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Chicago – Winter – 1984 – It’s 5am, my sister and I are woken by our mother. We have a 9am flight from Chicago to Disney World. We’ve been waiting for this trip ever since our father booked it with the travel agent months before. We excitedly wait for the cab to take us to the airport. Then at the airport, we wait for the plane to depart. We say goodbye to the snow. While on the plane, my sister and I put on our Mickey hats. We are getting so excited. The anticipation is too much for us to handle. We finally land. The smell of the warm air is bringing back to the memories of the previous trips. We hop in the rent-a-car for Magic Kingdom. That last 35 minute drive takes forever. We see the Walt Disney World sign and we know we are home free. We park and finally make it to the gate and make a b-line to the Mad Tea Party (Tea Cups).
All this anticipation and travel excitement added to the magic of Disney. For months, all we talked about was our upcoming trip to Disney. I see this in my kids today.
So, I’m just wondering, for the kids that live near Disney and have an annual pass. Does this lack of anticipation and travel take away from the Disney magic? For me, a big part of the magic was the travel and just getting away from home.
My wife and I always planned on moving near Disney one day. Will doing so make us loose some of that Disney Magic?
>>Joe Principe
Creator of sharemickey.com, Moderator at reddit.com/r/disney, Partner at Signal Flow Music, Inc along with Disney Mousekteer, Ricky Luna, Husband, Dad, Tech Geek, DVC Member, Disney Nut! I have the best wife and kids! I’m the guy that won’t stop talking about Disney!
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