What brings you back?

**Dana** · 07-03-2005

We all love our WDW and DL. That's obvious by the number of trips we all take and how much planning we put into our trips. What exactly brings you back over and over again? It's like home to me. The peace and relaxation and the sheer magic of WDW brings me back over and over again. I like being able to turn back time and feel like a kid again getting excited over the characters and riding my favorite attractions. Where else can a grown woman wear a Goofy hat and still manage not to look like a dork? Where else can one skip and look "normal"... ? I don't know exactly what it is when I am there...it's no one certain thing, but the atsmosphere of the place that makes me want to return. It's filled with excitement and laughter. I was thinking about this as I tried to sleep last night and it made me wonder if there was one certain thing or a number of things that made you all keep returning. I saw a commercial for Bush Gardens in Virginia and my DD asked to go there next summer. I looked at her and said " we can't go there and WDW" She immediately changed her mind about Bush Gardens and said "forget it" lolol

bumble · 07-03-2005

I think for me there is just so much there that makes me smile...how could I resist? I guess I'm a happyness junky, lol. We have been to Bush Gardens and Universal and Sea World...but the only place we keep going back over and over and over is WDW. I think it's the total experience that keeps us coming back, not one thing. It seems like each time we go its for a different reason .....or do I mean excuse :)

Pooh Fan · 07-03-2005

Although we visit many amusement parks, WDW is different. Our family is so happy and peaceful there. My kids don'[t even fight when we go to Disney. There is just something about the overall atmosphere that makes me want to keep going back. To be honest, we like the rides better at Universal, but we always spend twice as much time at Disney because we like the family atmosphere and the theme overall much better. I can be a kid again too and noone looks at me like I am a dork. I enjoy rushing around to do this and that and being completely excited with my kids about eating with the characters or riding our favorite rides. We wil continue to go back for years to come because we love going to the happiest place on earth.

Andrea · 07-03-2005

It's an easy question- because I am happy there! At Disneyland I am happy and excited and I am home. I have wonderful memories of that once a year family trip as a child (and we were only 15 minutes away!), my "teenager" trips when we were so cool and danced at Videopolis, my Grad night trip where I first discovered that I really got along with someone who is now one of my absolute best friends (and we saw the guy who looked EXACTLY LIKE Billy Idol!!!

).

I think of my dad saying, "Okay, this time we're not going to rush through the park. I want to saunter down Main Street holding hands with your mother." I think of my first time on Space Mountain with my oldest friend, and my first time on the teacups with her and of how her one-of-a-kind (and now passed away) father spun our 9 year old selves faster than we thought it was ever possible to go.

I think of the time I stood with other good friends on the balcony off the gallery, surveying the land and dreaming our dreams. I think of the pack of drama camp kids we brought there every year, how we always had to go on Pirates first

, and how we'd hand out lyric sheets to all the kids so they could sing the Pirates song while we stood in line.

I think of my husband trying to find the words to ask me to marry him while we had a spaghetti dinner on Main Street.

(Closed now. Ah, well.). I think of standing in line for Roger Rabbit later that night, so tired, barely able to stand after a really long day, and just thinking, "I'm going to marry him."

Disneyland has my best memories. How could I not be happy there? How could I not go back?

**Dana** · 07-03-2005

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Originally Posted by Andrea

I think of my dad saying, "Okay, this time we're not going to rush through the park. I want to saunter down Main Street holding hands with your mother."

That is awesome!

sandanv1 · 07-03-2005

It's my favorite place to just forget about the reality of every day life. I don't have to think about the laundry, what to cook, bills to pay, etc. When I drive through the gates of WDW, even if I am only stopping at DTD, I leave the rest of the world behind.

**cinderbella** · 07-03-2005

it's the only place where the payoff is better than the planning!!
I can spend months planning a trip to New York, California etc. etc..but when we get there it's not always exactly how I pictured it..with Disney I know it's different...
I get the most of my money there, i get nice accomidations and excellent dining options..and even if something did go wrong i could just go to MK and have it all just go away...plus i love rides.

