personal traditions

[Dragonrider1227]

What are things you have to do everytime yo go to WDW? Things that not everyone thinks of and would most likely seem odd to others but means alot to you? Here's one for me. This is a new one but we've decided we have to dedicate one night where we just stay at our all-star hotel room and order a pizza. Something about pizza at WDW makes that pizza taste SOOO good. Plus, it's a pretty darn good pizza. ^^ Oh, and at least one night at Chez Mickeys.

 

[KaliSplash]

last ride of every vacation is always Splash Mountain!

 

[Dragonrider1227]

That's a good one. Another one is that I have to ride Haunted Mansion, Pirates, and Space Mountain now that I have a taste for them. I didn't go one them in '90 Well, I rode Pirates but didn't enjoy it then. Now I love it ^^

 

[Tom]

We stay at POR and the first morning I get a piece of their WONDERFUL Chocolate Cake at the food court. The rest of the week I get a danish, or cake - whatever I feel like.

We also order Pizza at Port Orleans at least one night.

I HAVE to have MK popcorn at least once!

 

[SallyShine]

Our first ride at MK is pirates and we always eat at O'hana. And my husband always tells the kids, "You know your mom is happier than you are right now".

 

[Vernonpush]

We always by Christmas ornaments.

 

[Magic Lover]

We always throw a penny in the water before we leave the park on the last night (usually MK) and make a wish. I've been doing it for more than 20 years now!

 

[Computer Magic]

We always get a picture with Mickey Mouse in a different costume. We have the orginal in MK, Safari in AK, Fantasia in MGM, Jedi Mickey and Holiday Mickey. Hmmm only 5 trips to Disney...I need to get back there more often.

 

[ssidiouss@mac.c]

Great topic!

We have a few:

My wife has to get or make a disney bracelet from the resort gift shop

We have to get our refillable resort mugs

We have to eat at the Biergarten (and alot of other places lol)

My wife has to get a lanyard and pins

And of course we have do see and do all our favorite rides/shows/fireworks

 

[mitchk]

My tradition is to check in (all-star sports) then go right to EPCOT, get a margarita, and ride the Mexico boat ride. It is very relaxing. BTW, the pizza at the all-star resorts is OK, but nothing like a pizza from Macks in Wildwood(it's a Jersey thing):slurp:

 

[ssidiouss@mac.c]

My tradition is to check in (all-star sports) then go right to EPCOT, get a margarita, and ride the Mexico boat ride. It is very relaxing. BTW, the pizza at the all-star resorts is OK, but nothing like a pizza from Macks in Wildwood(it's a Jersey thing):slurp:

Dude!! Thats what we did our last vacation.. doing Epcot countries the first day is perfect.. and our frist ride this past vacation was the mexico boat ride too!!! AWESOME!!!!!

 

[SusanAnne]

Every year when we go to Disney, we always, after check in, head straight to Magic Kingdom, then our last day at Disney, we always go to Magic Kingdom to end our vacation. We have been doing it for the past 13 years so I guess it's a tradition. Our kid's love it, and can't wait to do it this March as well.

 

[mitchk]

Dude!! Thats what we did our last vacation.. doing Epcot countries the first day is perfect.. and our frist ride this past vacation was the mexico boat ride too!!! AWESOME!!!!!

Hey, that is AWESOME:wave:

 

[bgammill]

We always face Mecca and pray. Lol, jk.
We usually ride Spaceship Earth last, as a little treat for our sore feet!

 

[Sailor Mouse]

I have a pink shirt with Mickey and Minnie in street clothes. I got it just before my first trip in 1992 (I was just 5 then). Since that time, each year, I wear that shirt one of the days we are down there, and my dad takes a picture of me in it. It's a silly tradition, but it just kept going over the years, and now we have a photo from each trip. The shirt still fits me, even 14 years later, and it's already packed for our next trip One of these days, we'll gather all of these pictures together.

 

[Timmay]

Our last full day is usually spent at that other place...(Universal) We are only there about half a day then we try to see how many of our favorite rides we can hit in the four parks. Gets pretty hectic sometimes, but still fun.

 

[Pongo]

My latest tradition is to get in line for Astro-Orbiter right at the last minute before the park closes because the line is shortest. It gets pretty close to firework time when I'm up there, and often the fireworks start while I'm on the ride, but it looks amazing from up there. The lights from the park and the hotels and everything look really awesome along with the fireworks. When the ride ends, it's a race back to the hub to see the finale. Fun stuff.

 

[DiPSU224]

We drop our bags and head to the MK as soon as we get there. Then we MUST eat at Cinderella's Royal Table for our first dinner. I'm obsessed with doing this on every trip. It just doesn't feel like we're there until we do this.

 

[HunnyPot]

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[Rachael83]

The first thing I (and my friend) always do when we hit World Showcase is go to the Cantina and order a combo platter and wet burrito, respectively.