Aloha Friday: Favorite Disney Character

Aloha Friday, Disney

During our past week at Disney, we saw many characters, including my two favorites.  My top favorite is Goofy.  As I said in my last post, I think Goofy’s a geek.  After The Goof is Tigger who I like for his boundless energy and constant optimism.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: Who is your favorite Disney character and why?

 

 

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the McLinky there if you are participating.

Aloha Friday by Kailani at An Island Life

Aloha #80

Geeking Out At Disney World With Vinylmations

Disney, Geeky Pursuits, Photos

While at Disney World, we introduced the kids to the wonders of Vinylmations.  NHL decided to get a Muppet Vinylmation.  He opened it up (video will be on its way) and out popped the Swedish Chef.

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The next day, we stopped by Downtown Disney’s DStreet shop to get each of the boys a Vinylmation.  JSL was hoping to get Buzz Lightyear, but he wound up getting a Green Army Man.

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NHL, also opted for a Toy Story Vinylmation and found Wheezy in his box.

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For my Vinylmation, I went the Geek route.  Disney has a line of geeky Vinylmations with glasses, braces and pocket protectors.  Since my favorite character is Goofy, I got him.  Now, I think Goofy’s a geek as it is.  Think about it.  He’s a bit socially awkward, accident prone and is interested in a wide variety of subjects (including skiing, swimming and gliders).  Add in the accessories and he’s Geeky to the Goofy Max:

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Disney Class, Thy Name is Belle #DisneySMMoms

Disney, DisneySMMoms, Photos

On Friday, while B attended Disney Social Media Moms sessions, I took the boys hunting: autograph hunting.  Specifically, we were after the Beast’s autograph.  NHL has been itching to get Beast to sign his autograph book for quite some time.  I did my research pre-Disney and found out that Beast hangs out in the France section of Epcot.  So off we went to hunt the Beast(‘s autograph).

When we got to France, we saw Belle, but no Beast.  Undaunted, NHL charged ahead to capture her autograph.  For some reason, though, JSL turned timid.  He refused to get out of the stroller and didn’t want Belle coming up to him.  She was very nice, took photos with just NHL, and signed his book.

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We went off to find other characters/autographs and eventually decided to head back.  We heard that Beast was coming soon and waited for him.  During the wait, JSL declared that he was brave and was going to say hi to the Beast.  Sure enough, when Beast arrived (and when it was our turn), JSL walked up and hugged Beast.

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At this point, Belle showed that she was a shining example of Disney class.  It was over 45 minutes after our first encounter, but Belle remembered my boys.  Not only that, but she remembered that JSL was afraid of her before (and noted to Beast how brave he seemed now).  Even more impressive, she remembered their names.  Now, I’m sure that Disney Characters see a lot of kids every hour.  For Belle to remember my kids names after that time is just one example of Disney’s commitment to class.

Disclaimer: We got Disney World accommodations and park tickets as part of our Disney Social Media Moms package.  This (or any other blog post) were not required as part of Disney Social Media Moms and are my own experiences and opinions.

Aloha Friday: Frayed Business Cards

Aloha Friday

Last year, for the Disney Social Media Moms conference, B and I made business cards for us to hand out.  Of course, we made far more than we needed, but that was fine.  A few months after DisneySMMoms, we went to BlogHer in New York City and more business cards were handed out. During BlogHer, I carried around a bunch in my camera bag (which, I joked, served as my “purse-alternative”).  Once BlogHer was over, the remaining business cards… well, remained.  Some in my wallet and some in my camera bag.

Over the months, these cards have become a bit frayed.  The corners aren’t crisp anymore and the cards themselves look slightly used.  Obviously, I don’t want to hand these out to people.  It doesn’t look too professional to hand over a business card that looks like it has been sitting in your pocket for the past six months.  Then again, I don’t want to just throw these cards out either.  After all, I did pay for them and would like for them to serve some purpose besides wallet-filler.  The obvious use would be to toss them into “Win A Meal” jars in various restaurants.  Beyond this, I’m drawing a blank.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: What would you do with a fist full of frayed business cards?

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the McLinky there if you are participating.

Aloha Friday by Kailani at An Island Life

Aloha #79

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