The Batgirl
Dreamfinder
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2014
So I know this isn’t VERY recent, but I’m new to the site (obviously), and wanted to write a trip review of my last Disney trip – a whirlwind Magic Kingdom visit for the Rock Your Disney Side 24 hour event!
A bit of background: my husband and I absolutely love all things Disney, which I suppose goes without saying. We are in our twenties and don’t have any children, but we do have two cats, Tigger and Roo (of course they’re named after Disney characters). And if anyone is disappointed that there won’t be any cute kid stories, I promise that we’re childish enough in our enthusiasm!
My husband, Phil, is an avid reader of Disney related blogs, twitter accounts, and the like. Seriously, if there’s a Disney relevant blog or account on any form of social media, odds are, he follows it. So one night, he says,
“Man! There’s this event happening at Disney World and in Disneyland on May 23rd, Rock Your Disney Side. It looks so fun. The Magic Kingdom and Disneyland are both going to be open for 24 hours straight.”
“24 hours, that’s crazy!” I replied. “They did that last year, too, right?”
“Yeah, but this year they’re encouraging guests to dress up as their favorite character. Also, there are going to be rare characters out throughout the day, and night.”
“Too bad it’s not happening when we’ll be there. It sounds awesome.”
“You know what? We should go.”
I started laughing. “Okay, babe.”
“No, seriously. Let’s be crazy and irresponsible for once in our lives and do it!”
“Really?! But we have to call off work and everything…”
“So? Why can’t we?”
“OKAY!”
Did I mention that this decision was made on May 21st? I should also add that we live in the Northeastern part of the United States, so we’d have to drive for almost a full day to get to Disney World. No, thanks. So we needed to make arrangements at our jobs, book a flight, get a hotel, rent a car, and buy tickets if we wanted to leave the next night.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
(to be continued!)
A bit of background: my husband and I absolutely love all things Disney, which I suppose goes without saying. We are in our twenties and don’t have any children, but we do have two cats, Tigger and Roo (of course they’re named after Disney characters). And if anyone is disappointed that there won’t be any cute kid stories, I promise that we’re childish enough in our enthusiasm!
My husband, Phil, is an avid reader of Disney related blogs, twitter accounts, and the like. Seriously, if there’s a Disney relevant blog or account on any form of social media, odds are, he follows it. So one night, he says,
“Man! There’s this event happening at Disney World and in Disneyland on May 23rd, Rock Your Disney Side. It looks so fun. The Magic Kingdom and Disneyland are both going to be open for 24 hours straight.”
“24 hours, that’s crazy!” I replied. “They did that last year, too, right?”
“Yeah, but this year they’re encouraging guests to dress up as their favorite character. Also, there are going to be rare characters out throughout the day, and night.”
“Too bad it’s not happening when we’ll be there. It sounds awesome.”
“You know what? We should go.”
I started laughing. “Okay, babe.”
“No, seriously. Let’s be crazy and irresponsible for once in our lives and do it!”
“Really?! But we have to call off work and everything…”
“So? Why can’t we?”
“OKAY!”
Did I mention that this decision was made on May 21st? I should also add that we live in the Northeastern part of the United States, so we’d have to drive for almost a full day to get to Disney World. No, thanks. So we needed to make arrangements at our jobs, book a flight, get a hotel, rent a car, and buy tickets if we wanted to leave the next night.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
(to be continued!)