Disneyland Paris 17th September 16: Trip Report

Wow what a trip we had, it was definitely knackering and long but it was totally worth it and the fact I enjoyed it that much I have booked up for the next trip.

We set off around 9:30 pm on Friday 16th September from Bristol and the coach leaving from Bristol was pretty rammed probably 80% full I would say and apparently it was fully booked with more people joining us at Swindon.

So the aim was to get to Dover for 3 am to get the Ferry across to France at 4:10 am and I have to say everything ran to time and we even got a half hour break when they swapped over the drivers. We got of the Ferry at 7 am French time and arrived in the parks at 11:30 am as we had to have a break. By this time I had been awake over 24 hours as I struggled to sleep on the coach but I am glad the kids managed to sleep as I think they wouldn't have enjoyed it otherwise.

By the time we had parked up, gone through security checks and been to the ladies it was now midday and we were ready to start our adventure ... in the rain. I am convinced I jinxed it because I said I wouldn't mind doing Disney in the rain and it did rain but luckily not the whole trip. With it being a Saturday I knew it was going to be busy as weekends are always busier what ever the season but I didn't let this ruin our day I just knew we wouldn't be able to do as much as if we were there on a week day.

First of all we went and visited the Disney Park because if you have never been to Disney before then this is a must do first for any new comer. We stopped at the Fantasia gardens for a few photos before moving on towards the fountains to take a look at the newly gardened area and get some more photos.

 

After having a slight issue with one of our tickets we were finally in to the park and taking the most beautiful walk down Main Street USA and up to Sleeping Beauty's Castle. Now even though I'm not a massive Sleeping Beauty fan I do appreciate how beautiful the castle is in all her glory especially after her recent re paint.

 

 

I can't believe that Punzie was out but it was a shame she was only doing promotional work for the 25th Anniversary next year and I spotted her on the hill by the castle so decided to go and say hello and I am so glad I did as she was amazing and so beautiful. I wish I filmed our conversation because until I go again that's probably the closest I'll get to her but until next time punzie!

We then took a wonder around Adventureland and stumbled across my two favourite people Chip and Dale and I sure do love them I think they are my best character meet and greet experiences so far and I was so pleased to meet them again. When I walked up to the cast member to ask him to take some photos for me he said to them that Ariel has come to visit which made me laugh because of my red hair.

I went straight in for a hug with them both and told them that I was so happy to see them and that I has to come back to see them. They then started to sniff me to see if they could remember me before both of them asked me to marry them haha which was the best thing ever although there was a few huffs after they finally were both happy for me to marry them both ... Sorry Joel!

 

 

I love a good selfie and it made me laugh that I got one with the boys and handed my camera back to the CM to take some photos of my sister, niece and nephew that he took a selfie of himself cause I left the camera that way made my day!

 

 

Next stop lunch time and for the first time ever I ate in Restaurant Hakuna Matata after loads of recommendations from my Disney friends and I am so glad that I did because those Hakuna fries were to die for. We decided to make it cheaper that we would eat here and it cost me 15 euros for a drink, main, side and a dessert I opted for the lamb kebab and it was yummy!

After lunch we decided to hit some rides in the Disney Park and we only managed to go on Pirates of the Caribbean, Casey Jr. Story Book train and the Story Book boat ride which was next to it. We did try Buzz's Lazer blast but as it was so busy we would have missed the parade which is a shame really.

Now they didn't believe me when I said that people will que for these things for ages up to an hour before and when we got there 15 minuets before it began there wasn't really anywhere great to stand but luckily we managed to find some railings the kids could stand on to see a bit better and they enjoyed it either way.

 

With time now pressing on we headed back up Main Street to grab some tea before heading to the other park. It was a shame that they didn't get to see much of the other park as by the time we got in there it was nearly 8pm and we wanted to get on Ratatouille which is one of the best rides there and they loved it!!!!!! and it was so much fun to ride it with them.

 

 

Time for Disney Dreams! The best bit of the whole day is watching this show when the park closes and every time it gets me real good even re-watching the videos I start to tear up its just so magical. We were lucky to get an amazing spot as a french family let us in a little gap.

And now it was time to leave the most magical place in the world. We all got back to the coach at 23:00pm and we ended up leaving around midnight as someone got lost which was fine as we had a lot of time to kill even with a stop in the middle we were at the ferry port by 3:30am and our sailing wasnt until 6:10am but we did have to go through security before hand.

We ended up getting back around 11:30am on Sunday and I worked out I had 5 hours sleep from waking up at 6:30am Friday morning and going to bed at 23:00pm on the Sunday but it was totally worth I'm just glad I took a pillow and blanket in the end. I can't wait for the next one roll on February!

