AL>DR> They think I've gone off the edge a little because I choose the
AL>DR> simple joys of riding a bike,sitting on the porch or spending an
AL>DR> afternoon at Disney just enjoying the wonder of the largest
AL>DR> pretend place in the world. Never get too caught up in the
AL>DR> complex age we have to live in. Make the time to relax and enjoy
AL>DR> simple pleasures.....
AL> Yep, enjoy little things... Things that people usually can't see,
AL> and don't care about. Things they laught at. But things we do need
AL> sometimes.
AL> Ok, I'll end up here, 'cuz I guess this has no direct relation with
AL> that Disney topic...
Actually, I think this topic is very much related to the enjoyment of
things Disney. 
IMHO, much of the joy of Disney is the joy of remembering the child
within us. Of a time when looking at a flower or a bug was just as
fascinating as a book or a broad vista or ... a big theme park.
People who go to Disney to "get all the big ones", as some call it, end
up in the "Dumbo or Die in a Day" syndrome, and bring home nothing but
postcards of a place they don't quite recall and the queasy feeling that
they should remember having fun, but can't quite.
If I have grown up since my first visit to DL (at age four), and if my
sense of urgency at visiting has faded after many trips, I have at least
lost my desperate focus on the big rides. Some of the nicest times and
best memories of the parks have come from the "little things" like
canoeing from Fort Wilderness, a chat with a gardener at the Canadian
pavillion, and a day spent taking pictures of other people taking
pictures at DL.
What made these events so enjoyable, I thing, was not so much the change
from my normal activities, but my change of speed. You may be able to
race canoes, but not with my wife in the other end, and not when you can
see twelve different species of waterbird nesting by going slowly.
Understanding how Disney gardeners are prepared for hurricanes gave me a
better appreciation of the company's "be prepared" attitude. And my
photographs of photographers are a neverending source of amusement.
One of the things that separates Disney (animation, theme parks, you
name it) from the ordinary is the attention they pay to the "little
things". It's easy to watch a film and not consciously notice the
background details, but films with them are always more interesting than
films without. You may visit DL or WDW half a dozen times before you
notice that the trash cans in each land are themed to match, but even
that helps to establish and maintain the theme in each area.
These are the two things I take from Disney and try to apply to real
life: an attention to details, and the joy of life. We all have to grow
up (or at least grow old), but by enjoying the little things we can stay
in touch with the child we once were--and the joy we once had in even
the littlest things.
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