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!

Once Upon A Time Tag

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Work has been busy and famiy stuff and I visited Disneyland Paris! However, today I am going to do the Once Upon a Time Tag. I have been a huge fan of Once Upon a Time since the first day it aired on UK television. Albeit they actually took it off British tv, but I now follow through my box sets and am waiting to get season 5 for Christmas! Yes I am behind but I am loving taking my time to catch up!

So here we go!

1. Favourite Male Character?

I can see this tag being tough already. Okay it has to be either Hook due to his dreamy and charismatic self, plus the way he defends Emma in any situation; or Rumpelstiltskin who I have enjoyed watching on screen from the very start.

2. Favourite Female Character?

Regina Mills, I have always loved a good Disney villain, but I love them even more when they turn over a new leaf and redeem themselves. Plus she has the most killer outfits!

3. Least Favourite Male Character?

This is a toss up between my 2 most hated characters in the whole series: Neal and Will. Neal I find annoying as he literally doesn't remind me as the cute Baelfire whatsoever (but at least they killed him off!) And then Will Scarlet is just generally annoying, I find his character very bland and he's just kind of there.

4. Least Favourite Female Character

Probably Lily, she was cute in her flashback scenes with Emma, but not overly keen on this bad ass dragon bitch kind of thing she has going.

5. Favourite Villain

Ahh Rumple or Regina, I really can't pick!

6. Your Favourite Scene

Wow that's specific erm...maybe when Belle chips the cup, as I love Beauty and the Beast!

7. Favourite Ship

Hook's pirate shi....haha just kidding! I would have to say Rumbelle! I know a lot of people dislike them but I have a huge admiration for anything Beauty and the Beast and I think it's sweet how Belle softens Rumple's hard core.

8. Favourite Friendship

Snow and Ruby in the earlier series.

9. Saddest Moment

When Henry almost died in season 1.

10. Funniest Moment

Pretty much any of the Rumple scenes with his little giggle.

11. Favourite bad ass scene

When Snow shows off all her fighting skills!

12. Favourite Kiss

When Charming kisses Snow to wake her up.

13. Do you want the Evil Queen to get her happy ending?

Of Course!!!!

14. Your Favourite OMFG moment

When you find out that Ruby is the wolf and ate her boyfriend

15. Which side are you? Good or Evil?

Good definitely. I like to think I always try and do what's right

16. Your Favourite Once upon a Time outfit?

Pretty much any of Regina's they are gorgeous!

17. Favourite Episode

Operation Mongoose

18. Favourite Actor

Robert Carlyle he is flawless!

19. Favourite Actress

Lana Parilla she is flawless too. She is so impressive as the Evil Queen

20. Favourite Quote

"Magic always comes with a price Dearie!"

21. Favourite Backstory

Rumplestiltskin's

22. Something you want to know that hasn't been revealed yet

If they are going to be stuck in Storybrooke forever

23. What prop would you steal from the set?

Henry's storybook

24. If you could be any character who would you be?

Either Belle or Regina.

25. Favourite Character Entrance?

Regina when she storms into Snow and Charming's Wedding

26. Which Character Would you like to see more of?

Tinker Bell!

27. Favourite location/set?

Rumple's shop with all the artefacts

28. Enchanted Forest or Storybrooke?

Enchanted Forest

29. Favourite Fairy tale

Beauty and the Beast

30. What got you interested in Once upon a Time?

Erm...Hello...Huge Disney Fan Alert!!!!

That's it for this tag guys...I tag all of you Once upon a time fans to do this too and comment below!

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

Another Disney Tag

I love answering Disney related questions because it is literally all I talk about, so here's another tag for you guys to enjoy. Please feel free to answer it too :)

1. Which Disney character do you relate to most?

I feel like I relate to Rapunzel the most. I love a good adventure even though I am usually worried about what may happen along the way. I adore my long blonde hair, and just want to go and have fun. Plus I used to really want a pet chameleon!

2. What is your favourite Disney Villain song?

Poor Unfortunate Souls, hands down.. Ursula is so damn sassy. I always catch myself singing it!

3. Who is your favourite Disney sidekick?

Hate this question...I can't pick just one. I adore Chip from Beauty and the Beast purely for his cuteness and innocence. But I feel like Tinker Bell is a classic sidekick who has morphed into being a heroine herself and deserves some credit.

4. What is your favourite Disney Renaissance movie?

Beauty and the Beast, it's also my favourite Disney movie ever!

5. What’s is your favourite live-action Disney movie?

Enchanted, it's like an animation, but not. The music is fantastic and Amy Adams is the PERFECT Disney Princess!