**Dopey** · 07-03-2005

I am with Crackerbella up there. I know exactly what to expect. Everything is so beautiful in the resorts, I can take a deep breath and be transported into an atmosphere that makes me feel happy. I love all of the smells and sounds of MK. All I have to think about there is what fun thing to do next or do I just want ot be lazy by the pool. There is just no place like it. If I could I would spend all of my available vacation time there...

...and I KNOW that when my sons are off to college, in 8 years, I will go and find a job there, even though I do not like the heat!~

**llama** · 07-03-2005

Everything that's already been said!

jodilt · 07-03-2005

I agree with what others have said. I love the atmosphere, the rides, the fact that I can always be a kid there. My dad still loves to go because when he's there he "doesn't have to think about anything!". There isn't anyplace in the world like a Disney park. My friends think I am crazy for going as much as I do, since I really never go anywhere else. They ask me when I am going to get tired of it... and the answer they get? NEVER!

**llama** · 07-03-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by jodilt

My friends think I am crazy for going as much as I do, since I really never go anywhere else. They ask me when I am going to get tired of it... and the answer they get? NEVER!

Don't you feel sorry for the people who "just don't get it"

Laneysdad · 07-03-2005

For me it is as others have said - You can walk through those gates and sluff off all responsibilty as an adult in a working society. I'm instantaneously happy and giddy. There is a feeling you get that just leaves you without a care in the world and no matter what goes wrong - Everything will be ok because Mickey and Walt want it that way.

skwak · 07-03-2005

For me, it is like one big fantasy. We leave the whole world behind and just enjoy each other. It is that one place where you actually are able to be that great person that you know you can be!

**Dana** · 07-03-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laneysdad

For me it is as others have said - You can walk through those gates and sluff off all responsibilty as an adult in a working society. I'm instantaneously happy and giddy. There is a feeling you get that just leaves you without a care in the world and no matter what goes wrong - Everything will be ok because Mickey and Walt want it that way.

*clapping* that's what I'm talking about.,....right on.

mickaholic4077 · 07-03-2005

I can't articulate it any better than all of you have-thanks!!!!!

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 22,250	What brings you back? We all love our WDW and DL. That's obvious by the number of trips we all take and how much planning we put into our trips. What exactly brings you back over and over again? It's like home to me. The peace and relaxation and the sheer magic of WDW brings me back over and over again. I like being able to turn back time and feel like a kid again getting excited over the characters and riding my favorite attractions. Where else can a grown woman wear a Goofy hat and still manage not to look like a dork? Where else can one skip and look "normal"... ? I don't know exactly what it is when I am there...it's no one certain thing, but the atsmosphere of the place that makes me want to return. It's filled with excitement and laughter. I was thinking about this as I tried to sleep last night and it made me wonder if there was one certain thing or a number of things that made you all keep returning. I saw a commercial for Bush Gardens in Virginia and my DD asked to go there next summer. I looked at her and said " we can't go there and WDW" She immediately changed her mind about Bush Gardens and said "forget it" lolol __________________ 82 off-site ~ 91 off-site ~ 97 ASMusic ~ 00 ASMovies 02 Wilderness Lodge ~ 04 Animal Kingdom Lodge 05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian 05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West 07 Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 08 Old Key West~ 09 Port Orleans French Quarter My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Another trip coming soon 346 days 16 hours 23 minutes

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bumble Mouse Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Part time Fort Wilderness resident ;) Posts: 1,366	Re: What brings you back? I think for me there is just so much there that makes me smile...how could I resist? I guess I'm a happyness junky, lol. We have been to Bush Gardens and Universal and Sea World...but the only place we keep going back over and over and over is WDW. I think it's the total experience that keeps us coming back, not one thing. It seems like each time we go its for a different reason .....or do I mean excuse :) __________________ I cant wait to be at Fort Wilderness Campground! Our on site trips to WDW have been at:CSR, PO R & FQ, WL, Poly, All Star Sports, PC, Fort Wilderness, Contemporary, Beach Club Bumbles buzz!!!® http://www.myspace.com/bumble__bee ,-._,-. \/)"(\/ (_o_)

