Destination Disney: Disney Magic

Now this is my kind of meme! We are all about Disney World here at our house...I honestly don't know exactly how many times we have been, but it's over 25! (Note to self, try and come up with a more accurate count.) While we do live in Florida, we are in NW Fl (a.k.a. The Panhandle), 7 hours away from Disney. So believe it or not, our first tastes of Disney did not come until dh and I were in high school. Dh is my brother's best friend and has been forever, so I've known him all my life. I loved baseball when I was in high school, and my dad thought it would be neat one year during our spring break, to go to south Florida and see some training camps. It was neat, and some of the best times ever! Just me, my dad, my brother and dh (though not my dh or even a boyfriend then lol). The second year we went, dad decided to stop by Disney on the way home. My brother and dh spent the whole day going from Space Mountain to Pirates, back and forth over and over...Dad and I rode all we could and even stopped for food now and then, lol. We were hooked!


Since then dh returned to Disney with his mother and sister for a short trip before he entered the Air Force, and I went for my school's Grad Nite. Once we were married (and returned from his tour overseas) and had kids, we started taking regular vacations to Disney World. We are seasonal passholders and go at least once a year. We don't honestly take vacations anywhere else! (I mean, come on folks, we live at the beach lol.) We've been with babies, while pregnant (didn't know it once and fainted after riding Big Thunder Mountain!), with toddlers and teenagers, while nursing, with relatives, in the summer (never again...waaaaay too hot), at Christmas, stayed on property and off, stayed in value resorts and deluxe resorts, you name it we have done it! We have video and pics of rides that don't even exist there anymore (anyone remember Mr. Toad's Wild Ride or the Leagues Under the Sea submarine thing, or the highway in the skyway?) We were some of the first guests to stay at the Animal Kingdom lodge (hey, I have the souvenir cup to prove it!)


So needless to say, we love Disney World. How can I pick just one thing to share that we find magical about Disney?

How about sneaking kisses on rides? (I know the pic is blurry...believe it or not, ds had smudged powdered sugar on my lens and I didn't know lol.)

Or getting special Fast Passes to all the rides in Disney Studios?
Or finally being tall enough for a ride (and deciding not to go on it after all lol.)

I can't wait to see what everyone else has shared that they find magical about Disney World. If you want to see for yourself, or join in the fun, click here!