Your Favourite Vacation..

will am with you and you must be on the same site that I'm on because I saw that as well. I love going to Disney with one exception...last year was a bonus for me because like you am on a 2 year cycle and last year was suppose to be my off year but to my surprise my husband agreed to go because his friend and wife wanted to go so I quickly jumped on that band wagon so to speak. LOL However I have to say it was my least favorite time as I hated the resort and I got sick the last 5 days there because of how cold they keep the buses. So that one I was wanting it to be very special and it wasn't. So I'm going back in May with my girlfriend to one of my favorite resorts so I can end on another very happy note.

Well I hope you have a magical time...

My favorite WDW vacation happens every time I go. I've been going long enough to see all kinds of things at Disney. If I had to pick one visit that stands out more than the others....hmmm....hmmm... Well, I guess it would be either the 1990 visit (my DS's first visit) or the 1993 visit (my DD's first visit). Besides the interaction they were able to have with the characters. Various things happened to make each visit memorable.

My DS was officially potty-trained at Disney. The day we arrived he never needed a pull-up after that. We thought it was time to find a changing table at MK and he looked up and asked "Does Disney have a potty?" Happy day!!!!! On this same visit, he played 'hide-n-seek' with Goofy in the maze in Toontown. Goofy and Pluto joined him for breakfast at the restaurant that was replaced by Chef Mickey's. It was a great visit.

On our DD's visit, my DH turned his back while she was visiting a character...when he turned around and she was gone, the look on his face said it all. She had just moved on to the next character. Later on the same trip, Belle (her favorite) picked her up for the photo...Dopey held onto her while still signing other autograph books...and it poured rain for three days and it was the best because the parks were empty.

I would have to pick October 1999. It was my DH first visit and we also got married at Disney. It will probably always be my favorite because I wasn't sure how the hubby would like Disney and I had planned our wedding there so I was a little nervous. Needless to say he loves it as much as me and seeing him at MK for the first time was amazing. He is a pretty serious guy but get him near Tigger and he turns into a little kid! We spent the morning at the Magic Kingdom and than went back to our room, got dressed and went to Yacht Club to get married. It was just the 2 of us and Disney made it magical.

King Fergus thank you.

I think my favorite trip was early November 2001. I was 13 and even tho I spent a lot of time on the pay phone talking to my friends, I still had a blast with my parents and sister! We went on Rock n Roller Coaster which was my first time on a looped coaster, and we saw Animal Kingdom for the first time which was awesome for us animal lovers. We stayed at Fort Wilderness In a camper (first time for that too, we'd always camped in tents before), and it was a blast to sit around the campfire, eat smores, and watch a movie with Chip and Dale. The crowd level and temperature were just perfect.

If I could remember my first trip when I was 6, I'd probably say that was the best, what with meeting the characters and such, but alas I don't remember much of it at all!

Is that ok that this is a 'grownups' forum and I'm talking about childhood experiences??

I think I would have to say our first one in April 2001. That was my first visit as an adult, and the one that got me hooked.

Otherwise, every visit is magical and memorable for its own reasons, though birthday visits top the list. Celebrating your birthday in the World just is a happy, happy thing

My best singular moment on any trip was when I went with the girls that I coach with when we were in town for a conference. We have a coach who is 64 years-old and she is an immigrant from Russia. She uses Mickey all the time in her preschool classes to connect with the children and having the opportunity to take her to meet Mickey Mouse and take her on her first "It's a Small World" ride was one of the best experiences of my life.

My favorite trip in total was probably with my friend Amanda. It was a 4-day blitz trip and we had an absolute blast. I don't think that there is another human on planet Earth who I am more compatible with for park touring! I love traveling with my DH, but my Disney buddy is the one I could go the distance with on a 24-hour park day! We ran on 4 hours of sleep a night with no nap breaks, traded nearly 200 pins each in 4 days, created a figment dance, did meet & greets, soaked up tons of live entertainment. I think we both literally grinned from ear to ear for four days straight--even when running through tropical storm downpours! Before the trip, I would have referred to her as "my best friend's wife", but that trip cemented a bond between us and she has become one of my dearest friends.

Your welcome..Long may the pixie dust surround you with magical memories...( Think I'll write a book of Disney quotes..LOL.)

Grown ups are just big children, aren't we..LOL...

Well for me it would have to be my First trip in 2000.Mainly because every time we have been since i notice more and more things wrong with the world

Seriously though each vacation has it's special place in my heart.The first time we went was simply amazing as we managed to take my parents along for the ride.2005 was a great 3 week Disneymoon (after having to cancell the first attempt in 2004 to honeymoon @Gatwick airport).Not sure what year but the first year Tinkerbell was meeting (She is my DW's Favorite ).2008 when i re-proposed in front of Tink (Didn't propopse properly the first time so had to make it right).Right up to last year which was an awesome 2 weeks in the world with many more memories created .. MJJP we were approached by a stilt walker during the parade (we were both wearing Pirate ears) and asked where our boat was ?
DW didn't hesitate and fired right back "it sank" ... cue one speechless performer .
So in short i don't have a favourite one they were all magical in one way or another and 2015 looks certain to continue this trend

If we just count WDW then my favourite trip was my first in 1988 with my parents. I didn't have any control over it, my dad organised it all, and had done well and found out about some things few Brits knew about back then like the Guided Tours and the Character Breakfast (at what is now Fultons). I hadn't had to pay for it and like my dad loved the attention to detail and the theming. I am not sure what the tour was back then but I remember being told about the utilidors and loved all the little details like the cowboy shoot out that just started while you were walking through Frontierland and Donald & Mickey waterskiiing behind the ferry from TTC to MK.

If we include DLP in our favourite Disney trips then it would have to be March 2013 for my husband's 40th, we went for a full week and just took our time and enjoyed soaking it up rather than rushing from ride to ride and we managed to see and do several things that we hadn't managed to fit in our earlier 10 trips! Our youngest was also at an age where she really started to enjoy being in the parks and recognising her favourites as we went past. My dad and his wife joined us for the last few days, the children didn't know and wrere really excited to see their Grandad and Pauline and take them to their favourite rides/shows.

I don't think for a minute that WDW is perfect, nor is DLP, but if you have a little magic and pixie dust in your heart and see the big picture a few broken lamps or attractions temporarily out of order spoil my trip. Besides most temporary ride closures are caused by guests not actual breakdowns!

I say go for it.

I feel like a broken record for saying this but 2009 without a doubt. It was 8 year gap between my last visit and that trip made me the WDW fan I am today basically.