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  1. #1
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    Post What gets you in the Disney spirit at your Resort?

    Whenever we go we always stay at the WL, and the thing that gives me the chills and what makes me sooo excited is this one thing: THE OLD DISNEY CARTOONS! Every night we are there we watch the cartoons before we go to bed. It's like our Disney tradition. What makes you have chills?

    BEEN THERE,
    DONE THAT,
    DEFINATLEY GOIN' BACK!!!!
    "When hinges creak in doorless chambers... and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls.. whenever candlelights flicker... where the air is deathly still... that is the time when ghosts are present... practicing their terror with ghoulish delight."

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    The Hawaiian music at the Poly!
    Lisa
    Multiple visits over Multiple years
    30 plus stays at Disney's Polynesian resort

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    we always go at Christmas time, so the 50' tall Christmas tree in the lobby does it for me..

    The tree may not actually be 50' tall, but it sure does feel like it is.

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    The smell of the Animal Kingdom Lodge!

    Eating breakfast out on the Boardwalk and having the place to ourselves.
    1980-1994 - Off-site
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    1998 - Caribbean Beach
    2001 - Disney Cruise
    2003 - Animal Kingdom Lodge
    2005 - Wilderness Lodge Villa
    2006 - Pop Century
    2006 - Boardwalk Villa
    2007 - Pop Century
    2007 - Boardwalk Villa
    2007 - Old Key West Villa
    2009 - Wilderness Lodge Villa

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    First, I start getting really excited as we pass under the "Welcome to Disney World" sign.

    Then, after we pass through the gates to get to the MK resorts/parking area, I get even more excited.

    And then, when the security guard at the WL says "Welcome Home", my excitement even builds.

    But, I get the most excited when the doors slide open into the Wilderness Lodge lobby. I love the mix sounds of the babbling brook and the WL music.

    I can't wait - only a few more months!
    Contemporary 10/82
    Polynesian 12/89
    Off-Site 2/02
    Port Orleans Riverside 5/02
    WL 2/03
    WL Concierge 10/03
    AKL 10/04
    WL 11/05
    WL Concierge 12/07
    WL- 11/08

    Next trips
    WL - 11/11

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    Walking in to the GF over the red pavers out front, to see the old-fashioned cars and the uniforms, the greeter, and then to go through the doors, see the lobby, and feel like I've come home. It's an amazing Disney feeling.
    Sherri
    Next: Aulani Celebration 10/2018 (50th)
    Past Stays: Contemporary, GF, Poly, BC, POP, POR, Dolphin, AKL Kidani, BLT
    1990 August Honeymoon- GF
    Delighted Disney Return Guest since 1981, DVC (BLT) since 2014


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    Watching fireworks from my room in the Contemprary - how many hotels include nightly fireworks? Only 2 weeks to go!

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    The sign, the driveway, the door....
    79,0,1
    91 Co
    8 M
    00,1,2 S
    3 CB 25
    4 P,Mu,AKL
    5 S
    6 Pp,CB,G 30
    7 S/D,CB
    8 CB,G 30
    9 Mu,CBP/Or,P
    10 CBP,P
    11 Mu,Do/Ret,P
    12 Mu,CB,AA AK
    13 P 35
    14 P,CB,Mu
    15 P,FQ,C,M,S

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    Oh I am there once we get off the plane. You can feel the difference in the climate when you land and I get so excited.
    November 2010 Disneyland
    December 2009 Disneyland
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    September 2007 All Star Music
    August 2007 Disneyland
    October 2006 Offsite
    December 2003 POR
    June 2001 All Star Music

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    It is just as simple as walking in the door knowing that we have 12 days of WDW magic ahead of us!!!!
    "All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney

    "Too many people grow up. That 's the trouble with the world, too many people grow up." - Walt Disney

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    I get chills the day before we leave! I get like those to kids in the WDW commercial "but I'm too excited to sleep"

    I feel just like I did when I first started going to WDW, thirty years ago!!! When I was just a little girl
    I love Walt Disney World!!!!! :)
    A Happy Visitor since 1974!!!

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    Taking my first "ride" on the Monorail at the airport, then smelling the FL air. Nothing smells the same!
    Then getting to the resort and being enveloped in the Disney Magic.
    ºoºKathyºoº TimeShare 12-12
    GKTW June 2011,Off site Feb/March 2011
    Dolphin and POFQ 8/10
    POFQ Sept 08
    ASMu Aug-Sept 07
    Dolphin & CS-12/05. Mousefest & Dis Cruise
    Dolphin & POR July 04,WDW-Dolphin June 02Dolphin 6/2000
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    Wow, just EVERYTHING!!! I love walking through the doors at POP and seeing the sparkly floor.
    "That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up." ~Walt Disney


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    WDW 1992
    POFQ 6/25/01-7/1/01
    POP 6/26/06-7/1/06
    POP 8/4/08-8/9/08
    POR 8/5/09-8/12/09
    POR 10/27-10/31
    Next Trip- POR 6/23-6/28

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    Just the smell of the Polynesian does it for me...
    - DisneyLuvRSince76 -

    Contemporary: 1976, 1979,1980, 1982
    Disney Inn: 1985, 1986
    Polynesian: 1976-1992 (every year), 1995, 2002, 2007
    Yacht Club: April 2014

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    The friendly cast member at check in.
    -Laura
    Engineer by Day... Imagineer in my Dreams!

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    Passing through the gates to WDW property definitely gets me in the mood! Then it's the Disney music that gets me into the Disney mood when we get to the hotel. Even at POP listening to the oldies has that Disney feeling.
    "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you. But always dress for the hunt!" Kungaloosh!

    "Happy are those whom the Muses love."

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    Quote Originally Posted by dixiepixie View Post
    The smell of the Animal Kingdom Lodge!
    Ditto! Also, the monorail spiel "Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor..." Spending hours on ICOT helps as well!

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    Pretty much walking through the door and checking in at whatever resort we have chosen does it for me!

    As far as the rest of the World, I get excited when I arrive at MCO, get on the bus, drive under the Sign, see the monorail, and are welcomed home at the door of our favorite resort. Pretty much everything in DIsney gives me the chills!
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    Resorts visited to date: *CR * ASSp * CBR * Poly * POFQ * AKL * POR *

    Most recent trip: Aug '08 - Disney Cruise Line and Poly!!

    Year off and then Off-Site Timeshare and WL July 2010!

    "It all started with a mouse"

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    depends on the resort
    WL def the lobby, music etc
    Pop is the icons & the decades of items on the wall of the lobby
    AKL lobby
    on & on
    BC 2
    WL CL 1
    AKL 4
    SOG 3
    POFQ 3
    POR 2
    CSR 4
    CBR 2
    Asp 3
    AS m 2
    POP 7
    12-13 WL CSR ASM
    3-14 POR, AS s Dolphin
    6-14 Us CSR
    1-14 Unv
    6-15 WL, SSR.
    11- 15. AOA, OKw
    7 16..CSR, FW, AKL, POR
    7 17..ASM, CSR, WL AKL club POP
    8 18 As sports, Pop
    DL 9-19
    DVC WL, CSR and idk 10-20

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    Registering...
    getting my room key...
    unpacking...
    talking to the CM's ...
    getting my resort mug....


    AAAAHHHHHHRRRRGGGG!

    I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER!!!!!
    first visIt: November 1973
    last visit: December, 2012
    next planned visit: October, 2013 with friends
    resident Fairy Godmother


    hearts are warmed when friends meet


    see ya real soon


    ~*~*~*disneydeb*~*~*~

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