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…
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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…
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…
Universal Studios Success
When people think of Orlando, Florida the first thing that they probably think of is all of the theme parks the area has to offer. After Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando is the biggest theme park resort in Florida and ranks as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States. The Universal…
Disney Heritage- Class #1 (Waltโs Early Years)
This Thursday I finally got the chance to start my Disney Exploration class Disney Heritage. Since it is one of the more popular ones it fills up pretty quickly with people trying to get into it. However,ย I was happy that I was able to secure a spot especially because my friend Caroline and I…
GVSU Snapchat Takeover: 4 Parks 1 Day
This week I had the privilege of taking over my University’s social media account where I got to talk about the Disney College Program and explain to followers how students can get involved through Grand Valley. I was approached by GV earlier last month to talk about my semester spent in Florida in order to…
Disney VoluntEARS: The Royal Book Ball
On Thursday, my roommate and I volunteered at the Royal Book Ball, an event hosted by the Adult Literacy League at the Callahan Neighborhood Center in Orlando. Partnering with Disney VountEARs, this group put on this reading awareness event for children and their families in the Orlando community to attend where they were able to…
1st Time Visitors: The Essentials
As I’ve said before, Walt Disney World is a huge place with so many things to do and see. It can be very overwhelming for first-time guests, especially when they have a limited time frame. This week I used one of my complimentary tickets and got to bring my Aunt Shann to the Parks for…
Holiday Warehouse Backstage Tour
One of the perks of being a Disney Cast Member is all the cool things you are able to do through the company. One of these cool things is being able to put your name into a drawing to get free resorts stays, merchandise, and behind the scenes tours! The company does this at large…
Marketing the Magic 