Blogs

Top Hearted Posts

Why I love Disney!

by on ‎05-19-2015 05:56 PM

I guess it was meant to be. My Mom used to tell me when she left for the hospital the night I was born,  the Wonderful World of Disney was playing on TV.  So  from my first day on earth I was tied to Disney!  When I was little I loved watching reruns of the Mickey Mouse Club.  I wanted a pair of the ears like nobody's business.  My Dad tried to find the ears for me. He called Disneyland in California; he tried the local TV stations carrying the show; he tried everything but never could find those ears.


Then, when I was 9 years old, Disney World opened.  I couldn't imagine how wonderful it would be to go there! But we didn't have the means to get on a plane and go to Florida, so I just read everything I could about this magical place.  My best friend Susie drove to Orlando with her family, and came back with amazing stories of a roller coaster in the dark (Space Mountain) and rides and experiences that I just couldn't imagine.  A few years later my Aunt Frances visited the park, and told me about a ghost who sits next to you in the Haunted Mansion. Wow!


Finally, when I was 36, I was planning my first trip to Disney World. To say it was worth the wait is the biggest understatement I could make.  Cara was two years old and I loved seeing the magic through her eyes.  When we got home we played all the videos for my Dad.  When I kept saying, "Look at Cara!" he kept saying, "But look at you!" I was tearing up at every moment.


A few years later, when Deirdre made her appearance, we went to Disneyland. There was something so special about walking in Walt Disney's footsteps.  We were shopping in Downtown Disney, and Cara (who knew about my Mickey Ears story) spotted a pair of Mickey Mouse Club ears. Of course I had to buy them and thought about how happy my Dad would be!




And now, as the girls are get older, we still love every minute of our trips to Disney. I never take the good fortune for granted to be able to share this love with my family. Our happiest days are at the happiest place on earth, and know that will never change!