Pump me up!!

[Nikkila]

As stated in a previous thread, I am an adult traveling to wdw in 1 week, who has OCD. I am beginning to panic, so I was hoping you guys could pump me up with a bunch of really good stories. Magical things that have happened, everything going right, that sort of thing! Thanks guys!!

 

[Hakunamatata]

We went before and everything was great.

 

[Nikkila]

We went before and everything was great.

Now, with a little more Gusto!

 

[Hakunamatata]

We went before and everything was great!

 

[Nikkila]

lol

 

[lilclerk]

I've learned to just go with the flow on WDW trips. It's not the end of the world if something doesn't go exactly as planned. In fact, it might lead to something else even more fun! My biggest word of advice though, give yourself plenty of time for transportation at peak times (morning and park close.) WDW buses can take forever and can be stressful.

In terms of stories, hmm. I can't think of a time in WDW that we were upset by something not going right, but here's some silly ones.
My friend and I like to wave to the monorail when it passes overhead. As we were walking from the TTC back to our car one night, we waved and the monorail pilot honked to us. It was like meeting a celebrity.
Another time, we were walking into Voyage of the Little Mermaid as Illuminations was going off over at Epcot. My friend said it sounded like the end of the world and the greeter CM laughed hysterically and said "You're coming with me." She brought him in to introduce the show.
I was walking from the parking lot to Epcot once, and there was a little boy walking just ahead of me (maybe 4 or 5) and his family was a few paces behind me. He was having a mini-dancey-geekout to himself about the monorail and how it's a TRAIN that's up in the SKY. Then he noticed his family wasn't right behind him and he turned around and said "COME ON GUYS." He was like a little me.

Oh I just thought of a time something went wrong. I was an idiot and left the headlights of the rental car on overnight once, and it took forever for the security at the Beach Club to come give us a jump. That wasn't too bad, we didn't really miss out on anything. It was just a little annoying and my fault anyway.
Another one that turned out good. I was riding the monorail to the MK to meet a friend in time for the fireworks, and we got delayed inside the Contemporary. I was upset, but then got to see the fireworks from the monorail. That was pretty awesome.

My "bad" stories aren't bad to begin with haha, but again, I've learned to just go with it and enjoy it as it is. Enjoy the little things that were unplanned

 

[Matt_Black]

I met Pocahontas and Meeko at Hollywood Studios on the Streets of America. I put my backpack down to get my picture taken, and Meeko immediately steps towards it, bent over, to inspect it. "There's no food in the- oh.", I say remembering the packaged cookie I still had from a previous meal. This is what WDW does to people- for a moment, however brief, I had a legitimate concern that a 5 foot tall rodent would find food in my backpack, leaving me with the question of if I should let him have it or take it from him & possibly hurt his feelings. Usually you've got to eat a brownie at a rock concert to get thoughts like that.

 

[Chernaboggles]

I've only been once, for my honeymoon in 2004. We stayed off-property and did everything wrong when we got to the parks - we had no plans, no reservations for anything. It poured the first day. I also have a fear of germs and food poisoning. I was afraid of being motion sick and anxious about rides.

We had a GREAT time. I rode Space Mountain even though I don't like roller coasters. We got soaked in a downpour, but we bought overpriced ponchos and went climbing around the Swiss Family Robinson tree in the rain. We exhausted ourselves walking around but didn't want to miss the fireworks (they weren't every night then), so we went to Tony's for a meal. We picked it because that's where our feet said "WE ARE DONE NOW" and they had an open table. I didn't give a single thought to food poisoning, I was just hungry and trying to make it to the fireworks. At the lighted parade, the crowd was crazy. A cranky parent yelled at us for cheering for the villains ("Those are the BAD guys! You're being inappropriate!"), but it didn't matter because we were jacked up on sugar and OH MY GOSH THERE'S CHERNABOG AND HE'S FLAPPING HIS WINGS! The whole thing was a blast.

