New Adventure!!!

    For the first time ever, I am going on a Disney Cruise!!!!  We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, and its a Merrytime Cruise! (apparently "Christmas" is not allowed) 

    I am so very excited and I fully intend to blog about it!  In the photo is the booklet that they sent me along with our luggage tags.  Its great to have but I wish it had a little more information about dress code. 

  We are sailing out of Galveston, TX on November 23rd, it will be the best Black Friday ever.

Tip of the Day #3 Disneyland and the Good Neighbor Hotels.

  When you go to WDW Resort in Florida, by all means stay at a Disney resort. I've stayed at four of them and they are all amazing.  I love being immersed in the Disney magic of the Resort.

  When you are at Disneyland, however, its not quite the same.   Even though their hotels are fabulous (and they are)  because you are surrounded by Anaheim, there isn't the feeling of total immersion that you sense in Florida.  Don't let this get you down!  Here is the good news!  There are several Good Neighbor hotels all around Disneyland that are nice, and reasonably priced.  Many of them are within walking distance, which means that you save on parking or shuttles.  In fact, several of them are even closer to the Main Entrance than the Disneyland Hotel or the Paradise Pier Hotel.  

  You can save time and money by doing this.  My family and I have stayed at several of these hotels in the past few years, ranging from the Super 8 on Katella to the Castle Inn and Suites on Harbor.
My favorite?  The Alamo Inn on Katella.  They have reasonably priced family suites and we like all the greenery around the hotel. We have stayed here twice, and we like it.  

  So, read all the reviews and look at the map to see the distances.  You might save a bundle.  Also, look into Getaway Today vacations.  They always have good deals for the Good Neighbor Hotels.  I've used them several times and they have always been exceedingly helpful.

Disney Bounding

For those like me who were clueless, Disney-bounding is when you wear an outfit that is inspired by a Disney character.   On our last trip DD22 went as........Anna!  It was hot and she had to wear those boots, but she looked great.   

There are so many ideas for Disney-bounding on Pinterest.  Its great for those who would wear a costume if they could.  I just love it!

Our very first time

 This is my youngest Disney fan.   A few months ago we had the chance to visit the Happiest Place on Earth for a few days.  When we do more than one day at a time, we do things we don't normally do, like ride the Mark Twain. Since we were going to ride, I wanted to ride in the Wheel House.  I asked a Cast Member, and they said that they didn't take requests.  I thanked her.  A few moments later a Cast Member that heard our conversation invited me an my family to the Wheel House!

 We had a great view of the park and learned some interesting trivia.  The Cast Member was just thrilled with his job.  We were very thankful for the experience.

You learn something new everyday......

I was watching some Disney-related youtube videos and I found this one.  I heard, for the first time, about Electric Park in Kansas City, and its influence on Disney.

I knew that he had researched parks all over the US and Europe, and that he especially liked Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, but this was the first I ever heard about Electric Park.

Very interesting!

Getting my Disney Fix

We moved to Texas!  And not just Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, way down in southern Texas.  Unfortunately, this moves me 13 hours further away from my happy place.  It also moves me a bit closer to WDW, so that is a plus.  Also, Disney Cruise line sails out of Galveston, Tx, so that is interesting as well.

  So, my Disney fix is going to have to come from all of Disney that I love, and not just the parks.  When I am far away, I like to keep the feeling going with Disney music.  Thank goodness for youtube! 

Mad as a hatter

Dear Daughter is at Disneyland today.  Looks like she is having a great time.