Mickey Mouse Memories May Collection Mug

After sharing February's Mickey Mouse Collection mug, I was not as excited about the next two releases in March and April. I liked April's mug because I'm a reservist in the Air Force so I took an interest in the retro aviation theme of that mug. But I didn't love it enough to buy it. It's definitely not my favorite so far and there will be 12 of these and I can't have them all! April's I didn't like at all but when May rolled around I was in love with another mug again!

May's mug is inspired by retro themes of the 1950's and let me tell you - I am all about the 50's! I love the clothing styles from that era, the music, and the decor. The second I saw this mug I wanted it! It gives me 50's Prime Time Cafe vibes from Hollywood Studios and I just love that! The design is perfect for the theme and I love the colors too!

I wanted the plush this month also for the same reasons, and after February's debacle, I figured getting to the store 30 minutes before opening would secure me a Mickey Mouse Memories plush. Once again I was wrong. I don't know what it was about May but it seemed like the craziest month yet for people trying to get there hands on Mickey Mouse Memories items.

By the time I woke up at 7am EST the plush was sold out online but I still had hope that I could get one in store. I thought about staying up late to buy online but I really like to support my local Disney Store whenever possible so that's what I chose to do. Turns out my local store got less of a shipment than they usually do, starting out with 25 plush, they were down to 10 in May with no explanation or advance notice. I was 12th in line and therefore missed out. What really made it hard to let go was 1) the Cast Members did not seem apologetic about the situation, simply yelling "I sold the last one" after the 10th customer and telling customers to try online (it was sold out, they should have checked before advising people of that) or to try a store in a city 4 hours away from our location, how unrealistic. And 2) the 10th person in line was bragging about how "ugly" and "stupid" he thought the plush was but he didn't care because he was going to turn around and sell it for over $100 on eBay. I know the CMs can't really do anything about that but it pissed me off to hear him bragging about it like that in front of a line of people who missed out.

Hopefully the rest of the Mickey Mouse Memories Collection will not appeal to me so that I can stop getting disappointed over missing out on these items ;)

Mickey Mouse Memories February Collection Mug

The February Mickey Mouse Memories Collection was just gorgeous! I was born in the wrong era and love all things 1920s, so I adore the art deco theme in February's collection. I was not able to get to my local Disney Store on the day of the release, so I went the day after which was a Sunday. Unfortunately, when I got to the store I was informed that they sold out of the Mickey plush within 30 minutes of the release the day before! They had also sold out of the mug (not as quickly) but I was once again able to order it in-store and have it shipped for free. The plush however was sold out online too.

The mug is a gorgeous gold gold color with embossed Mickey head accents which is so beautifully art deco! I absolutely love it! The best part is, despite the color and design it is microwave and dishwasher safe - win!

I am loving the Mickey Mouse Memories releases so far and I'm excited to stack my mugs! Once again I will mention that these items move fast! If you want anything order online immediately and get to your local Disney Store when it opens. I am kicking myself for not buying the plush online when I was already making an order that weekend. In the interest of supporting my local Disney Store, I intended on purchasing the plush there instead of online. (The other items in my order were Disney Parks merch that can't be purchased in store). I knew the plush would sell out, but I figured there would still be some left on Sunday, or at least stock available online. I was wrong. Darn eBay scalpers. At least I didn't miss out on the mug!

Mickey Mouse Memories - February Collection

To celebrate decades of the original icon Mickey Mouse, the Disney Store is releasing a new exclusive collection on the third Saturday of the month, every month, all year long in 2018. Each monthly release will feature a Mickey plush, pins, and a mug with a new theme.

I previously posted the first release in this collection back in January, and today mark's the release of February's collection, inspired by lavish art deco architecture of the 1920s.

A Mickey plush, pin set, and mug are available for purchase in Disney Stores and Shop Disney, retailing from $16.95 to $29.95. Another new release in February's collection is a Mickey Mouse Memories Pin Collector's Album for you to store and showcase each of the 12 pin sets in this ongoing collection.

We have also been given a preview of next month's release, "inspired by bold and bright graphics of the 1930s". The March collection will be released on March 17.

My Mickey Mouse Memories January Purchases

I posted recently about the new Mickey Mouse Memories Collection that will feature a new Mickey plush, mug and pin set each month throughout 2018. I completely fell in love with January's release, which was inspired by Steamboat Willie, and headed to the Disney Store to pick up the Mickey plush and mug. 