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Pooh Fan Sweeter than hunny Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,874	Re: What brings you back? Although we visit many amusement parks, WDW is different. Our family is so happy and peaceful there. My kids don'[t even fight when we go to Disney. There is just something about the overall atmosphere that makes me want to keep going back. To be honest, we like the rides better at Universal, but we always spend twice as much time at Disney because we like the family atmosphere and the theme overall much better. I can be a kid again too and noone looks at me like I am a dork. I enjoy rushing around to do this and that and being completely excited with my kids about eating with the characters or riding our favorite rides. We wil continue to go back for years to come because we love going to the happiest place on earth. __________________ 1976 Disney World Offsite as a kid 1995 Disney Land Offsite 2002 Contemporary Resort 2004 All Star Movies Resort and Royal Pacific Resort at Universal 2005 All Star Movies and Hard Rock Hotel 2006 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2007 Beach Club and Hard Rock Hotel 2008 AKL Savannah View Concierge and Royal Pacific Resort Kid Suite My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Counting down to our Christmas trip. Disney, Universal, and the beach here we come! 101 days 18 hours 23 minutes

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Andrea Dole Whip Apostate Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spiritually? Disneyland! Posts: 2,545	Re: What brings you back? It's an easy question- because I am happy there! At Disneyland I am happy and excited and I am home. I have wonderful memories of that once a year family trip as a child (and we were only 15 minutes away!), my "teenager" trips when we were so cool and danced at Videopolis, my Grad night trip where I first discovered that I really got along with someone who is now one of my absolute best friends (and we saw the guy who looked EXACTLY LIKE Billy Idol!!! ). I think of my dad saying, "Okay, this time we're not going to rush through the park. I want to saunter down Main Street holding hands with your mother." I think of my first time on Space Mountain with my oldest friend, and my first time on the teacups with her and of how her one-of-a-kind (and now passed away) father spun our 9 year old selves faster than we thought it was ever possible to go. I think of the time I stood with other good friends on the balcony off the gallery, surveying the land and dreaming our dreams. I think of the pack of drama camp kids we brought there every year, how we always had to go on Pirates first , and how we'd hand out lyric sheets to all the kids so they could sing the Pirates song while we stood in line. I think of my husband trying to find the words to ask me to marry him while we had a spaghetti dinner on Main Street. (Closed now. Ah, well.). I think of standing in line for Roger Rabbit later that night, so tired, barely able to stand after a really long day, and just thinking, "I'm going to marry him." Disneyland has my best memories. How could I not be happy there? How could I not go back? __________________ x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨"...make sure you don't grow up stupid.¸.•´¨) (¸.•´xxxxxxxxxxxxIt's bad for the world."xxxxxxxxxxx ¸.•´ xxxxxxxxxxxxx--Tami Taylor, Friday Night Lightsxxxxxxxxxx(¸.•`* My Disney Countdown Counting down to: DD's first trip to WDW! (approximate - LOL) 1915 days 11 hours 23 minutes

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sandanv1 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 15 miles from WDW Posts: 1,108	Re: What brings you back? It's my favorite place to just forget about the reality of every day life. I don't have to think about the laundry, what to cook, bills to pay, etc. When I drive through the gates of WDW, even if I am only stopping at DTD, I leave the rest of the world behind. __________________ Now that we live in near WDW, we stop by every couple weeks! "Of course I don't look busy...I did it right the first time! 2005 - Moved 20 miles from WDW POR (Oct) Fort Wilderness (Dec) 2004 - Pop Cent. (Feb, April) POR(Oct,Dec) Caribbean (Oct) 2003 - All Star Music (Feb.) All Star Sports (April), POR (Oct), CSR (Dec) 2002 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), POR (Oct), AKL (Aug), off site (may):(, CSR (April), Caribbean (Feb) 2001 - Fort Wilderness (Dec), PO Riverside (Oct)

