Now, here’s the thing that gets hard, in my case, anyway. While there was a slight bit of disappointment at the iconic attraction’s departure, I was genuinely excited about what was to come. I was sitting here – just watching and reminiscing about the handful of times I’d ridden that attraction and enjoyed it so much.
#Don t let anyone dull your sparkle quotes movie
I remember when Disney announced that the Great Movie Ride was being replaced with what is now Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway and the people of the internet lost their collective minds. Some folks were glad to see them go in favor of something new and I’m okay with their opinions. I like Storybook Circus and I think it’s pretty cute, but it’s definitely not the same for me as being able to walk through those adorable houses. For example, I was pretty bummed out when Mickey and Minnie’s houses were removed from Magic Kingdom years ago. While I feel that differences in opinion about things we’re passionate about make for great conversation, not everyone feels that way and I don’t get it. And that discussion continues on throughout the opening of the said attraction, show, parade, a new form of transportation, or whatever the case may be and it seems to me that Disney fans are some of the most critical people I’ve ever come across. The one thing that always remains true is that there is a lot of discussion surrounding whatever the new project is. Behind every project, there is a team of passionate people making things happen and whether or not we think the initial idea is amazing, the work presses on behind the scenes. I have faith that Disney will do a fabulous job on whatever it is because isn’t that what we do as humans? We believe in things until we don’t – at least until they disappoint us or let us down? Some folks may find that annoying I’m okay with that.Īs we become adults who have jobs, I feel like our appreciation for the theme parks changes a bit as we start to realize how much work goes into what I like to refer to as making/building the magic. Whenever something new is announced for the Disney theme parks, I get excited about it. My eyes are now the ones that do the sparkling most of the time. As the years have gone by, their eyes don’t sparkle in quite the same way as they used to when they were little, but they still do just in a different way. The way their eyes lit up as they looked around made my heart sing in ways it never had before. I am an unapologetic Disney fan and have been ever since I first took my children to Disneyland way back in 2003. Wow – I don’t think I ever thought in a million years that I would say those words, but alas, here we are.