Episode 8: DisVACAney!

PLANNING A WDW VACATION!

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SHOW NOTES

Initial planning

-Buy a vacation planning book

-Do your research and create a budget

-Select your dates (hardest part)

-Select any Dining Reservations

-Transportation arrangements

-take your time off of work

Down the road (6 months to go)

-Do your research (listen to podcasts, books etc)

-Make your dining reservation (180 days out)

-If you don't get them; check on them everyday

-Bringing family members create a FB group.

-Make arrangements for your home (mail, pets, checking in, etc.)

-Make a schedule/ itinerary for the days you are spending there as well as for traveling

-Rides/shows you really want to see (top 3 for both)

-Revisit Your Budget. (include money for souvenirs)

make sure you have vacation days set at work

Almost there (3 months to go Where I am now)

-Confirm reservations (hotel, dining, flights, etc.)

-Confirm people taking care of the home front.

-Revisit Itinerary

-Call and ask any questions (accessibility, Magic bands, fast passes)

-Make sure everyone going, with you, is on the same page. 

-Go shopping for clothes start packing

-If you are making t-shirts or in my case shoes now is the time

-Plan food, car activities

-Create your 10 day out checklist

Stressing (less than 10 days)

-Confirm everything again (hotel, dining, tickets, etc., pets)

go over Itinerary

-Pack your bag (create checklist)

-Get home ready (throw out things that spoil, unplug electronics, etc.)

-Traveling arrangements in order (cars oil change, trans. to airport, etc.)

-Food for car ride

-activities, movies

-Finalize your itinerary

-Electronics charged and ready

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DisCHARney 3: Sorcerer Mickey

DisCHARney 3: Sorcerer Mickey

I have posted all of the tweets from last and as a bonus you get one more week of the beloved DisCHARney Sorcerer Mickey!  I will be updating this post next week. With more tweets and my thoughts on Sorcerer Mickey so stay tuned.  Make sure to follow me on Twitter and Facebook.  I will be dropping hints as to who the next #DisCHARney will be. 

Week in DisPICney
Sorcercer Mickey

Marching Band Mickey (DisHINTney)/ Saint Patrick's Sorcerer Mickey

In honor of pi day Mickey

A Week In DisSONGney

Sorcerer Apprentice

The Mickey Mouse Club Intro (1960)

Fantasia- Russian Dance

Mickey Mouse and His Marching Band

A week in DisHISTney

Times's Review of Fantasia:http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777534,00.html

#4 Most Beloved Sorcer:http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/18/2960913/richard-hyatt-the-true-spirit.html 

Voice of Mickey - Jimmy McDonald (DisHINTney):

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Jimmy_MacDonald

Animator - Fred Moore (DisHINTney): http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Fred_Moore

DisCLIPney

Mickey Mouse Down Under

Episode 7: Top Ten Princesses and Princes

The Best of Disney

Greetings everyone,

I have long wanted to do a podcast in which I rank the Disney Princesses.  So...the podcast below is my Top Ten Disney Princesses.  I hope you enjoy the podcast. Let me know what your top 10 Disney Princesses are, do they differ from mine? please feel free to leave feedback in the comments below or by any of the following methods.

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DisCHARney 2: Jiminy Cricket

I have decided to do an entire blog on the DisCHARney of the week.  So, after the DisCHARney has been announced on Monday look out for the blog post completely devoted to that Character. In the blog post I will also be including all the DisHINTneys for the following weeks DisCHARney.  Look on the right side bar of the blog and submit who you think the DisCHARney is; based off of the DisHINTneys.  You will have from Saturday to Monday evening to submit your guess.  I HOPE EVERYONE is enjoying the blog if so head over to Facebook (www.facebook.com/dislizney) and like the page.  Also, you can follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/dislizney) and pinterest (www.pinterest.com/dislizney)

DisCHARney 2: Jiminy Cricket

Originally voiced by: Cliff Edwards

Originally Animated by: Ward Kimball  http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Ward_Kimball

Full name: Sir Jiminy H. Cricket

Appearances: Pinocchio, House of Mouse, Once Upon A Time, among many others.

Song: "When You Wish Upon a Star" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguMUFyJ3_U

 "Just Let Your Conscience Be your Guide" 

Jiminy Cricket is the beloved sidekick from Pinocchio!  He is the personified version of a conscience.  How great would it be to actually talk to your conscience?  It would be a lot harder to make a bad decision if you could.  Jiminy is the first of a long line of Disney sidekicks.  He is the only sidekick to be as important as the protagonist (Pinocchio).  He is also the only Disney Sidekick to appear independently from his original film.  We often see Jiminy in Video games as the "Guide" throughout the game (Kingdom Hearts) this is very fitting since Jiminy is in fact a guide for life.  

