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

[Donald96]

My last one was seeing that mirror turn into a door at ETwB! I had seen the video and thought cool but seeing it magically transform before your eyes is truly an incredible experience.

 

[Skibum1970]

1. Walking into the lobby of the Wilderness Lodge
2. Walking into the Magic Kingdom and getting that first look at the Castle. I know that echoes others but it is truly a signature moment.
3. The Electric Water Pageant. I love the old school parade.

 

[Uncle Remus]

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.

Depends where you live in the state. Forbes did a list of the top 10 U.S. cities for cleanest drinking water. Tampa was ranked 8 and Miami was ranked 4. South Eastern Marion County has really good well water. Taps into the Silver Springs aquifers. Orlando is by far my least favorite water I've come across in the state. I refuse to drink it.

 

[SnowFire]

Two of mine have already been mentioned (first sight of castle and first monorail ride each trip). I'll add one that might be a bit unusual. That is... watching people's reactions to Illuminations. As amazing as the show is to me, watching people's reaction makes it even better.

 

[rob45]

2002 Keys To The Kingdom Tour

2006 My wife and i did Dolphin Encounter at the Living Seas.

Our first rv trip to Fort Wilderness

Looking forward to other wow experiences.

 

[PUSH]

When I turn the corner coming from Liberty Square and see the ocean of strollers in Fantasyland.

 

[Figments Friend]

Depends where you live in the state. Forbes did a list of the top 10 U.S. cities for cleanest drinking water. Tampa was ranked 8 and Miami was ranked 4. South Eastern Marion County has really good well water. Taps I to the Silver Springs aquifers. Orlando is by far my least favorite water I've come across in the state. I refuse to drink it.

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Yep, Orlando water tastes like warm swamp water that has had all the plant life and critters netted out of it. I have done a lot of traveling, even overseas, and Orlando water at WDW is the absolute worst tasting stuff right out of the tap.
A close second would be the tap water i sampled in London.

I laugh about it now though...as it is just now a part of the 'WDW Experience'. You know...one of those 'gatta experience it' things...like :

Get a Dole Whip
Ride the Monorail
See the Castle
Drink the Orlando tap water
Ride SSE

Etc...etc....

 

[openendedsky]

Last night my boyfriend and I were walking to Fantasyland from Frontierland/Liberty Square and caught the tail end of wishes. It was pretty awe inspiring and it was beautiful.

 

[luv]

I love being on Splash at night...in the second before you drop, when you can see the castle lit up and all the MK lights.

It doesn't last long, but it's wonderful.

I am kind of over the thrill of the cattle and even the ball, but I still like to see the tree against the blue sky, in the afternoon when it's all sunny. (Never had much thrill from the BAH.)

 

[englanddg]

I am so over the cattle as well (darned iPad autocorrect!)

 

[The Tomorrownaut]

My family has stayed in the Buena Vista Palace in the Downtown Disney Resort Area several times, and when coming on property for the first time in a trip, this is often one of the first things you see since it is by far the tallest structure in that area! We always come through the Downtown area before going near any parks, and it always feels like coming home!

 

[Kristamouse]

DH and I married young, at 23 and our 1st babies came at 24 and 25. It had been three years since our last visit, having a wedding and two babies made it seem longer. Our First family ride was Peter Pan and I got so emotional thinking we were are in Disney with OUR children! We all sat in one ship and the lap bar tucked us in tight, I felt so complete and happy! It was a WOW moment!