What gets you in the Disney spirit at your Resort?

[E-OR]

For our family it is the moment we drive under the Walt Disney World sign.

Lizzie I know what you mean about getting off the airplane and feeling the difference in climate. Being from Washington too we comment on that every time. Only a couple months to go...

[dtootsie42]

Heck, just getting on the plane in Seattle gets me in the Disney mode. I know I have a week, sometimes a little longer, of warm, sunny weather at my favorite place to vacation. The second thing is walking into the Poly and hearing the music.

[azdisneymom]

The magic begins for me when I see that thatched roof as I drve up to AKL. I am hooked from that point on, the smell, the sounds, the cms...I can't wait to go back!

[EpcotFan182]

the music at the Boardwalk!

[elmjimmlm]

Taking the exit to POR and turning in and just looking at the building does it for me every time...

[SFTrny]

1) Driving through the gates as we come onto the property.
2) The front sign and entry to FW
3) Old cartoons playing in the lobby as we check in.
4) Parking the car at the cabins, knowing that we are home.
5) Unpacking groceries and luggage for the stay.
6) Drinks and snacks as we cook dinner the first night in the cabin.
7) Driving anywhere in the golf cart.

[BethieTink]

Saying hello to Art the Greeter at the Beach Club and having him welcome us home. Then passing the Ariel statue outside the entrance to Beach Club Villas and saying hello to her. We have a tradition that we say good morning and good night to her everytime. Goofy, I know, but it's a thing with us now.

[#1donaldfan]

Turning into and seeing the sign for Port Orleans Riverside......it's a "finally home" feeling......plus when they tell you "welcome home" sure helps too.....

[VolMickey]

Thanks for keeping this thread going. Great stuff!

[GoldenDreams]

No matter which hotel I stay at, it is walking into the Lobby that really puts me in that Disney mood. My favorite thing about Disney World is the theming ---- the scrollwork, the tiles, the fountains, the benches... everything about each lobby says, You're HERE! I love being immersed in all of that.

Sometime during our stay, we try to hit several hotels and each one gives me that Ahhhh feeling. That feeling of, "Now I remember" and "Remember the first time you saw this?"

[bkfree]

I think the cresendo starts long before we get there.

1) Sending my first email to the TA and setting up our package.
2) Making that last payment on the package
3) Making my ADR's sends the first real chill up my spine
4) Doing that final weather check before I start the packing
5) When that plane takes off and my son says, Next Stop Disney World
6) Getting onboard the Magical Express, it the first revving up of my heartbeat
7) Opening the door of our resort room is like a breath of pixie dust
8) Stepping out on Main Street for the first time is Exhaling

[AlyceMarie03]

Our First Actual Vacation at Disney was Last year & we stayed at CBR. We had not had any experience staying at any Disney Resort but when we walked into the Resort Lobby & I heard the "Caribbean Themed Music" playing, I got so excited!

Everyday that we are there we enjoyed it!When we would wake up to start the day, we walked out of our room & heard the Music & we always smiled.

I can't wait to go back!

[Aggie97]

Hearing the background music, both at the resort and the parks.

It's funny how after a WDW vacation, our house always seems so quiet for a few days, without themed music playing everywhere.

[RAIDER]

Checking into the wdw resort
Driving up to the first theme park and seeing all the wdw signs for all the various parks

[disneymom2000]

The sign, the driveway, the door....

And the greeters. They always are smiling and so helpful. What a wonderful way to start a vacation.

[bruin1344]

the theming of the resort plus the friendly cast members who dress the part like sailors at beach club

[kemps@wdw]

Just reading all these posts and knowing I'll be there AGAIN next year gives me the chills! That being said, driving thru the gate @ WL and up the drive, where that majestic logde rises up to greet us. Then as we exit our vehicle (that has been our home for the last 14 hours), and approach the resort, the front doors slowly slide open, as if to say. "Welcome Home...we've been waiting for you"! And at that moment, the sounds and smells of the "Pacific Northwest" come out to greet us and draws us into it's sweet embrace, and we know we're where we should be! Boy, wasn't that a poetic analogy? Actually we LOVE the cartoons as well. We usually have our tv on that channel only. Have tried several times to find out if WDW actually sells dvds of the old cartoons on that channel. Let me know, anyone out there !

[ParkMan]

For me it's checking in - you start talking to cast members, buying tickets, getting folders with Disney written on it, etc...

Of course, I really just start getting really excited when I take the tram at the airport from my gate to the main terminal. Just hearing the WDW monorail announcer's voice on those trams makes me realize that we are really there!

[SFTrny]

Just reading all these posts and knowing I'll be there AGAIN next year gives me the chills! That being said, driving thru the gate @ WL and up the drive, where that majestic logde rises up to greet us. Then as we exit our vehicle (that has been our home for the last 14 hours), and approach the resort, the front doors slowly slide open, as if to say. "Welcome Home...we've been waiting for you"! And at that moment, the sounds and smells of the "Pacific Northwest" come out to greet us and draws us into it's sweet embrace, and we know we're where we should be! Boy, wasn't that a poetic analogy? Actually we LOVE the cartoons as well. We usually have our tv on that channel only. Have tried several times to find out if WDW actually sells dvds of the old cartoons on that channel. Let me know, anyone out there !

Search on YouTube. Then check out keepvid dot com.

[BritCody]

For me it is just setting foot in the front door of whatever resort we are staying at.