Another 4 Questions!

[LovinWDW]

As you can see I'm really having fun with this. I love reading everyones posts and seeing what you all enjoy eating and when you'll be returning to WDW. This one should be fun!

1. When did you first visit WDW?
2. How old were you?
3. How did you get there?
4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip?

Here are my responses:

1. 1977
2. 5
3. By bus (from Pa) the band from our high school was marching in the afternoon parade at MK so they ran several additional buses for members of the community. I can always say I did it but, would never do it again.
4. We stayed off site and I had a crazy uncle who was kicked out of the hotel pool for doing insane dives off the diving board I also remember the juice containers in the MK. There was grape juice in a plastic container shaped like a bunch of grapes and orange juice in a plastic container shaped like an orange. Loved these!!!!

Have Fun!

[AnnaMom]

1. 1972 & stayed at the Contemporary
2. 6 years old
3. We drove from Baton Rouge
4. What a magic place so different than anything I had ever seen. Enjoying my older brother for the first time with us doing things together & having fun without fighting!

[Reedy Creek Buccaneer]

1. 1972
2. Almost 5
3. We flew.
4. There are two things I can remember. One is riding the monorail through the Contemporary Resort. I thought that was awesome. The other was a show involving Pooh. They were picking someone from the audience, but they wanted a girl. I was so upset they didn't pick me. Lol!


They better pick me for Indiana Jones this time!!!!!

[JasonH]

1. When did you first visit WDW? 1984

2. How old were you? 7 years old

3. How did you get there? By car. It was our first trip to Florida as well since my grandparents moved down there as well as a couple aunts and uncles and cousins.

4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip? Well this is gonna be a doozy. lol Before we went to WDW, we were visiting my grandparents and other relatives. I didn't know we'd be goin to WDW as well until the day before we were gonna leave from my grandparents house. Needless to say my uncle got to talkin about the rides there and specifically said that the Haunted Mansion is a scary ride. Well, being 7, my imagination got the best of me and I was starting to think of how scary the haunted house at Six Flags St. Louis was (it was a haunted house that used to be open all season, before they came out with Fright Fest). I imposed that same scariness over to the Haunted Mansion thinking it would be just like it, a walk-through haunted house with live actors scaring you through-out.

Fast-forward to the day we go to MK. I had gotten the thoughts out of my head after the talk my uncle gave and I didn't think about it again until we were heading to HM and in the queue. It all came rushing back to me of all the thoughts I had and I just started crying and telling my mom and dad I didn't want to go in there. Even the lady that was in front of us tried helping me calm down and saying she has been on it several times and it wasn't scary at all, only a couple times where something would pop up but that's it. I did calm down for the most part but I was still very aprehensive about it all.

Fast-forward again to the end of the ride. Guess what. It wasn't scary at all and it actually became my favorite ride of all time after that.

[JoF]

1. 1997
2. I had my 28th Birthday while I was there
3. We flew by Virgin Atlantic
4. I could not believe the size of the place. At home when you read about it you think everything is just a short walk away - wrong! And because it was Christmas - all the huge trees and their decorations and the thousands of red poinsettias planted everywhere.

[RAIDER]

1. 1992 ( May )
2. 28
3. Flew ( British Airways )
4. Driving towards WDW for the first time and seeing the various exits for the parks ,Then seeing the MK castle for the first time .Also saw the space shuttle Endevour take off on its maiden mission from Kennedy Space Centre .

[Suzi Q]

1. When did you first visit WDW?
1972
2. How old were you? 5
3. How did you get there? Drove down from Michigan
4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip?
My red Mickey balloon floating to the top of the Contemporary resort! The only ride I really remember is the teacups.

Will be celebrating my 30th trip as an adult November 2011; last trip April 29-May 8 2011. Yay Bounce Back offer!

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

1. First visit was in January 2003
2. I was 33 (a late bloomer)
3. We drove from Mississippi-this was a 12 hour trip as we made frequent stops
4. Most vivid memory-Seeing the castle for the first time and realizing just how big DisneyWorld really is...I really had no clue

[eam]

1. March, 1972
2. 19
3. Drove from Michigan for spring break, first time to Florida
4. As previously stated, riding on the monorail through the Contemporaty Resort. I remember thinking how badly I wanted to stay there - and I have. It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship, and it is my truly happy place. Next up, November, POFQ.