Fast forward a decade and I know a lot has changed, especially in the "walk up to a restaurant and get seated" department. This time I'm putting together a bit more of a plan and I know better what to expect. The thing that has NOT changed is that we're going to a man-made wonderland that's been specifically designed to be delightful. To be fun. You can eat ice cream for dinner while watching fireworks light up over a castle or have a multi-course meal at a restaurant with a perfect view of the sunset. You're going to a place where people ask a giant mouse for autographs. It's going to be great!

 

[Matt_Black]

That's an awesome story.

 

[Tom]

As stated in a previous thread, I am an adult traveling to wdw in 1 week, who has OCD. I am beginning to panic, so I was hoping you guys could pump me up with a bunch of really good stories. Magical things that have happened, everything going right, that sort of thing! Thanks guys!!

Until I started going with my wife 5 years ago, I was an OCD planner. Every minute of the trip was pre-scheduled. I inherited that from my dad, who would do the same thing when we visited WDW in my younger years.

My wife is now a Disney travel agent, and plans for all of her clients. I've also (slightly) loosened up over the years, and much prefer to go with the flow. We still make dining reservations, and refer to Touring Plans for suggested itineraries, but if we miss something, or something messes up our plans, we just shrug it off and move on.

Having OCD I know it's hard to even comprehend NOT having a plan, and NOT having it go perfectly. But I'm going to be 100% honest, because I feel like that's more important than hyping you up with a false sense of security. Something is going to go off plan - I promise! But it will not be the end of the world. It's a magical place, and they'll do whatever they can to fix something, if it's their problem.

If it's on your end, and you miss a reservation or are running behind....just remember that you're in Disney World, smile, and move on. Trust me, this will allow you to enjoy it SO MUCH MORE than worrying about if you're on schedule, or checking that dining reservation on your phone 57 times. And since you'll be using Magic Bands - and the system isn't perfect yet - be prepared for the worst and be very pleasantly surprised when everything works just fine.

I know this is not what you asked for, but having been in your shoes, I know this is more useful information. I've been to WDW over 25 times in my life, and never once has a hiccup in the trip ever caused my or my family to lose sleep or enjoy the trip any less.

You'll have a wonderful time - and you need to give your poor brain a vacation too. That's what I do now

 

[WDWoptmist]

As stated in a previous thread, I am an adult traveling to wdw in 1 week, who has OCD. I am beginning to panic, so I was hoping you guys could pump me up with a bunch of really good stories. Magical things that have happened, everything going right, that sort of thing! Thanks guys!!

You are going to freaking Disney World, the beat place in the world. If anything goes "wrong" just stop take a deep breath and think of all the people stuck in the office looking at these forums wishing they were in your place. Or just go to world showcase do a few tequila flights and all your problems melt away until the next morning that is bahaha take it easy while your there and don't forget you're on vacation! If you're tired relax you don't HAVE to stay late at the parks every night or wake up early every day. My best trips to Disney have been spur of the moment trips where I had no plans. Just last weekend we were driving through Orlando and thought hey lets stop and play mini golf and then turned into hey lets get a room and then bam weekend trip with no plans just go with the flow!

 

[FettFan]

I met Pocahontas and Meeko at Hollywood Studios on the Streets of America. I put my backpack down to get my picture taken, and Meeko immediately steps towards it, bent over, to inspect it. "There's no food in the- oh.", I say remembering the packaged cookie I still had from a previous meal. This is what WDW does to people- for a moment, however brief, I had a legitimate concern that a 5 foot tall rodent would find food in my backpack, leaving me with the question of if I should let him have it or take it from him & possibly hurt his feelings. Usually you've got to eat a brownie at a rock concert to get thoughts like that.

THIS. I once had a Jawa meet and greet me in the Star Tours line...while it was shaking, it plunged its other hand into my pocket looking for loose change.

I almost turned into Scrooge McDuck for a second...