{Destination Disney} The Letter "F"

Thank you for joining me from the Destination Disney blog hop hosted by Heidi at Reviews and Reflection! If you are new here, Welcome :) If you are hopping again - thanks for joining me!

This week we are moving on to the letter "F". At first I thought I would have a hard time with this one, but ended up finding more than I thought! I hope you enjoy :)

Family

Fantasmic

Frozone

Friends

Flowers

Fun Dancing

Food

Flower & Garden Festival

Festival of the Lion King

Fairy Godmother

Don't forget to check out more Destination Disney posts at Reviews and Reflections!

Amanda

Five on Friday

Last week I told you the top five Disney Resorts that I would love to stay at. If you missed out on that post, you can catch it here.

This week I wanted to share with you the top five characters that I would love to meet in the parks!

5. White Rabbit - I am not a huge fan of Alice & Wonderland, but I would love to meet the White Rabbit. I think he is so funny the way he is always rushing around talking about being late. I think I can relate because sometimes it feels as though I am like that! LOL :)

4. Pinocchio & Gepetto - I have always liked this movie and would love to meet both of them together somehow. I am not even sure if you can meet Gepetto in the parks or anywhere. I have seen him in one of the parades at the Magic Kingdom, but haven't seen either one of them out in the parks to meet.

3. Peter Pan - My son currently loves Peter Pan and is obsessed with him and Captain Hook. I have heard that he is hard to find in the parks, but I *think* I know somewhere to meet him and am planning on possibly doing that on our next trip!

2. The Fairy Godmother - I think she is just so wonderful!! I love her blue and pink dress - it makes her look even more magical than she already is! I know you can meet her somewhere in the Magic Kingdom, but I'm not sure where.

Sorry - she is kind of small in this picture :)

1. Mary Poppins - She is my favorite character and I have not seen her in either of our Disney trips! I know she can be seen at the Supercalifragilistic Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare breakfast, and I do plan on eating there on our next trip just for her - but I would love to see her out in the parks. Afterall, she is "practically perfect in every way"!

What characters are you looking forward to meeting? Is there one character that you are always on the hunt for?

Amanda

Disney Blog Hop: Integrity

Welcome and thank you for hopping over from the Disney Blog Hop hosted by Babes in Disneyland!

This week's topic is Integrity. I think this is so important to discuss and talk about and am excited to join in on the discussion this week! Integrity is something that everyone should have and always be thinking about when you are writing for your blog or other blogs.

When I am think about the word "integrity" a few things come to mind: honest, truthful, correct. I believe that all these things together make up integrity, plus other things as well.

Earlier in the week, Lisa from Babes in Disneyland posted about The Three Disneyland Moms' Pledge. This is basically a pledge that any Disney blogger can be a part of that says you will use integrity and honesty in your Disney blog. I am proud to be a Disney blogger and was excited to take the pledge.

Since I am very new, not only to blogging, but to all things Disney, I take this pledge very seriously. One of the first things I thought about when I decided to start my Disney blog was making sure that I stay true to me. I don't know everything about everything at Disney - I am still learning. But that is part of why I wanted to write this blog - so that I can learn and share that with all of you! I am not here to blog about rumors, possibilities or even news. I am here to show you my journey with Disney and my experiences. I know that the integrity of my blog is important to me because it shows all of you what I am all about. I want to make sure everything I write about here is honest and truthful because that is how I am!

Be a friend to other Disney bloggers and fans, for we are part of a community, not a competition.


This is my favorite part of the pledge! I think this is so important because we should all be there to support and encourage each other. We all share a common interest: our love for Disney! I truly see all of you as friends and not competition. I think each of us has something different to bring to the table and not everybody is exactly alike. Without several of you always posting a comment or writing an encouraging word, I might not have continued on my blogging journey! I try to do the same and comment/encourage as much as I can on each of your blogs as well. As the saying goes: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

If you would like to take The Three Disneyland Moms' Pledge, just go here and check it out! I think it's so wonderful and I am so proud to be a part of it!! Thank you to Lisa, Marcy and Suz for putting this together for all of us!

Amanda

Wordless Wednesday

His favorite way to get around the parks :)

Thank you for hopping to my blog from The InfoMouse and Focused on the Magic! If you would like to see more Wordless Wednesday posts - check out those great blogs!

Amanda

Something About Me Saturday

I missed a few weeks of the Something About Me Saturday blog hop, but I am back at it now! Our weekends are so busy, that sometimes it's hard for me to get a post up. I have been trying to work on them ahead of time, but sometimes it doesn't work out.

