when was your 1st disney visit?

[tigsmom]

For me it was 1978 and the last time I went on a "family vacation", I was 21 and just out of college.

 

[alawrence]

My first trip was in July of 2007. I spent almost two weeks there for my honeymoon at the WL. In less than two weeks, I will be visiting for my 6th time since then!!! I can not get enough. I'm Hooked.

BTW, this same trip will mark my DW's 23rd trip. She is only 27 years old!!!

:wave:

 

[a2grafix]

My first WDW visit was in September 1976 when I was 6. Parents and my sister (2 at the time) drove and ended up stopping in Georgia. There was some kind of tropical system that spawned a tornado and my family had to stay for a short while in the lobby of the hotel.

We stayed off-site for our first of many WDW trips. I can only remember riding on the monorail and on the fire truck down Main Street.

 

[BelleofDE]

In the spring of 2001, I was 17 years old. It was my high school band trip and only got to spend 3 hrs at Magic Kingdom. I had spent my childhood dreaming about WDW and waiting for this trip, and then was disappointed that I only got 3 hrs there.

I really count my trip in 2005 with my husband (then just my boyfriend taking me to his friend's wedding in WDW) as my first trip to the WDW. Even though I was 21, that trip made me feel like I was a child enjoying it for the first time.

Now we have a beautiful daughter and we're planning her first trip to WDW. We are still debating the when, since she's only 2 right now and my husband and I can't agree on what age is too young!

 

[MIKETFROMRI]

Mine was for our honeymoon in 1985. I was 31 and had never been to Disney even though my older csister would hound me every year to go with her family. I always replied " What the hec do I want to go to Disneyworld for?" Well my sister gave us a trip to Disney for our honeymoon gift and we ahve been going to Disney EVERY year since...26 years in a row! You could say I got hooked

 

[plaz10]

My first trip was 15 years ago. The 25th anniversary of MK. My first real life look at the castle was the giant pink birthday cake. I thought it was cool.

I was terrified to ride almost everything - even peter pan's flight. The only rides I can remember not being afraid of were Spaceship Earth and it's a Small World. My parents are still surprised that years later I'm now obsessed with the place that used to terrify me!

 

[britdaw]

My first (and only, to date) visit was in July 1987. I was 5 years old and it was the first time I ever remember going on a "big" vacation. My parents took turns driving and we drove straight through from Missouri; my brother and I took turns sitting in the seat or laying on the make pallet my mom had made for us by pulling out the middle seat of our '85 Plymouth Voyager.
I don't remember a whole lot of the trip, since I was so young, but I remember falling in love with the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, PoTC, and Snow White's Scary Adventures. I also remember having a great time playing on Tom Sawyer Island.
The one memory that stands out most for me, though, is being in front of Cinderella Castle to meet Mickey, Goofy, Donald, and Pluto. I got my picture taken with Goofy, Donald, and Pluto but just as i was about to make it to Mickey, they whisked him away and said he needed a break. I bawled my eyes out! LOL

 

[drp4video]

My first trip to WDW was in Spring of 1972 I believe..will have to hunt up the pictures as it might have been Christmas of 1971. It was a break from school My first trip to Disneyland was in 1956, I was almost 3.

 

[brightlillstar]

January 2003. I was 20. My then boyfriend, now DH (this is how I knew he was a keeper) took me there to make my dream come true. I always begged to go as a child, but my parents couldn't afford it.

In January 2004, he took me back and proposed! We went once more in '04, then in '07 and '08

Many years, and a lifetime of life happening later, we're going back in December for our honeymoon, now finally married!

 

[Kirk88]

1977, I was 2 1/2. We actually stayed at my great-grandparents house in Cocoa Beach and drove to Orlando from there. I can remember my grandparents handing my Dad a bunch of the old ride stamps to see if Disney would discount our tickets....they did!

 

[C&D]

Honeymoon, Sept '76 (only a long weekend; had to be back at work Monday) but knew after the first trip that I needed more. "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

 

[montyz81]

March 1981. I remember seeing the Monorail to Epcot Center under construction. I don't remember there being a Splash Mountain though.

 

[threvester]

My first trip was june 1972..I had just turned 4 years old

 

[MomofKatie]

MY first Disney trip was when I was 5. We went to DL in 1971 when we were in CA visiting my aunt and uncle. My favorites then were IASW, the Carousel, and the ride that took us by the mini sized village.

My first WDW experience was in summer 1973. We stopped for 2 days on our way to Miami (we were moving to Puerto Rico). I loved IASW, Mr Toad's Wild Ride, and If You Had Wings.

 

[baymenxpac]

first trip was in september of '87. i was 2 1/2. literally rode pirates of the caribbean 37 times. i have very, very understanding parents haha

 

[Mickey_777]

1993. I was 12 years old. I knew immediately there was something special about WDW.

 

[TropicalFig8]

1993. I was with my parents,sister,and grandparents.

I still remember meeting Mickey in World Showcase and I was so afraid of him but I warmed up to him.

 

[woodardfamily]

1978

 

[scoobygirl39541]

May 19 2001, I was 11 years old!

 

[franksharonri]

The end of Sept of 1975. We booked the trip 5 or 6 days before our wedding. We were 19 and 20 years old. Last week we celebrated our 36th anniversary at WDW. Since 1975 we have been back 27 times and still counting.