Day 1 : No Toy Story and Downtown Disney

So Here's The Family

• Memere- The person who made all of this come true!
• Grampy- Married to Memere, another person making our dreams come true!
• Kara- Their daughter who loves Disney Channel, also my aunt
• Stacey- My aunt with Joe and has three kids Samantha, Tyler, and Sofia
• Joe- My uncle with Stacey
• Samantha- My 8 year old Disney loving cousin
• Tyler- My 5 year old cousin
• Sofia- My 2 year old cousin
• Erika- My mom married to Erik and has three kids Kayla, Kendall, and ME
• Erik- My stepdad who loves thrill rides!
• Kayla and Kendall- My 1 year old twin sisters
• Me- My name's Jaleen and IN LOVE WITH DISNEY

     The morning was kind of a blur, I was so excited I couldn't sleep. Literally I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL! Spending the night watching Disney Junior isn't so bad though, anything having to do with Disney that night was fine. We ended up packing our bags the day before so we were already well prepared. Now all we had to do was drive to Memeres house. We rented a giant bus to bring us from our house to the airport. It feels like a ghost town when your driving around at 5:00 in the morning. ( I wouldn't be surprised if I happened to see 999 happy haunts roaming around Seven Eleven).

     When we got to the airport we went straight to security, so lets begin our VERY stressful day. Well first of all Kara doesn't have a license, ( She has autism). She had another card with all her information on it so we thought we would be fine, well we were wrong. The security decided that her card wasn't good enough and needed to check all her cards for about five minutes. So once we got in it was time to go thru the scanner, of course me being me completely forgot I had my metal Disney bracelets and necklaces on and walked right thru the scanner. Another extra five minutes of time wasted. Although once we actually got into the airport we were fine.

     It was very exciting to bring Samantha and Tyler to the airport for the first time. We ended up getting some Dunk'in Donuts, I had a bagel with cream cheese and orange juice. Once we got on the plane me, Samantha, and Erik sat together. (I made sure to reserve a window seat with my family)!

Here's our plane

     We had a little bit of trouble on our plane. When we were going up Kara well, she passed out. Yes I know great way to start off! We were not sure why this happened, it might have been the air pressure because she was carrying a heavy backpack. On the bright side she did wake up and was fine. So once we were all set I had the one of my best plane rides. I listened to Disney music, read Disney books, and watched Disney movies. What could be better?

     Then it was time for the Magical Express, I was excited to see what this was like since I've never been on it. The video was great and defiantly helped built up the excitement. After the video there was some Mickey shorts and that excited Samantha, Tyler, and Kara since those are always on Disney Channel.

     We were staying at the All Stars Movie Resort, since I've never stayed in a Disney Hotel I had no idea what the experience would be like. Although when we got there we found out that it was a lot less enjoyable then we thought ( well at the beginning once we were all settled we had a lot of fun ). We originally reserved rooms in the Toy Story section but our travel agent messed up. So when we got there our rooms were not there, luckily some rooms were open in the Fantasia Section. We also reserved rooms with king beds. They said they could arrange to put those in our rooms but when we got there every room had two twin beds. That was fine with me since we were fortunate enough to have rooms in Fantasia but every one else was not happy, so we had to put the twin beds together. Let's go back about one hour, when we were waiting we ate in the cafeteria. I had a taco salad, it wasn't bad but the shell tasted to sweet compared to the rest of the salad. 

     After finally getting into our room and went to the pool it was time for dinner. We originally forgot to think this through see we ended up thinking about finding somewhere to eat in Downtown Disney. We thought the bus ride would only be about ten minutes but it ended up being forty five . So we walked around Downtown Disney for hours trying to find a restaurant that we could go to without reservations. So everybody decided to go back to the hotel and eat at the cafeteria while me, Erik, my Mom, Kendall, and Kayla ate at Pollo Campero a small Spanish restaurant. Moral of this story ALWAYS MAKE RESERVATIONS.

     Yes  this was a stressful day but, we had fun. The rest of the trip was a lot less stressful. Oh and by the way you may have noticed this is early, I wanted to put this up before Christmas so heres my present. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

My Disney Experiences, Part 1 August 2013

                           August 2013 Disney Experience!

     I've been to Walt Disney World many times, but never with a big party. Usually it's the usual go to grandmas with dad and take off one day to visit Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom. In this case it was completely different, now 13 people in my family were going to stay INSIDE of Disney World and go to EVERY park. Yes I know it sounds very overwhelming but if you are obsessed with Disney as much as I am this sounds very exciting! I ended up reading the whole Disney section at Barnes and Nobles. ( I never said I bought the books, Barnes and Nobles is basically a library except for the fact that you can't take the books home!) 

     After days, weeks, months, and years planning this vacation the excitement started to take over, seriously it's all I could think about! When the trip finally came it felt unreal. It was crazy to think that in just 8 hours I would be on my way to the airport. So here's my family story, we had some great moments but also had some bad moments, but at the end of the day we all had a good time. ( That's all that matters right)!

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'Ohana Dinner Review!

     

Here is the entrance to 'Ohana.

     Today we'll be talking about my favorite restaurant on Disney property. 'Ohana is a Polynesian family style restaurant  located in the Polynesian hotel in Walt Disney World. Here the waiters keep bringing the food out from pork dumplings to the delicious bread pudding. Even if your full you can't help but stuff yourself even more. ( So if you're planning to go to the parks after this you might want to change your mind). All I can say is YOU HAVE TO GO TO 'OHANA! 

     Right when you step foot into 'Ohana you feel like you've been transported to Hawaii. We made a reservation but as always you still have to wait. Even when you wait it's still nice, right next to the entrance of 'Ohana is a waiting area with some comfy couches, (which are probably nicer than my couch at home.) Anyways if you come to 'Ohana at the right time you can watch Wishes while your waiting! There's a huge window with a perfect view of Cinderellas castle. Whats better than eating amazing food and watching Wishes?

     The decorations at 'Ohana are very true to the restaurants theme. There's tiki statues, lush green plants, and flowers covering the rooms. I love when you first enter and you immediately feel welcomed. The cast members really work their hardest! First you get some welcoming bread. It tastes delicious and tempts you to want more, but make sure you don't fill up to quickly because you have a lot more ahead of you! Then your whole group gets some leis. ( I was with my family with a total of 13 people including babies who also got leis. I still have mine by the way)! Now the fun has begun!

 Entering 'Ohana

   Appetizers

     Right away you get the starters. Pork Dumplings with Sweet and Sour Sauce and Honey Coriander Chicken Wings. The Pork Dumplings are OK but once you dip it into the Sweet and Sour Sauce it's like you've never tasted anything as good as this before. The Honey Coriander Chicken Wings were tasty as well. These appetizers alone set high expectations for the real meal, and the real meal is even better.

Skewers

     Grilled Chicken Skewer, Char-Sui Pork Loin, Marinated Sirloin Steak, and Spicy Grilled Peel - n - Eat Shrimp. First of all let's start with the Grilled Chicken Skewer, lets just say I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST THING ON THE MENU! The sauce on the chicken is amazing! I am not ashamed to say I did ask for seconds and possibly thirds. The Char- Sui Pork Loin surprised me, I'm not a very big fan of pork but this came in second place! (Grilled Chicken Skewer in first). The Marinated Sirloin Steak was perfectly marinated. The steak was neither to crispy or to chewy. Now for the Peel - n - Eat Shrimp I did not taste. I absolutely hate seafood and would not try it. Although I can tell that the rest of my family enjoyed it.

Accompaniments

     There wasn't really anything special about these but I though I might as well mention them. There are Noodles, tossed in a Teriyaki Sauce with Fresh Vegetables and there is also Stir-Fried Vegetables. I think it was very good but then again as I said nothing special.

Desert!!!!!!

     'Ohana Bread Pudding 'a la mode with Bananas Caramel Sauce, the most delicious bread pudding I have ever had. The consistency is great combined with the vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. This is defiantly a must have!

 Helpful Tips

• Have picky eaters? Just ask your waiter for a hot dog, and for desert, a vanilla cupcake and vanilla ice cream! 
• RESERVATIONS!!!!! (Well if you want to eat)!
• If you bring the kids let them have fun! During dinner kids (or adults) can do coconut races. They push coconuts across the floor with a broom, who ever gets to the finish line first wins!

What Do You Think?

     What's your favorite 'Ohana food? Have any fun experiences? Share them in the comments section!
     
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STARTING BRAND NEW BLOG!

     So today I'm starting a new blog! AGAIN... I recently started the blog called Disney Mouse TV, which I thought was pretty good if I must say so myself. Then for some odd reason I go to post something and my blog is gone! All that hard work for nothing ( a whole two posts) *note the sarcasm . Anyways that is why this blog is  being created. My life is dedicated to Disney! I'm currently planning on going to a tech school so I can work on my animation skills. Yes I said it I want to be an animator for Disney. When I'm in college I think I might work as a cast member in the summer. So without further ado this is THE NEW BLOG! DISNEY MAGIC 101. Now here's a little bit about me. (The next paragraph is written from my old blog)

   Now before I start talking for ages about Disney I should tell you a little bit about me. Call me by the name J. I'm quite young, actually I haven't even been to high school yet. Maybe I am young but i'm not a typical kid. I rather listen to Frank Sinatra then any pop song on the radio, and I have a deep passion for Disney. You should see my room! I'm currently working on a Disney character wall collage. Maybe I'll show you another time. I think I'm getting a bit off topic. Now your probably wondering if I actually have even been to the Disney Parks. Well first of all what would be the point of this blog if I never been to a Disney Park. I'm pretty sure I've been at least more than fourteen times to Disney World and Disneyland. I  recently went to Disneyland and California Adventure last summer. That's when I realized I wanted to live my life dedicated to Disney. Since then I bought every Disney World book I could at Barnes and Nobles {or read all of them}, magically transformed my room into a Disney heaven,and even got a $300 Canon video camera just to use for a trip to Disney. I guess you could say my love turned into a bit of an obsession. I'm currently trying to make a Disney World tips show with the video camera. Don't forget to mention this new Disney World blog. Now about when I'm going to update. I hope I can update every Saturday but it might be a little hard. This Thursday through Sunday I'm going to a Jehovah Witness convention in Amherst. Then on Monday to Thursday I'm going to Mouse Head Lake in Maine. Then it will be the trip I've been planning all year... DISNEY WORLD! On August 11th to August 17th I will be in Disney World!!! I will be at the All Stars Movie Resort and will be going to all the parks and Blizzard Beach. I'll try to go on as many rides as possible even the ones I'm afraid to go on. Except for Rock'n'Roller Coaster, I WILL NEVER GO ON THAT MONSTER OF A RIDE. Then of course I have to go back to school the worst place on the history of Earth. Ok I'll see you later, well I can't actually see you but you know what I mean. This may seem really short but it actually took me an hour to write so your welcome. Have a Disneytastic day!

ps. That last paragrapgh you read was old. So I can actually write on Saturday!