We had been to WDW before, but it was my first trip back with my two girls since having been divorced.
Totaly unstaged, I was able to get this picture. It just had this feeling of all was OK with their world.
-dave
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First trip with the family, kids aged 3, 6, and 9. It was our last night and we were in MK waiting for the nightime parade. We got the kids ice cream and balloons and waited for the finale of a tremendous week. The parade came and went, and as the lights came back up, we turned to our son (the six year old) who had tears streaming down his face. This was a little unusual for him, so we naturally ask "What's wrong son?" Through his tears, he barely gets out "I'm so happy." Was it worth the several thousand dollars we spent on the trip? Yea, probably was.
I am loving this thread!
Anyway, I think my most magical moment in the World was when I was still on my training days on The Barnstormer. I was operating the ride and as it usually happens after Wishes the queue was totally empty so I let the guests who were on one of the trains ride the coaster about five times. After their fifth ride it was time to close down for the day so I had to announce to them they would have to leave (in a nice way of course).
There were two girls dressed as princesses on the first row and to my total surprise their mother approached me once they left the train and told me that had just been their last night in the World before going home and that I made it really special by letting them ride so many times without even leaving the train. Then she asked me for a picture with her two daughters. I was totally ashamed and extremely happy at the same time.
It was a great way to notice, right on my first days of work, that Cast Members are extremely special to guests. And I also love the idea that right now I appear in some Disney Family Album, representing a very special night for them.
OK, the bus getting rear ended one was supposed to be funny, nobody got hurt but here's my real one.
My most magical moment was years ago, I must have been about 8 or 9 but it was in the land where they were preparing all the desserts behind the glass. I must have been watching this guy work for about 20 minutes when he came out and gave me a bunch of rice crispy treats. My parents were amazed too.
Crush- Thank you a ton. You brought out a lot that the site has recently been lacking. The lack of magic. It seems everything is negative. I am very thankful that you made this thread. Well Done. I tried to do this in like may and it failed. Good to see you succeeded.
I grew up in Orlando, so I've been to Disney hundreds of times from the early 70's up until I graduated high school in 1990. I went with my sister(sweetpee_1993) with her family's first trip in 2004 and again Jan of this year. Have had many wonderful moments and memories through the years, but the greatest memory my sister went with me in May to take my 2 daughters(10 &12) on their first trip to the world. We checked in at the Poly, and hung around the resort for awhile before we headed to the Magic Kingdom for our dinner ressies at CRT. It was raining when we walked in the gate, so we were all just trying to stay dry not really soaking in the ambiance of town square. Then the magic hit, both my daughters stopped dead in their tracks and started crying as they gazed upon Cinderella's castle for the first time. My sister and I looked at each other as tears filled our eyes and we smiled, greatest moment ever.![]()
First trip with the family, kids aged 3, 6, and 9. It was our last night and we were in MK waiting for the nightime parade. We got the kids ice cream and balloons and waited for the finale of a tremendous week. The parade came and went, and as the lights came back up, we turned to our son (the six year old) who had tears streaming down his face. This was a little unusual for him, so we naturally ask "What's wrong son?" Through his tears, he barely gets out "I'm so happy." Was it worth the several thousand dollars we spent on the trip? Yea, probably was.
WOW its like they are just frozen in awe of Cinderella Castle! Epic Disney moment that will never be 4gotten!!!
Crush- Thank you a ton. You brought out a lot that the site has recently been lacking. The lack of magic. It seems everything is negative. I am very thankful that you made this thread. Well Done. I tried to do this in like may and it failed. Good to see you succeeded.
Mine happened 3 years ago today.
My mom and I were having breakfast at the Polynesian, to celebrate my Dad's birthday.
He would have been there too...but he had died from Cancer 6 months earlier on Father's Day.
We had his picture at the table and told the CM waitress what we were celebrating.
After we had breakfast, the CM brings out a big chocolate cake and makes the announcement to everyone in our section that we were there to celebrate a special birthday!
It was so kind and so magical, and so unforgettable. We shared the cake with everyone around us, and told them all a little bit about my Dad, and how he wanted to be there.
And in a way, he was.
It's his birthday today, and I still tear up thinking about this most magical memory.
I think what makes it is that all around them people are in the process of walking, and none of them are looking at the castle. Meanwhile the are the only static people in the photo, and have a clear sight line to the castle.
-dave
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