#discoveringdisney

Day 8 #discoveringdisney photo challenge: COLOR . . These fun pics were taken at Epcot's Innoventions: Colortopia sponsored by @gliddenpaints 🎨 . . As my sister @max_lastra and I were leaving Epcot last weekend, she insisted on going to this attraction for little ones. When we watched the "Power of Color" show, I was surprised at how beautiful and fun it was. If nothing else, it made for some pretty dope photo filters 💜♥️💚 . . Have you actually ever been inside Colortopia? What are some other rides/attractions that are meant for little kids, but you absolutely love? Tell me about it in the comments 👇 . . #epcot #colortopia #thepowerofcolor #disney #waltdisneyworld #minnie #disneyphotochallenge #disneyblog #annualpassholder #disneygrammer #color https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp6yLHqnrTq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qetq50vahs2e

In honor of it being December Eve I want to wish all of you Disney lovers a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season 🐭🎄🎅🏰🎁 . . Did you get a pair of Disney Holiday Ears this year? I bought my first pair last weekend and I must say, I am definitely happy with my choice. I went with the Minnie Mouse Fuzzy Holiday Ears. You can find them at @shopdisney along with 2 other Holiday options. Which of the 3 is your favorite? Tell me about your Holiday ears in the comments 👇 . . #discoveringdisney photo challenge Day 30: HOLIDAY . . #disneychristmas #disney #annualpassholder #christmastree #magicalchristmas #wdw #southerndoe #messyma #fuledbycoffeeandchristmasspirit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqzvdi4nGK0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b81dkg5rqy1f

Started my Saturday off at Animal Kingdom this past weekend 🌳 It was my first time visiting in a very long time, and although we only did half a day there (we had plans to see Cinderella's castle at night) we accomplished a lot in a very short amount of time⌚ . . One of my favorite moments was at the Maharajah Jungle Trek. My sweet nephew and the little boy with a blue hat kept running into each other on the trail, and the first pic in this series was when it first happened. It was so sweet to watch them marvel at the lizards, birds, buffalo, antelope, and especially the tigers! 🦎🕊️🐃🦌🐯 . . Today's #discoveringdisney photo challenge is NATURE. So, naturally I wanted to share a few of my many pics @disneysanimalkingdom . Swipe left for more nature 😉 . . #disneyworld #animalkingdom #wdw #disneyblogger #disneyblogger #disneyphotochallenge #magic #childlikewonder #animals #maharajahjungletrek #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqqm0BGnknQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j9ua5uutcitc

Day 19 #discoveringdisney photo challenge: HAPPY PLACE . . Today's challenge was a tricky one because honestly all of Disney World is my Happy Place. But, for the sake of today's challenge I decided to share my time at the New Reimagined World of Disney store @disneysprings. . . I mean, who isn't happy when surround by all the plush Mickey and Minnie toys? Plus, you gotta love the new addition of @marvel and @starwars merch. A little Disney retail therapy is definitely one of my favorite happy places 🛍️🐭🏰 . . Have you been able to check out their new look? I love it! What do you think? Do love the new look? Or do you miss the classic look? Let me know in the comments 👇 . . #happyplace #disneyphotochallenge #disney #waltdisneyworld #wdw #minniemouse #annualpassholder #mickeymouse #worldofdisney #disneyblogger #disneygramers https://www.instagram.com/p/BqXTUWTH-qz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1df83l4x0v44o

Day 18 of the #discoveringdisney photo challenge: It all started with a mouse 🐭 . . I have been waiting for this weekend to post these pictures of me with Mickey Mouse ♥️. I'm sure that most Disney lovers can agree that Mickey Mouse was one of their first favorite celebrities. I remember being a small child with my autograph book in hand, and beaming with excitement because I got to meet Mickey Mouse in person, and he gave me his autograph too! . . I felt the same exact way when I went to #epcotfoodandwinefestival for my 4th visit to collect my passholder cutting board! 🌯🍲🍥🍷🍹I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate becoming a passholder than getting that cutting board and getting to wish Mickey a happy 90th birthday in person! . . I got to Epcot at rope drop on Nov. 9th and headed to festival center like I owned the place, I picked up my prize and booked a #fastpass right away so that I could show it to Mickey. The minute I scanned my #magicband I couldn't stop smiling. While in the fastpass line I saw two little sisters, dressed like Ariel, with their autograph books and different colored sharpies in hand. They were discussing what color marker they were going to have Mickey sign with. It was such a sweet moment to witness. 😍 When it was my turn to meet Mickey, I showed him my cutting board, I told him happy birthday and that he didn't look a day over 21, and gave him a big hug 🤗 He asked (in his own Mickey way) if I wanted him to sign my cutting board. I hadn't even thought of that and I didn't have a pen! Mickey waved a cast member down and they made a sharpie magically appear. As you can see, the smile never left my face! 😁 . . All this to say, Happy Birthday to the Mouse that Walt created to make children and even adults smile. To bring light to a world with a lot of darkness. To make even the most sinical, believe in magic again. Mickey has been a symbol of love, hope, and magic for 90 years. Cheers to 90 more! 🐭🎉🎂🎈😍 . . 📷: @disneyphotopass . . #itallstartedwithamouse #epcot #waltdisneyworld #mickeymouse #happybirthdaymickey #disneyblog #annualpassholder #disneyblogger #disneygram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqVWXJdn4BJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t3te6vbeobvv