DisHISTney:http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/12/step-in-time-pinocchio-parade-steps-off-in-1980-at-magic-kingdom-park/

Link is for a Disney Blog article about a Parade the use to run at the Magic Kingdom in the 1980's

DisRIDEney:  http://www.talkdisney.com/forums/wishes-nighttime-spectacular.htm

This is a link to a YouTube video of Wishes where Jiminy is the narrator through out the show.  A fitting choice since aside from Mickey Jiminy's is also very well know and he is a guide for many. This is a disHINTney see if you can connect the dots.

DisCLIPney: how to draw jiminy http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=APvGy2_6UgQ

http://m.wikihow.com/Draw-Jiminy-Cricket

This is a link to a youtube video on how to draw Jiminy Cricket.  I used this to give you a little Disney magic. You can feel like you are in Hollywood Studios. DisTIPney: if you sit through the drawing class you will have an excellent suvineer to bring home with you! (We drew Dopey and framed it to put in our office) If you don't to watch the video here is a picture guide http://m.wikihow.com/Draw-Jiminy-Cricket

DisHINTney: While you are drawing Jiminy pay attention to the surroundings you will see next weeks DisCHARney.

Interesting..

"Jiminy Cricket"  was often used in place "Jesus Christ" as a euphemism.

DisHINTney

1.

2. Les Clark Animator: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Les_Clark

3. See DisRIDEney

4. See DisCLIPney

Week two in DisHINTney

Good Evening Everyone,

Here were the hints from last week revealing this weeks DisCHARney! Be on the look out at www.twitter.dislizney.com for this weeks #DisHINTney 's.  This week on the blog I will put up a question for all of you to answer over the weekend, on who you think the next disCHARney is! 

Norman Ferguson animated the witch in Snow White;Honest John, and Gideon the Coachman from Pinocchio.

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Norman_Ferguson

Like Frozen Pinocchio walked away with Best Original Song and Best Original Score at the 1941 Oscars.

If you listend to the Youtube video Rod Miller played "Someday My Prince Will Come" as well as "When You Wish Upon A Star"  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZXkPGaLCVU

See Facebook www.facebook.com/dislizney for this weeks #DisCHARney revealed.

"Well Let's Go Kick Some Honeybuns"

The Best of Disney

I have been sitting here watching Disney classics on ABC family all day.  I finally decided to write a review on one them.  So I chose Mulan.  Definetely in my top ten Disney Animated films. This movie has all the elements that makes a disney movie a classic. The story resonates with audiences as being a true testiment to courage and bravery.  As wells as breaking the mold for the role of the female character. The music while being catchy is also meaningful to anyone who watches it. Although Mulan is not the first "Disney Princesses" to break the mold (Ariel is in my opinion) she is the first Disney Princess in which her film does not focus on the relationship between her and Shang but that of her bringing honor to her family and saving her father.  

How the film impacted my life. 

I can remember when I first saw this film.  In 1998 when I was 11 (almost not cool to be seeing disney movies anymore)  it was just my mom and little sister who went to see it.  We all watched in aw as the new Disney Classic was unfolding right in front of our eyes.  All three of right away loved the film.  I believe right after seeing the movie we went to buy the CD from target.  It was a girls night for all of us and we loved it.  I really like the idea of Disney princesses being idols for young girls but Mulan may be the best Idol for young girls.  The courage, bravery and intelligence is so unlike any other Disney character. I think we should be teaching young girls this very idea!  

     After going to video, this movie became an instant classic at slumber parties.  I can remember quoting and singing all of the songs from Mulan.  This went on well into high school.  A movie we brought along with us to band camp (not to get all nerdy on you)  

Facts You May Not Know

1.Mulan was made to smooth relations  between Disney and the Chinese Governement (to learn more see the Disney Wikia) 

2. In Chinese Ping mean Pot and Fa means Flowers, so Mulans knew name is flowerpot, in China the means an "effeminate man"

3. Chi Fu translates as "to bully"

4. Lea Salonga is the singing voice for both Mulan and Jasmine from Aladdin

5. In Lilo and Stich Nani has a Mulan movie poster in her bedroom!

My Favorites!

Character: Mulan herself 

 Although not an actual Princess (by blood or by marriage) She is still a Disney Princess for very good reasons!  Mulan means magnolia blossem.

Song: Make a man out of you

Scene: Mushu "Your worst nightmare"

disTWEETSney!

Week in Review!

You can enjoy all of my twitter posts right here on the blog!

Here is a recap of my tweets for this week! Remember the disCHARney of the week is Snow White, the fairest of them all!

Monday:
DisPICney: Notice Snow which was a hint for the DisCHARney!  Keep a look out for the clues.

