Star Wars Weekends

On our most recent trip to Florida we spent a day at Disney's Hollywood Studios and took in Star Wars weekends. We've been once before, so with a little experience under our belt we spent a day with some amazing Star Wars fans and celebrities.

If you have never been to Star Wars Weekends (SWW) and are a fan of the movies and TV shows it is a blast.  We were lucky to be in town for weekend number 5 and were lucky enough to see some amazing celebrities in the parades and in some shows.  

 Up close and personal with an Ewok during the parade.

 Trading with a Jawa (we traded an elastic hair band for a coin)

 Storm Troppers escorting Darth Vader through out the park

 Chocolate and peanut butter Darth Vader Cupcake (yum!)

 Yoda cupcake which was also amazing!

 Jango Fett posing for pictures.

 Jawas in the parade

 Ray Park (Darth Maul) in the Celebrity Motorcade.

 Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)

 Tuskan Raidar

 Mace Windu and Kit Fisto

Last but not Least Frank Oz (the voice of Yoda)

We really enjoy the fun atmosphere and the celebrities. Last year we saw Mark Hamill in the parade. This year we had fast passes to see the Celebrity Talk show with James Arnold Taylor (Obi Wan Kenobi in the Clone Wars). We got to experience the fun pre-show with some comical Storm Troopers and listened to both Ray Park and Peter Mayhew talk about their Star Wars experience.  We had a great time. One of our daughters favourite moments was having Ashley Eckstein (the voice of Ashoka Tano in the Clone Wars) speak directly to her during the motorcade.

If you are a Star Wars fan, it's time to start thinking about planning a vacation during  SWW 2016.  If you need a place to stay we can help!

Can we Get on with This!

Well I am seriously getting a little bored with this process. The offers we put on those other 2 houses was not much more than a diversion.  I think that everyone is feeling a little frustrated. The seller: she has been paying bills and fixing things (fine by me) for over a year more than she wanted and has been paying lawyers to help navigate this process.  Our Realtor: well he and his team have been working away on a deal that may come to nothing, which means they get....nothing.  Us: frustrated buyers who like to be done with this, and me a Mickey loving blogger who would really like her Disney World fix. Soon, well about now would be good.

I'm trying to look on the bright side.  2 things are on the horizon at the happiest place on earth. Starting on March 6th through May 19 is the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. We've been to this and I find it amazing. All the amazing topiaries are a sight to see. And this year they have an Oz themed play ground. (Next to my love of Mickey Mouse, The Wizard of Oz is my other Fav). I would be happy to take a trip around the world (showcase that is) and take in the sights, sounds and smells of the Festival.

If we didn't make it to this then next on my to do list is still Star Wars Weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios (May 17 - June 9).  Our kids were actually watching something on TV and it was showcasing this event. They were practically jumping around at the idea of riding Star Tours (a not to be missed ride) with some Storm Troopers. I didn't have the heart to tell them that the Storm Troopers were probably on the ride for publicity photos. 

Either of these events would be amazing to attend. The Flower and Garden Festival as a favourite and Star Wars Weekends as a new experience.  If the house falls through I plan to go to Florida anyway (so I told my husband, lol), a little fun in the sun is defiantly in order.

Have a great week and May the Force be with you! (I am such a geek).

My New "List"!

It's just a quite Sunday morning here. It's been raining and we have lots of work going on outside that isn't getting done because of it! I thought I'd take the opportunity to make a new "list".  For those of you that don't know me I have for as long as I can remember been a big Mickey Mouse fan. I still wear a t-shirt I got on my first visit to Walt Disney World circa 1986.  Since then I've managed to take my husband and 2 kids and converted them into Disney lovers (not that that is hard).  This whole journey we are on to buy the vacation home in Kissimmee will just enable us to visit Disney World just a little more often and hopefully help others do the same.

Now onto my new "list".  I thought I would make a list of things that I want to do at Disney World.  Truth be told I would love to visit all the Disney parks around the world but that is a loftier goal. We have been to Disneyland (minus our youngest who wasn't born yet), but their is still Paris and Tokyo and a few Cruise ships left to discover. Okay enough rambling and back to the list.  This list is by no means exhaustive.   My list is in no particular order.

• See Wishes fireworks display at Magic Kingdom (MK)
• Main Street Electric Parade (MK)
• Have the kids join the Pirates League (MK)
• Have a Dole Whip
• Attend Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party (MK)
• Attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (MK)
• Star Wars weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios (DHS)
• Osbourne Spectacle of Lights (DHS)
• See all the stage shows in the parks (So far The Festival of the Lion King at Animal Kingdom is my favourite)
• Visit a Disney Water Park for the day
• Go on the Tower of Terror (DHS)
• Go on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (DHS)
• Attend the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot (E)
• Play Agent P's world showcase adventure (E)
• Dinner theatre somewhere in The World
• Stay in a Deluxe resort (we visited all of them but never stayed)
• Have one of the fantastic cupcakes I see pictures of everywhere
• Take my daughter to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique one more time before she decides she's "too old" for it.

I could go on and I know that I've missed many things that I would love to do. This is my list. I am a bit of a crazy researcher before I head off on vacation and learn more information than I ever need on a given trip. It does come in handy though. I don't like being over scheduled, which if you have kids you know never works anyway.  So if you are heading to Disney and have any questions please ask me and I'd be happy to help. And if I can't give you the answer, chances are I;ll know where to go to find the answer or someone else who can give it to you.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my "list". I'm going to see what work I can get accomplished today. I might even take a trip the the Halloween store, one kid is taken care of but still have one more costume to go. Take care!