What is your very first memory of WDW?

[Jim&AngieMarriner]

I did a search and the last time this was discussed was 2007. Time for a reboot. And a bit of a clarrification. I am sure that if you were old enough that trip, your memory would be of the parking lot or the trams or maybe the monorails. What I am asking is, durring that first day (or first trip if your memory is a bit fuzzy like mine), what is your first memory that really stands out.

For me im not really sure which happened first since we were in the parks for a week that trip. I was 10 (1982) and the two things that REALLY stick out in my head are getting an invisible dog from the Magic shop and hearing the music for the Main Street Electrical Parade for the first time. The fanfare that starts it out has really stuck with me over the years. I even use it as a ring tone for my Cell phone. And I had so much fun with that invisible dog. Im sure i looked stupid to everyone else but it was a blast.

I cant really remember if we did the MSEP the first night or if I got the invisible dog leash the first day, but thats what I always think of first.

Ok im done, lets hear yours.

[whitney37354]

I was 13 on my first WDW trip. My first memory is watching my parents buy the tickets, then seeing the Mickey head after taking the boat from Ft. Wilderness to the TTC, just before going into MK.

[Jeniflower]

the first time my sister and i went we stayed outside the resort, so we had to get the bus to the Ticket and transportation Centre every day. I remember so clearly getting the monorail for the first time and getting off at magic kingdom to look down at all the special paving stones in the road beneath is. every moment from then on was magicial

[Mammabruski]

I was not quite three, but I remember the bullseye blue and white bottom of the kiddie pool at the Contemporary. The next solid memory comes from my trip as a 5 year old. I remember being at Epcot at the front of the park and it's pouring and dark out. I remember my grandparents being there, too. I sure do miss them!

[TinkerbellT421]

I was about 8 years old I believe. My biggest memories that stick out, were that my dad with heart conditions one of the only things he was able to ride with me was Figment, so Figment has special meaning to me just for that. (Then later we rode Its a Small world) but Figment was the first ride I was able to ride with my Dad so I was so happy at that moment.

And remember also the invisible dog! I still to this day, have no idea what I ever did with that thing. And I also got one of those stupid marianet/puppet things you can buy over in Mexico, I can't believe they still sell those things! lol And to this day I have no idea why I insisted on having one of those things nevermind both lol.

[mydisneygirls]

I never went as a young child so the first time I saw the archway to MK and drove under it.... Walt Disney World - Where Dreams Come True...I cried.

[wilcat]

The first time I went to WDW I was 22 and on my honeymoon. My first memory was walking down Main Street with my new DH and thinking this is where dreams really do come true. I have visited a few times since then but that first walk down Main Street will always hold a special place in my heart.

[DonaldsBFF]

I went a couple of times as a young kid and all I can remember from those trips is that my favorite ride was Snow Whites Scary Adventures. I just wanted to keep riding it over and over. I loved the part where the evil witch would turn around and it felt like she was going to grab you. I was scared and thrilled all at the same time. I remember then going back in 2005 for my homeymoon and was so excited to go on the ride. Needless to say it seemed a lot different through my "grown up" eyes. It will be sad to go back and to not be able to enjoy that ride anymore.

[Gator]

That's easy. My wife and I remember clearly remember walking from the front lobby at PO-RIverside to our room. We couldn't believe how HOT and HUMID it was in the middle of June. That's not quite the romantic memory you might be looking for, but it's what I remember the most.

[joonyer]

1971. Magic Kingdom was brand new. I was 15. My first memory of the magic was riding across the lagoon on the big ferry and seeing the castle in the distance, reminding me of the castle I had seen so many times of pictures, TV shows, etc. of DisneyLand (where I had never been). That was when I first really felt the magic. The first attraction memory was thinking how cool the circlevison 360 theater was, especially the footage taken from the airplane. They had no seats, only handrails in the theater. People still fell over when the airplane did the loop. Fun! I also have distinct memories of 20k under the Sea, especially the smell. I though the subs were so cool, but looking back, some of the underwater effects were pretty lame (fish on strings). One other thing that sticks out was the mirrors in the mile long bar. I remember thinking I wanted to put up mirrors like that in my room at home.

