DISNEYLAND PARIS V.I.P TRIP!

DISNEYLAND PARIS V.I.P TRIP!

Well for those of you who don't know, I won a V.I.P trip to Disneyland Paris with AttractionTix!!!

The moment I saw the post on their facebook page saying that you could win this trip I knew I had to put effort into attempting to win such an amazing prize.

The brief was to film a video with only 2 main components. Firstly, you had to say which Disney character was your favourite as a child and why. And then secondly, you had to do an impression of that character.

When I was around the age of 3, Snow White was my favourite character. She was the Princess I aspired to be and would re-watch the film over and over and over again. So she was the character I chose for the video. I brainstormed a few ideas on a Microsoft Word document. My first option was to make up a song (which I had done previously for a different competition to win a trip to Disneyland which unfortunately I didn't win!) I started trying to come up with some lyrics, but soon scrapped this idea. Then all of a sudden I had a brainwave, I was going to show how I was the complete opposite of Snow White and why I want to be like her, then I would magically transform into her and be able to do all the things I couldn't. I knew I wanted it to be humorous, as I thought this would stand out. 

I watched the film for the 100000th time and read her wikipedia bio. I wrote down 4 themes on paper.

1. Baking

2. Talks to animals

3. Cleaning

4. Likes apples

This was all I needed to come up with my final idea. I will leave the video below so you can see precisely what I am talking about.

Click Here to see my Competition Entry!

I waited anxiously all day during the day it was being announced. I had found a couple of other entries on YouTube and comping groups and was sure I hadn't won, even though I was actually really proud of my entry. About 7pm I gave up staring at the Facebook page and refreshed it to go to my timeline. When all of a sudden I spotted my video at the top of my timeline! I literally screamed!!! I was shaking, couldn't believe I'd managed it!

Okay so enough of all that, here is the really exciting bit! The prize details....

Firstly, Lucy, Pete and Disneyland newbie Meryn are coming on the trip with me, and I could not be happier!

We are travelling down on the Eurostar, which means that we get to spend a day eitherside in London too!

We are staying in the Newport Bay Hotel for 2 nights, which I am really excited about because I stayed there as a child and loved it!

We have the Disney Express Luggage Service added to the package which is great as I suffer from CFS and dragging luggage is the hardest part of a trip for me.

We also have the Full Board Plus meal plan which is truly amazing! We had a meal plan for my birthday trip in June and we adored it. This time we are going to try Bistrot Chez Remy which is somewhere I've always wanted to try!

As well as this, we have Plaza Gardens for a character dining Breakfast and Buffalo Bill's on our first night!

We have V.I.P Fastpasses for our trip and V.I.P Parade and Firework Viewing! Which is truly magical! I can't wait to see Illuminations close up.

Me and Lucy are going to be going on a V.I.P guided tour which has been a dream of mine since I first went to a Disney park, I love learning facts about the parks (although I probably already know them all!)

And lastly, there is apparantly going to be a Disney surprise in the room when we arrive!

I am literally freaking out about how amazing this prize is! We leave for London on the 13th of November, we're in Disneyland the 14th - 16th and then have the 17th in London again! If you're going to be in the parks let me know so we can say hi!

The A-Z of Characters - The Letter J!

J is for...

Jack Skellington was on my character bucket list. I was so happy that we got to meet him at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party! He was so funny, he asked if it hurt when we sewn on our sequin ears. When I said it didn't, he told us that we should add nettles and maggots next time to make sure it itches and stings! I asked him for his best Christmas pose and he said his favourite is to pretend he's dead!

Jasmine I have met quite a lot of times varying from aged 3 at Disneyland Paris, up to last year in Disney World! She was actually one of the first characters I ever met!

Jessie the cowgirl was a favourite of mine when I got to meet her in 2000 at Disney World. Toy Story 2 had just come out and she was a real hit. Me and Lucy also met her in Disneyland Paris last year (2016.) She was a real hoot when my mum's camera didn't work and we took this hilarious selfie!