Mickey is made of a faux leather material with shiny silver shorts and shoes. He has prints of the Steamboat Willie logo in black across his body (excluding his face) and also on his shorts. I would like to have seen "pie eyes" on Mickey, but I am still in love with this plush! He is about the size of my Duffy Bear.

One thing that I absolutely love about this plush is the Walt Disney quote stitched on Mickey's right foot, "I only hope that we never lose sigh of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse" - Walt Disney.

What I did not realize about the mugs in the Mickey Mouse Memories Collection is that they stack! I'm not sure yet if I'll buy more than this one but that's good to know if I do because they will display beautifully.

The mug has a very similar design to the Mickey plush. The mug features Mickey's shorts and is a matte black color with the shorts in silver and buttons in white. Across the black section of the mug are prints (also in black) of the Steamboat Willie logo just like on the plush.

On the inside of the mug is the same Walt Disney quote that plush Mickey has on his foot. I really love the addition of the quote although I think the font is very plain and could have been made more creatively. It reminds me of mugs you can make yourself online.

I went to my local Disney Store the day after the collection was released (pretty soon after the mall opened I might add) and found that they had already sold out of the mug. I was able to order the mug online while I was in store and have it shipped to my house for free. I noticed shortly after that the Mickey Mouse plush had sold out online. I would advise therefore, since this collection is limited edition, that you make your purchase as soon as you can whether that be online or in store. These items are likely to sell out fast.

I absolutely adore January's collection because I love the classics, especially Steamboat Willie. I love the colors, theme and overall nostalgic feel of this classic collection. I look forward to seeing future releases! February's collection will be released on the 17th.

Mickey Mouse Memories - January Collection

To celebrate decades of the original icon Mickey Mouse, the Disney Store is releasing a new exclusive collection on the third Saturday of the month, each month, all year long in 2018. Each monthly release will feature plush, pins, and mugs with a new theme.

To commemorate Mickey's silver screen debut, January's collection released today is inspired by Steamboat Willie.

A Mickey plush, pin set, mug and sketchbook ornament are available for purchase in Disney Stores and Shop Disney, retailing from $16.95 to $29.95.

We have also been given a preview of next month's release, "inspired by lavish art deco architecture of the 1920s". February's collection will be released on February 17.

Mugs from my Walt Disney World Trip

This post should have happened a long time ago, but after I returned from my trip it was time to play catch up at work and then prepare for the holidays, so I've been super busy! Better late than never though, right? Here are my mug purchases from my Walt Disney World trip in October:

Mad Tea Party

Mickey Pumpkin Front

Mickey Pumpkin Back

2017 Epcot Food & Wine Festival Front

2017 Epcot Food & Wine Festival Back

Poison Apple

I adore them all! I love Disney mugs! And I'm having fun using them. So glad I purchased all of them.

My New Disney Themed Coffee Bar

For a long time I had wanted to create a coffee bar in my kitchen. My parents recently bought me a coffee cart as a belated housewarming gift, which was perfect for me to make a start on a coffee bar! My amazing coffee machine sits on top, and there are two shelves underneath. My parents also got me a basket which fits perfectly on the bottom shelf, where I keep mini dish towels, sugar, and disposable to-go cups.

I decided to place mugs on the middle shelf. I have many Disney mugs, but I wanted to use mugs that looked the same. I have loved the Mickey's Really Swell Coffee House mugs for a long time, but I only owned the blue Mickey mug.

Last month I took advantage of a free shipping deal and bought two more of the Mickey's Really Swell Coffee mugs so that I could line those three mugs on the shelf of my coffee bar. Perfect! I love the colors, the characters, and the size of the mugs. Now my coffee bar is complete! (I even have Hollywood Brown Derby coffee beans!)

Happy National Coffee Day!

Today is apparently National Coffee Day and I am a BIG coffee drinker! Some may even go as far as to label me a "coffee snob" although I prefer "aficionado". Not a day goes by when I don't drink coffee. I won't be drinking anything particularly special today, gotta save my calories for my upcoming Disney trip, but I did want to share something that made National Coffee Day even better! Upcoming Disney mugs!

I love Disney's Alice in Wonderland probably as much as I love coffee, and the Mad Tea Party at the Magic Kingdom is just as unmissable to me as Space Mountain. Therefore these mugs are PERFECT! Who doesn't want to drink their coffee out of one of the attraction's tea cups?! If you were wondering, the saucers are attached. Retail price and release date are currently unknown, but these mugs will debut at Walt Disney World in 2016. I will be using the Shop Disney Parks app to pick up the yellow one for sure. (Maybe I should get all 4 so I can have a tea party?)