It's the only place where I can go and feel totally CAREFREE!!! What bills? What illnesses? What job?
And kids just de-stress me. So, I get to see the bright, happy faces of adorable children who are thrilled to be in the same place as Cinderella. And I'll get to see this on my niece's face next month.
Plus, as someone else mentioned, it was the place where my family and I had so many memorable family memories. It was the only place where we went on vacation and my mom, who was a cancer patient and would truly benefit from the wheelchairs available and didn't truly appear to be sick at times, wouldn't get rude and cruel looks because of her condition. (She had one lung that collapsed and never fully recovered, so the humidity did make it hard for her and we had to often sit so she could recover.) When I went back with my friend months after Mom passed, I broke down in Epcot. Much like I'm doing now!
I've also physically run from the airport gate to baggage claim. Um, I was 24 years old at the time.
Being a brain tumor patient, I can't go on the big roller coaster rides with twists and turns, but here, I can handle Space Mountain with NO problems! Even MS! But RnRC is out. Sorry. So this is a place where I can be like everyone else.
And two words: Customer Service. End of story.
I can go here and not worry about the calories in that Mickey bar. Or how many slices of pizza I ate. Who cares!
I've been known to become REALLY weepy on the ride to MCO when we leave. After we go past those arches, I feel like I'm either leaving the world behind or reentering a place I wanted to escape for a while.
OK, can't cry. I'm at work.
, and post them here!!!
No work, no bills, no phones, no responsibilities! Just having fun and living life!
My first trip ever was due to a business conference in 2001 - I never wanted to go. All I could ever imagine was crowds, lines, etc. I wasn't really crazy about going but had to and my wife went along. I will never, ever forget that trip. Barbara went park hopping with one of her friends on the first day of the conference and I agreed to meet her at EPCOT in the early afternoon. When we met the look on my wife's face was priceless. She's always happy - but she was over the top! She had a smile a plastic surgeon couldn't take off! It was as if she were transformed back to being a 10 year old. Fortunately, the visit had the exact same affect on me. We love Disney and normally go twice a year. Why do we love Disney? We love the people we become when we're at Disney, and find that we are better able to maintain this attitude away from Disney! I will spend my 60th birthady at Disney in January!