6. Do you prefer Elsa or Anna?

Tough one, I used to prefer Elsa and decided she'd be my favourite before I watched it, but now I feel Like I relate more to Anna with the quirky sense of humour and awkwardness.

7. If you were a fairy in Pixie Hollow what kind of fairy talent would you have?

I feel like I'd probably be a fast flying fairy as I am never doing one thing at a time, I like to be in a whirlwind of activities.

8. Which Disney movie castle or place would you like to live in?

Jasmine's palace is very extravagant with all of it's gold and jewels so I think I'd like to live there, plus Agrabah is warm.

9. If you were the star of a Disney movie, what would your Disney sidekick be like?

I'd have a sloth. Ok I just have an obsession with sloths, but how cute would a Disney sloth be. He may be slow but he'd be loyal.

10. If you could own one Disney character outfit, whose outfit would it be?

Cinderella's dress from the 2015 movie version. I am in love!

11. What Disney quote do you feel best represents you?

Just Keep Swimming. I live by this, when things get tough, you've just gotta keep on swimming!

The Least Favourite Questionnaire

In the spirit of keeping with the Disney questionnaire theme, I came across this one and thought it was unusual. It is all about your least favourite Disney things, this one is going to make me think. Here goes!

1) What is your least favorite Disney movie?

I feel like out of the ones I have seen, Home on the Range was my least favourite. I wouldn't watch it again, and usually I'd be desperate to watch a Disney movie again. It had no real storyline, I didn't connect with any of the characters and quite frankly I was bored around 20 minutes in.

2) Who is your least favorite Disney heroine?

Tough one, probably would have to say Go Go Tomago. I liked her but I find her rather cocky and opiniated, which isn't always a good thing. 

3) Who is your least favorite Disney hero?

Don't kill me, but I'd have to say Bing Bong. I found him a very useless character who was aimed at the younger audience and was the one thing stopping Inside Out from being perfect. Yes, he did sacrifice himself to save the day. But I found him very annoying and would have preferred Riley to have saved herself.

4) Who is your least favorite Disney sidekick?

I think it has to be Ray the firefly from the Princess and the Frog. Again, he does sacrifice his life to help Tiana and Naveen, but he just isn't a very interesting character and spends the entire movie fawning over a star.

5) Who is your least favorite Disney villian?

Clayton is my least favourite Disney villain. He's from Tarzan and has the most gruesome death of any Disney character (in my opinion.) And, he definitely deserves it. He is first and foremost a poacher, who is trying to kill the gorillas in the jungle, and doesn't even care if humans get in the way of his rifle either!

6) Which is your least favorite Disney couple?

This one was really hard but I have come up with an answer. Fix-it-Felix Jr and Sergeant Calhoun from Wreck it Ralph. I know that opposites often attract but these two just seem like such an unrealistic couple. He is so positive and bubbly and she focuses her life around death and destruction. I feel Felix deserves better.

7) Which is your least favorite Disney dance scene?

Okay, I am really struggling now, all of the dance scenes are flawless and beautiful. Alright, I am going for the scene in the Emperor's New Groove where Kuzco dances and does all these really weird funky moves while he is showing off. I just don't like a show off, ok!

8) Which is your least favorite Disney kiss?

How can you not like any of the romantic kiss scenes.....Ooooh! My least favourite kiss is when Tiana has to kiss Naveen in frog form. Who wants to kiss something that's green and slimy?!?

9) Which is your least favorite Disney family scene?

The scene where Quasimodo is with his mother and she's running through the streets with him as a baby. It just breaks my heart knowing that this is the only time they spent together as a family before she is murdered and he is abandoned.

10) Which is your least favorite Disney emotional scene?

Mufasa's death? I mean I feel sad and everything but it is so overrated. It's not the saddest thing to happen in Disney movies you know. Haven't you seen Up or Hunchback of Notre Dame?

11) Who is your least favorite Disney child?

Lampwick from Pinocchio. He is the epitome of what a Disney child should NOT be. He is violent, he smokes, he drinks, he smashes windows and makes fun of Pinocchio. I don't like him one bit...well only when he turns into the jackass that he is inside. ;) 

12) Who is your least favorite Disney animal?

This answer belongs to two animals, but they do come as a pair. Roscoe and Desoto from Oliver & Company. They are just so mean and injure fellow dogs throughout the movie. Big bullies!

13) Which is your least favorite Disney song?

Can you feel the love tonight from the Lion King. It is overrated, and just drones on for what seems like forever! Plus I used to have to sing it at choir every week and I really got sick of it from then on, even had to sing it at a wedding!

