Cinderella's Golden Carousel to Undergo Name Change

According to the Disney Park Blog on June 1, Cinderella's Golden Carousel will become Prince Charming Regal Carrousel.

They say this is because they want to make the carousel tie in with the rest of the cinderella story...(see below)

"Following their fairy-tale romance and happily-ever-after wedding, Cinderella and Prince Charming took up residence in Cinderella’s Castle. With peace throughout the kingdom, Prince Charming had time to practice for jousting tournaments. In the countryside near the castle, he built a training device of carved horses, on which he could practice the art of ring-spearing, a tournament event in which a knight rides his horse full speed, lance in hand, toward a small ring hanging from a tree limb, with the object of spearing the ring. This event was known by various names throughout the lands, but generally came to be called “carrousel.”

The carrousel device drew the attention of the villagers, who wanted to take a turn on this amazing spinning contraption. So Prince Charming had a second carrousel constructed closer to the Castle, where everyone could take a spin on this wondrous invention. Instead of a working knight’s training device, however, this new carrousel is more befitting its regal location in the Castle Courtyard – its rustic training horses replaced with ornately decorated prancing steeds adorned with golden helmets and shields, flower garlands, feathers and other festoons. Prince Charming invites one and all to test their horsemanship skills and to enjoy their own happy ending."

I personally love where Disney is going with all the changes in Fantasyland. I love the idea of having a princess area. However, many people on the Disney Blog feel that this name change is unnecessary, grammatically incorrect, and pointless. 

I could care less what they call it (however I do like the name Courtyard Carousel over Prince Charming Regal Carrousel (notice its not Charming's)

My thought is this: The Carousel is the oldest ride in Disney. Giving it a little tweaking is to be expected.  As long as I can still sit and spin and watch my little ones ride and smile. I am good to go!

Day 2 and 3

I have decided to skip day 2 of the trip because that is the birthday and I have alot of surprises that I don't want to share yet! (also, I am afraid if Todd reads this he will start asking how much I have spent =) )

Ill give you a hint, it mostly takes place at the Magic Kingdom. At night we will enjoy the Electrical Parade (back this summer!!) and fireworks that evening.






Day 3 of the trip is our "Animal Kingdom" day!

We will be eating breakfast in our hotel. then we will head over to the AK for a day of animals, parades, and characters. I have said it before, this is a great place to meet a lot of characters you don't see at other places!!

We are having lunch @ the rain forest cafe. I love their pita quesadilla!

After the parade we will go back to our hotel to clean up and rest.

Then we have reservations at BOMA! I am so excited about this!
First off, BOMA is at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Which is like an amusement park in itself.

After we eat we are planning on staying for a movie by the pool, Animals here never stop! We can see the animals that are on display at the savannah! (did you know that they have night vision goggles at the guest relations desk so you can see the animals even at dark!?!?)
and letting the kids play at Hakuna Matata playground.

If we still have energy we will probably hop on over to Magic Kingdom. for a few more hours of fun!

On this day the girls will be wearing their safari shorts and cute white tops I got them! for dinner they will be rocking their pink giraffe dresses!

There goes a......a....tree?

Go check out the magic of Disney! How they moved the 120 ton Pooh tree! I love how Disney is becoming "Green"!


Oh and don't worry, Ill be back tonight with Day 2 of our upcoming trip!

Day 1 of our trip to Disney

I am going to be laying out our basic day plans for Disney (day by day) to show you how I plan our trip.

We are following our same path as last year, but with new things added to it.

We leave on the 4th of July at 10:00pm at night. Todd sleeps all day so he can drive through the night. This lets the girls sleep and me rest. Todd and I switch places in Tallahassee.

We arrive at disney around 11:30 a.m. Last year, our room was ready when we arrived. I had called the Friday before and told them we would be there before 1 and we were driving through the night. They said they couldn't promise it would be ready, but that they would try. They tried, and succeeded! I hope we get as lucky this year!

Once we are in our room, we get settled and head to Epcot!

I love starting our trip here with the girls (at their age) because they aren't really interested in the World Showcases yet so they don't need a whole day. I can't wait until they do get interested though! It is one of my favorite parts.

