What Was the VERY FIRST PARK You Went To?

[Wendy Louise]

Mine was Disneyland CA. It was the only Disney park in CA way back in the 80's! :mickey:

...and you?

[Jared]

Magic Kingdom was probably the first park I ever visited. I was only three-years-old.

[faline]

Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Of course, the choices then were Magic Kingdom or Magic Kingdom!

[k_reile]

my first visit at the age of 9 was MK. Then Epcot and MGM during that trip also...but the first park we hit was MK

[divinedi]

Not to age myself, but MK, back in 1978, it was the only park at Disneyworld at the time! Man I feel old!:ill: Still feel like a kid when I'm at Disney though:cloud9:

[pshokie]

Disneyland, early 70's. :old:

[Septbride2002]

Magic Kingdom - we were staying at the Poly and our room wasn't ready. So we took the boat over to MK and walked around the park. I think we only went on Buzz, it was nice to just walk around and take it all in.

~Amanda

[January-2007]

Disneyland California. I may have been when I was a baby, I was born in California and I know for sure we went when I was in kindergarten, so 1989 or so, but there's a huge possibility it was before then.

[dteed]

Magic Kingdom for me, we went to Disney when it opened with my parents, the last time I went with my parents was the year EPCOT opened. Imagine my suprise when I took my wife and kids for the first time. We have been more than once a year since my oldest turned two.

[2Epcot]

My first Disney park was the original Disney park. I think our first trip to Disneyland was in the late 60's early 70's when I was just a baby. My wife's first Disney experience was Hong Kong Disneyland. My first real memory of Disneyland is probably in the mid 70's.

[Strmchsr]

Much to my chagrin it was Epcot (as a kid I was wanting to do MK first, but was overruled by mom). As it turns out, Epcot was my favorite park. I wish I could say it still was, but it's just not the same without Horizons, World of Motion, and the original JIYI.

[gauvin4]

For me it was MGM in 1999.

[BronxTigger]

I went to Disneyland when I was in kindergarten. At the time we lived in Washington State.

[brad192]

For me, it was MK - Christmas Day 1971. Yes, the very first Xmas at WDW!:santa: I remember it was a complete madhouse, with wall to wall people & 2 hour waits for some of the rides (no fastpass then). One CM said that they had closed the park to new arrivals by 11AM, and the parking lot was full. Still, it was the most wonderful day I had ever had to that point. The park was open 'til midnight, and we arrived just after opening, spending almost 15 glorious hours immersed in the Magic.:cloud9:

It was that day I became a WDW fanatic!:mickey:

[BigG007]

My first park was Magic Kingdon in March 1991

and in 2007 and several visits later, I still love it.


:cloud9::cloud9::cloud9::cloud9:

[Mousehead35]

Mine was the Magic Kingdom in 1974 at the ripe old age of 4! :mickey:

[c&d]

When I went in '73, MK was the only park at WDW. I couldn't afford to go to CA.

[SBETigg]

The Magic Kingdom was my first park, back in 81 and I was twelve. We drove by the area that would become Epcot and saw some of the construction. It was very exciting, but the Magic Kingdom was more than enough for me then.

[dixielandings]

I went to Disneyland 3 times before I made to WDW on a college trip. We had 1 day to pick 1 Park to visit. I wanted to go to MK but all my friends (including the guy I had a major crush on) convinced me to go Epcot (still EPCOT Center back then). I LOVED it and never regretted it. My first meals there were in Germany and Mexico and those are still my 2 favorite restaurants in Epcot.

[snifflesmcg]

My first trip was in 1988 when I was 9. We went to the MK in Orlando. We went to EPCOT the next day. MGM and AK wasn't even built yet.

[LudwigVonDrake]

The Magic Kingdom :tink:

Less than 24 hours 'til WDW!!! :mjump::goofy:

[Lizzie]

We went to Disneyland back in the day when they still used tickets. We were so excited when could ride whatever we wanted.

