Those "OH WOW" moments..............

[MIKETFROMRI]

When you get to orlando or Disneyworld there are so many special moments and sights and sounds. BUT there are just those real special moments or events that strike you to the core to say "Oh Wow" or " Oh My God I Just Love it!"...For me there are many but I will list a few to just start it up.
We get off the bus at MK..walk to entrance , enter through turnstile that walk into the entrance...so beautiful. BUT then you turn that corner and get onto Main ST USA and see the castle..." OH WOW!"..."Oh My God I Just Love This!"

 

[zurgandfriend]

I have many of them too, surprisingly one of them is when I get my first taste of Orlando water with it's sulfur smell and taste.

 

[Gonzo79]

I have many "wow" moments too. One of the most recent ones for me,was riding Star Tours 2.0 for the first time. I was completely blown away at how great, and much better of a attraction it is now.Love it.

 

[AngryEyes]

It's been a few years, so this may have changed, but I always loved the first monorail ride and that old barn smell.

 

[Killnme]

When we get off the toll road 429 you immediately see the Walt Disney World Sign you drive under. Right then I am like wow I can relax now and have fun.

 

[disneyfan1995]

Some of mine include going under the Welcome to Walt Disney World sign and walking into the Magic Kingdom and hearing the Main Street music loop!

 

[AllyInWonderland]

Riding the Haunted Mansion for the first time in 2012, especially at the ballroom scene since its my favorite. I already knew how they did everything, but as soon as I saw the amazing effects, I immediately forgot it.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

The first time I rode Mission: SPACE was pretty awesome.

I also like the feeling of boarding the first ride of the trip.

 

[Jane Whalebones]

I have many of the same moments as mentioned in the comments above....But my latest "OH WOW" moment was when I rode RNRC for the first time ever last summer...this was my first "BIG" coaster! Now, I know what I have been missing...I won't miss riding it again.

 

[jw24]

There's a lot to choose from! My last trip this March had a bunch of them. For the most part, it was the foods I wanted to try so badly. I had the Dole Whips and the Ice cream sandwich for the first time and I enjoyed it but I think one moment that stood out for me was when I rode Test Track for the first time ever last March. Now I don't like thrill rides in general but Test Track I was willing to give a chance. I just remember as I got off the ride, I wasn't laughing, smiling or crying in sorrow afterwards but rather, I was completely shell shocked and speechless afterwards as if to say, "That did NOT just happen". I mean, it all happened so fast and 65 mph did feel a lot faster in my book!

 

[danpam1024]

I have many of them too, surprisingly one of them is when I get my first taste of Orlando water with it's sulfur smell and taste.

oh yuck! I have paid thousands of dollars to get rid of that nasty florida water in the house! Full house reverse osmosis! Pure H2O! It's so funny when we go on vacation, how noticably unclean the water is.

 

[danpam1024]

It's been a few years, so this may have changed, but I always loved the first monorail ride and that old barn smell.

They still smell like that LOL!

 

[danpam1024]

I will have to agree, when your test car busts throught the door and starts hauling around the track outside- there's no better feeling

 

[bethymouse]

My "Oh Wow!" moment was in 2007, when I hadn't been in 7 years and I stood in front of the castle and watched Mickey and others in the Castle "Dream Along With Mickey" show.

 

[Susan Savia]

My ""Oh Wow" moment on our last trip was....we arrived, unpacked, went to Epcot about 4:00 pm, walked back to Canada and caught one of Off Kilter's sets. My son and I looked at each other and he said, "we're here!" It had been a long day driving and here we were...

 

[Bob]

1985 moment - everything, I was a kid and every experience @ MK & Epcot was mind blowing
2008 moment - getting to see my wife enjoy her first visit to the World, our first stay @ AKL and getting to see DAK for the first time
2011 moment - the MM&Y show totally blew my mind
2012 moment - dinner at Jiko

 

[Clamman73]

Diving in the Seas tank this past fall...Really became immersed in the the whole Epcot experience. The real wow moment was looking through the aquarium and into the VIP lounge section and seeing the acrylic piano. I was like.."oh wow! check that out!" (through my regulator)

 

[Pooh Lover]

Besides going past the WDW Welcome sign (which is really more than a WOW moment), our first glimpse of the WL upon arrival every year, riding ToT and my first ride on TTA while I take in Tomorrowland and the MK, just so incredibly happy and grateful to be back.

 

[bsiev1977]

I have many of the same moments as mentioned in the comments above....But my latest "OH WOW" moment was when I rode RNRC for the first time ever last summer...this was my first "BIG" coaster! Now, I know what I have been missing...I won't miss riding it again.

RNRC will always be a special one for me.
It was the first coaster I'd ever ridden that launches you off, rather than the standard lift hill.

 

[JIMINYCR]

My WOW moments:
Illuminations... when the globe is open and the pictures are projected onto it.
Fantasmic... when the water curtains come up and the characters appear on the water
DHS ... when the switch is turned on to begin the magical Osborne holiday lights and music
MK.. watching Tink flyyyy
AK... finding an animal on the Tree of Life that suddenly pops out at you
When I turn over the LAST day on my countdown calendar.