Frozen Summer Fun

Yoohoo, Big summer blowout!
In response to the world wide phenomenon that Frozen has brought about Disney's Hollywood Studios has added a number of special shows, merchandise, and atmosphere bringing Arendelle to Orlando! The specials run until September and include a morning parade, sing-a-long with Anna Elsa and Kristoff, ice skating and snow, fireworks, photo backdrops, and merchandise exclusive to the park.

I personally skipped out on the morning parade as it can be difficult to find a good spot to see the stage from as well but there are several high quality videos available on Youtube. I did walk around in Wandering Oaken's to scope out the merchandise and watch the ice skating show before guests were permitted on ice.
Olga and Osvald are the ice skaters and if you can catch them will happily take pictures and sign autographs.
The Sing-a-long was absolutely adorable. Hearing all the children ooh and aah and sing their favorite songs (and adults too). Kristoff was very spot on and so was Anna, I'm a bit leery of Elsa but it'll come with time.
Fireworks were absolutely splendid! Glow with the Show Ear hats synch up with this spectacular display in the sky and your favorite characters return to the stage to help with the lights.
Overall this was a wonderful day and very well put together on short notice to Disney Staff. Sure the music will be stuck in your head for weeks but totally worth it for those that enjoyed any part of the film!

 

 







          

Marketplace Co-op

June 6, 2014 was the grand opening for the first phase improvements to Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Marketplace Co-op took over Team Mickey and TrenD and created 6 separate store areas.

Beautifully Disney- make-up, fragrances, and beauty accessories from the Beautifully Disney line, H2O+ line, in addition to trained cosmetologists on hand to help you try on collections of make up complementary!

 


Cherry Tree Lane- handbags and accessories from Disney Parks, Vera Bradely, Dooney & Bourke, and Disney Couture.

 


D-Tech on Demand- Customized D-tech merchandise including phone cases, and other electronic accessories

The Trophy Room- Sports themed Disney attire and collectibles.

Zoey and Pickles- clothing and accessories for young girls both generic designs and Disney inspired pieces.

Centerpiece- your collected location for home goods, kitchen collections, and textiles.

Customized Magic Bands

So Magic Bands have now been in use since last fall. It started out with bland gray bracelets, then you could choose between a limited selection prior to your vacation, and now you can buy your own for around $13 inside the parks!
The colors are still limited for my taste, and many other people as well. Fortunately there is an extremely easy way to personalize them quickly and inexpensively.
I have small wrists so I took off the extra gray/black band extender to have the "child size" band. All you need is nail polish to make the otherwise generic into one of a kind!

Before-

Make sure the band is clean and doesn't have any residue before starting. I used a teal sparkly nail polish for the base, let it dry, then taped off chevron stripes. For the stripes I used a coral/bright pink then added a glow in the dark pink nail polish as a top coat to it. Let the polish dry completely (over night is great) before wearing it to the park. I've had mine decorated for over 2 months now and the polish is still intact and not peeling at all.

Finished-