[beksy]

We went to MK back in '85 when I was 3. Living in VA (WVA at the time) with a Dad afraid to fly and not enough time to fly, still haven't made it to DL but I've been to WDW numerous times. That first time all I can remember is being so excited about riding the carasoul and Dumbo! Now I hardly do those after all these years exect when my sister was smaller. Of course, at that time Dad was a hillbilly from WVA (in the true sense of the word!) and refused to wear shorts! Mom still laughs about him being the only guy in jeans at the MK in July :mickey:

[GrmGrninGost]

Magic Kingdom! Way back in 1975 at age 12.:mickey:

[MindyMouse]

Mine was the Magic Kingdom. It's all there was back in the day . . . in Florida, that is.

[biodtl]

MK, because back in 1973, it was the only one!

[Eeyore's My Favorite]

Mine was the Magic Kingdom just months after it opened. I still have some of the original tickets we never used.....:mickey:
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Elynn :princess:
MK the year it opened :woohoo:
Grad Night - 1973 :joy:
AS Mo, Mu, Spt
POR 2002
POP Century - Anniversary #20 :wine:
POP Century - Anniversary #22 :vacation:

[dolphinmickey9170]

Mk....mk....mk.....!!!

[DisneyorBust]

I voted for the Magic Kingdom :mickey:.
It was the only Disney park in Florida when we visited in 1972!

[tink'72]

Magic Kingdom in 1978!

[T-Belle]

Magic Kingdom 1972. I went with a friend of mine and her parents. We stayed in their Wenabago at FW. That and The Contemporary was the only choices. I think the Poly was still under construction. I'll never forget the first time we came across in the boat from FW and I caught sight of the castle for the first time!!!:eyes: WOW!!

[LibertyTreeGal]

Disneyland back in 1974, then my next new park wasn't until AK in 2004, followed by MK, Epcot, MGM and then DCA in 2007

[Donald A]

Magic Kingdom with my high school band. I marched down Main Street USA to open the Electric Light Parade.

[pixiegoose]

My first park was Disneyland back in late '87/early '88 (I just remember my little brother was still a baby in a stroller). My dad's uncle was a CM at the time so he could get us in for free. Not gonna lie though- I don't really remember much. But I'm sure I had fun! :mickey:

[disneydaisy]

My first park was Disneyland back in 1965. My first trip to Disneyworld was in 1973, when there was only the MK and you still purchased tickets for the rides. Needless to say, when I returned in 2004 there had been one or two changes to say the least.

[#1disneyfan]

My vote was for MK. I went there for the first time when I was 5, way back in 1978. That was the only park available in WDW at the time! And we had a tower room at the CR :cloud9:! I wish I could stay there again...maybe one day!

[MsMin]

My first trip was to DL w/ the opening of the Pirates in New Orleans Square in 1967. It's a little pre- WDW :blush:

[DisneyDreams09]

I guess I see I am with the majority, I went to Magic Kingdom when we got to the park. I think it was unanimous because of the EMH that night were there. Also because I was a closet princess. Growing up, I was the only girl in a sea of 14 boy cousins, so my love for that kind of thing was put on the back burner. But the minute I saw the castle, my legs couldn't move fast enough, and when I stood at the steps, my eyes welled up and I was just in utter awe

[True Disney Fan]

:number1:Back in July,1961, I went with my aunt and sister to California. We traveled the old route 66 which was active at the time.

Went to Disneyland for a brief visit. I remember how much fun it was. the Monsanta House of the Future was the hit of the time. Everything seemed so futuristic. Only stayed a short time. My aunt did not want to take too long, so we mainly just walked thru. Mt.Matahorn and the Jungle Cruise were the only rides I believe we had time to get on.

Started going to "Disney World" early 80's. What a difference:thumbsup: and continue to do so several times a year.
:mickey:

[PirateLover]

My first trip was in 95. I was 9. Our first park was MGM because my parents wanted to wait for a full day for the MK. I believe our first ride was MuppetVision 3*D. If it wasn't the first it was close to it because I remember being the most excited to go on that attraction because I've always loved the Muppets. I yelled with glee when I got my first glimpse of that hot air balloon. :kermit:

[LoriMistress]

DLR definatly was the first park I've been too. I was pratically raised there as a child.