While at Epcot we visit the Character Spot, We ride the Finding Nemo ride, and do Turtle Talk with Crush. We do walk around the world and find some of the characters they have there (this year our mission is to meet Mulan!!!)
We enjoy the atmosphere, stop in at the cokes from around the world center. Hop on Test Track (use that Child Swap!!!!)
Then we are having dinner in Norway at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. This is a character dinner that is amazing! I have spoken about it before, my kids LOVE IT!

This year we are planning on staying for the newSOUNDS LIKE SUMMER music series that Epcot has going on while we are there the Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones Tribute Bandas will be playing!!!We will also be watching the laser/firework show, IllumiNations!
One of the greatest things about Disney is their frozen lemonade! Grab a cup before the show, find a great spot and get ready to be entertained!

After all that (are you tired yet?) We are going to head back to the hotel to put the girls (and the grands to bed!) I love to go for a swim before bed. We don't have a pool at home, so any chance I get to be in the pool I take! Last year, by night 3 Madyson was joining me on nightly swims!

Attire: Exploring the park, nemo (aubrie) mermaid (madyson) short set, white keds
Dinner: Princess Costumes

No snacks needed. QS @ Lotus Blossom Cafe (Sarah & Debbie) Liberty Inn (Todd & Johnny & Girls)
TS @ Norway Reservation # *************

Tomorrow: Day 2.

There has been a change in plans!

Today I changed some of our dining plans up!

Instead of going to O'hana on Wednesday night we will be going to BOMA. BOMA is at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. 

I love African cuisine and Todd nor my parents have ever experienced it. So I think this is going to be a fun change. Plus this restaurant is outside of the Animal Kingdom and our hotel is considered to be in the Animal Kingdom area so its closer, less travel time!

Im a getting excited about the trip! Ready to get there!!! A little over a month & 1/2 then we will be CELEBRATING in Disney!

Gift Cards

ooooh la la.

If you are celebrating a special occasion before your trip to Disney a great thing to ask for is a Disney Gift Card! these can be purchased at the online disney store and come in handy!

This past summer I had received 3 $100.00 gift cards for my birthday from my parents, inlaws, etc.

We used these on 2 character dinners (since we weren't using the dining plan) and on souvenirs!

So, planning a trip soon? Be sure to include a disney gift card on your list!!



Also, have you heard about all the awesome new summer stuff going on at Disneyworld this summer?

Spectromagic has some new floats, new nighttime fireworks at Magic Kingdom, some jammin music at Epcot and Tower of Terror gets new lighting for a CREEPY night look!
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And thank you so much to a fellow mommy mousketeer for helping make my page so much cuter!

Just a few more months

According to the ticker on THE BROADUS BUNCH BLOG, we are just a few short months away from Disney. I am starting to get excited again.

This years trip is going to be a bit on the different side. We are taking along Nana and PawPaw (my parents)

Now, my parents took us to Disney once when I was a child. It was a simple Disney vacation and we spent most of it at the hotel because I was hot and wanted to swim. (yes, I went all the way to disney to stay at the hotel pool)

Luckily, I got to experience Disney later in life so I learned the joys it has to offer.

So in the post I would like to share some of the things we will be doing, while traveling with the kiddos and the grands.

1)My dad has always had a thing for Cinderella. He use to joke when I was younger that the only person he would leave my mom for would be the one that has a fairy godmother, lives in a castle, can scrub a floor, and carry trays on her head. Well, that made me REALLY want to include a meal at the Castle for my dad. (and like I have said in past post...something to mark off my bucket list)

2) I am surprising my dad and Todd with a round of golf on 1 of the Disney Golf Courses. During this time, "us girls" will be having and adventure of our own! (it is a surprise because my moms friends read this and I don't want them to share :) )

3) Todd and I have arranged for my parents to have a romantic dinner for 2 (away from us!) They never go out to eat and have fun. I thought it would be a great way for them to enjoy each other (without mickey and minnie)

Our biggest concern for this trip was their ability to keep up with us (my parents lean a little toward the older side.) Before we booked we sat down and established a very important travel rule.

1) even though we are a group it is okay if we don't stick together.

My mom has had some skin cancer issues in the past and she doesn't like the sun. She will more than likely be experiencing the Disney morning and Night life.

I know when I have been to Disney in the past with groups, everyone has tried to stay together. I do believe in the buddy system but when you have a large group I think that breaking into smaller groups with the same likes works best. Make sure you have a meeting time and place before you split and always a way to communicate with the other groups in case of an emergency!