14) Which is the least beautiful Disney scene?

The scene from the Black Cauldron where all the skeletons come back to life. There is nothing beautiful about that scene at all. All the colours are dark and dull and it's seriously creepy.. That Horned King is scary!

15) Which is your least favorite Disney ending?

Pocahontas! She finds the love of her life but they are separated by cultural differences. She wants to stay with her people, and he wants to go back to indoor plumbing. One of them should have compromised for true love. As well as that, I still can't get over Pocahontas II where she actually travels to England to fall in love with a completely different John!!!

So those are my answers, if you'd like to do this too then leave it in the comments below!

Disney Tag

For today's blog post I felt like doing a Disney tag. I found one on tumblr and decided to answer the questions. If you want to have a go too, leave the answers in the comments.

1. Name a character you didn't like at first, but then grew to love.

Ok, so I may get some hate for this one, but let me explain. At first I really didn't like Mulan. Not just the movie, but I didn't connect with the character. As a really girly 6 year old when it came out, I was into my princess and fairy movies. Mulan was the total opposite of what I had grown up with. I don't think I fully understood the story and just saw her as a tomboy who was into fighting. It was only recently I revisited the story and realised how amazing she was. She sacrificed her own life for her father's, who couldn't admire that.

2. Do you prefer CGI or hand drawn animation?

This question is so difficult for me. I adore the hard work and commitment then went into all the hand drawn animation from the early days of Disney. They also remind me of all the amazing techniques Walt himself developed that has made animation what it is today. However, the CGI nowadays is so realistic and makes the movies all that more believable. They can create characters and worlds that Walt wouldn't have been able to imagine back in the day. So therefore I would choose CGI.

3. Which storyline would you choose for the next animated movie?

I feel like Red Riding Hood has been somewhat overlooked by Disney. I have seen a very old short by them that features the story slightly, but I would like to see a full length animated feature based on it, maybe showing a different version of the tale. Although, Hoodwinked kind of got in there first.

4. What is your favourite first meeting scene?

My favourite first meeting scene would have to be when Aurora and Prince Philip meet. She is dancing around in the forest with her animal friends dreaming of her Prince. The animals then steal his clothes and pretend to be a prince, little does she know he's around the corner waiting to step in the dance. It's just so sweet and a very princessy way to meet your dream prince.

5. What would be your ideal Disney career?

I would love nothing more than to work in Disney World. I have a couple of jobs I would love to do, one of them being a character performer. I have recently played Tinkerbell at a Princess Ball in my hometown and it sparked my interest of this role all the more, it was so fun talking to the kids, posing for photos and getting to act like a pixie. I would also adore to be a photopass photographer, as I love photography and seeing families and friends have a magical time would be truly special.

6. Have you ever been to a Disney themed party?

Of course! I had a Disney/Alice in Wonderland themed Sweet 16th themed birthday party. It was amazing. I dressed as the Queen of Hearts and all my friends came as Disney characters. It was perfect.

7. What is your favourite Disney villain song?

I know this answer hands down. I sing it most days and it's my go to Disney track. Poor Unfortunate Souls from the Little Mermaid. Not only is Ursula my favourite Disney villain but this song is perfect. It sets the whole tone for the movie and explains about Ursula and what she does. "I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day, it won't cost much, just your voice!"

8. Which movie do you think is the most underrated?

Basil, the Great Mouse Detective is actually one of my favourite Disney movies. It's that movie that you ask people if they enjoy and they respond with "what's that?" I love the detective feel of this movie and it totally leaves the princess/imaginary world behind and focuses more on reality (well as much as you can with talking mice and evil rats!) 

9. Which Disney movie scene makes you cry?

I never cry at Disney movies but I do feel emotional at some moments in films, such as bambi's mother's death, mufasa's death and the last 10 mintues of Toy Story 3. However, the one that really tugs my heartstrings is the first 10 minutes of Up. That story of Ellie and Carl has more feeling in it than most romance movies I have seen.. I just always feel so sorry for Carl, as that unfortunately is real life, people leave you and you have to try and carry on.

10. If you could live in any World from any Disney movie, which would you choose?

Oooh this is so tough! I think I would have to choose the Little Mermaid. I love the idea of being able to live and breathe underwater, especially as a Princess. Mermaid life just seems so cool (even though she traded it in for our life.) Plus her underwater city of Atlantica seems like the perfect home. 

Ok, so here are the 10 questions I have chosen to answer. I have just realised that I didn't even get to mention my favourite movie in any of those answers. 

Hope you enjoyed reading this.

See ya real soon!