DisSONGney: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UivFgqRi7QQ
DisHISTney: http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/feb24.html
DisNEWSney: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/disney-festival-of-fantasy-parade-debuts-march-9-at-magic-kingdom-park/
http://m.wesh.com/disney-announces-debut-of-the-festival-of-fantasy-parade-to-be-march-9/24639862
http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/festival-of-fantasy-parade/news/24feb2014-disney-festival-of-fantasy-parade-gets-an-official-opening-date.htm

Tuesday
DisPICney:

DisSONGney:https://twitter.com/dislizney/status/438363364381585408
DisHISTney: http://news.moviefone.com/2013/02/07/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-trivia/
DisNEWSney: http://www.wesh.com/update-fantasylands-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-to-debut-this-spring/24645422

Wednesday
DisPICney:

DisSONGney: not an actual song today Lyrics from a song not used in the film but made for the film. http://www.sweetslyrics.com/602863.Snow%20White%20and%20the%20Seven%20Dwarfs%20movie%20-%20You're%20Never%20Too%20Old%20to%20Be%20Young.html
DisHISTney:Norman Ferguson Disney Animator known for The Witch in Snow White.  Can you name other characters he is known for (disCHARney hint!)
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Norman_Ferguson
DisNEWSney: Continuation of yesterday's news story but this is a video. Enjoy! http://wdwnt.com/2014/02/video-lengthy-on-ride-video-of-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-new-attraction-details/

Episode 6: DisPASTney

Episode 6 is here!

Only one week later then the last episode.  I am on a roll!

This episode is about my PAST with disney.  

Please enjoy disSHOWney!

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disSONGney

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disNEWney

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disCHARney

disRIDEney

disCLIPney

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Hey everyone,  I just want to let all of you know that I just got Twitter and Pinterest tonight.

First Official Tweet!

	disLIZney (@disLIZney)
2/18/14, 9:44 PM Hey Twitter community! This is my first Tweet!

First Official Pin! My new Logo!

Still working on a facebook page which should come soon enough!!

56 Days!

So I have done some major planning today.

I not only have restaurant reservations from before now I have a day by day, hour by hour plan.  This in no means that the plan will be stuck to but hey a girl can dream.  The following is what our 7 day plan looks like.  Complete with restaurant reservations. (I am sure I will have to change the plan multiple times before it is complete) Click on the link to look at the itinerary

Please let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions. (i.e. rides I don't have on my list, or places to eat)

Arrival

Anniversary in the Kingdom

Animals

Illuminations

A Whole New World

Hollywood!

Note: some rides are repeated, this is in case we don't get to the ride the day before!

Planning a Magical Vacation

I have been doing major magical planning all week long (even at work  

).  From dining in the park to an hour by hour itinerary.  It is safe to say it is almost completely planned for; except a few things they we need to wait on.   

Word of advice do not wait to make dining reservations as you will not get your first pick.  Most guide books suggest 180 days prior to vacation.  Don't make the same mistake I did and think that is too early.  It is never too early, you can always change it later.  Also, use the mydisneyexperience website right off the waltdisneyworld.com website to book reservations.  

I might even suggest using a site like touringplan.com or onceuponatimetravelers@yahoo.com (travel agents) to help you with your plans if you are like me and can't alway think that far in advance.  All of these including the new mydisneyexperience are excellent tools that will help bring your vacation from fantastic to fantasmic!!

So far we have changed our current reservation to include a table service meal per day and one quick service meal per day.  We looked at the math and we think the meal plan will pretty much pay for itself.  So, this is what I would have to say to anyone who thinks they might have a lot of sit down meals (Which we tend to do a lot), just go ahead and pay the extra money chances are you will end up paying more then it is worth anyway!  

Alright as far as packing goes this is what I do; last year I bought an iPhone app called Packing Pro.  It is an excellent app that allows you to customize your packing list, as well as has a default list of essentials that you might need on any trip.  Best part of this app is it will save your information for the next time you plan on using it.  I have tons of packing tips and ideas (most I found on pinterest) let me know if you want me to tell you about any of them!

Next item of business...I FOUND MY LEAVE A LEGACY INFORMATION PACKET! There are two locations but they are right next each other.  

Here are the tile locators address,

     - East 6-F-21-8-12

     - East 6-F-21-8-11

If I remember correctly we had a little trouble finding them at first even with knowing what they are suppose to look like.  I am sure if you look you can a cast member for help and I believe I did show you the picture of them so you should be able to find them.  

That is all I have right now, I will keep you update when the trip gets closer.  I am sure I will have plenty of updates to come.  We are 70 days out and counting.  We both need a vacation really bad right and absolutely can not wait to have a fun filled and somewhat relaxing vacation.

I will post a typical day in the parks real soon!

AS always have a Fantasmic week