2011 Disneyland Bucket List

• Eat at Club 33
• Ride in the Lilly Belle on the Disneyland Railroad
• Ride every single ride
• Ride all three of the Main Street Vehicles
• Become a Disneyland Honorary Citizen
• Complete my villains Vinylmation set
• Participate in the Disney Half-Marathon in September
• Attend Mickey's Halloween Party
• Attend the Pirates of the Caribbean 4 premiere
• Obtain a D23 membership
• Attend the AP preview for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
• Attend the AP preview for Star Tours: The Adventure Continues
• Ride the Columbia
• Get higher than a beaver on Toy Story Midway Mania!
• See the Candlelight Processional
• Eat at all five character breakfasts: Goofy's Kitchen, Surf's Up Breakfast with Mickey & Friends, Ariel's Grotto--Princess Breakfast, Minnie & Friends at Plaza Inn, Chip n' Dale Critter Breakfast at Storyteller's Cafe
• Stay at The Disneyland Hotel
• Stay at the Grand Californian
• Ride in the Captain's Box on the Mark Twain
• Visit the Dream Suite in New Orleans Square
• Visit Walt's apartment on top of the firehouse on Main Street
• Attend at least one day of the D23 Expo
• Participate in one of the tours
• Visit Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store
• Eat at Celebration BBQ

The Wonderful World of Disney

From August 9, 2010-January 7, 2011 I spent my time in Walt Disney World. A year ago I made a list of all the things I wanted to do. Here's the list again, except this time it's with the stuff I did accomplished marked off.

[ ] Go on a Disney Cruise as a CP

[ ] Check out DisneyQuest

[x] See Cirque du Soleil La Nouba

[x] Go on Characters In Flight at Downtown Disney

[x] Go to the House of Blues

[x] Create a t-shirt from Design-A-Tee at Downtown Disney

[x] Go to Typhoon Lagoon

[ ] Attempt the Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream

[x] Attend Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

[x] Attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

[x] See the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ ] Collect a FastPass for every ride that has one

[x] Take a photo in front of the Sorcerer's Hat, Spaceship Earth, Cinderella's Castle, and Tree of Life

[ ] Collect a picture of me and my Disney fam on all of the rides that offer them

[x] Go on a tour (or two)

[ ] Participate in a marathon

[x] Eat something from every country at Epcot during the Food and Wine Festival

[ ] Watch a movie under the stars at All-Star Resorts

[ ] Go on a carriage ride on Disney property

[x] Participate in as many CP only events as possible

[ ] Work in every park

[ ] Ride in the front in the monorail (if possible)

[x] Watch Wishes from a hammock on Polynesian's beach

[ ] Participate in a DiveQuest experience at Epcot

[ ] Play mini golf at Winter Summerland and Fantasia Gardens

[x] Get a haircut on Mainstreet U.S.A.

[ ] Visit a beach

[ ] Visit Sea World and/or Discovery Cove

[x] Go to Universal Studios

[x] Attend Horror Nights at Universal Studios

[x] See Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the midnight premiere

[ ] Go to Busch Gardens

[x] Get as many autographs and pictures with as many characters as possible

[x] Do at least one character breakfast and/or dinner

[x] See every Disney show, fireworks display, and parade

[x] Go to all four parks in one day

[x] Eat and buy something from each country at Epcot

[x] Go drinking around the world

[ ] Go parasailing at the Contemporary

[x] Go to as many housing events as possible

[x] Ride every ride

[x] Stomach the dreaded Beverley at Club Cool at Epcot

[x] Eat a dole whip

[ ] Try out for the American Idol Experience (We aren't supposed to but...)

[x] Find as many hidden Mickey's as possible

[x] Visit all of the resorts and stay at as many as possible

[ ] See the Blue Man Group

[ ] See Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness Resort

[ ] Go to a club at CityWalk

[ ] Try out all the restaurants at Downtown Disney

[x] Get at least five of those 'recognition cards'

[ ] Visit EPSN's Wide World of Sports

[ ] Visit Gatorland

[ ] Visit the Kennedy Space Center

[ ] Attend Arabian Nights, Capone's Dinner & Show, or a Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show

[ ] See the Festivals of the Masters at Downtown Disney

[x] Get high scores on Toy Story Mania and/or Buzz Lightyear's Spin

[ ] Participate in Chip n' Dale's Campfire Sing-a-long at Fort Wilderness

[ ] Have a spa day at one of the resort spas

Look for the Bare Necessities...

So, as finals are over and I have nothing better to do with my time, I decided that I'd get together an info post about what to bring down there with me. Now, if there is something on here I need to add, please let me know! I also plan on doing some cooking, so that's why there is a lot of random kitchen stuff. There are a lot of things on this list I can just hold off and get when I get down to Florida. I'll have my car, so if the Wal-mart by Vista runs out, I can just cruise on over to a Target or CostCo/BJs/Sam's Club or whatever they have in Florida. This is just the overall things, excluding clothing and shoes. It's not very detailed, but I have a master list that has everything pretty much outlined to the T. Last thing-- since this is an overall list, I'm not personally going to be bringing everything; Alyssa B. is going to be bringing the tv and coffee maker, Cassandra's bringing the router, etc.

Today's IN THE SPOTLIGHT is...

BAGHEERA!

I love this crazy jungle cat! He is extremely wise and insightful-- and while I love Baloo's carefree spirit, Ol' Baggy knows what's up!

Mowgli: Oh, Baloo, I wanna stay with you.

