What are the top 10 little things at WDW that excite you?

[mrtoad]

When I say little, what I mean are the visual, audible or aromatic feasts that are not an attraction or event. I mean things that serve no other purpose but to create an atmosphere. The 10 ten things that you love to look at, hear or smell for whatever special feeling they give you.

My 10 in no particular order are:

1) Attraction posters under the MK Train Station
2) The horse head posts on Main Street USA
3) The Adventureland bridge
4) The exterior of the Crystal Palace
5) The Tikis in Adventureland that now shoot water but use to just play music (liked the old way better)
6) The howl of the werewolf in Liberty Square
7) The lights at night in Future World at EPCOT
8) The torches outside at night at the Polynesian
9) The sound of canon balls in Adventureland
10) The music everywhere

What are your top 10?

 

[Foolish Mortal]

Also in no order

1. Seeing the big WDW entrance sign coming in from the airport
2. Background music on Main Street
3. View of Castle from Main Street
4. First bus ride over to MK from POR
5. Checking in at POR
6. Hearing Mr. Tom Morrow being paged and told that his party from Saturn has arrived
7. The early morning fog coming off the water at POR (late Nov-early Dec)
8. First view of trip of Spaceship Earth
9. Everything having to do with RNRC (courtyard, ride...etc)
10. Main Street at nite

 

[shoes]

Only Ten?

This is gonna be tough! Again in no order.

1. Driving into the park entrance for the first time.
2. The Christmas music along main street during mvmcp.
3. Riding the monorail form the TTC to Epcot.
4. Checking in (no matter which place we stay at!)
5. The Christmas Decorations
6. The Emporium
7. The Dole whip stand (YUMMY)
8. Smelling the fresh cookies along main steet.
9. Spinning the Buzz ride around and around and around with my 4yr old at the wheel.
10. Walking under the train station.....getting our stroller ....park maps and just wondering how on earth a person could not like this place! (Something must've gotten in my eye, I promise honey I'm not crying)

Man I could do a few more of these.
81 more days WWOOO HOOOOOO :wave: :sohappy: :xmas:

 

[StevenT]

1. "Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas"
2. Seeing that Mickey Ear power substation on the side of I-4 (My first glimpse of Disney when I arrive)
3. The fire smell in Spaceship Earth
4. Going into my hotel room for the first time after checking in
5. The sight of Main Street Station and the castle while on the ferry.
6. "Dead men tell no tales"
7. Shopping the Virgin Megastore after the parks close
8. Standing in the main concourse of future world, next to the fountain looking up at Spaceship Earth
9. The Madame Leota headstone at HM.
10. The warewolf howl at the Haunted Mansion

 

[Wilt Dasney]

*Walking up the ramp leading to the monorails
*monorail spiel
*Seeing the MK for the first time from the monorail (yeah, there's a trend)
*The first turn onto Main Street
*Area music in Future World
*The area just past the AK turnstiles
*Walking through the West Side at night
*Walking through the Marketplace during the day
*World Showcase at night
*Illuminations pre-show music

 

[Atta83]

all right off again..
1. Seeing the WDW sign driving onto property
2. Riding the monorail.
3. Seeing Cinderellas Castle again.
4. Hearing the main street music.
5. Seeing Space Ship Earth.
6. Smelling the good old smell by the ice cream parlor.
7. Smelling a churro.
8. Seeing the mickey mouse balloons, the old ones not the new ones.
9. Hearing Mickey Mouses voice.
10. Seeing the Walt and Mickey Statue.

 

[Mom's the word]

Wow, tough call but here they are:
1. The smell by the candy parlor on Main Street.
2. Sharing Mickey shaped ice cream bars with my DH, even when he doesn't really want to share!
3. Just walking down main street at MGM, window shopping.
4. Walt and Mickey's statue in front of the castle.
5. The smell at PotC. If they could bottle it I would buy it.
6. Looking for animals and birds on our way to the Oasis at AK.
7. The monorail spiel, "Por favor . . . " you know the rest.
8. Monorail going through the lobby of the Contemporary Resort on your way to MK.
9. The lights around World Showcase at night.
10. The boat ride from MGM to Epcot, at night.

 

[ClemsonTigger]

No order here, but:
1) background music (but it's hard to call that a little thing as it is prevalent at all locations, all events and all parks.
2) The spiels, particularly Monorail...por favor... and Jungle cruise
3) The lights at night (makes it a totally different park)
4) Upstairs windows on Main Street and MGM (esp. Roger Rabbits hole in the glass)
5) CM's
6) Sidewalk stars at Epcot
7) Epcot street performances
8) Grounds of the Poly, especially the torches
9) Listening to the opening announcements and being part of the opening "line walk"
10) Kiss goodnight

 

[NemoRocks78]

1. The monorail spiel
2. Seeing Spaceship Earth
3. Driving onto property, past the entrance signs
4. Background music in the parks
5. Walking under the train station and taking a view of Main Street USA
6. Running through Splash Mountain's queue when there isn't a line
7. The burning smell in Spaceship Earth
8. The werewolf howl at The Haunted Mansion
9. The atmosphere of Downtown Disney at night
10. Seeing Cinderella Castle at night after Wishes

 

[oldportroyaler]

fountains at epcot
WDW entrance sign
riding the monorail for the first time of the trip and hearing "por favor mantengan se allejado de las puertas"
walking up to the magic kingdom and seeing the railroad in front of you
stepping inside old port royale at cbr
the sounds of adventureland
checking the attraction board at mgm
entering the room
seeing space ship earth
seeing tree of life