Disneyland Paris 17th September 16: What's In My Bag

I can't believe it is Friday and tonight I am off to Disneyland Paris for the day tomorrow I have to say it has come around really quick and I cannot wait to get back now.

So following on from Monday's what I'm wearing post here is whats inside my bag and what essentials I am taking for the trip.

First I'll get the boring bit out of the way and tell you about the essentials I am taking and as I don't have much spare room I decided that I would use the little pouch I got from my Yume Twins box as it was small enough and had just the right amount of room for what I would like to take. In here I will put stuff like tissues, wet wipes, body spray, hair brush, mirror, headache tablets ect as I don't want to take to much with me but I want to take the basics.

As we are now travelling on the Friday evening and won't be getting back until the early hours of the Sunday morning I am taking with me my portable charger so I can keep my phone charged for the trip. What is great about this one is that you can get 3/4 full charges out of one fully charged bank.

Moving on to my favourite Item I am taking with me and that is my Instax Polaroid camera. This will be the first time that I have taken this on holiday or abroad so I am pretty excited so I decided to get some Alice in Wonderland film to match my outfit theme and this cute little Baymax album to keep the photos in.

I decided I would pick up this awesome lense for my camera so that I can take a few selfies that don't actually look awful for once!

We all know Disney ears are must item whether they are brought in Disney or handmade by a friend they are an essential of course ;) I have also picked up the cutest Disney phone case of Ebay which I have been saving for this occasion its so cute as it is the Aristocats kittens on a cute vintage floral back ground.

We will be taking a lot of food and drink with us for the journey as we are travelling there and back over night but as we are allowed to leave stuff on the coach we will probably leave most of it there apart from some snacks and a drink to keep us going.

I will also be taking my Digital camera along side my iPhone camera and Instax so there will be definitely lots of photos taken. I also thought my Minnie Tsum Tsum could come along for the ride as she is super cute and I want to take some photos of her in the park for my Instagram.

So that is what is inside my bag everyone, I can't wait for my adventure to begin even if it is a long one.

Happy 24th Birthday to ME!

I cannot believe that today is my 24th Birthday and that its already pretty much half way through September and I am off to Disneyland Paris on Saturday for my long awaited day trip.

I have been absolutely spoilt by my partner, family and best friends this year and I am so grateful! I was lucky enough to get my birthday off from work as we are a small company so took a long 4 day weekend.

This morning I woke up to presents and cards from everyone before we headed out for breakfast this was just my mum, Liz and my two sisters as Joel and my brother were working. We went to this place called Venue 35 which is a family run business and we all had a fry up a full monty in fact it was amazing one of the best fry ups I've had.

After breakfast I headed in to town to go shopping and spend some of my money and managed to get some black jeggings, new black heeled winter boots and 3 jumpers. My favourite by far was this Minnie/Mickey jumper.

Of my partner Joel he got me the Lumiere ornament to go with my Cogsworth clock and Chip mug along with some more Katy Perry's Mad Potion perfume and some of the best oreos ever Birthday Cake flavour.

These are the best tasting things ever! Who needs cake anyways ;)

 How cute do they look together? Chip doesn't quite fit in that DVD slot

I originally wasn't too excited when I saw she was releasing this as the bottle looked like it was childish but actually I am glad I got some more because it smells amazing!

My mum and Liz got me a copy of the rare Pocahontas art work book from 1995, after a seller let us down I was so over the moon when she managed to get me a copy that was in such amazing condition. Along with this she gave me money, a beautiful Cheshire Cat mug which is the original Lewis Carol version and a giant gummy fried egg haha!

 This book is something I thought I would never own and I am so glad to finally have a copy it is in incredible condition and just full of beautiful photos and drawings.

 This is the most brilliant thing I have been given and tastes amazing actually as I wasn't sure if it would!

Such a nice surprise present from my mum from the Alice and Wonderland Collection at Whittard's and the fact that its classic Alice and not the Disney version makes it even better.

My best friend Emma managed to get me the new first ever Pocahontas Disney tradition that came out earlier this week and she is just beautiful! I hope Jim releases more!

Samiee my best friend also got me tickets to see Breakfast At Tiffany's on Stage in my local hometown theatre and I am so excited as I LOVE the movie and the book so it will be great to see it on stage! She also showed up with the most kawaii Hello Kitty balloon and I've never been given one on my birthday before hehe.

Off my dad, sisters and brother I received money which some of it I have put towards some clothes and the rest of it I am going to keep for a while and not just waste it.

