What is meet by Magic?

[Florida_is_hot]

I do not understand the term,
at times win I do not have at least 3 cups of coffees and somebody says have a "Magical Day" I am likely to growl at them.

It is a marketing phrase nothing more.

I been to Disney World dozens of times I never once said that is magical.

Some attractions are great fun, some others are nostalgic.
Pay a good price to get through the gate and Disney does put on a show.

But are any of these terms Magic?
Universal Studios does all these things too and they even have an attraction themed to magic but they do not go around and say say a magical day.

Ruin the "Magic" .....

 

[Florida_is_hot]

Is the franchise getting bigger then the magic?


What does that even mean?

 

[real mad hatter]

Not another member of the " Doom & Gloom " society,must be something in the air today.Let me read your thread again. "You've been to WDW dozens of time and you don't think it's magical "? Why go? If someone says to you " have a magical day " you growl at them. Hold the phone,I do appologise ,I know who you are now. Your Grumpy.Tell Snow White I was asking for her.

 

[Florida_is_hot]

Some attractions are great fun, some others are nostalgic.
Pay a good price to get through the gate and Disney does put on a show.

Got it that is why I go and will go this summer. The terms fun, nostalgic, good show are real terms ..... "MAGIC IS NOT REAL"

 

[captainkidd]

Not another member of the " Doom & Gloom " society,must be something in the air today.Let me read your thread again. "You've been to WDW dozens of time and you don't think it's magical "? Why go? If someone says to you " have a magical day " you growl at them. Hold the phone,I do appologise ,I know who you are now. Your Grumpy.Tell Snow White I was asking for her.

Do you consider going to the movie a magical experience? I don't, but I still love to go.

Not everyone is a "doom and gloomer" or "pixie dust snorter". There is an in between.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

For me and my family... the term "magic" or "magical" when used in reference to the Disney Parks and Resorts is a way of defining the experience. It's a way of separating how you feel walking into a Disney park vs. any other theme park. It's about creating an entire package of experience from the moment you walk on property to the moment you leave. It's the idea of leaving the real world and stepping into a magical one, created just for you... or maybe better put for understanding... the ILLUSION that you have. It's the effect that being on Disney property has on a person. It's a noun and an adjective and probably even a verb all wrapped up into fans calling it "Disney Magic."

Let's not forget too... Walt used the term "magic" and "magical" to describe what he was doing. Even if you don't feel it the way I described above, CMs saying "have a magical day" etc. is also a nod to Uncle Walt.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

Not everyone is a "doom and gloomer" or "pixie dust snorter". There is an in between.

Yeah but growling at someone for saying "have a magical day" kind of does put one toward the not-so-nice side of that "in between" don't you think?

 

[real mad hatter]

Do you consider going to the movie a magical experience? I don't, but I still love to go.

Not everyone is a "doom and gloomer" or "pixie dust snorter". There is an in between.

Confused here.What movie? And yes,not everyone here is a member of the D & G society,and pixie dust,well I've never snorted that so I can't comment.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

and pixie dust,well I've never snorted that so I can't comment.

I wonder if that's anything like snorting Smarties?

I guess in the theoretical sense I'm a member of the PDSC (Pixie Dust Snorting Club). Disney is my "happy place" and in that, it is magical to me. I've never been anywhere else in the world and felt like I do when I'm on WDW property.

 

[rufio]

Disney World is magical.

No contest.

 

[JiminyandTink]

Not everyone is a "doom and gloomer" or "pixie dust snorter". There is an in between.

Yeah but growling at someone for saying "have a magical day" kind of does put one toward the not-so-nice side of that "in between" don't you think?

Both good points. It's totally ok for someone not to feel the magic or not like WDW at all... but taking offense to someoneone being polite (marketing ploy or not) is sort of over the top.

For me, I absolutely feel the magic and I am thankful that I do!

 

[MagicMike]

It is a marketing phrase nothing more.

I been to Disney World dozens of times I never once said that is magical.

I respect your opinion and your right to feel that way about the existence of "Magic" in the parks, but there many people who simply cannot understand the way you feel. That doesn't make it wrong or anyone else right, it's how YOU feel.

I, for one, am sorry you feel this way because I believe you are missing out on about 50% of the Disney experience with that mentality. I'm not saying everyone needs to drink the Pixie Dust Kool-Aid but letting go of the outside world, and with it, the mindset that tends to make us cynical and jaded can make for a very "Magical" visit. Disney parks are much more than just thrill rides and people in costumes to a lot of people.