[ColleenMcD]

Very first memory is of being on the Ferry Boat to the Magic Kingdom and looking out across the water when suddenly - the Earth spins and THERE is the castle...an amazing moment frozen in my memory...
I was 8....

On the same trip- I thought I would be super cool and not wear sock with my sneakers and ended up sobbing from the pain caused by my bleeding blisters!! Second memory of Disney!

[faline]

I was an adult on my first visit. We tent camped in Fort Wilderness. On the day of our arrival, we set up our tent and cooked a meal at our campsite. We had driven about 27 hours and wanted to get a good night's sleep before heading into "the park" (Magic Kingdom was the ONLY park at that point). After dinner, we climbed into our sleeping bags with dreams of Mickey Mouse when, SUDDENLY, out of seemingly nowhere, we began to hear music - LOUD music!! We had no idea what it was. That turned out to be our introduction to the Electrical Water Parade which we actually saw later in the trip. By the way, from my memory, the music played much more loudly back then than it does now as we were quite some distance from the beach area and the sound just blasted through us!

[mickclub1955]

I was three in May 1972 almost 4. We got to Kissimmee a day early and it was late in the day so we drove to the entry Plaza where it says Magic Kingdom today (Then it said Walt Disney World) to make sure we knew where we would be going the next day. We were going to stay at the Poly. That is my first memory of Walt Disney World. I remember our room at the Poly with the buttons on the wall behind the bed. I remember crying on Snow White's Scarey Adventures and I remember the Tea Cups. I kind of remember The Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World and the Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat.

[HackLaSalle]

I was 5 or 6 I remember figment and the rainbow bridge and being creeped out on iasw.

[Dopey's Girl]

I was 8 and remember the ferry ride over...I was so amazed! I also remember meeting cinderella. She was coming out of the tunnel near the enchanted grove (they have story time there now). She was just coming out for a greet and stopped and spent at least 5 mins with us. She was really great. As she started to walk away, my 4 yr old brother said "I really love you Cinderella.". It was so sweet!

[SBETigg]

I was 12, 1981. We arrived for our first visit to the Magic Kingdom just as the Easter Parade was coming along Main Street. It was a wonderful first impression. Magic! I was hooked.

[EeyoresBestFriend]

I was 24 and as we walked into Disneyland, I remember the beautiful mickey design in the flowers at the front gate and having a picture taken there with my fiance.

[Melanie]

I was 13 on my first trip - 1983, and then we returned again in 1984. I know I've talked about this before, but my memories from those trips are from Epcot only. I don't remember anything from Magic Kingdom, which is so strange. My vivid memories are eating at San Angel, posing by the waterfall before going into O Canada, and those big creepy 'dolls' that used to hang about the World Showcase.

My first memories of Magic Kingdom are when I went to WDW during my college spring breaks in the early 90s. Specifically the Skyway is a huge memory.

[SBETigg]

My first memories of Magic Kingdom are when I went to WDW during my college spring breaks in the early 90s. Specifically the Skyway is a huge memory.

Ah, there's a story there. You had an adventure on the Skyway... sorry, channeling Eleanor Lavish. I just watched A Room with a View again.

[Niecyboo]

I visited Disneyland several times as a child/teen, but my first trip to WDW was as an adult in 2000. My DH and girls hadn't ever been to a Disney park and hadn't done any research so they were clueless as to what they were going to be doing. We flew in late in the day and were a bit tired and grumpy but had the old "Length of Stay" passes so we decided to head to Epcot for dinner then head back to the room. We grabbed food at Tangerine Cafe and sat down outside. Just as we started eating, the old Tapestry of Nations parade started. It was such a magical moment, and set the tone for the entire trip. Even my DH who was 3 at the time remembers that parade and the entire family was hooked from that moment on.