Day 16 #discoveringdisney photo challenge: FAVORITE CHARACTER . . Since I already posted about my favorite character yesterday, I decided to share a few photos from some of my favorite Character meet and greets at Walt Disney World. 📷: @disneyphotopass . . I feel like I will never be too old to to take a picture, hug, and chat with some of my favorite Disney Characters. Disney is all about using your imagination and giving in to your inner child. No matter how old I get, I never want to loose that sense of childlike wonder ✨🌈 Character meets will always be one of my favorite parts of visiting Walt Disney World, the Disney PhotoPass photographers do such an amazing job of truly capturing the magic 📸✨🧞 . . I'm sure most of you have heard that Disney PhotoPass is going to be replacing some of the photographers with automated cameras. I have to say, I am pretty disappointed in this decision. I personally don't think a machine can capture the magic, excitement, and love the way a real photographer can. How do you feel about this new decision? Let me know in the comments 👇 . . #disney #waltdisneyworld #annualpassholder #magic #imagination #disneyphotopass #disneyphotography #minniemouse #goofy #baymax #joyandsadness #charactermeetandgreet #disneyphotochallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSZnFOneIs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c3lzbi2yb12u

Day 15 of the #discoveringdisney photo challenge: MOVIE . . Today's pics are dedicated to my 1st favorite Disney movie, The Little Mermaid (watching it RIGHT NOW for the 734567789 time). You can't tell but, the first pic is of me and my hubby riding Ariel's Undersea Adventure, (more on that later) 😉😘 . . The Little Mermaid came out 1 year and 5 months after my 1st birthday, and since my mom and dad are both Disney fans they bought me all the Disney VHS tapes as soon as they came out. I can't remember a time in my life that I wasn't obsessed with Ariel's story 😍😍😍 . . As a toddler I'm sure I was mostly interested in the music and colors. 🎶🎨🌈🦀 As I became a little older it was definitely all about the songs. I sang Part of Your World and drove my family crazy! And I still do! When I became a headstrong teenager, and even into adulthood I was able to identify with Ariel's actual story more than ever before. And now, that I have met and married my Prince Eric, I find myself driving him crazy singing all of the songs ♥️🎶🐚 . . On that subject, I want to give a shout out to my hubby. I know I have mentioned that he is not a huge theme park fan. But, he sure did go to Magic Kingdom with me, in the middle of the June heat, and smile for a pic in a pink clam shell just for me. Love you babe, my Prince Eric ♥️🤴🏾 . . Disney's The Little Mermaid was my 1st favorite movie, Ariel was my 1st favorite Princess and quite honestly The Little Mermaid is the movie that started my love for Disney. Because of this, I will be officially changing my username to UnderTheSeaWithKenyarie 🧜‍♀️🦀🐚🐠 Thanks for all those that helped me decide. . . Are you still there? 🤣🤣🤣 If so, tell me about your 1st favorite Disney movie? I would love to hear all about it in the comments 👇 . . #thelittlemermaid #disney #disneymovies #partofyourworld #underthesea #disneyblog #disneygram #disneybound #styledbydisney #styledbymagic #prince #princess #secretlyamermaid https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOO-4Snx7X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ebuw0reijp7a

Day 13 of the #discoveringdisney photo challenge: WISHLIST . . For today, I wanted to tell you about the amazing thing that @waltdisneyworld is doing for @makeawishamerica. Below is copied from the Make-a-Wish Foundation website. . . Join Disney in celebrating 90 years of Mickey Mouse by Sharing Your Ears, and you’ll help make wishes come true for children with critical illnesses . . From November 4-17, 2018, take a photo showing off your Mickey Mouse ears – or any creative “ears” – and upload it to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. For every public photo posted with #ShareYourEars, Disney will donate US $5 to Make-A-Wish, up to US $2 million to grant even more life-changing wishes. This is all part of the Disney Team of Heroes commitment to deliver comfort and inspiration to families around the world . . Since 1980, Disney has helped Make-A-Wish grant more than 130,000 wishes – experiences that not only brighten lives but also help wish kids and their families replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with hope . . So, get ready – and get creative! Don’t have ears? Create your own out of just about anything. Make them simple or fancy; artistic or wacky. Then put them on and join your favorite heroes, celebrities and athletes in helping make wishes come true! . . #makawish #disney #giveback #photochallenge #shareyourears #waltdisney #annualpassholder #disneysprings https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIZnTSnUrv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hdvlpdxqq5wg