Remember our earlier plans to at least briefly visit Downtown Disney- sorry, Disney Springs- including DisneyQuest which is sadly on the chopping block? Yes, those plans were cancelled after we ended up driving to Orlando and got caught in that traffic jam and indeed the day after we attended Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party was the day our ( Read more... )

As I mentioned back when I first announced this trip, the reason I wanted to go in October was so I could attend Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party- MNSSHP for short- after years of envying other cosplayers' photos of them in the Magic Kingdom itself in full cosplay. Don't get me wrong, I'd gladly go to Disney whenever and just wear Disneybound ( Read more... )

( And a little bit of Adventure, but mostly Tomorrow and Fantasy )

Our second day in the Magic Kingdom was another early morning for Mom and me. This time it was because we had a breakfast reservation. Remember that building I took a picture of at the end of that first night in the Magic Kingdom, saying we'd be inside it in a matter of hours? That's a restaraunt called The Crystal Palace. While we were pretty much ( Read more... )

For the nighttime entertainment, we found a place at the main hub. You think the castle at night is cool/pretty now...


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With our sucessful arrival, it was time to start experiencing the magic for real. Very soon after taking those few photos of the hotel room decor (and I do mean very soon), we found our way to the car and headed off for the Magic Kingdom for the first of two days we were to spend there. We were in a bit of a hurry not because of a restaurant ( Read more... )

As mentioned earlier, my mom and I were staying in Disney's Pop Century hotel for the "land" half of the trip. The general theme is a roadside motel from decades past that celebrates... well, decades past. Specifically, the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s- the latter half of the twentieth century.


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I suppose I should start with the Thursday before the trip. I had finished packing, signing all the important documents needed to board the cruise ship, repeatedly measured and re-measured what I intended to be my carry-on bag, and waited for my mom to get off work so we could head to her friend's house, and from there, BWI (that's Baltimore- ( Read more... )

It was hard to leave, but yes I am home from my big trip and yes I will be posting about it. However, I'll be doing things a bit differently than, say, any convention reports I've posted, so I thought I'd give this heads-up post first, with the following points:

1. It will be in multiple parts. Not sure of the exact number as of yet, but it won't be ( Read more... )

"M, you just got through a big move and attended both DragonCon and Anime Weekend Atlanta! What are you going to do next?"

I'm going to Disney World!

( No, really... I am- and that's not all )