Busybusybusy - World of Color love

I'm in Portland, but here is a lovely WoC picture that I took :)

Silly SouvenEAR

One of my favorites - silly and with no purpose, but adorable anyways! <3 Bobblehead!

Aaaaaagh

Can't believe I almost forgot to post! 3 minutes to go! YIKES.
Here is a picture of me Disneybounding as the Alice comedies FOR the Alice comedies! Fun fun.

A treat

Ayiyi there's 10 minutes left in the day, haha! Figured I'd make this short and (VERY) sweet!
This here is a red velvet Mickey cake pop, purchased from the Candy Palace on Main Street. I have lots of favorites, but every trip I like to try a few new things as well. I don't remember seeing this before! Only the center circle is cake; the ears are marshmallow. This makes sense when you think about how heavy cake pops are, and how cake ears would be too heavy, but when I was "in the moment" I sure was surprised! They also come in vanilla and chocolate cake. So, I don't think I even need to say that it was sweet. I mean, it's cake and marshmallow, dipped in chocolate. It is SWEET. Not really something I'd share though, given the nature of cake pops - they're very much a one-person treat.
At under $5 this was a pretty good deal, for Disney. Enjoyed it on the corner of Main Street and continued my day, albeit with a LOT more sugar in my system!

These are a few of my favorite apps – Touring Plans!

The only Disney app I need is Touring Plans. I first heard about Touring Plans through their Unofficial Guide books, and through the (best) Disney podcast Mousetalgia. Yes it costs money ($6.95 I believe for a year’s DL/DCA subscription, more if you add WDW). Yes it is absolutely worth it. So much information at your fingertips!

Here’s a sample of some of the information I use most regularly. If you’re familiar with the books, however, you’ll know that they also offer…well, Touring Plans, hence the name. Their website says that their plans can save you hours in line; for me the most helpful information is the crowd calendar and wait time features. There’s even links to restaurant reviews and menus, if you’re hungry in the parks or just trying to plan your trip.

 

In my experience, I feel like the crowd predictions may have been slightly “off” in the past year or so (some days have a lower crowd prediction than it ends up being, it seems), but that’s probably because the Disneyland Resort is so very popular! All of the new additions I’m sure have an effect on crowds (UNDERSTATEMENT). However, I feel like the reported wait times you get is worth the price of the app alone – you can find out (via another user) an attraction’s wait time, or if it’s been closed, without having to make the trek yourself. Also, is it possible that Disney's posted wait times are sometimes...wrong? Their predicted wait times have proven (for me) to be more accurate.

 
For me, knowledge is power. The reason I became such a huge Disney nerd is because I was planning a trip and just…got…so…INTERESTED! I never stopped; now I try to know everything, because why not. This app helps me know (almost) everything, and I love it. Thank you, Touring Plans and The Unofficial Guide! (I would work for you guys in a second if I could. Also their website touringplans.com is pretty great, too.)

It’s especially nice if you’re stuck at home in rainy Washington, just wondering about how the parks are today. Sigh!

Got my nails did

All Disney, all the time. :) Picked out a color called "Pink Elephants!" Pretty pretty; I'm on a pink kick lately. Fairly sure that's not going to change anytime soon. ;)

Disney Store trip - my haul for today

I preordered Wreck-It Ralph a while ago, and today was the last day I could pick it up and still use the coupon that came with it. This happened when I preordered Peter Pan, too - what can I say, I don't live superclose to my Disney Stores! Basically, when you preorder you get a coupon that could be used for either $10 your entire purchase or $20 your purchase of $40 or more. WHAT a deal, I can never resist. In fact, I used my Peter Pan coupon to buy Wreck-It Ralph, so 1) it's like the circle of life, and 2) they REALLY have me in the palm of their hand, that Disney Store.

We have two Disney Stores in the area, Alderwood Mall and Southcenter (either one is more than an hour away from my house). Alderwood is bigger, but Southcenter is newer. So take your pick. We were at Alderwood today.

Even though nothing really struck my fancy (I have way too many stuffed animals as it is - maybe you'll see them later, sigh, yes boys I'm single!), I wanted to buy SOMETHING, because hey, $10 off! So, I bought this mug.

Also I have way too many mugs, but whatever. Someday I'll definitely post all of them so I can officially hate myself. Seriously, TOO MANY. I really like this style of mug they've come out with - I already own the Dumbo and Fantasia ones. Beautiful art, a good shape and (most importantly, since this isn't always true with Disney dishes) microwave and dishwasher safe! Allegedly - I'll let you know I guess.

And now Wreck-It Ralph is mine! If only I had the time to watch it! Ah well. Hope we all have a magical week!