Baloo: Certainly, you do.

Bagheera: Oh? And just how do you think he will survive?

Baloo: "How do you think he will... ” What do you mean how do you think he... He's with me, ain't he? And I'll learn him all I know.

Bagheera: Oh? That shouldn't take too long.

Mowgli: Baloo, get up. Oh, please get up.

Bagheera: Mowgli, try to understand.

Mowgli: Bagheera, what's the matter with him?

Bagheera: You've got to be brave, like Baloo was.

Mowgli: You... you don't mean... Oh, no. Baloo.

Bagheera: Now, now. I know how you feel. But you must remember, Mowgli. Greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend. Whenever great deeds are remembered in this jungle, one name will stand above all others: our friend, Baloo the bear.

Baloo: He's cracking me up.

Bagheera: The memory of Baloo's sacrifice and bravery will forever be engraved on our saddened hearts.

Baloo: Beautiful.

Bagheera: This spot where Baloo fell will always be a hallowed place in the jungle, for there lies one of nature's noblest creatures.

Baloo: I wish my mother could have heard this.

Bagheera: It's best we leave now. Come along, Man Cub.

Baloo: Hey, don't stop now, Baggy. You're doing great! There's more, lots more!

Bagheera: Why, you big fraud! You-you-you four-flusher! I-I'm fed up!...

Wanna Be Like You

52 Mousekateers following my blog and 30 subscribed to my vlog... WOW. Thanks for tuning into what I have to say, you are all amazing! I promise to do my best at blogging frequently once the program starts... I hate when I find a good blog and it drops off after they write about the first 3 days.

Currently I am looking at dining menus on AllEars.net and planning out my meals at the different restaurants. It's quite exciting-- more exciting than one would think it'd be. I also wanted to get a feel of how much it would cost to eat at these restaurants and this website does a great job at listing prices!

I've also been compiling a list of things I must do while I'm down in Florida. I had one already typed out and then my computer decided it wanted to restart so that the 'updates' could take effect. LAME. I know I won't have time to get all of these done, but I'm going to try super hard! I know a lot of people have similar things they want to do on their lists so if you want to do them together (hint the title being, 'Wanna Be Like You' from The Jungle Book), let me know! So let's try this again (these aren't in any specific order):

[ ] Go on a Disney Cruise as a CP (hopefully for my birthday!)

[ ] Check out DisneyQuest

[ ] See Cirque du Soleil La Nouba

[ ] Go on Characters In Flight at Downtown Disney

[ ] See a show at the House of Blues

[ ] Create a t-shirt from Design-A-Tee at Downtown Disney

[ ] Go to Blizzard Beach

[ ] Attempt the Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream

[ ] Attend Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

[ ] Attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

[ ] See the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ ] Collect a FastPass for every ride that has one

[ ] Take a photo in front of the Sorcerer's Hat, Spaceship Earth, Cinderella's Castle, and Tree of Life

[ ] Collect a picture of me and my Disney fam on all of the rides that offer them

[ ] Go on a tour (or two)

[ ] Participate in a marathon

[ ] Eat something from every country at Epcot during the Food and Wine Festival

[ ] Watch a movie under the stars at All-Star Resorts

[ ] Go on a carriage ride on Disney property

[ ] Participate in as many CP only events as possible

[ ] Work in every park

[ ] Ride in the front in the monorail (if possible)

[ ] Watch Wishes from a hammock on Polynesian's beach

[ ] Participate in a DiveQuest experience at Epcot

[ ] Play mini golf at Winter Summerland and Fantasia Gardens

[ ] Get a haircut on Mainstreet U.S.A.

[ ] Visit a beach

[ ] Visit Sea World and/or Discovery Cove

[ ] Go to Universal Studios

[ ] Attend Horror Nights at Universal Studios

[ ] See Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at midnight at CityWalk

[ ] Go to Busch Gardens

[ ] Get as many autographs and pictures with as many characters as possible

[ ] Do at least one character breakfast and/or dinner

[ ] See every Disney show, fireworks display, and parade

[ ] Go to all four parks in one day

[ ] Eat and buy something from each country at Epcot

[ ] Go drinking around the world

[ ] Go parasailing at the Contemporary

[ ] Go to as many housing events as possible

[ ] Ride every ride

[ ] Stomach the dreaded Beverley at Club Cool at Epcot

[ ] Eat a dole whip

[ ] Try out for the American Idol Experience (We aren't supposed to but...)

[ ] Find as many hidden Mickey's as possible

[ ] Visit all of the resorts and stay at as many as possible

[ ] See the Blue Man Group

[ ] See Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness Resort

[ ] Go to a club at CityWalk

[ ] Try out all the restaurants at Downtown Disney

[ ] Get at least five of those 'recognition cards'

[ ] Visit EPSN's Wide World of Sports

[ ] Visit Gatorland

[ ] Visit the Kennedy Space Center

[ ] Attend Arabian Nights, Capone's Dinner & Show, or a Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show

[ ] See the Festivals of the Masters at Downtown Disney

[ ] Get high scores on Toy Story Mania and Buzz Lightyear's Spin

[ ] Participate in Chip n' Dale's Campfire Sing-a-long at Fort Wilderness

[ ] Have a spa day at one of the resort spas

*edit 04/28/10

[ ] Volunteer at the Give Kids the World Village.

That's it so far... I'll probably add and remove some things as I go. Ta-ta for now!

Have a Magical Day!