Time for a good ole Chinese takeway with my best friend and parter and watch my Disney Movie marathon movie for today. Thanks to everyone for the kind messages, presents and love today. Love you all Immy xxx

Disneyland Paris 17th September 16: What I'm Wearing

If I haven’t mentioned it enough on here already then finally on Saturday I am off on my Day Trip to Disneyland Paris so I thought I would do a series of posts about what I’m wearing, what’s in my bag, day trip report and finishing it off nicely with a haul post.

So to start of my series I’ll start by showing you what I have finally decided to wear after a month of picking up and ordering different bits I have finally chosen my outfit and you will see there seems to be a running theme.

Originally I was going to wear a Rapunzel top of this great Etsy shop called Wolfawn but after noticing most of my clothes were Alice themed I decided to opt for a really cute Alice and Diana top.

As we will be travelling overnight I thought it would be best to take some sort or jumper of jacket with me to keep me warm and cosy and last month in Primark of course I came across this super cute Disney Castle jumper at a bargain price. I actually ended up getting it in a size 16 because a 10 was too tight and I actually wanted it to be baggy.

So yes Alice seems to be the theme of my outfit and of course my beautiful Alice in Wonderland Vans have to make another appearance along with some Cheshire Cat socks obviously. These shoes are so comfy and I have been saving them for my next trip so they don’t get worn to quickly

Now I have been eyeing this bag and purse up for so long now since they were released and with loungefly not shipping to the UK which is just silly because they would make so much money especially on the Disney ranges. So I ended up making the purchase of Amazon via a US company called Shop LA in which I did pay slightly more for it but it was totally worth it as it is the most perfect bag and has so much room for everything I need.

And last but not least my amazing Disney ears made by my good friend Sabrina, I actually brought these for my Christmas trip last year but never ended up taking them because I brought some other pairs from her so I thought this would be the perfect time to take them!

So that’s what I'm wearing on my next trip to Disneyland Paris and I am so excited now only 4 more days eppp! Up next will be “What’s Inside My Bag”

Disney Pre Day Trip Movie Marathon

With only a week to go until I am in Disneyland Paris again it is only fitting that on the run up Disney movies are watched as you might recall when I went on my holiday last December I did something like this before which you can read here.

As this is only a day trip I thought instead of doing a whole month of movies I would pick 6 Disney/Pixar movies and watch one an evening before I go. Now I say 6 because I won't be able to watch a movie on the Friday evening we go because I don't get home till 5pm and then I have to get ready and do some washing before we leave around 8:30pm.

So these are my 6 movies;

Saturday 10th September:

Good Dinosaur

Sunday 11th September:

Inside Out

Monday 12th September:

Tangled

Tuesday 13th September:

Zootopia

Wednesday 14th September:

Snow White

Thursday 15th September:

Jungle Book - Live Action

 (Purchasing with birthday money on the 13th)

Most of my movie choices apart from 2 of them are ones I haven't actually watched since they were out in the Cinema or I have only watched once since the DVD release. Snow White is on there because when I went to watch it during my last marathon I found out my DVD was broken so it had to be replaced.

Only a week to go and I'm back home!

Planning Rome - March 2017

With Disneyland Paris booked already for next year and with that not being until September me and my partner Joel have decided we would like to book a short city break away together and after looking at some deals we finally decided we would like to go to Rome.

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We haven't actually booked the holiday yet but we are currently looking in to the best deals and trying to plan where we would like to stay and what we would like to do. Usually I go over the top and plan to much but this time I am going to take the more laid back approach and just go with the flow. 

Obviously I will make a note of places we want to go and things we would like to see while we are there but I'm not going to go crazy and plan our days like I did with Berlin which reminds me I haven't even done any blog posts about that trip.

Hotels:

So we have narrowed the hotel choices down to two different ones and the main reason we have picked these are due to they're location as they are within walking distance of the Roma Termini Railway Station which means it makes it a lot easier for us to get from the Airport to the Hotel and then back again.

Things to Do/See:

• Hop On Hop Off Bus - So after speaking to a few people they recommended getting the Hop On and Hop Off bus during our stay because it goes all over Italy to the main sites and attractions which can be easier than using the underground system.

• Make a Wish in the Trevi Fountain
• Visit the Colosseum in the daytime
• Visit the Colosseum during the evening
• Vatican Museum/City
• Pizza Navona
• Sisten Chapel
• Castle Sant Angelo
• Walk along the river

• Visit the Disney Store - Where ever there is a Disney Store I have to just pop in and have a quick look around. I've had a look at some of the photos and it looks beautiful along with the special Rome goodies they sell.

• Eat proper Italian Pizza and Pasta - I think this is what we will eat most of the time we are here but what will make it even better is that it will be authentic Italian Pizza and Pasta yum yum.

