Day 247: Emotional Journies

There's been a lot of talk these past few days about the emotions we feel when we go to Walt Disney World. Maybe it's just the blogs I follow, or maybe it's the fact that the Comical Growers from OceanSpray went to Walt Disney World, but I didn't want to be left out! I mean some of the things were pretty entertaining, and very true, all at the same time!

So here's a few of my personal favorite graphs and charts from the past couple of days, with links to where you can find the entire set!

I couldn't help but put this one on here, especially since we just discussed this a few weeks ago. When you go to a Disney Resort, you're happy all the time. Just all day, everyday you're there. And then you have to go home, and you just end up grumpy until you go back. 

This one made me laugh quite a bit, because it's pretty darn true. I never used to like Space Mountain (I know, I'm sorry), but I love it now (does that make up for it?), and this chart perfectly describes how I handle the attraction. No matter how many times I go on it I somehow always end up still screaming. Probably because it just makes it more fun. I mean, it's not like I can be surprised EVERY time I go down the same drop, especially when I go on it multiple times in a row...but I can pretend right? 

And now, what I feel is the truest one of them all, the want to buy all the things. I always want to buy all the things, and I will find every reason or excuse to buy said things when I go to Disney. In fact, I'm pretty sure I will never have enough when it comes to Disney things. I mean, I do have a room to fill in my future house, right? 

You can find more of these awesome charts here!

Finally, because I thought this was just the best thing of all time, here is a video that describes how we all feel when we walk into a Disney Park!

In the end, we all know that going to Walt Disney World is basically just an emotional rollercoaster, pun completely intended. Luckily, and to quote John Green, we're on a rollercoaster that only goes up...well, until, as that chart up there perfectly narrates, we have to leave. Then I guess we go down and completely renders this example pointless, but you get the idea. 

Today's #Frumstagram photo is based on the keyword "Merch," which, interestingly enough, fits in well with the topic of this post, since I just talked about how I always want all of the things. Because yes, and sorry to my High School English teacher, things is the proper word. I used a picture of some of the only Disney Merch I have in my dorm room, my Vinylmation!

And here's today's Disney History: 2000: Hundreds of Mary Poppins' fans gathered at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood where moviegoers are invited to sing-along with the film as lyrics appear along the bottom. Before the film starts, the Sherman Brothers and others involved with Mary Poppins speak about creating the film. 

Have a magical day!

Day 245: Vacation Planning DVD

I like free stuff. Well, who doesn't. But you know what free stuff I love the most?

You guessed it! Free Disney stuff! Of course, there's nothing like getting a couple hours of endless Disney magic on a DVD for free, and most of the time the only way that comes is in a Disney Vacation Planning DVD. I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago after Disney was all "Order yours today cause it's free!" and it came this last week while I was at school. My parents left it sitting on the counter for me and I didn't see it this weekend, but dad finally pointed it out to me this morning, meaning that I spent a good portion of the rest of the day watching the DVD and all it's magical contents.

I absolutely love Disney Vacation Planning DVD's. I think the earliest one we have is from sometime in the 90's, although I couldn't tell you exactly when. Back then it came not on DVD though, but VHS. You know? Those days when we had to use a TAPE instead of a disc! I remember those days...that was called my childhood, and it saddens me that there are people that don't know what that all means anymore. But that's beside the point. Our second one is also on VHS and is from 2004 I believe. Then we skip ahead to around 2007, and then 2011. So of course, in order to continue this, I had to get the 2013 Disney Vacation Planning DVD, even though I just got back from Disney like a month ago.

I think my favorite thing about them is the fact that you can spend an entire day just sitting and watching them and you can just sit and watch how the Walt Disney Resort has changed. It's spectacular to see the advancements and the additions of parks and the creation of new resorts. It's actually kind of fun to guess whether or not something was there yet or not, and honestly, more often than not, even I'm wrong.

The other great thing about these things? The fact that when you're having a bad day you can just pop them into the VHS player or DVD player or whatever it is that you have and you can watch all the magic of Disney right there on your TV. It isn't quite the same as being there, but it still brings a little extra joy into your day.

Plus, I'm pretty sure that even the most frequent Disney goer will find something new that they wish to explore on their next visit! I know I almost always do! My next goal: Meet Flynn Rider at Disneyland. In fact I may have jumped off the couch and fell on my face when he came on the screen. But that's a long shot...*cough cough.*







Here's the #Frumpstagram post for today! Based on the prompt "Yum!"





And here's today's Disney History: 1979: The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction opens in Disneyland's Frontierland. The "wildest ride in the wilderness" takes guests careening through dark caverns and abandoned mines. Imaingeer Tony Baxter modeled the attraction after the scenery of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The exciting Big Thunder Mountain replaces the more dedate Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland.

Have a magical day!

Day 244: Frumpstagram

Hey, it's the start of yet another month here on Everyday Disney, and that means that it's a great time to start a new tradition, or at least start something new for this month!

I'm no stranger to social networking. I mean, have you seen all those things listed to the left? But by far my favorite is Instagram (ok...Pinterest really too. They're kinda tied). I spend a lot of time on Instagram and always love finding new pictures to take. I used it for my July '13 Disney Photo Challenge, and got plenty of great shots that I now adore to death! I use Instagram to promote my blog sometimes, and other times I just use it for my personal use. As I said over a month ago, I am debating starting just a Disney Instagram account as well for Everyday Disney, but for the moment let's just do this.

I normally don't do monthly photo challenges. In fact, the only ones I've done officially have been on Facebook, and the way I do those is I sit down and in one sitting, find all my pictures and type up responses for each of them in a Word Document. Then all I have to do is go through, upload, copy and paste and finish them on the day they need to be up. No extreme thinking involved. I've done two full photo challenges that way (My Disney Photo Challenge and the Star Wars Photo Challenge). It's a fun thing to do, but only if you remember to do it.

On Instagram, there's obviously always all kinds of monthly challenges, and I too have tried for the past two months to complete them. Sadly I only get a couple of days into them. But I found one today that sounds like it's right up my alley. It's from Instagram user Disney_Frump, and sounded like something I could implement right here on Everyday Disney! So I just want to give a quick thank you to her for this awesome challenge!

As you can see, it's an Instagram daily photo challenge based on Disney prompts such as "Welcome Home," "Ears," and "Adventure." Fun, huh? I think it shall be quite the adventure to do it each and everyday both on my Instagram and here on Everyday Disney. Of course, I had to think a little bit about how I'm going to do this because I already have the daily history, and that will continue too. So this is just going to be a one month thing as to not take up a ton of space at the end of every single blog post. I'm pretty sure these things are long enough as it is. Still, I encourage you to do this with me, even if you're starting a couple days late! 

So here's today's #Frumpstagram picture from my Instagram, based on the prompt "Welcome Home."

And here's today's Disney History: 1993: Disney announces that AT&T has renewed its sponsorship of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT Center in the Walt Disney World Resort. Spaceship Earth was originally sponsored by the Bell System from 1982 to 1984. When Bell was broken up into smaller companies in 1984, its parent company, AT&T became its own independent company and began sponsoring Spaceship Earth. It will continue to do so until 2004, when Siemens picks up sponsorship. 

Have a magical day!