I want to say thanks to Disney Bird for hosting this great hop! It really is a fantastic idea and I love reading all these posts and getting to know all of you better!

This week I wanted to let you in on a little secret of mine . . . ok maybe it's not a secret, but I love Twilight! Yes, I am officially a Twilight mom :)

A few years ago, a little after the first movie came out, a friend of mine told me that I needed to read the Twilight series books. I had heard of them before and being the way I am (not wanting to follow the masses) I did not want anything to do with them. She promised I would love them, so I borrowed her books and read all 4 within just a few days. I would stay up until 3 in the morning just to get a little bit more of the story. I fell in love with the writing, the story, the characters - all of it!

Then I bought the movie and it was great to be able to put faces to the characters whom I had grown to love. Of course, I think my favorite casting was for Edward. Yes, I am Team Edward all the way! Since my hubby is half Puerto Rican - and has an aversion to vampires for some reason - he is Team Jacob. When New Moon came out, my friends and I - along with a friend's hubby and mine - went to the midnight show. It was fantastic and had us wanting more already :) Then Eclipse came out last June. I had tickets to go to a wonderful party and see the movie at our local IMAX theater. Unfortunately, I ended up having back surgery just 7 days before the movie was released. But, thanks to my fabulous friends - about a month after my surgery, when I was cleared to leave the house - they took off work and took me to see the movie. It was great!

LOL!

Now, here we are just a little over 3 months away from Breaking Dawn: Part 1 and I am growing more and more excited! I cannot wait to see what they do with parts of the last book, which seem hard to show in a movie. I am really excited about these last two movies - although very sad to see the series come to an end.

I know that I am inching close to 30 (not there yet, but almost), but I love Young Adult book series' like this one. If you have any recommendations - please let me know! My Kindle and I are always looking for something new to read :)

Amanda

Five on Friday

Last week I listed the top five Signature Restaurants that I wanted to try out in Disney World. If you missed out on the post, you can catch up here!

This week I am going to list the top five Disney Resorts where I would like to stay. Even though we have been to Disney World twice, we have never stayed on site. Our next trip will be the first time staying at a Disney Resort and I am really excited about it! This list is sort of a "dream" list - the resorts that I would love to stay at if money was no object :)

5. The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort - I love the thought of these! I am not a "camping girl" by any means, but I think this would be as close as I could get! I would also love to have a full kitchen, which would help us save with our food budget. Of course, if we stayed here, we would have to rent a golf cart to get around :)

4. Contemporary Resort - I would love to get a Magic Kingdom Fireworks room here! Would it not be awesome to be able to relax in your room and have a perfect view of Wishes, while not having to sit on the hard concrete for an hour with a bunch of pushy, exhausted people?!

Love how the monorail goes right through the resort!

3. Grand Floridian Resort and Spa - Of course, I think this is on everybody's dream list! It would be wonderful to be able to stay here - the epitome of luxury for a Disney vacation for sure!

2. Animal Kingdom Lodge - A Savannah view room would be awesome! I would be able to get up early, sit out on the balcony with a cup of coffee and just enjoy watching all the animals wake up and start their day!

1. Beach Club Resort - This is my husband's and mine top resort. My husband would love to stay here (along with our son) for SAB. It just looks like it would be a fantastic pool and so much fun! I don't think they would ever get out of the water. I would love to stay here because of how close it is to Epcot. While my fam is spending time in the water - I could walk on over to World Showcase and spend my time in all the different countries! It would be the perfect Disney vacation for us :)

Isn't it just beautiful and inviting?!

What is your "dream" Disney Resort? Have you stayed at any of these resorts?

Amanda

{Destination Disney} The Letter "E"

Hi and welcome to another edition of Destination Disney hosted by Heidi from Reviews and Reflections! If you are new here, welcome and thank you for hopping to check out my blog. If you are a regular follower - thanks for checking me out this week!

This week we are on the letter E. This was a little bit harder for me this week - I couldn't think of many things that started with E, but I did gather up a few pictures from what I have! Crazy as it sounds, I actually don't have a picture of "the golf ball" as we call it, or Spaceship Earth to represent Epcot!

ESPN's Wide World of Sports

Eric from The Little Mermaid

Eeyore

and Tigger too!

Enchanged Tiki Room

Ears!

He is probably going to kill me if he finds out I put this picture up :)

Don't forget to check out the other great "E" posts this week at Destination Disney!

Amanda