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Established September 1999
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STEP BACK IN TIME
RATE & REVIEW SPOTLIGHT
MAGICAL MOMENTS

STEP BACK IN TIME

by Debra Martin Koma
AllEars® Senior Editor

Last month, I shared some memories of my family's first trip to Walt Disney World, which was in December 1994, and asked if any of you would like to contribute your memories as well. Many of you responded, and so this month instead of rummaging around in our own archives for this featurette, I have compiled some of your replies. I've also included a few other assorted reminiscences and photos we've received over the last few months, for a glimpse of Walt Disney World and the Disney Company through the years.

Vickie Scioneaux: Love this picture of my mom (left), Elvire Scioneaux, and the Sheriff of Nottingham (you don't see him anymore) taken in the Magic Kingdom on March 3, 1983. I was able to take her to WDW twice, 1976 and 1983. She loved it. Wish I could have taken her one more time before she passed on.

Dawn Hoagland: Your trip down Memory Lane prompted me to dig out my photo album and scan a couple of pictures of my daughter. This was taken in 1990, in the now defunct Toontown Fair... in front of Mickey's house (could be Minnie's ?)... anyway, she is 24 now so these are very dear to my heart.

Carol Eick: From 1997 with the wonderful pink 25th birthday castle!

Terri Daugherty: Photo of Mickey and Goofy marching down Main Street from 1972!

Paula Marrero: I collected matchbooks during summer vacations to the World in the mid 1970s. The photos show the matchbooks from Contemporary Resort, Golf Resort Hotel, Polynesian Village, Fort Wilderness Campground Resort, and even Main Street U.S.A.!

Phyllis & Marty Micke: Our photo is from May of 1987 at Mickey's Tropical Revue. After the show, cast members taught the children to hula and Mickey and Minnie joined in the fun.

Tom McPherson: Here's a picture of the Florida Orange Bird (right) near the Tiki Room (circa 1983).

Nigel McQuire: I just happen to have a photo of the Surprise in the Skies daytime "event" at Epcot (sorry, not a very good scan) that I took probably in September 1992. I also note (in the lower right corner) in front of Spaceship Earth what appears to be a large Donald Duck -- do you have any idea what this could be, as I don't remember anything about it? Although I live in Wales in the UK I have been going to Disney (World and Land) regularly for quite a few years. (I proposed to my now-wife at the Cinderella wishing well in the Magic Kingdom.) I first visited Epcot the week after it opened and have seen many changes. I also recall going during one of the anniversaries (the 10th?) and seeing the elephants paraded there together with the highwire acts.

Thanks all for sharing your cherished photos and for taking a stroll down Memory Lane with us!

To see more photos, visit this month's Wandering the World:
http://allears.net/tp/wander/wander.htm

MAGICAL MOMENTS

Each month we share reports of guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland experiencing special Magic, which we call "Magical Moments":

Terri Jensen - My family, including my two kids and my parents, traveled to Walt Disney World. During the trip, my father ended up in the hospital. (He's better now.) After the staff at the Saratoga Springs Resort heard that my father was in the hospital, someone left a bag in our room with coloring books and crayons for our kids so our kids could still be entertained. There was no card so we'll never know who to thank for their generosity.

Kelly Chapin - Our family was having a wonderful time at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party until around 9pm when I realized that our four-year old daughter's blanket had fallen out of our stroller and was gone. This blanket is her greatest treasure. We frantically searched all the places in the Magic Kingdom that we had been that day. It was nowhere to be found. We made the sad trek to Guest Relations to see if it had been turned in. By this time, our little girl was getting sleepy and figured out that it was missing. She cried herself to sleep that night. We called lost and found over and over, but it still seemed to be missing. We gave up hope that it would ever turn up. Later that week, we had an appointment set up at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Our daughter so enjoyed being transformed into a princess. At the end of her time, they pixie dusted her and told her to make a wish. I asked if I could be pixie dusted also, and my wish was that somehow my baby's blanket would be found. As I finished my pixie dusting, I walked out to find my husband on the phone with lost and found letting us know that they had it!!! I'm not sure what's in that pixie dust, but it sure made our trip magical - I'll never doubt again!

Catherine Carr - We recently took our 4-year old grandson for his first Disney trip. He had been talking about going on the Peter Pan attraction since he loves Peter Pan. When we got up to the ride, he became very afraid of going into a dark ride. A cast member heard us trying to convince him that he would be ok. She got a special flash light for him to use and then took us to the front of the line. He still talks about how much fun he had at Disney, and he says his favorite ride was Peter Pan! She really saved the day for us.

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We just bet you have a story to tell about an unforgettable moment during your Disney vacation! Please send your favorite memory for inclusion in a future AllEars® to: allearsnet@yahoo.com Thank you all for sharing!

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