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I am ready.

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Alright, taking it wayyyyyyy back to 2000. The first time i ever went to Disney World! I was in the 2nd grade and surprisingly I remember so much about that trip. I decided to look at an old photo album from my family trip to Orlando. Everything was so different and dated. Its neat to look at how much has changed in the parks.

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Who else misses the Osbourne Spectacle of Dancing Lights?! I know I do!!

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So the new and improved Disney Springs is absolutely amazing. Great shops, food, and entertainment. One of my personal favorites being the Sprinkles Bakery which features a Cupcake ATM! I swiped my card, selected a cupcake and BAM! Out came my cupcake in a beautiful box package. Not to mention the desserts are all amazing!!!

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Disney World Bucket List from @sylviasdisneyaventure

DCP Bucket List!

This is the start of my DCP bucket list. I’m picking and choosing from ones I have seen elsewhere! Also, I’m going to make a separate list just for food!

1) Visit all 4 parks in one day ☑️

2) Spend an entire day, open to close, at every park.

3) Go to MK for the Welcome Show

4) Watch the Wishes fireworks ☑️

5) Go to at least one VoluntEARS event

6) Go to a Magic Backstage event ☑️

7) Drink around the world at Epcot☑️

8) Meet all the characters

9) See the Festival of the Lion King☑️

10) Be the Rebel Spy on Star Tours

11) Go to the Animal Kingdom Lodge at night

12) See every parade and show at Disney

13) Go to a Rope Drop at each park

14) Go to a park alone☑️

15) Go to a park and don’t go on any rides☑️

16) People watch☑️

17) Go to the parks on a rainy day☑️

18) Have family and friends visit☑️

19) Take a photo in front of each park landmark☑️

20) Watch a custodian paint a water picture☑️

Magic Kingdom specific:

21) Buy a balloon on Main Street☑️

22) Curtsy with the Princesses☑️

23) Find PUSH the talking trash can

24) Frontierland Hoedown

25) Get pixie dusted from Castle Couture☑️

26) Get a picture on an empty Main Street

27) Make a wish in the wishing well

28) Ride all 3 mountains in one day☑️

29) Take a behind the scenes tour of the park☑️

30) Take the ferryboat instead of the monorail☑️

31) Try pulling the sword from the stone☑️

EPCOT specific:

32) Take a picture in the phone booth in the London Pavilion☑️

33) DiveQuest

34) Do the Behind the Seeds tour

35) Get a passport and visit every country for stamps☑️

36) Pick a pearl in Japan

37) Sit in the very front row of Soarin’☑️

38) Take a picture inside Bruce’s mouth at The Seas with Nemo and Friends☑️

39) Take the Around the World Segway tour

40) Do everything in Innovations East and West

Hollywood Studios specific:

41) Do the animation class

42) Experience Character Palooza

43) Get a high score on Toy Story Midway Mania

44) Go on Tower of Terror daytime, night, and raining☑️

45) Make a lightsaber at Tattooine Traders

46) See both Fantasmic showings in the same night

47) Sit in the very front row at Fantasmic

48) Be on the Backlot Tour☑️

49) Walk through One Man’s Dream

Animal Kingdom specific:

50) Check out the Backstage Safari or Wild by Design tour

51) Dance in the Harambe Village street party☑️

52) Do the Wild Africa Trek

53) Be a part of the show at Festival of the Lion King

54) Go on Kali River Rapids until completely soaked☑️

55) Go to the petting zoo at Rafiki’s Planet Watch☑️

56) Ride the first Kilimanjaro Safari of the day☑️

57) Ride Expedition Everest multiple times in a row☑️

58) Play in Dinoland

Downtown Disney specific:

59) Design your own shirt at Design-a-Tee

60) Get lost in World of Disney☑️

61) Go bowling at Splitsville

62) Go to DisneyQuest

63) La Nouba by Cirque du Soleil

64) Ride the Characters in Flight balloon

65) See a movie at the dine-in theatre☑️

66) Stroll around DTD at night☑️

67) Visit Basin and wash your hands with the scrubs☑️

68) Rent a platoon boat

Resort specific:

