C is for Cinderella!

My daughter has always loved Cinderella...though honestly, I think the reason is because she wears a blue dress and blue is my daughter's favorite color. LOL! So when she saved all her pennies and worked to make extra money so she could go to Bibbiddi Bobbiddi Boutique, and could pick any princess she wanted...she still choose Cinderella.

But what isn't there to like about Cinderella? Poor girl who was dealt a crappy hand and was mistreated her whole life...finally she catches a break and the eye of the hot guy. I'm sure every woman can relate to that story. She dazzles him with her charm and they live happily ever after.

Wordless Wednesday!

 Had to have Baby Buzz! And bring him to dinner at TRex!

B is for Boma

Okay, gonna try really hard not to make all these posts about food! But this was the first thing that popped in my head for B. One of my favorite dining establishments on Disney property...along with thousands of other people!

We had never stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge, so I'd found out about Boma from my fellow Passporter buddies. They'd RAVED about it. I checked out the menu and wasn't sure what hubby would think. So I passed on it..for a couple trips. And then the one year I just said "I wanna go here. I'm sure there will be something he will eat, even if it's from the kid's buffet." My hubby is not a picky eater, by no means, but some of the menu scared him a bit.

Until we got there. Even he was in heaven. The kids loved it, too. Everything was so unique and vibrant...really different. I get so bored with the ordinary! Especially when  it comes to food.

My Disney A-Z!

So I've decided to try this A-Z thing. I know I won't do it every day...but maybe 2-3 times a week. It seems like a fun thing to do!!

My A word is Aloha Isle!!!

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

No trip to Magic Kingdom is complete, for me, without a Pineapple Float from Aloha Isle. One of my favorite relaxing things is to grab one and sit for a while in the shade, just people watching. So tasty, so refreshing. Love it!!!

Wordless Wednesday!

So stinkin' cute!!

Attraction Spotlight: The Haunted Mansion

The other day my daughter had asked what our favorite attractions were in each park. She started with Magic Kingdom, and while most people jump right to one of the Mountains, I don't. 

My first experience at a Disney park was in 1989..I was 12 and my mom and step-dad took us to Disneyland. We really didn't know much Disney stuff at the time, other than the movies we had seen. We went on The Haunted Mansion.

Holy Cow! I was blown away!

The attraction is so awesome and authentic...the spiderwebs and dust. The creepy eyes on the wall, the shadow playing the piano, the long corridor with the floating candelabra!! The decor is so cool, even the wallpaper in the queue area. The ballroom scene, just amazing. It's still my absolute favorite part (though now that they've added the attic scene...that ranks pretty high. So much to see in there!). Your Ghost Host (so creepy!), the cemetery (love the music out there...I gotta sing along every time!), the hitchhiking ghosts!! So so cool. I love it when we get an awesome cast member who really takes on their role perfectly!!!

The atmosphere around the mansion is just so spooky...love love love it! It's one of my favorite areas in the entire park. When we attended Mickey's Not So scary Halloween party in October 2009, we had our picture taken with the carriage and a ghost showed up in our pics! So neat! Love Photopass and their magic shots!

I am super excited to see the new queue. Sad that I have to wait an entire year, but it will be worth the wait, I'm sure.

REBOOKED!!!!!

Last week I called Disney Travel and canceled our reservation for November 2011 and rebooked for November 2012!

I've been posting about my dad's medical issues and the lack of knowing what is actually wrong and if/when it will be fixed. So they decided it best to cancel our trip to Disney this coming November. It was going to me me and my hubby and our two kids and my mom and dad...dad's first trip ever I was so super excited that he'd FINALLY agreed to try it out.

When I originally called to change the dates, I couldn't because the booking window had not reached our dates yet. My mom really wants to go when it's all decked out for Christmas, but her job will not allow her time off in December. So the week before Thanksgiving it was. So we kept the same week.

AND the most exciting part....we get to stay at the brand spanking new Art of Animation resort!!!!!!! I booked us a Cars suite!! So so excited!! It's costing us about $530 more versus two single rooms at Pop Century, but I am so so excited. And since we have to wait an entire year, it gives us more time to pay it off.