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cinderbella Crackhead Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: south carolina Posts: 6,057	Re: What brings you back? it's the only place where the payoff is better than the planning!! I can spend months planning a trip to New York, California etc. etc..but when we get there it's not always exactly how I pictured it..with Disney I know it's different... I get the most of my money there, i get nice accomidations and excellent dining options..and even if something did go wrong i could just go to MK and have it all just go away...plus i love rides. __________________ WDW Restaurants and Resorts Moderator Bella I Deltaco. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: I am done with Grad School in... 246 days 5 hours 23 minutes

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Dopey Marti suffers from MIBS Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 8,928	Re: What brings you back? I am with Crackerbella up there. I know exactly what to expect. Everything is so beautiful in the resorts, I can take a deep breath and be transported into an atmosphere that makes me feel happy. I love all of the smells and sounds of MK. All I have to think about there is what fun thing to do next or do I just want ot be lazy by the pool. There is just no place like it. If I could I would spend all of my available vacation time there... ...and I KNOW that when my sons are off to college, in 8 years, I will go and find a job there, even though I do not like the heat!~ __________________ WDW Theme Parks moderator x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´Accordion players are sexy(¸.•` ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Llama says she craves a real, juicy discussion. Let's discuss that, shall we!? My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* HiHo-HiHo-off to WDW I go... 138 days 5 hours 23 minutes

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llama I Exceed Expectations Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Slurpee Capital of the World Posts: 6,506	Re: What brings you back? Everything that's already been said! __________________ Moderator - Sa-fari, Sa-goodie ´¨) ¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxI'm Not Bossy - I Just Have Good Ideas ´¨) A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BAD KITTY CLUB "Meowany Are Called, Mew Are Chosen" Dopey is my Bad Influence - Discuss It's Murdoch with an "H" My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* Disney Reunion with Emily! 144 days 2 hours 23 minutes

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jodilt Big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: TEXAS Posts: 784	Re: What brings you back? I agree with what others have said. I love the atmosphere, the rides, the fact that I can always be a kid there. My dad still loves to go because when he's there he "doesn't have to think about anything!". There isn't anyplace in the world like a Disney park. My friends think I am crazy for going as much as I do, since I really never go anywhere else. They ask me when I am going to get tired of it... and the answer they get? NEVER! __________________ Disneyland - too many times to count! '01 - Grand Californian '02 - Disneyland Hotel '03, '04 - Grand Californian '05 - Disneyland Hotel WDW '96 - All Star Music '97 - Caribe Royale & Swan '98 - Carribean Beach '99 - Coronado Springs & Dixie Landings '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 - Wilderness Lodge

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Laneysdad Big Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: A Plain field in Illinois Posts: 778	Re: What brings you back? For me it is as others have said - You can walk through those gates and sluff off all responsibilty as an adult in a working society. I'm instantaneously happy and giddy. There is a feeling you get that just leaves you without a care in the world and no matter what goes wrong - Everything will be ok because Mickey and Walt want it that way. __________________

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skwak Pay me in Disney Dollars! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,287	Re: What brings you back? For me, it is like one big fantasy. We leave the whole world behind and just enjoy each other. It is that one place where you actually are able to be that great person that you know you can be! __________________ 2008 Apr. ~ Our New Vacation Home 2007 Dec. ~ Swan & VWL 2007 Aug. ~ POR & Contemporary 2006 Nov. ~ SSR, ASM and 7 Days on the Disney Magic! 2005 Oct. ~ VWL 2005 Apr. ~ BWV 2004 Oct. ~ OKW 2004 Sept. ~ SSR 2003 Oct. ~ POR & Caribbean Beach 2002 Sept. ~ POR & AKL 2001 March ~ ASSports 2000 Feb. ~ All Star Sports & Coronado Springs

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mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,193	Re: What brings you back? I can't articulate it any better than all of you have-thanks!!!!!

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