69) Archery at Fort Wilderness

70) Campfire & singalong with Chip and Dale at Fort Wilderness

71) Campfire at Animal Kingdom Lodge

72) Explore the Boardwalk at night☑️

73) Stay at a fancy resort for one night

74) Get leis from the Polynesian☑️

75) Go parasailing or jet skiing in Bay Lake

76) Go to a movie night

77) Have a spa day at Saratoga Springs or Grand Floridian

78) Have tea at the Grand Floridian

79) Jellyrolls dueling piano bar on the Boardwalk

80) Go around Seven Seas Lagoon

81) Relax in a hammock at the Polynesian

82) Ride the resort monorail all day☑️

83) Take a carriage ride at Fort Wilderness or Port Orleans Riverside

84) Visit every resort

85) Visit the Wedding Pavilion

86) Watch the Electrical Water Pageant from the Poly

87) Watch Wishes from the beach at the Poly, Narcoossee’s at the Grand Floridian, and California Grille at the Contemporary

Other:

88) Check out ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

89) Learn to surf at Typhoon Lagoon

90) Plan mini golf at Fantasia Gardens or Winter Summerland

91) Swim with sharks at Typhoon Lagoon☑️

92) Take on Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach☑️

93) Be the last guest in a park

94) Become a Galactic Hero☑️

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When you are driving into each park…

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With four people, we were able to complete the Kitchen Sink challenge. Beaches and Cream is a small restaurant at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. This ice cream dessert comes served in a “kitchen sink”. The ingredients include:

½ cup fudge topping, warmed

½ cup butterscotch topping, warmed

½ cup peanut butter topping, warmed

1 medium banana, sliced in 1/2 –inch slices

1 cinnamon spice cupcake (2 ½ x 1 ¼-inch), quartered

1 angel food cupcake (3 x 1 ½-inch), quartered

2 4-oz. scoops vanilla ice cream

2 4-oz. scoops chocolate ice cream

2 4-oz. scoops strawberry ice cream

1 4-oz. scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream

1 4-oz. scoop coffee ice cream

3 tablespoons chocolate syrup

¼ cup marshmallow crème

¼ cup strawberry topping

¼ cup pineapple topping

1 14-oz can dairy whipped topping

1 brownie (6-inch x 6-inch), quartered

1 regular-sized (2 ounce) candy bar, quartered

4 chocolate cookies with cream filling

1 tablespoon sliced toasted almonds

1 tablespoon dark and white chocolate shavings

1 tablespoon chocolate cookies with cream filling, crushed

1 tablespoon chopped jellied orange slices (approximately 2 large slices)

1 tablespoon milk chocolate chip morsels

1 tablespoon peanut butter chip morsels

1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles

1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles

½ cup drained maraschino cherries

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Found some old pictures from my Disney College Program Fall 2013. I lived in Vista Way apartments with 3 other girls.While most will say that Vista Way apartments are crappy, it was my first time on my own, so I thought they were amazing. We had 2 bedrooms and then shared a living area. It was fun to be able to decorate my own area, similar to a college dorm situation. Me and my roommates met on a college program facebook page and immediately clicked. Living with them was the best and we still meet up occasionally. 

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Castmembers preparing for the Opening Day parade at Disneyland, July 17, 1955

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YOUR TRIP TO DISNEY - MASTER PLAYLIST.

All four Walt Disney World parks & the music from each. Visit the parks from the comfort of your own home!  Entire playlist is 4 hours long.

FULL PLAYLIST - listen here.

MAGIC KINGDOM

EPCOT

ANIMAL KINGDOM

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

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Toy Story Midway Mania by Loren Javier on Flickr.

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Animal Kingdom - Shadow of the Mountain by Jeff Krause

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Every time I go to Hollywood Studios with others, they want to skip past this attraction! It drives me crazy! Although it’s no Tower of Terror, this attraction is amusing in it’s own way! Especially when you get a great tour guide!

But between you and me, this is no ordinary tour because the Great Movie Ride brings these movies to life, and puts you right in the middle of the action.

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I love the dream lights! They should definitely have them up all year long. I dont think it looks too Christmas-y at all. I feel like i get the best pictures of Cinderella castle when they are up!

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This is interesting. I think I understand the premise of the movement, but for the time being I think it may cause some problems like congestion and awkwardness prior to the monorail/ferry. However, I do think it will be nice to come off the monorail/ferry to a rather clear area upon entering Magic Kingdom. We shall see what happens!