon. Obsessed? Hardly.
DisneyMarg
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Last week I found myself on the way to Irvine CA for work, so I booked the earliest flight in the day so that I could spend the day (before work) at Disneyland! I only had 5 hours there, but had a ball all by myself. I even spent most of the time in Fantasyland. Everyone back home thought it was
1) Weird that I went by myself (I say, "why not?" that way I could do exactly what I wanted)
2) Weird that I spent that much money on myself (but I figure it was about the same as a 3 hour concert or round of golf)
3) Weird that I wanted to go after being at DisneyWorld twice already this year. Well, I would have preferred DisneyWorld a third time but I made do.
1) Weird that I went by myself (I say, "why not?" that way I could do exactly what I wanted)
2) Weird that I spent that much money on myself (but I figure it was about the same as a 3 hour concert or round of golf)
3) Weird that I wanted to go after being at DisneyWorld twice already this year. Well, I would have preferred DisneyWorld a third time but I made do.
Mystic
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DisneyMarg said:Last week I found myself on the way to Irvine CA for work, so I booked the earliest flight in the day so that I could spend the day (before work) at Disneyland! I only had 5 hours there, but had a ball all by myself. I even spent most of the time in Fantasyland. Everyone back home thought it was
1) Weird that I went by myself (I say, "why not?" that way I could do exactly what I wanted)
2) Weird that I spent that much money on myself (but I figure it was about the same as a 3 hour concert or round of golf)
3) Weird that I wanted to go after being at DisneyWorld twice already this year. Well, I would have preferred DisneyWorld a third time but I made do.
That is definitely not weird. My brother went to Cali a few years ago for work for a conference and he ducked out early on the last day and hit DL. Definitely not weird by any means.
I suppose this is as good as any way to start off my first post on this forum. The wife and I go to WDW on average every year - we were going regularly in October for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, but have been disappointed lately by HHN. On nearly every trip, we sneak in a WDW trip.
This year, we've figured a way to stay a week at WDW, the first time ever. Previously we've only done 3 days at a time, and stayed off property. We will not be going to HHN.
I've had the hardest time explaining it to my peers. My best friend and his girlfriend have finally seen the light, and will be joining us.
It boils down to a handfull of things for me. For the money, WDW has some of the best service and amenites around. I've stayed the top-of-the-line hotels when I was younger, and WDW compares to all of them for a better price. The location is great for a getway (I'm 4 hours away by car), and the theme parks are a great way to entertain yourself on a budget. As another person said, I get a full day of "adventure" for what I'd get a round of golf or concert or a moderate dinner.
But probably the best thing is that I'm in a completely controlled environment. If youve ever been to some of the resorts in the Carribean, or to some places in Europe, you know they are far from safe. While not "real", Disney takes a lot of the "reality" of travelling out of my experience, making my trip happier. I deal with the "real" world on a daily basis. Sometimes I like to go to a place safe enough to let my guard down, and enjoy a different kind of experience, more child-like.
While I wouldn't consider myself obsessive, and I'm not at all into the collectables, characters or memorabilia, I do enjoy the atmosphere that encourages the best in people's own character to come out.
This year, we've figured a way to stay a week at WDW, the first time ever. Previously we've only done 3 days at a time, and stayed off property. We will not be going to HHN.
I've had the hardest time explaining it to my peers. My best friend and his girlfriend have finally seen the light, and will be joining us.
It boils down to a handfull of things for me. For the money, WDW has some of the best service and amenites around. I've stayed the top-of-the-line hotels when I was younger, and WDW compares to all of them for a better price. The location is great for a getway (I'm 4 hours away by car), and the theme parks are a great way to entertain yourself on a budget. As another person said, I get a full day of "adventure" for what I'd get a round of golf or concert or a moderate dinner.
But probably the best thing is that I'm in a completely controlled environment. If youve ever been to some of the resorts in the Carribean, or to some places in Europe, you know they are far from safe. While not "real", Disney takes a lot of the "reality" of travelling out of my experience, making my trip happier. I deal with the "real" world on a daily basis. Sometimes I like to go to a place safe enough to let my guard down, and enjoy a different kind of experience, more child-like.
While I wouldn't consider myself obsessive, and I'm not at all into the collectables, characters or memorabilia, I do enjoy the atmosphere that encourages the best in people's own character to come out.
Disney started for me as a 4 year old in love with the Mickey Mouse Club, continued thru the 1964-65 New York World's Fair (the debut of the Monorail, IASWAA and CoP), and WDW.
It'll end for me in Celebration, where my husband and I have purchased our retirement home, mere minutes from Fantasyland!
It'll end for me in Celebration, where my husband and I have purchased our retirement home, mere minutes from Fantasyland!
mayrag
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Disney is for everyone
Disney is for everyone!!!. I've been going to Orlando for almost every year, thanks my mom for that, and now married with a daughter, I am keeping the tradition for as long as I can travel...hope it will be for a long time. Anyway it doesn't matter the age you have, as long as you have a good time there. Disney will see me age, until I have to go in the motorized wheelchairs.
Disney is for everyone!!!. I've been going to Orlando for almost every year, thanks my mom for that, and now married with a daughter, I am keeping the tradition for as long as I can travel...hope it will be for a long time. Anyway it doesn't matter the age you have, as long as you have a good time there. Disney will see me age, until I have to go in the motorized wheelchairs.
ImagineAtl23
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What !?!?!?!?!?
OH MY GOSH.......gasp, no one is EVER too old for wdw unless you act like an old grouch, I love wdw and always will, and im proud of it, sorry about your mom.
OH MY GOSH.......gasp, no one is EVER too old for wdw unless you act like an old grouch, I love wdw and always will, and im proud of it, sorry about your mom.
FanofDinsey1981
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LaserCool said:
well said first post!
TheDisneyMagic
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Boy I know how you feel, if I had the choice to go somewhere around here or go to America, Florida with Walt Disney World, there is no debate. WDW will win everytime. Some of the places and people that I have seen makes me feel sick at heart for my own country, it can be discraceful.barnum42 said:I'm supposed to spend all my spare time following football and cultivating a beer belly in between eating red hot curries and getting into drunken fights, such is the binge drinking country I live in.
Instead I enjoy Disney World and don't give a rat's behind what the yobs think
MY_NAME_STITCH
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Sadly, some people just don't understand the Disney Fanatic. I'm 44 and I get the same treatment from my mother when I mention that my wife and I are going to Disney on vacation. It's sad to think that they don't get it, but maybe, with a little persistance, we could convert them.
FanofDinsey1981 said:
Thanks.
I guess one could put me in a different category of "fan" of WDW. Much like the difference between "Trekkers" and "Trekkies" (of which, I am neither): "Trekker" digs the phgilosophy, technology and story lines of ST, "Trekkies" wear the ears and dress up in uniforms.
I dig the philosophy and marvel at the operation of a place that serves entertainment to thousands of people relatively flawlessly on a daily basis.