• Eat proper Gelato Ice Cream - There are so many places in the UK supposedly selling propert Gelato and according to my boyfriend it isn't so I am looking forward to actually trying the real stuff! 

Travel: 

We are travelling from Bristol to Fiumicino Airport in Rome our flight is due to arrive at 16:50pm as flights from Bristol are very limited and as we could we would rather travel from Bristol than travel anywhere else. Once we arrive luckily there is a train station at the Airport that runs a direct train to the train station and only takes 32 minuets which is really handy because as mentioned above the hotels are within walking distance. 

This also makes it easier for us getting back to the airport the only thing is our flight isn't until the late afternoon so once we have checked out of the Hotel around 11am we will have to occupy our selves for a few hours before making our way to the airport but I'm sure we will find something.

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The one thing I always get nervous about when I go abroad is going somewhere where I don't speak the language although I have heard that the Italians do speak English which is good but I will have to make sure that I learn some general phrases before I go in case. 

Have you been to Rome? What would you recommend?

Disneyland Paris Shopping Wish List

This trip has zoomed by cannot believe that in 10 days I am finally off on my day trip to Disneyland Paris and I am so excited even more so that its approaching so quickly. I have recently been watching so many Disneyland Paris Haul posts that I have kind of drummed up a small well I say small list of what I would like to get if its still available and in stock!

Some of the things on my list are things that I always have to buy when I go like a plush, mug and key ring and other bits are just things I've now seen on these videos although I don't have photos of them.

1. Disneyland Paris 2016 Photo Album

I have wanted an Album ever since I went in 2014 and stupidly didn't get one and as per usual they sell out on the website so quickly I wasn't able to get one. Now I did go in 2015 but once again there was none available because around November all the old stock goes on sale and they start issuing the next years stock so fingers crossed I can get one this year and put all the photos from all of my trips inside!

2. Disneyland Paris 2016 Photo Frame

I just have to get a 2016 one to go with my 2014 photo frame because its just such a nice memory to have, As mentioned above like the album I was unable to get a frame so hopefully this time I will be able to. 

3. New Disneyland Paris Theme Mug

This mug I have seen is absolutely beautiful its quite a big mug and at the centre has the sleeping beauty castle and as it goes around all the different attractions along with mickey mouse and lots of other characters and some villains as well. As I am doing a haul post when I get back If I get this I will make sure to post some photos. 

Not sure if this is new merch for 2017 or anything because it doesn't say it but it is beautiful!

4. New Disneyland Paris Theme Sweet Tin

This tin is the same as the mug and it looks super cute so was thinking I could store stuff in it after I've eaten the sweets inside.

5. New Disneyland Paris Theme Photo Holder
So this is essentially in the same them as the mug and the sweet tin that I want to get. Its like an ornament that has Sleeping Beauty's castle at the centre and along with Mickey and Minnie next to it. Then on the side it has Space Mountain, The Mad Hatters Tea Cups and Big Thunder mountain as the rides along with these cute little characters sticking out from Peter Pans Flight, Dumbo Elephants and Space Mountain again where you clip on the photos.

I really hope this is in stock but I have a feeling with how beautiful it is it might of sold out quickly. 

6. Christmas Decorations
I already have a couple of Christmas decorations for my tree but I wouldn't mind a couple more as last year I missed out on the Rapunzel and Pocahontas princess decorations and since then they have also released a Cheshire Cat shoe decoration which I will use as an ornament.

7. Disney Pins
So as I have said before Disney Pins are something that I have always picked up and put down again so this time I am finally going to buy a couple. I don't really know what is out there but I have seen a few I wouldn't mind getting like two hotel pins for the hotels I've stayed in, 2016 Disneyland Paris Pin and something Tangled or Pocahontas related I think.

8. Disneyland Paris 2017 Calendar/Desk Version
You always need a calendar especially a Disneyland Paris one that has a countdown to the anniversary on it and a desk version of it for work haha!

9. Beauty and The Beast/Villian  Tsum Tsum
I love collecting Tsum Tsum but with the recent horrors of online ordering I haven't really bothered the last couple of times even though there has been a couple of the collects that I would like. I am hoping I may be able to pick up a few when I'm in the parks from these two recent releases.

10. Marie Shaped Pen 
Character shaped pens for the win! Marie is the latest edition to be released as my friend pointed out to me so I am picking one up for myself as well now she is just so cute.

11. New Disneyland Paris Castle T-shirt
I never usually buy any clothing when I am in Disney because they never ever have my size in anything or never seem to have the top I want so hopefully this time as the top is new I may have some luck. Its a simple deisgn with just the Sleeping Beauty's Castle on the front.