[ibrowse17]

MK at WDW for me. Back then it was only the MK, Poly, Cont and FW.:thumbsup:

[BhamWriter]

I grew up in the West, so my first Disney park was Disneyland.

[5 Mousekteers]

My first trip was in the early 70's to Disneyland and a side trip to Knotts Berry Farm.

[Mickey91]

MK!! I was 2! I still remember how magical I thought it was!:mickey:

[Jeff G]

EPCOT. We were on our honeymoon and flew into Orlando around 3:00 on a couple hours sleep. The original plan was to take it easy by the pool but once we landed the Disney bug bit us and we had to get to a park. It was a Saturday and all I remember was the park was almost empty. Our first ride ever was Horizons.

[Queen Stephanie]

Aww, what a great memory...it was Magic Kingdom! It was truly a magical experience and my family and I have never been the same since! We love Disney because it is the Happiest Place on Earth, no doubt. We have also visited Disnelyland in CA, and again, you get that magical feeling, in fact, I could feel Walt himself laughing amongst us! Thanks for asking this question. Have a great day!:mickey:

[alilprincessmom]

My first park was the Magic Kingdom. We made the huge mistake of going during Spring Break for our very first trip, so MK was the only park we visited! Epcot was the only other park there was at the time.

[Cinderelley]

Disneyland!! I remember falling in love with POTC :pirate:, reading the headstones at HM and picking up a hitchhiking ghost :hmghost:, flying over Neverland :peter:, and being sick with a kidney infection :(. I was about 5 years old.

[EmcDuckRN]

Disneyland Resort in Cali-for-ni-A.
I still have the picture of me in my peter pan hat with Brier Bear and Brier Fox, as just a little guy. :mickey:

I had seen an episode of (can't remeber if it was Disney's wonderful world of color or which, but it was back when the tv guide used to point out the show actually IN color! :old: ) And seeing a show devoted to disneyland itseld and seeing the haunted mansion and the "relatively" new (1969) Pirates... ahh pirates, how I miss the old Non PC pirates... :thumbsup:

Back then (oh no, here it comes! :old: )I would get excited as we came down Ball or Katella, and we could see the Matterhorn! Sometimes you could even see the moutain climers on it if you were running a little late. Everything took tickets and we all played the game of looking for the car in the parking lot as you took the monorail around to the Disneyland Hotel! (just for fun, it isn't a serious mode of transportation out there like at WDW.) Now that parking lot is California Adventure. When we went last year I couldn't see the Matterhorn from the road anymore.

I kinda miss it the old way. But I'd still prefer Star Tours to the bit of evil :thedolls: that was in that space before!

[irish1967]

MK - probably 1972 (I would have been 5) because my Dad is one to wait and see rather than just jump into something.

[disneymom2000]

I grew up on the Wonderful World of Disney and watching Tinkerbell flying in front of the castle. That was the first thing I wanted to see when I got to Disney. So Magic Kingdom is where we headed.

[Cinderelley]

ahh pirates, how I miss the old Non PC pirates... :thumbsup:

Everything took tickets and we all played the game of looking for the car in the parking lot as you took the monorail around to the Disneyland Hotel!



I remember the old Pirates, the tickets and looking for our car too!!!

[mainemajor]

Back in 1975 when I was but a youth I was lucky enough to win a trip to Disney World. Of course back then there was only the MK. We stayed at the Royal Plaza, one of the few hotels in Lake Buena Vista at the time. My how times have changed. Back then if you rode the outside elevator on the hotel you could see Space Mt. and a lot of trees and green space.
Over ther next couple of years I won two more trips, once staying again at the Royal Plaza and the second time at the Golf Resort, now Shades of Green:mickey:
Oh, the joys of youth:mickey:

[psychotekkie]

MK.

Of course, that's all there was at the Florida park when I was a kid.

[MickeyandTink]

My first trip was in 1988 when I was 9. We went to the MK in Orlando. We went to EPCOT the next day. MGM and AK wasn't even built yet.

