Imagineering, Visioneering, Pioneering

My first time at a Disney theme park was in the summer of 1973.  My family took a vacation to the Florida resort that summer.  It was so exciting, as we rode the monorail from the parking area to the main entrance, the recorded voice welcoming us to the park and giving instructions.  As our train passed through the lobby of the Contemporary Resort Hotel, I was in awe of all that I was experiencing...and I wasn't even inside the theme park yet!

On that trip, and a subsequent one years later, we enjoyed experiences there that were mesmerizing to me as a kid, and even intriguing as an adult.  Experiences like Space Mountain, The Haunted Mansion and Star Tours, were amazing.  It truly does feel like a magical place.

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