tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post3925455771816860797..comments2024-02-12T20:59:15.860-05:00Comments on Main Street Gazette: For pained and broken heartsRyan P. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350754822474406675noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post-37760414226145053822010-07-26T14:19:53.257-04:002010-07-26T14:19:53.257-04:00Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support!...Thanks to everyone for the kind words and support!<br /><br />Jason, I've been known to bemoan myself once in a while, but as long as we keep the important pieces in perspective we are able to shrug off a lot.<br /><br />Zanna, I love the idea of 'newcomers' being able to make their own memories. Not having come to the WDW bug until an adult, it is amazing for me to watch my wife find her own memories as well.Ryan P. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350754822474406675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post-80487126689293470272010-07-20T17:36:31.401-04:002010-07-20T17:36:31.401-04:00Thank you for writing this. I couldn't agree ...Thank you for writing this. I couldn't agree more.DizWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972075156598004058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post-63917398996656099712010-07-20T15:03:38.094-04:002010-07-20T15:03:38.094-04:00Love it! Thanks for sharing this moment.Love it! Thanks for sharing this moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641220881140363689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post-31837899882651904402010-07-20T15:03:19.659-04:002010-07-20T15:03:19.659-04:00Beautifully written, Ryan. I share so many of thes...Beautifully written, Ryan. I share so many of these memories, and while I wish I could share all of them with my children, I am content to let them create their own version, even if Mickey doesn't wear a rainbow spacesuit and Dreamfinder doesn't make corny jokes with them. I am sad for a time gone by, but find new memories at every turn. <br /><br />Thank you for the wonderful post.Zannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830237610611997631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361690843089891169.post-49644626454008738612010-07-19T20:58:28.754-04:002010-07-19T20:58:28.754-04:00Well said, Ryan. One of the things I've found ...Well said, Ryan. One of the things I've found to be a bit overwhelming in the blogosphere and Twitteria is the amazing amount of forced cynicism regarding Disney. Now, i can be just as guilty for bemoaning certain things (I'd be shocked if anyone on my Twitter feed wasn't fed up with my Via Napoli rants today!) but I temper it with bittersweet nostalgia. For the most part, I put things in proper perspective. That's the seesaw of nostalgia....the joy of past memories and the sadness that those days (and perhaps people and places) are gone. <br /><br />I haven't been to Disney World since 2005 so my trip this year means so much to me. I'm a little jaded about certain things but there's so much to embrace. Perhaps the perspective of being away for so long helps, but i also think it's a lot of that same inspired optimism that Disney World itself help instill in me as a child in the '80s.Jason G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04993426193006112025noreply@blogger.com