If you follow me over on twitter you’ve probably seen the #mandatorycountdowntweet hashtag that I’ve been using first thing every morning when I wake up.
In 28 days I will be jumping onto a plane and making the 20 hour trek across the Pacific back to Florida – my home away from home. When I think about heading back to Florida I get way too excited – I even squeal. It’s comparable to that of a tween being told she can make babies with Justin Bieber. Yes, for reals!
This will be my seventh trip back to the US in just under five years and fifth time being back in Florida. There are so many things in Florida that I have to be thankful for in my life, but nothing quite makes me happier than a Disney Christmas.
Through the month of December, here is a sneak peak of just some of the awesome things I will be getting up to. Sorry in advance for making you jealous…
I’m a total sucker for Mr. Claus. I love having my photo taken with him even if I am 25! Here’s the gorgeous shot we had taken at Downtown Disney during Christmas of 2009. Can’t wait to sport my Minnie Santa hat again – too cute!
2. The Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights – Hollywood Studios
Australians generally fail at Christmas. Firstly, our Christmas unfortunately falls during summer and second, well, we kinda suck when it comes time to dowsing our homes in gorgeous, flashing fairy lights. When we headed over to The Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Hollywood Studios during Christmas of 2009, nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to experience. It was beautiful – like nothing I had ever seen before and it simply took my breathe away! They even had the lights flashing to the beat of all my fave Christmas carols – oh yeah, totes a sucker for Christmas carols too!
3. ICE! – Gaylord Palms Resort
OK, so this is not technically a Disney event, but it is pretty cool (no pun intended). The Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando puts on the most awesome Christmas ICE! exhibit that you will ever see in your life – everything is made out of carved ice! Temperatures drop below -13ºC so you’ll have to rug up in a big blue coat to check it out – they even have an ice slide… yes, you read that right… an ICE SLIDE! Like OMGz!
4. Candlelight Procession – Epcot
Each year, Epcot has a list of celebrities come around to take part in the Christmas Story reading and Candlelight Processions. After lining up for hours in the cold, we were lucky to get a seat over at the American Pavilion stalls and catch Whoopi Goldberg giving her rendition of the Christmas Story backed by a full choir. It was absolutely sensational and I’m looking forward to catching Neil Patrick Harris this time around!
5. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party – Magic Kingdom
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom is, hands down, the best Disney World event I have ever attended – highlight of my life right here! Holiday Wishes, my Minnie Santa hat, hot cocoa and cookies to all attendees, the Christmas parade and stage show, a frosted Cinderella’s Castle and OMG I could go on and on. Pure love right here. Do yourself a favour and get to it at least once in your life!!!
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CAN’T FRIGGIN WAIT!
Where will you be over Christmas?
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Ahh, I’m so green! Those Christmas lights are especially beautiful – can’t wait to hear about your December adventures while you’re there.
Hehehe I thought you might read this! I’m so excited to blog my time there and this time I’ll have enough time to blog while I’m there as things happen!
I WANT TO GO!
I love Christmas and I want Disney to be there with me. This Christmas I will be at my house, we have friends come round and this year’s theme is Moroccan, I think next year I am going to put forward a Disney theme and have amazing decorations! even fake snow!
Yay to Christmas and Disney!
Hahaha OMG a Disney themed Christmas would be AMAZING! I could lend you my Minnie Santa hat but you have to take very careful care of it because it is very precious to me <3
I wanna go to!!! And so do my kids… come on… you know it would be so much more fun if you took me and my kids along!!!???!! LOL
I’d take you, but I don’t do kids… this is why I worked in the least kid-friendly section while I interned there… And really, it was the parents having the most fun there and ditching their kids!!!
How cute are you in these photos?! I can’t believe it’s just under a month now. Awesome!
Hahaha I try my best 🙂 26 days now!!!!
Not in Florida! Staying at home in Townsville, Queensland for the first full family Christmas in about 5yrs. I don’t care what everybody else does, I’ll be sticking to my Christmas tradition of putting my eskie on the pool steps and floating around all afternoon after lunch!
In Queensland you can do that – Melbourne doesn’t really get itself a good summer until around late January and February!
Ohhhhhhhhhhh those pictures!! I’m so jealous lovely! I’ve never been over Christmas, I can’t even begin to imagine how magical it is! I’m excited AND dreading you’re tweets while your there, you’ll be making me so happy and jealous at the same time! xxxx
Ahhhh don’t be jealous. You definitely need to head over for a Disney Christmas, it is sooooo amazing. Mickey’s Very Merry Xmas Party and the extended Holiday Wishes! is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before!!!!! Only two weeks to go!