Episode 8: DisVACAney!

PLANNING A WDW VACATION!

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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

DisLIZneyfied: Custom Disney Shoes! (Tutorial)

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Disney Inspired Shoes

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What you will need

1. White canvas shoes

2. modge podge

3. two fine black permanent markers

4. Various fine tip paint brushes

5. Paint marker color of your choosing (optional)

6. Various paint colors (acrylic seems to work best)

7. pencil and eraser

Before starting this tutorial check out this tutorial on how-to transfer a photo to canvas.  This will work for your canvas shoes.

http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/make-your-own-canvas-portrait.html

Characters to shoe

1. Select the characters you would like

2. Determine where each character will go (you can use the trim as a way to seperate the spaces as I did)

3. Measure each space of the shoe and be sure character fits in the space.

4. Using the "make-your-own-canvas-portrait" transfer the picture to the shoe (this will take some time)

5. When picture is transfered use the permanent pen to trace all of the black lines.

Note: I would do this part of the tutorial first for all characters you plan to put on the shoes

Remember you can paint over anything you do not like.

My hand drawn John Smith and Pocahontas, before discovering modge podge. (Absolutely terrible)

First coat of white paint/ second coat of white paint. (Hand drawn gone!)

Painting a Background

Before this step if you plan on using the trim to seperate spaces and want to outline it. Directions for this will be at the bottem of this tutorial.

Note: Be sure to do this before painting your characters; this will help if you make mistakes (I know this is hard because I myself am impatient) Use a picture to get an idea of what you want and match colors. (Unless you are really creative)

My mistake I basically had to go back and repaint both characters all over again.

1. Use a pencil to sketch out your background

2. Start painting your back ground to your likely 

3. Use your best judgment for the type of brush you should use.

4. When mixing colors you just have to play around with the colors you have; to get the color you want. 

Tips: Pay attention to fine details.

Use good lighting.

You can paint all the backgrounds of each section or you can just work each section at a time.

Painting Characters

Note: Be sure to paint characters after background.

Steps are similar to that of painting the background.

Extra Step: Re-trace the black lines (you might want to reprint you picture to remember where the lines are)

Tips:

1. Use a very fine paint brush for small detail

2. Use a permanent marker for eyes, lips, and any other fine detail.

3. If you don't like how somthing turned out repaint it.

4. Use a thin layer of modge podge over each character to protect it. (if you don't, when you seal the shoe the permanent marker will run)

5. For items that are transparent (Tiana's vail), Paint what is suppose do be behind it then use a little bit of water mixed into the paint to make it lighter.

6. BE CREATIVE!

Final Step: Use a spray paint sealent to protect entire shoe. (Read directions before using)

Share your shoes with me!

Coloring the Trim

1.Use Modge Podge and coat the trim with a thin layer (this will make the paint pen really shine)

Left side without Modge Podge/ Right side with Modge Podge.

2. Use a paint pen color of your liking all over the trim. (read directions on pen)

2. Let dry before Painting Background.

Shoes I made for my sister!

Shoes I made for my niece

Custom Frozen Shoes by Fan of the Blog

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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Look forward to daily disLIZney magic on Twitter!

disPICney

disSONGney

disHISTney

disNEWney

*note Pay close attention there will be a clue in one of the dailies for the weekly disCHARney

On Facebook you will be seeing a disLIZney weekly highlight

disCHARney

disRIDEney

disCLIPney

and much much more disFUNney to follow!

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