Normally I’m the photographer for my numbered snapshot series, but in this case it was an anonymous camera at Disney’s Magic Kingdom that took the shot. I call this one, “Studly and I Protect the Universe!”
Tag: Magic Kingdom
Snapshot #162
I snapped this selfie in Disney’s Magic Kingdom park on Monday. It truly is, “The Happiest Place on Earth!”
Random Disney Pictures
I snapped quite a few pictures at Disneyworld this week. Some were even worth sharing!
These were from the ¡Vamos! parade as we entered the Magic Kingdom on Saturday morning.
I took these two at The Art of Animation resort where my niece and her family stayed. I have no idea who the child is in the second picture, but he loves Mater!
I finally posed with someone who made me feel dainty and attractive. And nervous!
Turtle is still prettier than me. Sigh. 
At my hotel there were reminders of my childhood. 
Every now and then these guys at Art of Animation would squawk. Scared me the first time.
If I’d taken a photo of every beautiful flower on the Disney properties I’d never have gotten past the front gates.
This playground structure looked like a human heart. Apparently it was a coral reef. Who knew they were so similar? 
I’m home now, but apparently traveled “to infinity and beyond!” 
Peace, people!
My Feet Hurt
I walked over eight and a half miles today on hot asphalt in 100° temperatures. I climbed the equivalent of twelve flights of stairs. My feet feel like two burning lumps of raw meat. My back is crying to be put out of its misery.
-BUT-
I rode Splash Mountain and Space Mountain and some other mountain I can never remember the name of. I rode in a flying ship a la Peter Pan and watched a symphony in 4D. I toured a Haunted Mansion and picked up a hitchhiking ghost. I sailed the seven seas with Captain Jack Sparrow. And, I did battle with a group of space aliens alongside Buzz Lightyear.
-SO-
I’ll put on my stinky sneakers and head out to another theme park in the morning.
What a wonderful day! Thank you CB, Lord Jeff, and kids for allowing me to tag along.
Peace, people!
Pop Culture
Living in Florida comes with certain perks, and for a Disney-phile like myself, being able to get in the car and drive to the Orlando theme parks in just a few hours is definitely one of them.
I’m meeting my niece CB and her family for a weekend at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. CB’s family is flying in from Texas and won’t be here until late tonight, but I checked into my room in the Pop Century resort at 1:30 this afternoon and have already been Disneyfied.
The Pop Century Resort is divided by decades. Fittingly, I was booked into the 50’s section and found myself in a retro style hotel room reminiscent of those I stayed in with my family when I was a child. The modern flat screen TV is the only decorative nod to the current decade.
I’m relishing the idea of a room to myself for three nights.
CB, her husband Lord Jeff, and their two children will be staying just across the lagoon at the Art of Animation Resort. I scoped out their hotel this afternoon to see how long it will take me to walk it in the morning. Of course I kept getting sidetracked, so the walk is either ten minutes or an hour and 20 minutes give or take an hour.
These photos are from their resort:
As soon as CB calls in the morning I’ll join her family at The Art of Animation so we can ride a bus to the Magic Kingdom. I’m a few months away from turning 60, but I feel like a giddy kid.
M-I-C (See you real soon!)
K-E-Y (Why? Because I have a ticket!)
M-O-U-S-E.
Now if the kids next door will settle down, I’m going to sleep.
Peace, people!
What Do They Know That I Don’t?
There’s a trip to Disney World in my near future. I’m meeting my niece CB and her family in Orlando to join in on their fun for a couple of days.
No matter how old and decrepit I get, Disney World will always be one of my favorite places on earth. When I’m too ancient to walk I hope they’ll just wheel me around the parks like a load of ripe cabbages.
I’ve been to the Magic Kingdom and its satellite parks on more than one occasion, and the one thing I have yet to perfect is the carrying of money/tickets/lip gloss/sunscreen, etc. I need something that will allow me to stow all of the above without impeding my ability to spiral upside down multiple times on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster.
Someone suggested a fanny pack, that ridiculously non-glamorous fashion faux pas from the 80’s. So being the rabid fashionista I am, I immediately googled “cute fanny packs.” Surprisingly, there are some nifty designs, but this suggestion also came up in my search:
Attends? Really? Do they know something I don’t? Just in case, I sense a shopping trip in my future.
Peace and continence, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 