12. A Plush
I can't not to go and not buy a plush last year I nearly didn't but me and my partner agreed no more but in the end I settled for Ratatouille because he knew how much I wanted him. This time I have my eye on the Aristocats kittens trio plush as this has recently come back to the park whether its available when I go is another matter.

13 Cute Character Keyring
Sucker for Disney key rings especially cute character ones and with mine breaking recently I am in need of a new one. When I went last Christmas they didn't have any that I actually wanted but since then I have seen a few that I would like so I may get one or two will have to see who's there when I go.

14. Goofy Sweets/Disneyland Paris Sweets
I love sweets especially the Goofy Sweet packets that you can get everywhere in the park so I want to get a few packets of these along with some of the other sweets you can get in the park. Last time I didn't take home enough.

So that's my wishlist of things I hopefully am going to bring back if I have enough money. I am taking 250 euros with me which ill spend probably 40 on food and then 10 is to pick up my friends calendar so I will have about 200 left to spend on myself. Once I'm back I will do a haul post on here along with a haul video on my new YouTube channel.

Birmingham Bound - 26th Aug 2016

I love making new friends especially with people who share the same passions and interests as myself and that is why recently I have enjoyed interacting with people on Instagram. On Friday just gone I was lucky to have a day off work and travel to Birmingham to meet up with two friends of mine that I have never met before.

I set off at 9am and got the train from Bristol to Birmingham and the first lovely lady I met was Kim who I have been friends with for years now. I'm not actually 100% sure if we met on Instagram or through something else but either way we have been online friends for ages now and it was great to have the opportunity to meet her.

We decided to meet at 11am and go and grab some lunch before popping to the shops mostly the Disney Store. Kim brought her daughter along called Sophie for a girly day out and she was the most cutest little girl I have ever met she was so well behaved and by the end of our time together she had come out of her shell.

We went for lunch in a pub called "The Brasshouse" which is right by the canal side and the walk along the canal in the shinning sun made it so much better. As we got there early we decided to have a drink before spending a good half and hour actually deciding what wanted. Me and Kim both went for burgers mine being cheese and chorizo and hers was a sweet potato burger.

Both of these were amazing and such a good size as well as Sophie's kids meal as well. For dessert me and Sophie had Chocolate Fudge Cake and Kim had Rocky Road Cheesecake. I would definitely eat here again the location, staff and food were both lovely.

After food we took a stroll back to the shopping centre and had a little look around before is was 3pm and time for me to meet another new friend called Sabrina. Now Sabrina is the lovely lady who makes my Disney Ears which are incredible and probably over the last 5 months we have been talking loads via Instagram and as we couldn't meet at Hyper Japan we decided to meet up and do some shopping.

We started in the Disney Store of course having a look around before making our way to some other shops before ending up in Wagamama's for an evening meal and yes before you ask I did manage to eat it all haha but after all the walking around and fresh air I needed some more food and you know me a proper foodie.

It was so lovely to finally meet both of them and what is great is that I got on with both of them like we had met up before and it wasn't our first time. I'm quite a nervous shy person at times so I'm glad that it all went well and there was no awkward silences which can happen. Kim and Sabrina were both such lovely people and we have so much in common I can't wait to meet them again for more adventures.

Last Week On Instagram: SS Great Britain Day Trip

So this weeks post is mostly photos from our day trip on Friday as not much else has really happened last week so I thought I would just share these photos.

1. SS Great Britain Day Trip
So last Friday I was lucky enough to have a flexi day off work and as it is the Summer holidays I was asked if I fancied a trip down to the SS Great Britain which if you don't know what this is then she is the first ever ship made of Iron which had a screw propeller engine. She was designed by Isambard Kingdon Brunel.

I haven't been here since I was 6 years old and after hearing about how much it had changed museum wise over the years I took the opportunity. It has definitely changed a lot with lots more interactive areas and life like modules on the lower decks to make it more realistic. Even more so that actually they included smells as well which were OK in some areas but not so where the lady was sea sick!

I am a massive history lover so it was great to look around the museum especially at the time line of events through her life but also putting it in to context among other things that happened during that time like when Coca Cola was launched and Alice in Wonderland was written. I just find all these things fascinating.

The kids had the most amazing time and really enjoyed exploring the ship maybe not the museum as much but they had a good time all the same. As it was so sunny and warm out we decided to take a trip on the ferry up and down the River Avon before getting off to go for an Ice Cream. I love spending time with my Nephews and Niece especially when we take them out on little trips and you can see them enjoying themselves.

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