And if it is just marketing, it's some really great marketing.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Well...Look on the bright side....At least your Not Having a Six Flags Day!..Seriously what am I suppose to do with that? Have a day where I must represent the Six Flags that Flew over The Alamo.....Yeah...BAD MARKETING...I do like how the Urban Dictionary defines it..

A day at a Six Flags location where the employees continuously tell you to "Have a Six Flags Day"
when you wait in line or get on a ride,its meaning is unknown

Six Flags Employee:Have a Six Flags Day!
Random Park goer:What the hell does that mean?

 

[tsaintc]

Google's definition of 'magic':

• As a noun, 'magic' can be defined as a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight.
• 'Magic' as an adjective can be used to describe something that is wonderful or exciting.

For me, 'magic' is the only word I can use to describe WDW. Whether its my childhood memories that come flooding back or look on my wife and children's faces when we are in the 'World, the emotions that I experience are undeniably 'magical' in every way and are most definitely real.

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

Regardless what D&Gs think, (gee, up til now, I always though D&G stood for Dolce and Gabbana) there is a special *magic* element to a Disney vacation. The world is miles away when Im on the Poly beach, and *magically* the skies seem a little bluer, attitudes a bit more positive. The ability of being able to relive my childhood as well as my son's, has a certain magical quality to it. I've said this before, everyone has a right to voice their opinions, but if you feel it necessary to growl at a hard working CM, just for wishing you a magical day, perhaps it's time to find another vacation destination, no? Enjoy your trip, chin up and please, don't growl or bite any of the CMs!!

 

[dreamfinder]

At this point as much as anything else, I would say that magic is an attempt to tie back into the little bit of us that still wants to be a kid, to step outside of reality for a bit. Some people do go to WDW just for the rides. Others go for the experience. The ability to walk down a turn of the century Main Street. And step into unsettled wilderness on a boat tour. Stepping through a curtain and magically being the size of a pixie and talking with Fairies. For some people being able to put away the cell phone, and step out of reality for a few minutes, hours or days is magical.

Uni is most certainly starting to play catch up with things like WWoHP, but they aren't quite there. And WDW is dropping back a bit with adding reality to the parks and losing a bit of their immersive story experience.

You want a normal ho-hum theme park with rides that are barely themed, or that overlook towns and roads? Go hit up your local theme park. There are plenty that have modern thrill rides that knock the socks off of anything that WDW or even Uni has to offer. You want the ability to be a prince/princess for a few hours, or heck, even a wizard battling dementors, you know where to go to experience that magic.

 

[powlessfamily4]

Google's definition of 'magic':

• As a noun, 'magic' can be defined as a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight.
• 'Magic' as an adjective can be used to describe something that is wonderful or exciting.

For me, 'magic' is the only word I can use to describe WDW. Whether its my childhood memories that come flooding back or look on my wife and children's faces when we are in the 'World, the emotions that I experience are undeniably 'magical' in every way and are most definitely real.

Great job defining! It is Magical!!

 

[dave&di]

What's happening on this forum lately! I wish we still had the 'banging head against a wall' smilie! Chillax guys, have a magical day!!! I would rather hear this falseness than nothing at all. You're in WDW what do you expect to hear!

 

[captainkidd]

How can anyone deny that WDW is magical? As much as I have my gripes with things, they somehow keep me going back year after year after year, spending all my hard earned money. If there's not something magical about it, then they're tampering with the water in Lake Buena Vista.

-The Magic Kingdom opening show.
-The end of Wishes.
-Illuminations.
-Just sitting on a bench with a box of popcorn staring at the castle.
-Riding some of the classics with my kids.
-Eating an ice cream, caramel apple or cotton candy with my kids.

If those type of things can bring a grown man to tears, even after seeing or doing them hundreds of times, then I'd say there's something magical about the place.

 

[bethymouse]

For me and my family... the term "magic" or "magical" when used in reference to the Disney Parks and Resorts is a way of defining the experience. It's a way of separating how you feel walking into a Disney park vs. any other theme park. It's about creating an entire package of experience from the moment you walk on property to the moment you leave. It's the idea of leaving the real world and stepping into a magical one, created just for you... or maybe better put for understanding... the ILLUSION that you have. It's the effect that being on Disney property has on a person. It's a noun and an adjective and probably even a verb all wrapped up into fans calling it "Disney Magic."

Let's not forget too... Walt used the term "magic" and "magical" to describe what he was doing. Even if you don't feel it the way I described above, CMs saying "have a magical day" etc. is also a nod to Uncle Walt.

You got it dude!