Joy came in a package with Sadness at Epcot. She was one of my favourite meets, the two as a pair were hilarious and very sweet! We asked if we could fill in for Anger, Disgust and Fear, and the photo outcome was brilliant.

The All-time Toughest Disney Quiz

I have been tagged in the All-Time Toughest Disney Quiz by the amazing and lovely Mandy Jean (@mandyjean on twitter & https://mandyjeanworld.wordpress.com/)

I love answering Disney questions and the tougher the better.....I say this now, but I haven't read the questions yet. So here goes.

Rules from Mandy Jean are as follows:
– You can only answer each question with ONE answer. No multiples! For example, if asked who your favourite character is, don’t answer with “Alice and Peter Pan”. You gotta choose ONLY ONE! (This is what’s gonna make it tough, you see… muahaha…)
– All answers must, of course, be Disney-related, but you can choose items from franchises owned by Disney i.e PIXAR, Star Wars, Marvel etc.
– Once you’re done, copy/paste the questions and tag some friends to challenge them too!
– EXTRA CHALLENGE: for extra pressure, time yourself and post the amount of time it took to complete this tag. Something tells me it won’t be quick!

If you want to join in I tag all of you to partake. 

Q1. Who is your all-time favourite Disney animator, and why?

I would have to say Ward Kimball who joined Disney back in 1934. He is my favourite as he animated some of my most beloved characters such as the Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter and Gus Gus from Cinderella.

Q2. What Disney era is your all-time favourite, and why? (i.e Golden Age, Renaissance etc.)

It would have to be the Renaissance era, starting at the Little Mermaid which was an amazing revival of the Princess movie, right up to Tarzan which has some of the most beautiful music from Disney cinematic history. It also features one of my ultimate favourite Disney movies: Beauty and the Beast.

Q3. If Walt Disney were alive and you were allowed to ask him ONE question, but ONE question only, what would you ask him?

Would you sign my autograph book please? ;)

Q4. Who is your all-time favourite Disney director, and why?

I would have to say Jennifer Lee...hello first female Disney film director and the first female director of a feature film that earned more than $1 billion in gross box office revenue! Plus Frozen is amazing!

Q5. What is your all-time favourite Disney song, and why?

Eeek such a hard question!!! I feel like it is most probably "Part of Your World" from the Little Mermaid. It has always resonated with me from being small. It's the song I sang aged 8 in the school choir, and I sang it again in a princess show in 2016. It is perfect!

Q6. If you were forced to erase ONE Disney movie from history, which would you pick, and why?

Home on the Range, I watched it once, and that was enough! It is literally so bad! Walt would disapprove.

Q7. Which Disney Park from around the world is your all-time favourite, and what makes it stand out from the others to you?

100% Epcot in Walt Disney World. I adore Epcot with every fibre of my being. Where else can you walk around the World like that and taste foods from each country, meet people from that country and just experience everything about that country. Plus I am totally into education and I feel like everytime I visit I learn something new!

Q8. You have only 30mins to spend in Disneyland before you’re magically whisked back home by a portal. What do you do with that time?

I would try and ride Alice in Wonderland and the Matterhorn as I am desperate to ride both of these rides! And if I could fit in a quick character meet and greet as I'm being whisked out I would!

Q9. You get to choose ONE Disney heroine to join the official line of Disney Princesses. Who do you choose and why?

Definitely Giselle, I relate to her so much and she technically is a Disney Princess. Therefore she deserves to be in the official line up. She has the sweetest personality and I wish more people in the real world could act like her sometimes.

Q10. Speaking of Disney Princesses… One will need to be demoted from the franchise to replace with the new heroine. Which existing princess would you remove from the franchise, and why?

This is going to be a controversial answer but...Mulan. Purely because she is not royal by blood or marriage and doesn't really fit into the princess line up. She is a very inspiring role model for young girls but just isn't a princess. She is so much more than that. 

