So as usual I was thinking about the summer and how excited I am, especially as now it is only 78 days and this got me thinking about my previous family holidays to Disneyworld...
The first time I ever visited Disneyworld Florida was with my family in 1996 when I was only 5 years old, so you can definitely say I have grown up with Disney! We have some great memories from this very first trip and I thought I would share them with you...
So firstly a memory that sticks out was at the Waterpark 'Wet 'n' Wild'. We went on a water slide where all 4 of us sat in a rubber ring and would slide down a fast twisting slide flume to the bottom! We LOVED it and went on it repeatedly. After consecutive rides on this attraction, the attendant said to us in a typical brilliant American accent and a friendly smile, "we do have other rides here you know guys"! Although we did eventually test out some of the other slides, this one will always be our favourite :)
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I loved Minnie Mouse completely and utterly and of course had to buy a cuddly Minnie Mouse when I was in Disneyworld. This cuddly toy become my favourite and to this day, still comes with to University. On the flight home in 1996, I was carrying my Minnie Mouse through to the security check point and was told she would have to go through the security scanners! The security staff could obviously tell I was attached to my new cuddly toy so let me watch the scanning machine screen as she went through! Definitely a memory that sticks in my head!
A final vivid memory is that of one of our days in Magic Kingdom... Unfortunately, all of us were ill on this holiday as we drank the water from the water fountains in the theme parks which made us sick! I remember waking up in the middle of the night in the hotel and being sick all over the bed sheets...but don't worry, this isn't the vivid memory I'm thinking of! My brother was ill the night before this particular day we went to Magic Kingdom and my parents asked for a stroller for him as he was too weak to walk around in the heat and feeling ill. One of the cast members (what staff at the park are called - ie. what I shall be called!) took pity on my brother and gave us a purple mickey mouse shaped balloon which we attached to the stroller. After a while my Dad was
getting very fed up of the balloon getting in the way whilst he was pushing the
stroller and decided we would let the balloon go, but have a little competition
to see who could guess correctly which direction the balloon would float off
to. We all stood there and watched as the balloon floated off into the sky and
then right on cue a cast member rushes over and says, “Oh guys you lost
your balloon! Let me get you another
one!” This story describes just how
kind, thoughtful and friendly the staff are at Disneyworld and how they will go
out of their way to make sure you have the most perfect experience at
Disneyworld. I cannot wait to be a part
of this and ensure that guests at Disneyworld have the best possible holiday.
Starting from today and running until May 19th sees the return of the Disney Epcot Flower and Garden Festival! Spring has arrived!
The Festival celebrates the arrival of Spring and presents Epcot in full bloom. Over 100 topiaries will be on display, illuminated gardens for an after-dark experience, Bambi's Butterfly House, a circus-like play area based on the new Disney film "Oz: The Great and Powerful" and even a 'lift and sniff' fragrance garden.
Guests are also treated to more merchandise and a first time exclusive food and beverage offering. This new feature to the festival highlights the 'farm to table' trend, showing how the edible plants have been grown to form part are part of the new yummy food and drinks! The drinks are garden influenced, including Tomato wine and Watermelon Vodka! The food is offered at stations around the parks and includes items such as a Florida Watermelon Salad with Arugula and Angel Food Cake with Florida Berries.
The festival food also includes the 'TRYit' initiative which is part of Disney's Magic of Healthy Living, encouraging children to try new foods and activities. A great way to experiment!
Take a look at this video of a sneaky Captain Hook topiary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uaok6wbfjuI
So although it may still be bleak and dull here in England, at least Spring has arrived in Disneyworld. There is still hope it will arrive here soon!
So after my blog post yesterday and then a dream last night about receiving my Disney Pack, I am obviously psychic as I received the below email today!
I wonder what the 'surprises' will be! The visa instructions look very long and complicated, however, a trip to London to the US Embassy, also means a trip to London for shoppppinnnngggg! The closing of the email said 'Now the real countdown begins for your Disney Summer 2013!'...countdown definitely is on!
91 days!
So today is the 3rd of March, which means it is exactly 3 months today that I will be jetting off to America!
Time is flying by and I cannot believe how quickly it is coming around. A couple of weeks ago, myself and the girls I will be travelling with booked two more of our internal flights! These were Orlando - Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Las Vegas! It is all coming together well.
Everyone doing the program from the UK is on tender hooks wondering when our Disney packs will arrive - it is meant to be anytime this month. These packs provide us with all the needed information, especially about booking our appointment at the US Embassy for our VISA appointment...basically we will get questioned to make sure our reasons for getting the working visa and going to America are legitimate!... intense!
A couple of the people on the Facebook group for doing the Summer Internship program have designed a Disney hoodie which we can personalise with our name and role etc! The online shop to purchase these has just opened up again, so I shall definitely be buying one this time around!... in baby pink colour of course :)
So firstly a memory that sticks out was at the Waterpark 'Wet 'n' Wild'. We went on a water slide where all 4 of us sat in a rubber ring and would slide down a fast twisting slide flume to the bottom! We LOVED it and went on it repeatedly. After consecutive rides on this attraction, the attendant said to us in a typical brilliant American accent and a friendly smile, "we do have other rides here you know guys"! Although we did eventually test out some of the other slides, this one will always be our favourite :).JPG)
