What Puts You in the Mood for Disney World?

[garymacd]

The "He bought me a shoe!" commercial does it for me.

Just an old sappy romantic.

[jillluvsdisney]

Seeing The Lion King 3D a few weeks ago really psyched me up for our trip at AKL. Every time I saw Simba, I thought of the lace curtains in the rooms. Seeing the 40th anniversary footage also psyched me up as well.

[Main Street Jim]

Watching Illuminations *live* online from the Downtown Disney resort Web cam

Listening to all of the nighttime "shows" (parades and fireworks) online on Live365

Seeing my cool nametags from my years as a Cast Member...*almost* made it to that coveted 10-year mark...

My *really* cool Space Mountain silhouette decal on my truck my buddy made for us back when we worked at the Mountain...

Remembering our honeymoon trip to DLP...

[Tigerinvestigator]

What puts me in the mood? Like others have said, I love the park sounds and music on Live 365 everyday, I also get that disney feeling when I walk into an airconditioned room, the smell of pepper plants that you smell in Adventureland and the Great Ceremonial House at the Poly, the smell of diesel engines which smell like the busses.......oh who am I kidding EVERYTHING puts me in the mood for Disney!

[CosmicRay]

All year long, I listen to Disney music. Even our little ones have Disney park BGM playing at night. Right now I have the Christmas music from WL playing. We leave in four days and I get a smile every time I hear it through the monitors!

Also, 15 years ago, I bought a special hand lotion from Bath and Body Works. I used it only at WDW the first few years. I was doing what Susan did in Parent Trap "making a memory" now when I put that lotion on, it always puts me in the Disney mood!

We normally go in November and December - On sunny crisp mornings that turn into beautiful cool afternoons. DH and I say "it's a Disney Day!"

I find places from time to time that smell like the Land ride.

The list goes on and on, but those are the main ones.

[MrPeetrie]

I'm normally not one to dote on commercials...but whenever I'm anticipating a DisneyWorld vacation, I always have to call up online and watch that commercial that aired I think about ten years ago but it perfectly expresses how I feel about an impending Disney World vacation. It's the one with the too-cute-for-words little kid who says "I'm too excited to sleep!"

EJS-Houston, the night before departure, we stayed at a hotel near the airport (at the recommendation of someone from this site). My wife and 19-month-old slept in one bed. DD8 and I in another. We had to re-enact that very same commercial before we went to sleep. It's our favorite, too!!!!!

[gokatgo]

Reading trip reports on Intercot!

[RAIDER]

Booking where were going to stay and booking the flight .Then planning what restaurants were going to eat

[Mousemates]

A long day at work.

[wdwfamilyof4]

I only get in the mood to go to WDW on days that end in y.

[ransam]

I'm always in the mood for Disney. but it gets bigger when i hear a disney song, or see a commercial, or someone else comes back w/ a trip report.

[micky95]

Breathing!

nice to see i'm not the only one

[Goes4FastPass]

Payday.

[Suz36]

Everything! Sights, sounds, smells - you name it. I drive my family crazy with all the things that can remind me of Disney. We've started a game where they try to think of the most obscure thing, and I have to find a way to relate it to Disney. I win every time!

[Zawadi]

Today, two events occurred that put us well and truly in the mood for our December trip to WDW.

Firstly, the triple BluRay box set for the Lion King arrived in the post.

Secondly, we've just got home from watching Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy.