I'm so excited! It will only be until Friday but I can't wait! We're going to be hitting up Universal/IOA for a day too 
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I'm so excited! It will only be until Friday but I can't wait! We're going to be hitting up Universal/IOA for a day too 
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Any bit of Disney is just perfect!!! Are you going to write a TR???
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Tuesday, April 6: Expensively Precious
Our next store was The Art of Disney. This is definitely a "window shopping" place only! The stuff is much too expensive. I also personally don't see the point in a lot of it either because I get joy just looking at a $25 poster, haha.
I did, however, enjoy just looking at all the different kinds of Precious Moments figurines they had! I'd never actually want one because I don't really like figurines or things like this in terms of decoration (Weird and I have the plan to have an apartment that's very simple and minimalistic). However, I do like looking at them because I grew up with Precious Moments dolls and coloring books.
Therefore, this update is dedicated to Precious Moments!
I've never seen this one before! How cute!
Just looking at this one makes me a little chilly!
Painting the roses red!
It's cute that the Disney part is a bit more subtle with the little Nemo and Dory!
Ooo, this is probably one of my favorites because I absolutely love ride vehicles, and the Pan one is one of my all time favorites! It reminds me of VMK.
Here's another subtle Disney one.
Ooo, I don't often see Ariel. They should make an Asian one for Mulan!
Out of all princesses, I really like the Belle ones, but she has to be in the blue dress. I love the blue dress Belle! If I see her during our upcoming trip, I'm hoping to get a picture with her!
I think there were many more of them there, but I only took pictures of the ones I had never seen before. So many choices! There's a Precious Moment figurine for everyone!
Our next store was The Art of Disney. This is definitely a "window shopping" place only! The stuff is much too expensive. I also personally don't see the point in a lot of it either because I get joy just looking at a $25 poster, haha.
I did, however, enjoy just looking at all the different kinds of Precious Moments figurines they had! I'd never actually want one because I don't really like figurines or things like this in terms of decoration (Weird and I have the plan to have an apartment that's very simple and minimalistic). However, I do like looking at them because I grew up with Precious Moments dolls and coloring books.
Therefore, this update is dedicated to Precious Moments!
I've never seen this one before! How cute!
Just looking at this one makes me a little chilly!
Painting the roses red!
It's cute that the Disney part is a bit more subtle with the little Nemo and Dory!
Ooo, this is probably one of my favorites because I absolutely love ride vehicles, and the Pan one is one of my all time favorites! It reminds me of VMK.
Here's another subtle Disney one.
Ooo, I don't often see Ariel. They should make an Asian one for Mulan!
Out of all princesses, I really like the Belle ones, but she has to be in the blue dress. I love the blue dress Belle! If I see her during our upcoming trip, I'm hoping to get a picture with her!
I think there were many more of them there, but I only took pictures of the ones I had never seen before. So many choices! There's a Precious Moment figurine for everyone!
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Aww, those Precious Moments are so cute! I have seen some of the Disney ones before and given some to my best friend since she has a nice collection going. Although, that Woody one is adorable! I love how it just captures the innocence of childhood and the little boy playing cowboy with his Woody doll.
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Isn't it? It just really captures the fun of the ride!
I have 3-4 Precious Moments dolls in boxes. I used to play with them, but she told me to take care of them. Haha, that's why they're still in there somewhere in my room or closet!
It really does capture the innocence! Reminds me of years long gone. For me, these are the perfect things to capture in a picture. It gives me the same amount of joy to just see it in a pic! I don't need to purchase it! I'd rather have a million Disney shirts or, even better, BAGS!
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Tuesday, April 6: The Art of Disney
Here are just some other items at the store that we liked or found interesting!
These huge models interested Weird, of course, considering he has his degree in architecture.
He just loves examining models. Haha, that sounds wrong ... I meant, models of buildings and such!
Out of all of them, this is the one I liked! I love the feel of Main Street because there's just SO much anticipation! I really would love to live where Walt grew up in Marceline! I mean that as in, I'd love to live there right now as long as it matched what it was back then! Does that make sense?
This Indiana Jones Mickey was cute. I absolutely love it when they have the Disney characters dress up.
There was a whole area dedicated to little figurines. Loved looking at them but like always, I just don't see the point because they take up space and give you mroe things to dust!
Strange angle on the bride and groom Mickey and Minnie. It's odd, but I actually don't really care THAT much for Mickey and Minnie in the wedding clothes. I don't really know why. Maybe it's because I don't like Minnie's dress? The bride and groom stuff is cute when they have the old, classic Mickey and Minnie though with the tails and top hat.
The things that I always love are the posters or pictures of ALL the Disney characters together, like this:
I did flip through the postcard section to try to find the prints that I really liked like this one in postcard form. However, I couldn't find it! Oh well. I guess that just means I save my money, right? There was also an awesome poster that had all the characters on it (I recently saw it on the Disney site), but the one they were showcasing was all sparkly and shiny, and Weird said the real one wasn't made on that kind of paper (he read the info on the tube or something). Oh well. Moving on, right?
We left that grouping of stores, and I had Weird take this picture. I don't know if I posted it earlier when we were actually IN that store, but I saw it and loved it! I just love books, pens, and pencils! I mean, they're school supplies!
Where would we go next?
Here are just some other items at the store that we liked or found interesting!
These huge models interested Weird, of course, considering he has his degree in architecture.
He just loves examining models. Haha, that sounds wrong ... I meant, models of buildings and such!
Out of all of them, this is the one I liked! I love the feel of Main Street because there's just SO much anticipation! I really would love to live where Walt grew up in Marceline! I mean that as in, I'd love to live there right now as long as it matched what it was back then! Does that make sense?
This Indiana Jones Mickey was cute. I absolutely love it when they have the Disney characters dress up.
There was a whole area dedicated to little figurines. Loved looking at them but like always, I just don't see the point because they take up space and give you mroe things to dust!
Strange angle on the bride and groom Mickey and Minnie. It's odd, but I actually don't really care THAT much for Mickey and Minnie in the wedding clothes. I don't really know why. Maybe it's because I don't like Minnie's dress? The bride and groom stuff is cute when they have the old, classic Mickey and Minnie though with the tails and top hat.
The things that I always love are the posters or pictures of ALL the Disney characters together, like this:
I did flip through the postcard section to try to find the prints that I really liked like this one in postcard form. However, I couldn't find it! Oh well. I guess that just means I save my money, right? There was also an awesome poster that had all the characters on it (I recently saw it on the Disney site), but the one they were showcasing was all sparkly and shiny, and Weird said the real one wasn't made on that kind of paper (he read the info on the tube or something). Oh well. Moving on, right?
We left that grouping of stores, and I had Weird take this picture. I don't know if I posted it earlier when we were actually IN that store, but I saw it and loved it! I just love books, pens, and pencils! I mean, they're school supplies!
Where would we go next?
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Tuesday, April 6: A Desperate Search at Goofy's Candy Company
Our next stop while we were at DTD was Goofy's Candy Company. I was so excited to go there and buy something! If you read my PTR, you remember that I was interested in the Goofy's Glaciers; I even asked a separate question on DIS here. I knew I wanted to get a frozen Coke despite the fact that I'm not supposed to have caffeine like that. I also wanted to have the souvenir of the cup! I entered with so much anticipation for this drink!
Thankfully, Weird took a few pictures while we were there because I didn't get to enjoy it at all since I was just searching for the drink. The layout looked a little different than what I remembered from years ago. The decorations are all super cute though, especially that huge rice krispies treat!
I know a lot of people take pictures of these, but it's just interesting to see it in real life. And gosh, why would you want so much of that?! Haha, it's HUGE! I also don't think they're that cute. That's just my personal opinion.
We rounded the corner, and I saw Goofy!
Wait. Hold up. Where are the cups where you pick your base and the hat? Why aren't they here?!? OH NO! They ONLY have the tall ones! AHHHH!!!
I was so disappointed. The souvenir cup was one of my planned souvenirs, but now that went down the hole! I left sad and dejected.
Looking at it now, it does look like a cute drink holder to have, but it's it's just not worth the money, in my opinion. It'd be cute to use after the fact, but it doesn't scream Disney the same way the old ones did. Oh well. I guess that's more saved money in my pocket, right?
Our next stop while we were at DTD was Goofy's Candy Company. I was so excited to go there and buy something! If you read my PTR, you remember that I was interested in the Goofy's Glaciers; I even asked a separate question on DIS here. I knew I wanted to get a frozen Coke despite the fact that I'm not supposed to have caffeine like that. I also wanted to have the souvenir of the cup! I entered with so much anticipation for this drink!
Thankfully, Weird took a few pictures while we were there because I didn't get to enjoy it at all since I was just searching for the drink. The layout looked a little different than what I remembered from years ago. The decorations are all super cute though, especially that huge rice krispies treat!
I know a lot of people take pictures of these, but it's just interesting to see it in real life. And gosh, why would you want so much of that?! Haha, it's HUGE! I also don't think they're that cute. That's just my personal opinion.
We rounded the corner, and I saw Goofy!
Wait. Hold up. Where are the cups where you pick your base and the hat? Why aren't they here?!? OH NO! They ONLY have the tall ones! AHHHH!!!
I was so disappointed. The souvenir cup was one of my planned souvenirs, but now that went down the hole! I left sad and dejected.
Looking at it now, it does look like a cute drink holder to have, but it's it's just not worth the money, in my opinion. It'd be cute to use after the fact, but it doesn't scream Disney the same way the old ones did. Oh well. I guess that's more saved money in my pocket, right?
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Tuesday, April 6: More Picture Shopping
Okay, so I wasn't able to get some of the other souvenirs I had planned, and so far, I only spent Money at Mickey's Pantry. Let's keep moving on, shall we?
The $10 or Less "store" (it's more like an alley) was a bit crowded. We quickly went through there, but I realized (as other DISers realize) that the stuff that can be found here can also be found in all the other stores. It's just all put in one place because of the price. I guess it's easy to bring your kids here to pick a souvenir or something, haha.
We then went into the Winnie the Pooh store. Weird liked the round Pooh! I guess it was his first time seeing it. I've seen it before, of course, but I've forgotten what it's like to see things for the first time, and I loved being able to do that with Weird around.
Haha, I don't think I saw this picture until now! A stray pair of Cars boxers wre found by my Cars-loving boyfriend!
This is the store that I actually have more pictures than Weird, which is interesting! I guess it's because there were a ton of BAGS that I needed to photograph! This one would definitely be a cute beach tote or summer tote.
I think I'd like this print on a pair of shorts!
I thought this jacket/windbreaker was really cute, but it's white. Plus, it was rather expensive AND I end up not ever wearing jackets often. I usually just have a hoodie with me instead because they're softer. I think this is on the Disney site now though.
I love the big Disney totes! When Weird and I are married, I'm sure we're going to be using a lot of these to transport things around.
Look at these baby Tiggers!!! If I had a baby, I'm sure I'd kind of encourage my child to choose this baby plushie!
Seeing this bag got me upset. Why? I used to have a messenger bag that looked almost exactly like this! The flap on teh front was just longer, and it was a little bit more rectangular-ish. I cannot BELIEVE that I got rid of it YEARS ago!!! AHHH!!! If I had known that I'd suddenly love Disney so much and that it'd be okay to have Mickey gear, I would've kept it. I still can't get over it that I had something like this. I could be using it now!!!
Okay, focus on the scenery and the environment. Stop thinking about the bag ...
The last picture from this store was of this keychain. My mom was looking for a keychain with baby Eeyore or a cutie on it because she has a keychain with Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger on it as babies. It's missing Eeyore though! I took this pic just to show her, but I don't think I did. I just knew that she wouldn't be excited about the "Loveable" on it, otherwise I would've bought it for her.
Ooo, our next stop was an important one! I forgot to tell you what we saw when we were in DTD!!! Stay tuned!
Okay, so I wasn't able to get some of the other souvenirs I had planned, and so far, I only spent Money at Mickey's Pantry. Let's keep moving on, shall we?
The $10 or Less "store" (it's more like an alley) was a bit crowded. We quickly went through there, but I realized (as other DISers realize) that the stuff that can be found here can also be found in all the other stores. It's just all put in one place because of the price. I guess it's easy to bring your kids here to pick a souvenir or something, haha.
We then went into the Winnie the Pooh store. Weird liked the round Pooh! I guess it was his first time seeing it. I've seen it before, of course, but I've forgotten what it's like to see things for the first time, and I loved being able to do that with Weird around.
Haha, I don't think I saw this picture until now! A stray pair of Cars boxers wre found by my Cars-loving boyfriend!
This is the store that I actually have more pictures than Weird, which is interesting! I guess it's because there were a ton of BAGS that I needed to photograph! This one would definitely be a cute beach tote or summer tote.
I think I'd like this print on a pair of shorts!
I thought this jacket/windbreaker was really cute, but it's white. Plus, it was rather expensive AND I end up not ever wearing jackets often. I usually just have a hoodie with me instead because they're softer. I think this is on the Disney site now though.
I love the big Disney totes! When Weird and I are married, I'm sure we're going to be using a lot of these to transport things around.
Look at these baby Tiggers!!! If I had a baby, I'm sure I'd kind of encourage my child to choose this baby plushie!
Seeing this bag got me upset. Why? I used to have a messenger bag that looked almost exactly like this! The flap on teh front was just longer, and it was a little bit more rectangular-ish. I cannot BELIEVE that I got rid of it YEARS ago!!! AHHH!!! If I had known that I'd suddenly love Disney so much and that it'd be okay to have Mickey gear, I would've kept it. I still can't get over it that I had something like this. I could be using it now!!!
Okay, focus on the scenery and the environment. Stop thinking about the bag ...
The last picture from this store was of this keychain. My mom was looking for a keychain with baby Eeyore or a cutie on it because she has a keychain with Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger on it as babies. It's missing Eeyore though! I took this pic just to show her, but I don't think I did. I just knew that she wouldn't be excited about the "Loveable" on it, otherwise I would've bought it for her.
Ooo, our next stop was an important one! I forgot to tell you what we saw when we were in DTD!!! Stay tuned!
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I love love love the Disney Precious Moments line. I have a couple of them myself and would love to get a couple more but they are too expensive for my cheap self. 
WHAT, the characters mugs are gone at Goofy's now?! Sad! I kind of wanted one! I always thought it would be fun to use in a classroom as like a pencil holder or something. Oh well.
WHAT, the characters mugs are gone at Goofy's now?! Sad! I kind of wanted one! I always thought it would be fun to use in a classroom as like a pencil holder or something. Oh well.
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I don't really wear or buy anything white because even though I don't normally spill food or splash things on my clothes, I know that it'd happen once I bought something that was white! I once had a white tote bag that I loved from H&M. It lasted throughout an entire summer, which was perfect because it was a nicer tote with a bow that went with my skirts and dresses for church. Of course, after 2 summers, I couldn't use it all ALL anymore because it started getting grungy.
Yup, the Mickey is very subtle, which is perfect! I don't think I could wear or use things that are "TOO" Mickey!
I love love love the Disney Precious Moments line. I have a couple of them myself and would love to get a couple more but they are too expensive for my cheap self.
WHAT, the characters mugs are gone at Goofy's now?! Sad! I kind of wanted one! I always thought it would be fun to use in a classroom as like a pencil holder or something. Oh well.
Ooo, which ones do you have? I don't even remember what the prices were around; I'm pretty sure that I checked.
They definitely would have been a cute desk accessory! I guess I waited much too long! Maybe it was a good change for other people who already have every single character cup choice!
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Tuesday, April 6: It's Ridley Pearson!
In the last update, I said that I forgot to mention something big that happened! It was a rather exciting thing that I was really upset about from our Epcot visit the day before.
No, it didn't have anything to do with the pin store.
It had to do with the fact that when we were in DTD, we saw a sign that said that RIDLEY PEARSON was going to be at ONCE UPON A TOY from 4-6pm!!! YAY!!! That meant that I had another chance to meet him! I wasn't going to have to feel bad for missing him at Epcot!!! We went to the store maybe around 3:45pm.
I asked one of the CMs where he was signing, and she said it was in the last room. We walked all the way there, I grabbed a book, and then I started walking to the end of the line. I kept walking and walking and walking! When I realized that the line went OUTSIDE the store and stretched around, I knew it was NOT going to happen.
In this picture of Ridley's signing table, you can actually see the people outside in the back waiting.
There was absolutely NO way that I would be able to stand for that long. Even if I could sit on the ground, I knew I wouldn't last in that sun. I didn't have the patience for it, and I knew my dad wouldn't have the patience for waiting for me. After standing there for a bit and talking about it with my mom and Weird, I put the book back. My mom asked me why I didn't go line up earlier since we knew about it much earlier. However, there were two issues: (1) I didn't realize that Kingdom Keepers was THAT popular and (2) I didn't want to "waste" shopping time by waiting on a line!!! I realize now that the Epcot line probably wouldn't have been AS long because ANYONE can just go to DTD! There's no admission needed, so I'm sure even locals would go there for a book signing. I'm sure I would, but I know I probably wouldn't pay to go to wait in Epcot! Oh well.
Here's a better picture of the people waiting outside. They were camped out. The people that were in the line that was inside the store were like, halfway through the book already. That meant they were waiting for a while. I don't think I could EVER wait in a line that long. I mean, I love the books and all, but I'm not that crazy to meet Ridley Pearson. I mean, what would I even say to him that wouldn't sound like everyone else?
PLUS, I'd have to pay full price for the book, hehe. I know I know, it's a signed copy and all, but I told myself that I'd be able to get back and order it much cheaper on Amazon (I did, and then I ended up getting a copy from one of my Disney-loving students as a gift too - I returned that one to BN though since I already read my Amazon copy).
Not waiting on line gave us time to look around Once Upon a Toy. I was still very interested in seeing him come in and all that, and I knew I could just stand in an area to see and watch for a bit. Weird also had fun looking arond especially when he saw the area where you could build your own light saber! He's such a Star Wars nerd.
I absolutely loved the baby characters with the blankets. It was the first time I had seen Woody and Buzz!
Look at how cute Buzz looks when he's bundled up!!! I liked it because Buzz in "real life" (haha, that sounds funny) doesn't really look that cute. He's just not the cute, cuddly type. However, as a baby? Absolutely adorable!
Such a round face!
Hehe.
Why weren't these things around when i was a little girl?!? I guess it's because it'd be too difficult for me to choose just one! I still do love that baby Tigger though!
We were also really excited to see Pook-a-Looz at that time. We had seen something simliar to it at FAO Schwarz and we had seen the actual Pook-a-Looz at our local Disney Store, but I just think it was fun to see a TON of them.
Of course, we didn't actually buy any, haha. We thought this was cool though because we had never seen the characters from Nightmare Before Christmas. Um, Jack Skellington and ... um, Jack Skellington's girl? Haha. Yes, I know I have to watch this movie.
Here's one with Kermit who was also new to me.
I had fun checking out how some of the other Mickeys were dressed. Here's Mickey dressed as Woody!
This one is so for Sarah (wdwgirl03) who loves American Idol and watching the American Idol Experience at DHS!
We got near the front of the store when I found this puzzle. For a while, I thought about getting it.
Funny thing is that I didn't even see this one, but Weird took a picture of it! I guess some things that don't interest me don't even catch my attention when I'm quickly browsing.
As we got closer to the time that Ridley Pearson was to come out, we headed back to that area. I thought it was interesting that there was an older couple who were first on line to meet him and get the book signed!
Weird took a picture of what was above us on the ceiling as we waited.
After a few minutes of waiting, we started hearing people getting excited! Ridley Pearson was coming out! As Weird snapped pictures, I took video. You can see all the people turn around to watch him. We thought he'd come out of one of the doors near us, but he walked past all the fans, which must've been fun for them.
At first, I thought this guy in white with glasses was Ridley Pearson. I mean, he DOES look kinda like him. From the pic I remember seeing in the inside cover of the book, it could've been him!
There he is! I actually liked that he was wearing jeans and looked more casual.
Here's the video I took. You know how I said that the older couple was first in line to get their book signed? I was wrong. They were there to get BOOKS signed! Haha. She had the reusable Minnie tote that she plopped on the table! It was filled with books, so that was cool for her because she must've waited for a while.
Haha, this woman was kind of entertaining. Weird got a good shot of how much she really loves and appreciates Ridley Pearson!
"Here you go, dear. Here are all the books for our grandkids!"
(continued in next post)
In the last update, I said that I forgot to mention something big that happened! It was a rather exciting thing that I was really upset about from our Epcot visit the day before.
No, it didn't have anything to do with the pin store.
It had to do with the fact that when we were in DTD, we saw a sign that said that RIDLEY PEARSON was going to be at ONCE UPON A TOY from 4-6pm!!! YAY!!! That meant that I had another chance to meet him! I wasn't going to have to feel bad for missing him at Epcot!!! We went to the store maybe around 3:45pm.
I asked one of the CMs where he was signing, and she said it was in the last room. We walked all the way there, I grabbed a book, and then I started walking to the end of the line. I kept walking and walking and walking! When I realized that the line went OUTSIDE the store and stretched around, I knew it was NOT going to happen.
In this picture of Ridley's signing table, you can actually see the people outside in the back waiting.
There was absolutely NO way that I would be able to stand for that long. Even if I could sit on the ground, I knew I wouldn't last in that sun. I didn't have the patience for it, and I knew my dad wouldn't have the patience for waiting for me. After standing there for a bit and talking about it with my mom and Weird, I put the book back. My mom asked me why I didn't go line up earlier since we knew about it much earlier. However, there were two issues: (1) I didn't realize that Kingdom Keepers was THAT popular and (2) I didn't want to "waste" shopping time by waiting on a line!!! I realize now that the Epcot line probably wouldn't have been AS long because ANYONE can just go to DTD! There's no admission needed, so I'm sure even locals would go there for a book signing. I'm sure I would, but I know I probably wouldn't pay to go to wait in Epcot! Oh well.
Here's a better picture of the people waiting outside. They were camped out. The people that were in the line that was inside the store were like, halfway through the book already. That meant they were waiting for a while. I don't think I could EVER wait in a line that long. I mean, I love the books and all, but I'm not that crazy to meet Ridley Pearson. I mean, what would I even say to him that wouldn't sound like everyone else?
PLUS, I'd have to pay full price for the book, hehe. I know I know, it's a signed copy and all, but I told myself that I'd be able to get back and order it much cheaper on Amazon (I did, and then I ended up getting a copy from one of my Disney-loving students as a gift too - I returned that one to BN though since I already read my Amazon copy).
Not waiting on line gave us time to look around Once Upon a Toy. I was still very interested in seeing him come in and all that, and I knew I could just stand in an area to see and watch for a bit. Weird also had fun looking arond especially when he saw the area where you could build your own light saber! He's such a Star Wars nerd.
I absolutely loved the baby characters with the blankets. It was the first time I had seen Woody and Buzz!
Look at how cute Buzz looks when he's bundled up!!! I liked it because Buzz in "real life" (haha, that sounds funny) doesn't really look that cute. He's just not the cute, cuddly type. However, as a baby? Absolutely adorable!
Such a round face!
Hehe.
Why weren't these things around when i was a little girl?!? I guess it's because it'd be too difficult for me to choose just one! I still do love that baby Tigger though!
We were also really excited to see Pook-a-Looz at that time. We had seen something simliar to it at FAO Schwarz and we had seen the actual Pook-a-Looz at our local Disney Store, but I just think it was fun to see a TON of them.
Of course, we didn't actually buy any, haha. We thought this was cool though because we had never seen the characters from Nightmare Before Christmas. Um, Jack Skellington and ... um, Jack Skellington's girl? Haha. Yes, I know I have to watch this movie.
Here's one with Kermit who was also new to me.
I had fun checking out how some of the other Mickeys were dressed. Here's Mickey dressed as Woody!
This one is so for Sarah (wdwgirl03) who loves American Idol and watching the American Idol Experience at DHS!
We got near the front of the store when I found this puzzle. For a while, I thought about getting it.
Funny thing is that I didn't even see this one, but Weird took a picture of it! I guess some things that don't interest me don't even catch my attention when I'm quickly browsing.
As we got closer to the time that Ridley Pearson was to come out, we headed back to that area. I thought it was interesting that there was an older couple who were first on line to meet him and get the book signed!
Weird took a picture of what was above us on the ceiling as we waited.
After a few minutes of waiting, we started hearing people getting excited! Ridley Pearson was coming out! As Weird snapped pictures, I took video. You can see all the people turn around to watch him. We thought he'd come out of one of the doors near us, but he walked past all the fans, which must've been fun for them.
At first, I thought this guy in white with glasses was Ridley Pearson. I mean, he DOES look kinda like him. From the pic I remember seeing in the inside cover of the book, it could've been him!
There he is! I actually liked that he was wearing jeans and looked more casual.
Here's the video I took. You know how I said that the older couple was first in line to get their book signed? I was wrong. They were there to get BOOKS signed! Haha. She had the reusable Minnie tote that she plopped on the table! It was filled with books, so that was cool for her because she must've waited for a while.
Haha, this woman was kind of entertaining. Weird got a good shot of how much she really loves and appreciates Ridley Pearson!
"Here you go, dear. Here are all the books for our grandkids!"
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I wonder if Ridley's thinking, "Um, I have a whole line of people waiting. I hope they all don't have bags filled to the top like these people!"
"Let's get this started."
While I was video-ing, other people showed up, and they were standing around me. They saw the commotion, but they didn't know who the guy was, so when they said it out loud in general, I told them that he wrote the Kingdom Keepers series and the Peter and the Starcatchers series. They were right by a bookshelf, so I pointed it out to them. You can actually hear part of me saying that in the video.
After that brief "encounter," we were done. Haha, nothing else was going to happen. I didn't need to stand there any longer because although I LOVE Kingdom Keepers (as you know if you've been reading my TR!), I appreciate him as an author. I don't need to just stand in his presence or anything like that, haha. Seeing him very cool though! This was "our" picture!
Although we were done with Mr. Pearson, we weren't done yet with Once Upon a Toy! Beforehand, we had passed by this display. I remember seeing it two years ago with my mom and Matt. This time I was extra intrigued by it.
After checking out the display, I saw that there were a few I really wanted. One of them was the Peter Pan ride vehicle, of course! Again, if you've been reading my TR and past TR/PTR, you know how much I love the Peter Pan boats! You can see it on the shelf thing closest to the camera.
I actually think that all of the ride vehicles and icons were much cuter than the characters.
Look! It's Mater in the back!
Bruce is scary-looking, but there's a Test Track car!
Weird examined the other packets that had Star Wars stuff.
The only ones that we really thought were cool were the Disney characters dressed as Star Wars characters. You can see Stitch and Goofy wearing SW costumes.
Well, I decided that there enough good ones for me to buy a packet! I think they're about $5. I was okay with that though because I already decided I was going to get the puzzle, and I needed to spend a certain amount of money to be able to also buy the big duffel bag! I have pictures of the stuff for later. But of course, because I wanted the Peter Pan vehicle, it took a while standing there feeling the bags. Haha, there was another family with the dad helping the younger daughter feel the bags too for the ones that they wanted.
I couldn't really tell that well, but Weird found one that he was pretty sure was the Peter Pan ride vehicle! I felt it and agreed with him. He has much better spatial reasoning than I do, so I knew he would know better.
Here were a few more things that were in the store. These figurine playsets were so cute!!!
Making them a bit more cartoony-y (haha, if that's possible since they're all cartoons) made them cuter.
My dear boyfriend (hehe, fiance now!) finds the Cars stuff ANYWHERE we go!
I know our kids are going to have to like Cars because that's what Weird is going to buy for them! Haha, just like I'll be buying the baby Disney character plushies!
I've only seen the movie once, so I don't really remember much from it.
I think I should watch it again when we take Amtrak down next February! I'm sure Weird would like that!
Haha, they all look the same to me.
He also found such a cute Wall-E doll! We went to see Wall-E in the movie theater around the time when we first started dating again, I think. It was a great movie date because Wall-E and Eve reminded us so much of ourselves! We stayed until the credits finished because I loved the song at the end. Even to this day, "Down to Earth" is one of my favorite songs.
After all that browsing, I decided to go and pay. I feel like I'm forgetting something besides the puzzle, Collectors Pack, and the duffel bag. I guess we'll find out at the end because I took pics of the stuff on our final day at the condo because the dining room table was cleaned off.
Well, as I handed the bag over to the CM, she asked me if I knew about the trading box. She told me that there was a box in the middle room of the store where people could trade the figures they didn't want one for one. I thought that was a brilliant idea, and she said I could open it right then and there. When I did, I saw that Weird was right and I did get the Peter Pan ride vehicle!!! Yay, I was so happy!
I also got the Mickey water tower and a Minnie figurine. If there was no trading box, I would've been satisfied, but considering there was one, I had to go see what they had! I thanked the CM who rang up my purchase and told me about the box. I went over to the counter in the center room and asked for the trading box. The CM dumped out everything they had. I wish that Weird took a picture of it!
There wasn't THAT much of a variety. Obviously the good things aren't going to be in there. There were absolutely no Peter Pan ride vehicles. There are a ton of repeats, but I knew that I wanted to get some more ride vehicles. I immediately picked out a Test Track vehicle because that's my favorite Epcot ride. Then I couldn't decide on the last one to swap. I could've swapped for another Test Track one for Matt or Weird, but I decided to pick another one out for me. I wanted to pick the Dinosaur ride vehicle, but I hadn't ridden it in a while. Instead, I chose the Kali River Rapid tube. Even though the last time I rode was the same time I rode Dinosaur, I have fond memories of Kali! My cousins Dani and Nik (the two cousins who are my bridesmaids and are going to Florida with me in February) went on that ride 3 times in a row with FP! Our families combined that day yielded 9 FP, and our parents didn't want to go and our baby brothers couldn't. I mean, we were already drenched after one ride, so why not go again and again?! Anyway, that's why I chose that as my last trade.
What fun! I didn't expect to have that much fun in Once Upon a Toy because I figured the stuff wasn't really for my age. The only thing I went in there wanting was the park version of Monopoly that I couldn't find. I ended up leaving with different souvenirs and a lot of great memories!
I wonder if Ridley's thinking, "Um, I have a whole line of people waiting. I hope they all don't have bags filled to the top like these people!"
"Let's get this started."
While I was video-ing, other people showed up, and they were standing around me. They saw the commotion, but they didn't know who the guy was, so when they said it out loud in general, I told them that he wrote the Kingdom Keepers series and the Peter and the Starcatchers series. They were right by a bookshelf, so I pointed it out to them. You can actually hear part of me saying that in the video.
After that brief "encounter," we were done. Haha, nothing else was going to happen. I didn't need to stand there any longer because although I LOVE Kingdom Keepers (as you know if you've been reading my TR!), I appreciate him as an author. I don't need to just stand in his presence or anything like that, haha. Seeing him very cool though! This was "our" picture!
Although we were done with Mr. Pearson, we weren't done yet with Once Upon a Toy! Beforehand, we had passed by this display. I remember seeing it two years ago with my mom and Matt. This time I was extra intrigued by it.
After checking out the display, I saw that there were a few I really wanted. One of them was the Peter Pan ride vehicle, of course! Again, if you've been reading my TR and past TR/PTR, you know how much I love the Peter Pan boats! You can see it on the shelf thing closest to the camera.
I actually think that all of the ride vehicles and icons were much cuter than the characters.
Look! It's Mater in the back!
Bruce is scary-looking, but there's a Test Track car!
Weird examined the other packets that had Star Wars stuff.
The only ones that we really thought were cool were the Disney characters dressed as Star Wars characters. You can see Stitch and Goofy wearing SW costumes.
Well, I decided that there enough good ones for me to buy a packet! I think they're about $5. I was okay with that though because I already decided I was going to get the puzzle, and I needed to spend a certain amount of money to be able to also buy the big duffel bag! I have pictures of the stuff for later. But of course, because I wanted the Peter Pan vehicle, it took a while standing there feeling the bags. Haha, there was another family with the dad helping the younger daughter feel the bags too for the ones that they wanted.
I couldn't really tell that well, but Weird found one that he was pretty sure was the Peter Pan ride vehicle! I felt it and agreed with him. He has much better spatial reasoning than I do, so I knew he would know better.
Here were a few more things that were in the store. These figurine playsets were so cute!!!
Making them a bit more cartoony-y (haha, if that's possible since they're all cartoons) made them cuter.
My dear boyfriend (hehe, fiance now!) finds the Cars stuff ANYWHERE we go!
I know our kids are going to have to like Cars because that's what Weird is going to buy for them! Haha, just like I'll be buying the baby Disney character plushies!
I've only seen the movie once, so I don't really remember much from it.
I think I should watch it again when we take Amtrak down next February! I'm sure Weird would like that!
Haha, they all look the same to me.
He also found such a cute Wall-E doll! We went to see Wall-E in the movie theater around the time when we first started dating again, I think. It was a great movie date because Wall-E and Eve reminded us so much of ourselves! We stayed until the credits finished because I loved the song at the end. Even to this day, "Down to Earth" is one of my favorite songs.
After all that browsing, I decided to go and pay. I feel like I'm forgetting something besides the puzzle, Collectors Pack, and the duffel bag. I guess we'll find out at the end because I took pics of the stuff on our final day at the condo because the dining room table was cleaned off.
Well, as I handed the bag over to the CM, she asked me if I knew about the trading box. She told me that there was a box in the middle room of the store where people could trade the figures they didn't want one for one. I thought that was a brilliant idea, and she said I could open it right then and there. When I did, I saw that Weird was right and I did get the Peter Pan ride vehicle!!! Yay, I was so happy!
I also got the Mickey water tower and a Minnie figurine. If there was no trading box, I would've been satisfied, but considering there was one, I had to go see what they had! I thanked the CM who rang up my purchase and told me about the box. I went over to the counter in the center room and asked for the trading box. The CM dumped out everything they had. I wish that Weird took a picture of it!
There wasn't THAT much of a variety. Obviously the good things aren't going to be in there. There were absolutely no Peter Pan ride vehicles. There are a ton of repeats, but I knew that I wanted to get some more ride vehicles. I immediately picked out a Test Track vehicle because that's my favorite Epcot ride. Then I couldn't decide on the last one to swap. I could've swapped for another Test Track one for Matt or Weird, but I decided to pick another one out for me. I wanted to pick the Dinosaur ride vehicle, but I hadn't ridden it in a while. Instead, I chose the Kali River Rapid tube. Even though the last time I rode was the same time I rode Dinosaur, I have fond memories of Kali! My cousins Dani and Nik (the two cousins who are my bridesmaids and are going to Florida with me in February) went on that ride 3 times in a row with FP! Our families combined that day yielded 9 FP, and our parents didn't want to go and our baby brothers couldn't. I mean, we were already drenched after one ride, so why not go again and again?! Anyway, that's why I chose that as my last trade.
What fun! I didn't expect to have that much fun in Once Upon a Toy because I figured the stuff wasn't really for my age. The only thing I went in there wanting was the park version of Monopoly that I couldn't find. I ended up leaving with different souvenirs and a lot of great memories!
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That was a fun update! You know how big of an influence you were on my decision to start reading the KK series. So that was fun to see. I don't know if I've been inside Once Upon a Toy before but I think I will definitely HAVE to go in February. I just hope I can refrain DD (and myself) from going overboard in that store.
By the way, I'm sure you already know, but in case you don't, you know that Cars 2 will be coming out in the near future? DD loves that movie, I think it as her first Disney movie to watch over and over again on DVD. I posted a pic of her bday cake on our blog and you can see that your man would most likely appreciate it.
By the way, I'm sure you already know, but in case you don't, you know that Cars 2 will be coming out in the near future? DD loves that movie, I think it as her first Disney movie to watch over and over again on DVD. I posted a pic of her bday cake on our blog and you can see that your man would most likely appreciate it.
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You really must see The Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a bit "weird" at first, but then it really grows on you. My DH actually carved us an awesome Jack Skellington pumpkin this year. I'd upload a picture but it's on his Blackberry and I know that he's not going to want to mess with that today 'cause Sunday is lesson plans and grading papers day.
You are so lucky that Weird loves Disney (and shopping) as much as you do! There is no way that my DH and DS would be patient enough to allow me to browse through DTD at such a leisurely pace. I think that I'll break away from the family in February and shop on my own.
You are so lucky that Weird loves Disney (and shopping) as much as you do! There is no way that my DH and DS would be patient enough to allow me to browse through DTD at such a leisurely pace. I think that I'll break away from the family in February and shop on my own.
yay! More shopping pictures! I hope Howard doesn't see this, but I have yet to see Cars! That's the only Disney movie left that I haven't seen. I finally saw Princess & the Frog a few weeks ago and loved it. Now I just need to watch Cars before the second one comes out next June! I did learn all the character's names from my bf's 2 year old cousin, he's obsessed with that movie. 
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I remember when I first read it; I couldn't find many people on the boards who also read it! And I only read it after the 2nd one was already published! Now I see that more people have read it, which is great because then I don't sound crazy when I'm making the KK references!
Ooo, it's really such a fun store! You might have to prep DD beforehand in terms of how much she's allowed to buy! Haha. I think I have to prep myself before going into any of those stores!!!
Yup! I know that Cars 2 is coming out. We saw a sign for it during the trip somewhere, I think. I really only know because of Weird, of course. He reminded me again two weeks ago when they FINALLY had a adult men's shirt with Lightning on it. I was surprised that they finally came out with one, and he said it's probably because the movie's going to come out soon.
I saw the pics of DD's party! I didn't show it to him yet, but I definitely will!
You really must see The Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a bit "weird" at first, but then it really grows on you. My DH actually carved us an awesome Jack Skellington pumpkin this year. I'd upload a picture but it's on his Blackberry and I know that he's not going to want to mess with that today 'cause Sunday is lesson plans and grading papers day.
You are so lucky that Weird loves Disney (and shopping) as much as you do! There is no way that my DH and DS would be patient enough to allow me to browse through DTD at such a leisurely pace. I think that I'll break away from the family in February and shop on my own.
Nightmare is my cousin Dani's favorite movie. And to think that she's seen a TON of movies, and she went to school for screenplay writing! That's why we took those pics of Jack Skellington stuff! Haha, Sunday is church and then lesson plans/grading for me too! Finally got back, and I figured I'd spend some time on DIS before jumping back into the work.
I really am lucky that he loves Disney so much! I remember saying to a guy once that that guy and I didn't share the same love for Disney, and it just didn't make sense. He said that he'd go to Disney for the kids, and I said, "I don't want to just go to Disney for the kids; I want to go for us!" Haha. It's so important to me that there was no way it could work out (among other reasons, of course).
As you'll see, we couldn't even stay that long at DTD, and Weird was upset by it because we didn't go through every store yet!
yay! More shopping pictures! I hope Howard doesn't see this, but I have yet to see Cars! That's the only Disney movie left that I haven't seen. I finally saw Princess & the Frog a few weeks ago and loved it. Now I just need to watch Cars before the second one comes out next June! I did learn all the character's names from my bf's 2 year old cousin, he's obsessed with that movie.
Haha, it really is a good movie in terms of the storyline. I did like it. I guess it's just not a movie I think to watch over and over again. I think it's because none of the characters are "cute," haha.
I haven't yet seen Princess & the Frog! It's on Netflix streaming, I think, so I'll do that when I have time off. Right now I watch a lot of TV episodes (ex. right now I'm going through Cake Boss) because it's stuff I don't have to pay attention to 100%, so I can grade at the same time.
Haha, I still don't know the Cars characters ...
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Ack.... I'm so far behind! Way to go with the updates!
Can you believe, I've never eaten at EoS? It looks so yummy, I want to try it, but we never get there.
The Disney Precious Moments figures are cute. I used to collect PM figurines when I was younger, but now I just don't have a place for them. They're still fun to look at though.
I love wandering around Art of Disney. The stuff is so fun to look at, I can't imagine buying it personally, but it's fun to look at!
Bummer the line was too long to meet Ridley Pearson, but how cool you got to see him!
We've never been into Once Upon a Toy, figuring there wouldn't be stuff for us there, but it sounds like it's worth checking out.
Can you believe, I've never eaten at EoS? It looks so yummy, I want to try it, but we never get there.
The Disney Precious Moments figures are cute. I used to collect PM figurines when I was younger, but now I just don't have a place for them. They're still fun to look at though.
I love wandering around Art of Disney. The stuff is so fun to look at, I can't imagine buying it personally, but it's fun to look at!
Bummer the line was too long to meet Ridley Pearson, but how cool you got to see him!
We've never been into Once Upon a Toy, figuring there wouldn't be stuff for us there, but it sounds like it's worth checking out.
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haha, I have never seen Nightmare Before Christmas either. I don't know if I want to...it just seems to strange for my tastes. LOL. I do think Jack Skellington's girlfriend or whatever is named Sally.
Woo, yes, that AI doll is so for me (and my sisters!).
Bummer you weren't able to get Ridley Pearson's autograph but that's cool you saw him. That's crazy the one lady had a huge bagful of books. Seriously, if everyone did that the line would take FOREVER to get through! Which it already sounds like it did...haha I can't wait for the next KK book. I was on amazon a while ago and I think I saw it comes out in April and is supposed to take place at DTD!
Collector packs...one thing which I have not gotten into surprisingly. I think I have enough to collect between pins and vinylmations now.
I have no willpower when it comes to Disney shopping.
ETA: YES, I was right, and now KK4 has a name!
http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Keepers-IV-Power-Play/dp/1423138570/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289865507&sr=8-2 Woo, I can't wait!
I don't know if I want to...it just seems to strange for my tastes. LOL. I do think Jack Skellington's girlfriend or whatever is named Sally.Woo, yes, that AI doll is so for me (and my sisters!).
Bummer you weren't able to get Ridley Pearson's autograph but that's cool you saw him. That's crazy the one lady had a huge bagful of books. Seriously, if everyone did that the line would take FOREVER to get through! Which it already sounds like it did...haha I can't wait for the next KK book. I was on amazon a while ago and I think I saw it comes out in April and is supposed to take place at DTD!
Collector packs...one thing which I have not gotten into surprisingly. I think I have enough to collect between pins and vinylmations now.
I have no willpower when it comes to Disney shopping.ETA: YES, I was right, and now KK4 has a name!
http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Keepers-IV-Power-Play/dp/1423138570/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289865507&sr=8-2 Woo, I can't wait!
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