Animal Kingdom After Dark

Per the Disney Parks Blog, Animal Kingdom will be open past sunset starting Memorial Weekend 2016! I am excited to ride Expedition Everest in the dark on my next trip!

My New RunDisney Performance Tees

Before you ask, no I haven't signed up for a RunDisney event. As much as I'd like to, it's not in the cards right now. I do however go kickboxing every week and I try to run regularly also, even though I really suck at it. When I saw these new RunDisney performance tees online, I had to have them! They're so cute and fun, perfect to wear when I run, or go kickboxing.

Disgust from Inside Out

Anger from Inside Out

The Yoda tee was particularly appropriate, since I am so bad at running! (I currently have about a 12:44 pace). The best part was, I ordered them during a 25% off deal!

Good Night!

(Photo Credit: Disney Parks Blog)

If only I was ending my night at Disney's Hollywood Studios! This picture is beautiful

I've Given In to Tsum Tsums...

As you may already be aware, my Disney collectible soft spot is Vinylmation. I tried the pin thing, but it never really held my attention. I would only buy pins that I wanted, so why would I trade them? I stopped with pins because there wasn't really a way in my mind that I could neatly display them, and it didn't make sense to me to keep buying them (at $10-$15 a pin) only to stick them in a drawer.

Vinylmation were perfect - little 3" Walt Disney World memories, with the option of trading if you bought a mystery figure you didn't want to keep. They stand upright on their own, so they are easy and neat to display. But they could get expensive, so I decided I didn't need any other Disney collectibles.

In the summer of 2014 Tsum Tsum were released in the U.S. and Disney's focus seemed to shift from pushing Vinylmation to pushing Tsum Tsum. My favorite hobby is still in existence, but it's much different now. There used to be weekly releases, an entire store at Downtown Disney dedicated solely to Vinylmation, trading stations at every Disney park and most resorts, merchandise, the list goes on. Now much of that is over and all that promoting is geared toward Tsum Tsums. There's a game for your phone, twice monthly releases, merchandise, etc.

But I never understood the point of Tsum Tsums. Okay, they're cute, they're soft, and you stack them. So what? Where am I going to stack these things? Am I just going to look at them in a stack? At least with Vinylmation when I look at that display, I remember past trips, extinct attractions, favorite Disney memories... there's more to them than just putting them on a shelf and looking at them every once in a while. They'r not just a toy or another Disney merchandise item, they're meaningful and sentimental. Tsums don't have that, so why should I jump on the bandwagon?

Well, I finally did it. I gave in to Tsum Tsums. Disney knew how to get me on board - release lines of Disney parks Tsum Tsums and I'm there! When I first saw the Disney Parks Attractions collection, I wanted almost all of them. Unfortunately, so did everyone else and they sold out super quickly at the parks, on the Shop Disney Parks App, and the Disney Store Online. However, a kind friend of mine sent me the two pictured above for Christmas and that began my collection.

I've started to grow my collection since then, and I have also started another blog that purely focuses on Tsum Tsums - previews, releases, pictures, and my collection. I invite you to join me there also! Come stack with me over at Tsum Tsum Wonderland, I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments!

Happy Friday!

(Photo Credit: Disney Parks Blog)

My New D-Style Socks

I posted a while back about all the cute D-Style merchandise that had just arrived at the Disney Store. Recently I purchased a couple pairs of the super cute D-Style socks - Alice and the White Rabbit, and Sulley and Mike from Monsters, Inc. At first I hesitated on purchasing them because my type-A personality wasn't sure about odd socks. But they were too cute so I caved. I'm glad I did because I absolutely love them!

When the Sun Sets Down South...

(Photo Credit: Disney Parks Blog)

This picture is perfect! So creepy! I wish I was checking in to the Hollywood Tower Hotel today

Signature Minnie Accessories

During the last Friends and Family event at the Disney Store and the Disney Store Online, I picked up these two accessories from the Signature Minnie Mouse collection at my local Disney Store. Pictured left is a super cute Minnie Mouse crossbody purse with an adjustable strap. It has a magnetic closure and a pocket inside for your phone. It's the perfect size for taking just the necessities out with you.

Pictured right is an adorable Minnie Mouse bow wallet, with slots for your cards and a zipper pocket on the back for coins. I was searching for another crossbody purse, and this one is perfect! A great size with a subtle Disney touch. As it happens, I also wanted a smaller wallet and the matching Minnie wallet was exactly the size I was looking for! I had to have them both!

Good Morning!

(Photo Credit: Disney Parks Blog)

Today I'm dreaming that I'm spending the morning here at Harambe Market in Animal Kingdom