OK, who gets choked up at the parades???

[Boost]

Is it just me or are there other people out there who get just a bit emotional during the parades? You have your family with you, perhaps your youngest on your shoulders, that great Disney music, a princess waves at your little girl or a pirate says "arrr!" to your son....and let's just say that it's good to have sunglasses on at that point.....

Am I alone in this experience?

[DisneyDudet]

You are not alone! I'm 25 (almost 26) and I get choked up at the parades! My first day is usually the hardest on the emotions. To top it off, I don't have kids! I am the kid!

Heck, I get teary-eyed during the Christmas Day parade on TV! That is pretty sad!

[clausjo]

I'm glad it's not just me! I swear, my husband thinks I'm crazy. I get choked up at the parades, fireworks, everything! We were at my daughter's Daisy Girl Scout ceremony and I got a choked up when they said the pledge. Disney does it to me everytime!

[DisneyAddict62]

Guilty! :blush: :cry: Especially the fireworks, gets me every time!

[eam]

The daytime parades, not so much, but Spectromagic, that's another story. I lose it when the music starts. So many memories.

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

Wishes always gets me...and for some reason so does Dream Along With Mickey and I don't know why.

[megustamex]

Absolutely! Ditto on Dream Along with Mickey (at the end) and Wishes, even the daily parade...phew I thought I was the only one wiping that "dust" out of my eyes under my sunglasses...

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

The former Disney Dreams Come True Parade used to get me, but the current one not so much.

[Gator]

I haven't cried. But my DD did when a family crowded around us and in front of us along the ropes in Frontierland.

[villavic]

Not only parades
when you wish upon a Star... That songs touches me a lot every time i listen it at Parks and shows

[Kathy Jetson]

I did when Cinderella and Alice blew ds a kiss and yelled happy birthday.:mickey:

[Mousemates]

Parades never...but my wife still cries during wishes.

[q105birdman]

The former Disney Dreams Come True Parade used to get me, but the current one not so much.

Totally agree with this comment!!!

[fanofdisney]

I cry every time too! I am so relieved to hear this happens to others as well:) Another reason I love this site:thumbsup: I cry at the other shows too, fireworks and shows, they are just so magical. How about the parade that used to be at Epcot, I can't think of the name of it right now but I really miss that one, I cried for that too!:mickey:

[stitchaholic]

only at MK...childhood emotions brought back

[Hull-onian]

Count me in!!! Especially during Illuminations!!:cloud9:

[Goes4FastPass]

For me it's SpectroMagic reflected in the eyes of the children I'm with.

[1goofyfamily]

My wife is always moved by the fireworks and parades especially the 1st and last nights....I'm sure I will be next week when I see the look on my little princess's face during the parades.

[Tinksalot]

I have to admit I get all choked up at Spectromagic and of course the fireworks over the castle. :mickey:

[Loweschevy]

The parades and opening ceremonies choke me up! Tears of joy

[disneyworld55925592]

I deffently do and i'm a teenager, if I had to pick one thing that got me though, it would be the fireworks in MK over the castle. Thats game over for me!

[BWayGrl]

Yes! I'm 22 and I get choked up at Wishes the most. The first time I saw it was the worst. For some reason when Aladdin says, "Genie, I wish your freedom!" it gets me!

Fantasmic, IllumiNations, and The American Adventure get me choked up as well. And I think Mickey's PhilharMagic did it to me once too!

[BWayGrl]

Oh and Soarin got me once too. I was riding by myself and just hearing everybody "ooh" and "aahh" and seeing the fireworks at Disneyland at the end....I'm a sucker...:mickey:

[Bass T-bone]

I tend to be more of a fireworks crier myself... :cry:

[whitney37354]

I get choked up watching the stuff of YouTube! I've only been to WDW once, at 13 years old. I'll be going next June, at age 36, with DH (37), & DD (5) for their first trip. I can't wait and I'll be sporting the sunglasses to try to hide my teary eyes!

[EpcotChic23]

I cry at parades, fieworks, stage shows, eating a dole whip:cry: I think you get the point. It is only going to get worse I will be bringing my daughter for the first time to WDW in June I am packing a box of tissues for that trip.

[wdwvacationeer]

Spectromagic does it for me. My daughter bought the CD a few years ago and I begin to get choked up if we even listen to it in the CAR!

[jennsky]

Me too! Actually, just a couple years ago I FINALLY saw the little opening of Magic Kingdom where the train pulls into the Main Street Station and they toss pixie dust. I was so teary eyed! The parades are so well done that they get me choked up. I can only smile when my little daughter looks at me, otherwise I get choked up! AHH!

[disneykid@hrt]

First site of the castle: Tears for sure!
On my last trip it was baaaad... My first site of the castle, was my daughter's first EVER site of the castle, and we just happened to walk in during a parade! Oh it was ugly. :cool:

[JabberJaws]

The only parade that really hits home w/ me is Spectro. There is something about the song, the ambiance, etc. that just takes me straight back to being a kid. I think that parade really embodies the magic and wonder of WDW, especially as seen through the eyes of a child, so it is like its own time machine for me.

[pokci]

For me it's the flag lowering ceremony at the Magic Kingdom just after 5pm. They honor a Vet who salutes the flag. Last week I was standing next to the wife and family of a Korean War Vet and to see him stand so proudly at the flag and salute so crisply made me think of what he might have gone through, what his first salute might have been like and the sacrfice that all of our armed forces and their families make. Whatever opinions we have about the assignment, the fact is that these folks VOLUNTEER to be in harm's way. That ceremony gets me every time... :flag:

THANK YOU to you and your families if you have ever served or are currently serving.

[LoriMistress]

I still get emotional over just about anything (parades, fireworks, etc.) I'm a sucker for WDW.

[IloveDisney71]

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Heck, I get teary-eyed during the Christmas Day parade on TV! That is pretty sad!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who tears up when I watch the Christmas parade on TV! :blush: Watching them in person also gets to me - I love Spectromagic. :D

[LVT]

Tears for fireworks, parades and these posts. Thank you all.

[TinkerBell-Bell]

When I last went in 04, The parades were amazing. Wouldn't say they made me cry (apart from 01 I think it was, when I had a bad reaction to pool water meaning I couldn't look at the lights), but the nighttime parade is definitely something special. And you can't not be stunned by the fireworks. As far as I'm concerned Disney do the best fireworks there are.

[alaMode]

and I shed a tear or two...my DS was just beaming through the whole thing...it made me feel so happy!

Tess