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1st time I went I was 8,(1968) went to Disneyland, Took our daughter to Disneyland when she was 7, (1992) then to Disney World when she was 11. Took her daughter (Our Granddaughter) for her 2nd Birthday(2010). She is now 9 and we are annual passholders (Disney World as Florida residents) and it is a tradition to take her there to celebrate her birthday. We also go to celebrate her mom's birthday and My birthday, as well as often as we can. we are 3 generation Disney Fans
I grew up going to Disney world. My parents had their honeymoon at the Polynesian resort. My first time going was when I was 6 months old. My first time remembering of going to DW I was 2 years old and Mickey Mouse called our room to wish me a happy birthday. I have gone at least two times every year since I could remember. My high school graduation present was staying a week at the grand Floridan as that is my absolute favorite hotel. We have been annual passholders since the program started and now my 3 year old daughter is a Disney kid as well. I have taken her multiple times since she was 3 months old and she loves it. We are a Disney family through and through.
I loved Disney on TV as a kid, Mickey Mouse Club and Wonderful World of Disney. My parents took me cross country once to Disneyland in the 60s but I was grown when DisneyWorld opened. We never took our children but my daughter and family took my husband and me!! We have watched my granddaughter grow up loving DW and not far behind her, my grandson. There is no place on earth they would rather be and I'm right there with them - they are Disney kids in the know!!! Thanks for the magic!! Cathy
IF I WENT WITH THE,"KIDS FEEL THIS PHENOMENON MORE KEENLY THAN MOST", I'D GLADLY CARRY THE TITLE OF BEING A "KID"!!!!!! MY FIRST TRIP WAS MADE AS A THIRTY SOMETHING AND WITH EVERY RETURN TO DISNEY WORLD THE TEARS AND JOY ARE AS REAL AS THE FIRST TIME. I'V RETURNED WITH AND WITHOUT FAMILY MEMBERS YOUNG AND OLD AND I'M STILL THE BIGGEST"KID" IN THE GROUP. DISNEY MAGIC KNOWS NO AGE WHICH IS WHY THERE WILL BE GENERATIONS OF DISNEY LOVERS TO FOLLOW FROM NOW TILL THE END OF TIME.
My parents took me to Disney for the first time when I was only two months old. It was very much the same for my three siblings. And we have always gone at least once a year since. I am now 20 and I have literally grown up at Walt Disney World. It is my happy place and I will carry the magic with me throughout the rest of my life!
My daughter grew up going to WDW ( DVC members)- went at least 2x a year pretty much. She did the Disney College Program and is not full time employed by Disney at Team Disney.
While I didn't make my first WDW trip until I was 34 yoa, I can live vicariously through my, NOW 17 YOA, daughter, who has grown up "Disney" right in front of my eyes!!! Growing up at WDW has impacted both our lives. Her's (a very talented artist), in that she hopes to one day be a Disney Imagineer / Animator. Mine, in that I'll "retire" and become a Cast Member.
My highschool crush became the man of my dreams. the dream lasted 18 years until we found each other again. we are now on our 15th year together. It was Disney that brought us together and made the dreams of love last. I have raised an artist that can draw anything Disney , & I also have a son who has been a cast member for 3 years. My baby is now looking to be a cast member soon. My house is a Disney showcase. I have a VHS collection of almost every Disney movie which I am now collecting the blu-ray versions to go along with it. I try to visit the parks at least once a year.
Well when I first came to Disney I was a mere 6 years old. At that time I fell in love with the Bus Transportation from the resorts to the parks. I have been told that I was the one that could find my way from park to resort and back again using Disney Transportation. I have seen the evolution of the Bus department thru the many times I have visited the resort. I visited about every 4-5 years. I have since become a Cast Member at Disney and guess what I started and stayed in the Bus department. It was a great honor to drive the buses that I rode on as a kid growing up. Now I see and work with the buses as we continue to get new equipment and move toward the future of the Bus Transportation around the Walt Disney Resort and beyond.