UPDATED: Bucket List

Let me first start off with saying welcome back and thank you for being patient with me. I know that it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but with the end of my program and the start of my classes back home I really wanted to soak up everything and enjoy these seasons of change….

Things to Do on Your Days Off

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted but with finals done, it is officially my summer break and I can now thoroughly enjoy my days off without having to worry about deadlines! One thing that I’m looking forward to doing more in my spare time now is to check some more stuff off…

Picture Treasure Hunt

One of my assignments for my Grand Valley classes this semester included a Picture Treasure Hunt of the Walt Disney World Resort! This by far has been my favorite assignment and has been so much fun to go out and do. So below I present to you my Picture Scavenger Hunt of my semester here…

Disney Heritage- Class #3 (Walt Disney Imagineering)

My 3rd class in Disney Heritage explored all about Walt Disney Imagineering and how it has grown and changed over the years. Imagineering is the implementation of creative ideas in practical form. It combines dreaming up new ideas and the engineering and creation of those ideas into reality. This segment of the Walt Disney company…

Top 10 Snacks in Disney World

One of my favorite thing to do when I’m at the parks is to try new snacks! The Walt Disney World Resort has thousands of different snack options for guests to choose from and many guests can get overwhelmed with all the different varieties offered. Fortunately for you I have scoured the entire Walt Disney…

The Disneyland Resort

For those of you who don’t know, Disneyland is one of my favorite places ever! It was the first “theme park” that was created in the world and is the inspiration for so many things that we know and love today, one of the biggest being Walt Disney World. I was fortunate enough to be…

Clearwater Beach

2 hours away from Disney World and all the attractions that the Orlando area has to offer is Clearwater Beach. Located on the Gulfside of Florida, it is very well known beach to tourists from all over the country to go visit and vacation at. One of theย things that I had on my bucket list…

Disney Heritage-Class #2 (Walt & Television)

To continue on with Disney Heritage’s second seminar, after diving into the Golden Age of Animation we then explored the history of Walt’s fascination and ideas surrounding television. As I explained previously, Walt saw the possibilities for Television and he understood that he could use it to his advantage. Other people in Hollywood thought that…

Disney Heritage – Class #2 (Disney’s Golden Age of Animation)

Our second class for Disney Heritage explored the Golden Age of Animation for the Walt Disney Company which created a base for the company to create its empire upon. As most know, Walt Disney started his career off in animation being an animator himself and after the failure of his first company in Kansas City…

Coronado Springs Resort

One of the things that I have on my bucket list is to make it to all the Walt Disney World Resort hotels during my program. I’ve been very successful so far by making it to about half of them but the one I got to cross off of my list this week was Disney’sย Coronado…

Coral Reef Restaurant Review

Tucked away to the right of the Living Sea’s Pavilion is the Coral Reef Restaurant. This Disney Dining location is connected to The Seas with Nemo & Friends Aquarium where guests can get wonderful views of the ocean life right from their table. This location specializes in Seafood but has many different options for guests…

Small Shops

One of the things that you’ll notice when coming to the Walt Disney World resort is that almost everyone likes to express themselves in their clothing. Whether that be by wearing a classic Mickey shirt, adding a pair of ears to their outfit, or even Disneybounding, it seems like every Disney fan likes to expand…