[Bethis26fan]

1. 2006
2. 26
3. Drove from SC 9 hours
4.My 2 1/2 year old nephew break dancing w/ Chip at MVMCP. He fell and played it off by spinging around and stuff.

[wdwaggie]

1. When did you first visit WDW?
July 1984
2. How old were you?
I was 12, My sister was 15
3. How did you get there?
We flew Eastern Airlines from Houston, I think they were Disneys travel partner at the time because we bought a package deal.
4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip?
I actually have many, but thought it was cool to find out that Donald Duck and my Dad were both celebrating their 50th Birthdays at the same time!! And my Dad SWEARING that one of the AAs in SE at EPCOT was a real man!! LOL!!

[PopPhan]

1. When did you first visit WDW? September 2003
2. How old were you? 41
3. How did you get there? Flew out of Baltimore (BWI) on "Agony Airlines" [US Airways] {US Airways was once known as Allegheny Airlines, and even then had a bad reputation, hence the nickname "Agony Airlines"}
4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip? That I actually enjoyed it. Was not expecting much, but quickly became "Hooked On Disney"

[sorcerer fan]

1. june, 1973

2.34

3. drove my 72 torino wagon pulling our pop up camper with my three kids in the back expanse of the wagon with the seats folded down

4. how clean the park was and how people leaving for the day would give you their ticket books to use. It rained the first day and everyone left, we put on raincoats and saw every ride in the park in one day. couldn't do that today if I tried

[Auntie B]

1. 1999
2. 34 (and as excited as a 5 year old!)
3. Early morning flight.
4. My most vidid memory is watching my dad take a picture for a Japanese couple at Magic Kingdom and then watching the gentleman bow and back away. My dad started bowing and backing up too. Makes me smile everytime I think about it.

Love this thread!

[disneymomma2010]

1) 1994 pofq
2) 12
3) drove 10 hrs
4) Mom went with three of her friends from work and took me and my little sister. I remember having joining rooms with them and thinking how crazy these loud women are! It was in febuary and we wanted to go to the pool but we spend most of the time in the hot tub. I remember running back to the room wet and freezing. I remember eating at chef mickeys. My little sister would call pluto "the licker" because of his long tongue. I fell in love with splash mountain and hated space mountain!

[kgoulash]

1974
3 weeks old (my grandparents had just moved to FL)
flew i think
no memories from this trip, but my first memories are of listening to disney music on the delta flight down, once we got those earphones and had the disney music going it was like i was already there!

[MissTink]

1. 1993
2. 11 Years old
3. Drove from NJ
4. My most vivid memory was watching The Apple Dumpling Gang movie at the campfire in Fort Wilderness and playing at the arcade at the Contemporary

[Belle619]

1. When did you first visit WDW? 2007

2. How old were you? 27

3. How did you get there?

Flew from Chicago, connecting in Cleveland to pick up my sister for the next leg of the trip. My flight in was late, so we sprinted to the next gate - but we made it!!!

4.What is your most vivid memory of that trip?

My sister made the reservations and kept apologizing because all she could get us at the Polynesian was a room with a view of the parking lot. We arrived after dark, but when we walked in and I opened the curtains to see the monorail zipping by - it was amazing.

That was when it hit me - we were here, we were actually at Walt Disney World!! I wanted someone to pinch me. That was pretty much the way I felt for the entire trip!

[Jim&AngieMarriner]

1. 1982

2. 10 years old

3. We drove from Ohio to Georgia, picked up some cousins and then drove the rest of the way to Orlando. Stayed in some cheap hotel, but i was a kid and didnt care.

4. Honestly of all my trips, i remember the least about this trip. But what DOES stick put is watching the Main Street Electrical Parade. I loved it.

[sassafras]

1. 1996, right after Christmas
2. 44
3. We flew Delta out of Indianapolis at 7 a.m.. My sons were marching with their hs band in the Main St. parade, so we put them on the band bus and we flew! Had a chance to be bumped and get free tickets, but b-i-l refused because he wanted to get there before noon. Took the original flight, had a layover in Atlanta and got fogged in, and finally made it to DW at 9:30 that night! Needless to say, we weren't happy with the b-i-l!
4. First, seeing a palm tree for the first time! Next, walking down Main Street to see a beautiful castle, only to find it covered in hideous pink "frosting" to make it look like a cake!