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April 27, 2012

What The Disney Magic Is For Me

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In this post I am probably not going to say anything that you haven’t already heard others say about Disney – how it’s filled with fun for the whole family; how it has this incredible ability to create experiences that feel magical in nature and are wonderful in that they stay with us forever. You probably have heard how it’s the place where families come to spend time together, to reconnect. To get away from the world, together.

There really isn’t much I can say about Disney that you haven’t already heard.

But yet, as I see my children’s faces, hear the excitement in their voices as they recount their day to me, seeing their eyes light up, their smiles take over, it’s hard to not feel this emotion of joy as if it was the only joy that has ever existed, as if I am the only one that has ever felt it through my children and for them.

It may be that the hundreds of thousands of families that travel to Disney every year have seen and felt what I have in the past couple of days in watching my children’s joy. As a matter of fact, I remember what it felt like for me coming here as a child for the first time. But some how it doesn’t seem to matter – for us, right now, this moment, this joy, is as exciting and as overwhelmingly beautiful as if it has never happened to anyone, anywhere, before. It feels this way because I see it happening through my babies.

There’s nothing new I can say about the joys that Disney brings to so many that visit here. But though it may seem old news to you, or me, to the people that matter the most – my children and all the children that visit here – it is all exciting and new. And no matter what I know about Disney, or about being here, or what it tends to do – because of my children I get to feel it all over again just as I did the very first time.

What a gift for my family. What a moment to treasure.

And the truth remains, no other place is better at creating these emotions and memories than Disney.

 

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to continue to grow the business of Disney. But the magic of Disney? Well, it’s different for everyone.

For me, it’s the stuff that little boy giggles, sparkling green eyes full of excitement and the joy from big Goofy bear hugs are made of.

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Carol Cain

Brooklyn native Carol is happiest when on an adventure, whether close to home or farther away. She is a small business owner and travel writer. In addition to creating Girl Gone Travel, she is the Founder and Principal of Brave World Media, a social media marketing, communications, and branding agency. She's mom to three wonderful sons and wife to a handsome Irish/Scot. She lives, works, and plays in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of NY.

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4 Comments
  • suzanne @ mom confes
    April 28, 2012

    I thank the Disney Gods who let me be here as well. I love that we were both at the Disney Dining event! Hope you and your family enjoy the rest of your trip!

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  • Bill Koller
    April 28, 2012

    Adopt me!

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  • Bicultural Mama
    April 30, 2012

    Great family picture, and the boys look so happy to be there!

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    • Carol Cain
      Bicultural Mama
      May 1, 2012

      Thanks Bicultural Mama! We had a blast!

      Reply

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