I think I did one of these before, back on the old board, but since I have a few minutes, I'll do one again... WARNING! This may be long!
Hello, my name is Terry, and I'm a Disney-addict!
I'm 31 years old, and have always been a fan of animation. The first Disney movie I can remember seeing in the theater is the Rescuers when it first came out and then Pete's Dragon and the Black Hole. There may have been some before that but I can't remember them all. When I was very, very young my parents used to take me to the drive in movie theater every Friday and Saturday night, dusk til dawn shows, so I saw a lot of movies!
I also enjoyed the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights and the Mickey Mouse Club on weekdays. They were all reruns at that point, but were new to me and very often had Mickey Mouse cartoons. I had a stuffed Mickey, still do only in worse shape now, and a plethora of Mickey toys and games. But of course as one grows up, they tend to stop with things like that, but in my case they simply stopped airing those shows!
I enjoyed their cartoons in the 80's like Duck Tales and some of the series later on. But, when I went on a date in 1989 and took this girl to see the Little Mermaid, I was really wowed at how good the movie was!
When home video started I didn't buy many video tapes, I copied them or taped off of tv. Then laserdiscs started getting more popular and available, so I got into them since they had better quality and extras. I bought the Snow White box set and was absolutely amazed! I purchased other sets when they came out as well. Of course when the DVDs started I upgraded. Not at first, as they were expensive and had no extras, but when they started with the two discs, then the mania began. I started finding the Gold Releases cheap at Sam's Club and started picking them up too. Around that time I did a search online for a guide to Disney DVDs and found Luke's page! Thanks, Luke!
What really set my Disney obsession off full throttle was a trip that I took 4 years ago. I am a huge Star Wars fan and have met most of the cast. I heard that Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) was going to be at the Disney MGM studios in Florida. So, yes, I decided to go there for her! I always wanted to go, my parents always promised us as kids but it never happened. They always thought that it would be too expensive and prior to that year, never made it there myself, so I went.
I ended up not getting her autograph the first day, so I waited in the parking lot all night long until noon the next day. 12 hours at least! I got pics, a hug (woohoo!) and two signatures on my LD box set! I was extremely happy!
But in the process of doing this, I discovered the most amazing place I have ever been to, Walt Disney World!! I have been back every year since then and most likely will continue going. For all here who haven't been there yet, I suggest you check it out. Once you do, you will never be cured of this insanity!
. There seems to have been a few mix ups lately!!
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I think that would be a great idea.
. I have been to Disneyland around 10 times and Disney California Once. I feel so fortunate to live only a few hours drive. It has been nice reading about you other disney fans.