Q11. What is your all-time favourite under-rated Disney movie, and why? (“Under-rated” meaning movies you don’t see or hear about these days… Like, ever.)

I would have to say The Great Mouse Detective (although a lot of my favourites are very underrated, however I am following the rules!) There is never any merchandise for this movie and nobody even knows it exists. It is so cute and is a type of family friendly mystery. It is unique to any other Disney film and I think this is why I enjoy it so much. Also, Vincent Price as the villain is perfection!

Q12. Which Disney villain do you feel is the most misunderstood, and why?

I would say Captain Hook. I am not saying he is a saint, but Peter Pan did get Hook's hand chopped off by a crocodile. It's no wonder he wants revenge!

Q13. You can only choose ONE Disney animal to be your pet. Who do you choose, and why?

I would choose Marie from the Aristocats. I am a cat person anyway but Marie is the sweetest little kitten ever. "Because I'm a lady that's why!"

Q14. Who is the ONE Disney character you can relate to most, and why?

Rapunzel is the character I relate to most. I feel that I am goofy and a bit naive just like her, but mostly I am a dreamer. I am always caught daydreaming about something, usually Disney related. My nickname growing up was Rapunzel too due to having extensively long blonde hair. ;)

Q15. Finally, the toughest question of all… What is your favourite Disney movie of all time, and why?

This changes pretty much every week but for now I am going to say Tangled. For all the reasons above and the fact that is one of the most beautiful love stories, has catchy music and one of my favourite villains. 

Ok guys I tag all of you to complete this too and let me know if you do!

Thanks Mandy!

The Disney Princess Tag

Hey guys, I found this tag online and since I spent the entire weekend being a Disney Princess, I thought it was appropriate.

1.Which Princes do you adore the most?

Belle is my favourite Princess as she is so wise yet gentle.

2. Which Princess do you like the least?

Sorry guys, has to be Mulan. I love that she's different and she's a fabulous role model for young girls, but I just don't personally relate to her.

3. Which Princess do you relate to most?

Rapunzel! I feel like I'm goofy, a huge dreamer and a little bit naive.

4. Which sidekick would you like to have?

Chip! He is so darn cute when he blows bubbles in the tea!

5. Which best friend would you like to hang out with?

Flounder, he's such a guppy!

6. Which Prince would love you?

Prince Philip he is courageous, sweet and loyal.

7. Which parents would raise you?

Jasmine's Father, he is really cute and awkward, but has a heart of gold and wants what's best for her.

8. Which castle do you want to live in?

Jasmine's Palace it's full of gold and jewels, plus it's in a warm climate.

9. Which town do you wish you lived in?

Rapunzel's hometown, everyone's always singing and dancing, and the whole lantern thing is beautiful. 

10. Which dress do you want to own?

The new 2015 Cinderella dress is my all-time favourite Disney dress! The swarovski crystals and the shade of violet/blue is divine!

11. Whose voice do you wish you had?

Ariel's voice, it's cute and perky and her singing voice is gorgeous! So good Ursula steals it!

12. Which two Princesses would be best friends?

Ariel and Rapunzel they are both fun loving and carefree! Could see them dancing and singing together,

13. Which two Princesses would hate each other?

Cinderella and Jasmine. Cinderella would probably see Jasmine as spoilt.

14. Which two sidekicks would make a good duo?

Merida's brothers (ok I'm cheating here but bare with me) and Pascal. They would be like the silent quadruplets. Up to lots of mischief and fun loving!

15. Which two Princes would be best buds?

Flynn Rider and Aladdin, both former thieves, they could trade stories.

16. What scene makes you cry?

Flynn's apparent death. "You were my new dream!"

17. What scene makes you cheer?

Anna punching Hans!

18. What scene makes you cringe?

When Giselle calls that guy Grumpy and he gets really angry!

19. Which story do you wish was your life?

Enchanted <3

20. What movie do you love the most?

Beauty and the Beast. My favourite Disney movie ....at the moment <3