 

[Lauriebar]

1.The smell of popcorn as you enter the MK
2.The distant sound of drums as you approach Adventureland
3.The sound and smell of the ship battle scene in PoTC
4.Seeing the snowmen and feeling cooler outside of the Christmas Shop in MGM
5.The smell of cookies baking outside of the Main Street Bakery
6.Walking into the lobby of a WDW resort and taking in the sights and smells
7.Making the monorail loop around SSE arriving at EPCOT
8.Listening to all the monorail announcements
9.Hearing the howl coming from the Haunted Mansion
10.Putting my head and hands into the stocks in Liberty Square

 

[Shellybelle]

1. Anytime getting on the monorail.
2. Driving to the park and seeing the first entry sign
3. Seeing the castle from the monorail.
4. Being in Pinocchio's Rest and watching the small world boats
5. The Pooh Ride
6. The Peter Pan Ride
7. Watching the Share a Dream Parade
8. Walking through the castle
9. Hearing the music throughout the park
10. When the characters come out in Town Square

 

[DisneyNme]

Top 10 things......

1. Flying over and seeing SSE from the Airplane
2. The Smell of the resort Busses Exaust (diesel just doent smell the same anywhere else)
3. The attention to detail everywhere
4. The different background music in all areas
5. WDW Commercials
6. The Landscaping
7. The Lights at Night Time
8. The Pool Bar!
9. The Fact that It was one mans Dream, and it all started with a Mouse....amazing.
10. The Disney Zone!!!!

 

[Cynderella]

1. checking into the hotel and knowing I'm Home
2. seeing *My* Castle
3. the music in all of MK and AK
4. peter pan line music
5. the Contemporary lobby ( where the monorails, chef mickeys etc is)
6. The Oasis
7. the Wilderness Lodge
8. the little statues and the wishing well in front of the castle
9. maraharaja jungle trek
10. the monorail

 

[Sharon L]

The fountain outside Tinker Bell's Treasures (at MK).
The music in Innoventions Plaza.
The smoking area between Africa and Asia at AK (although now that I quit I won't be going there again).
That first drop on that first ToT ride.
The upside-down fountain outside the Imagination pavillion.
The horrible but funny puns delivered by the Jungle Cruise operators.
Driving under the Walt Disney World sign for the first time on a trip.
The outside loop on Test Track.
Sipping champagne while watching Illuminations.
Eating Figaro fries at Pinocchio Village Haus.

 

[Irrawaddy Erik]

1. Monorail exit speil.
2. Sound of the ticket machine.
3. Park Entrance loops.
4. When the lights dim before fireworks.
5. The sound of Safari Truck horns.
6. The smell of Dinosaur.
7. The feel of Adventureland.
8. The smell of Animal Kingdom Lodge Lobby. (Boma :slurp: )
9. The smell of Spaceship Earth.
10. Hearing the Train Whistle on Main Street USA.

 

[OliveMcFly]

1) The smell of the buses
2) The sound of a monorail flying above your head
3) Entrance music at Epcot
4) The howling from the Haunted Mansion
5) The MK train whistle
6) The Contemporary smell (Grand Canyon Concourse)
7) Screams from TOT as soon as you enter MGM
8) Smell of Bongos in DTD
9) Pins
10) Parking lot trams. We always drove to WDW when I was little and seeing or hearing them (mickey on your left, minnie on your right) brings back a lot of memories.

 

[shari71]

No order or timing...

1. Smell of oranges/citrus in Horizons...how I miss it
2. "Grab all belongs and take young children by the hand..." exit speil on some rides
3. Smell of burning in SSE
4. First glimpse of SSE as you drive in on either the monorail or bus
5. Excited children on their first view of the Magic Kingdom
6. Seeing ice cream all over a one year olds face adn the smile underneath knowing they just ate Mickey's ears
7. Torches in World Showcase that come on at dusk.
8. Smell of Mexico in general ( my husband lives for this part of the trip)
9. Sound of the train as you enter MK
10. Hidden Mickey's

 

[Boo's Mom]

1. Seeing Tower of Terror and SSE while driving into Disney
2. Seeing Tower of Terror in general
3. Seeing the Castle and the end of Main Street
4. Seeing the Disney buses
5. The Welcome to Walt Disney World signs
6. Seein the animals at Animal Kingdom
7. Haunted Mansion!
8. Hearing the cars whirr by on Test Track (and then I think, Yes! its open!!)
9. Seeing the pretty enterance to Mission Space
10. Seeing the front gates to the parks and my ticket in hand

 

[trdisneyfan]

Some of these might sound weird, but...

-The sour smell of the tram exhaust
-Driving to one of the large parking lots and discovering that it's not all that busy
-Walking into Epcot after visiting MK and feeling my blood pressure and stress level drop dramatically, almost instantaneously
-Riding the Ferry from the Transportation & Ticket Center on our first day to MK and seeing the Castle growing in the distance
-The incredible amount of breathing room available at WDW (I'm from SoCal and an annual passholder for Disneyland)
-The fact that there is water, EVERYWHERE (another WDW/DL difference)
-That first cold blast you get when stepping into the Monorail for the first time.
-Driving on that vast approach into WDW, from the signs to paying for parking.
-The subtle background music in Future World
-After a long day, getting just a minute of alone-time sitting on the benches near the lockers and restrooms underneath SSE on the west side. There's always a really nice breeze going through there.