:ditto:

My folks, brother and I went for the first time in 83, then my brother and I went on our own in 88. MK and Epcot were the only choices then. Although I liked MK (and still do), Epcot was the fave. Since I was in college at the time, exploring the science stuff in FW and the :beer: in WS probably had a lot to do with it. :D

[RAIDER]

It was MK in the early 90s:thumbsup::mickey:

[Disney_or_bust]

Mine was the Magic Kingdom. I went last year for my very first time and I was so excited to stand next to Cinderella's Castle. I remember walking into Main Street in awe :jaw:

[Tink's Mom]

I went to Magic Kingdom when it first opened, and have been going ever since! :mickey:

[DawsonAR]

Magic Kingdom back in 1979. I have been hooked every since then. :thumbsup:

[dog-ears]

I'm one of the :old: - Disneyland in the 60's - the landscaping was new, you used tickets with letters A - E (an E ride was the best!) and Anaheim was mostly orange groves!

[Not2Loud]

Magic Kingdom in 1975!

[CandleontheWater]

Mk for me! It was the only game in town in 1978!

[tinkerbell04]

Magic Kingdom, it was the only FL park open for my first trip!:mickey:

[fielin]

My first Park was Disneyland Paris, then called Eurodisneyland.

A friend was going with his family and they invited me along. I think this is the most beautiful gift I have ever received. Some have been more expensive, but none have made me so happy.

I was 16, and this was my first time in a disneypark. I remember dancing in Main Street like an idiot, much to the shame of my friend and his family.

Since then, I always dance when I arrive in Main Street, and I always receive the same looks of concern for my sanity !

- Fielin, French guy

2007 - AKL, POFQ, POP

[BigRedDad]

I know I was at the MK in 71, but I was barely 1. I do have a vague memory of Main Street when I was very little. I can remember almost every time I was there from 6 on. We always camped out at Fort Wilderness in September. It was the slow time then too. A group of families took all the kids out of school for a week.

[Squeaky Mouse]

I grew up in Winter Park, so my parents took me to the MK the year it opened.

[MinnieMommie]

MK for sure. I can still remember the thrill of taking the monorail from the Contemporary and walking into the Magic Kingdome for the 1st time. Now that's magic! :mickey:

[phatcatrun]

Mine was Epcot in '89 and I was not impressed at all. Then again I was 15 and felt I was too cool for Disney.
Now I'm actually hoping to get back there next year to give it a second shot.

[cknorr28]

The Magic Kingdom was my first park. My DW and I went there for our honeymoon. My DW said my mouth was wide open and I was smiling from ear to ear. Best place I have ever been.

[KAT1811]

Magic Kingdom, it was the only WDW park at the time and I was VERY little!!!

[SimbaandNalasMama]

Yep, i am the ONE vote for "I can't remember!":blush: Um, it had to be Magic Kingdom, waaaaaay back in 1986, but i just cant be too sure of that...:(

[4277]

Magic Kingdom 1977 for our honeymoon.

[Tink#64]

Our first park was Epcot in 2002. DS's were 4 & 6, we woke to rain for our very first park day. I had read in one of the guide books that Epcot was a good choice for a rainy day because alot of attractions are indoors. So - we donned our ponchos & off we went! We loved it - we didn't have any thing to compare it to -so we absolutely fell in love with Epcot & we still love it!:mickey:

[laward32]

My first trip was to Disneyland when I was 3 yrs old.(I think it was 76) We lived about 2 hours away, so I have been too many times to count. My last trip was in 98 on New Years Eve on a family visit to CA (we live in Oklahoma now). My first trip to the World was in 2005 and first park was MK.:mickey:

[Joanna]

The VERY FIRST park I went to was the Magic Kingdom...way back in 1973....:fworks:

[Belle619]

Disneyland. Ahh, the memories - I actually cried when they began the countdown - couldn't believe I was finally at Disney! :cloud9:

It was nice going there first, because it is not nearly as overwhelming as WDW :mickey:

[Flower]

My parents took me in 1973 - the year I was born! We went to MK every year after that, and then there was the Market Place, and EPCOT Center, etc etc etc