Disney Loving Peas / Universal Loving Peas

{Not} Just For Boys Kit Club released a Disney themed mega kit and class on September 1st.

notjustforboyskitclub.com/collections/magical-memories-mega-workshop-add-ons/products/magical-memories-mega-workshop-kit-class

The kit is $95 and includes access to a private Facebook group with class videos, page photos, and PDFs.

I am working on my second layout using the kit and I am loving the pages so far!

I am on the NJFB design team but this is not an affiliate link.

agreed-craftymom101- if you have an affiliate link post it! That as a gorgeous kit. I bought a lot of that in preparation for our Disney trip, and have an iris container just waiting for me once i get pictures printed

I am so looking forward to another trip, but I'm trying to hold off until the Nintendo world opens in Universal (2025) or at least until late 2024 when the Tiana's bayou opens. I wish we lived closer and could make weekend trips.

Fun pages, craftymom101! Thanks for sharing them!

I am back!

Jollywood was a sh*t Show. I say that as a HUGE Disney person and knowing 1st night of anything is always going to be a bit crazy and there will be things you didn't anticipate, other things you think will work that don't. I've done event planning so I get it.

That said......if you were already in the park there was 1 spot to get wristbands - (the theatre where they do the frozen show on Echo Lake) the one went back to the tunnel into galaxy's edge. The wait was 45-55 min. It looked like a bad line for Rise of the Resistance. That was a shock because if you go to any of the Magic Kingdom Xmas or Halloween parties there are 3 places to get wrist bands you might wait 10-12 minutes at max. You get your band, map, whatever goodie they're handing out and done!

Character offers for a special event were super disappointing. Of course you need to have the fab 5 - it's a must and a given. But then they had Frozone and Edna Mode - who are out on a daily basis and you can see with low line during any day. They had Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers - who had been out earlier this year on a daily basis in Hollywood Studios. And Phineas and Ferb who are more unique. - from other people they're saying that was 2 hour wait! (That's 2 hours of a 4 hour party)


Brown Derby was crazy. So you have to get on the walk-up list for the special party and you have to use the my Disney app. The list opened at 8:15 pm. Except you couldn't just open the app and tr and get in, like with regular dining reservations or a virtual queue, you had to go to the Brown Derby get up to the front and scan a QR code and stay in that area for it work. So the Brown Derbt Basically got mobbed by people.

The Twilight Zone Tip Top Club, they brought out a typical cart for the bar . Line not really defined/organized. Courtyard looked cute.

Waits for treats, which weren't as unique as Magic Kingdom's Very Merry party, were long. To get the Gerti Dino cookie was around 30 min. wait. - Which is crazy.

Overall a lot of the cast didn't know what was going on. (They had never done this event, not their fault.) They were 100% trying to do their best, but it's hard when they don't have the information.

I think the biggest problem was too many people. I get they need to make profit on the event. But it's soooooo many people it's almost harder to get around than during the day. But especially that this was 1st and they had to know this was a trial run they should have capped attendance much lower.

We and our Neighbors who will also there, ended up leaving really early and getting our tickets refunded from guest services, which was a shock. Because that basically NEVER happens. THey'll give you a credit for a future event or what not, but you don't get money back unless it's something super extrordianey and we got a refund without basically any argument.

I'm sure they'll be making a lot of changes before the next party, but I personally would not recommend going this year, unless you get have free tickets.

That said, we otherwise had a great trip and a great time! Rode Tron for the 1st time and Moana the journey of water - also super cute and fun. Did Food & Wine festival - which is always a favorite.

One of our favorite dining is the skipper Canteen in the Magic Kingdom. It has some amazing food. A little hint of Boma African, a little hint of Indian and little bit of Asian. Nothing too crazy, but different than the typical stuff. If you're looking for something nice and a little different I highly recommend it!

Your review is spot on what I read on "Disney Food Blog" (I get their e-mails...keeps the FOMO real ) and they even sugar coated their review because, hey, they are making money out of encouraging people to go to Disney, but you could read that there were real crowd, character and experience problems! I hope they fix them because Disney at Christmas is on my bucket list for the next couple of years.

Thanks for the update!

We just got back from Disney 2 days ago... the Mickey's party was insane. People started lining up at 3pm to get in for 6pm. Camped on the ground! We were at MK that day and leaving at 3 when we saw the massive lines waiting. I've been many times and it's great but I wouldn't wait in line 3 hours to go!

This is too cute!

So I had planned to start my 50th out months in advance by going to Disney World in March for Adventureland Day.
Then my friend lost her job as one of the many faculty to get fired at WVU as a result of "academic transformation."

So our trip is on the back burner because she needs to find a job and all the bs that comes with possibly moving.

I suggested that if she gets a job and is feeling good about it, we should go in May so she can be in her most favorite place on her last day of work (after 22 years, mind you).

So we started planning for that.

And then today my other friend offers for just the two of us to go in March for just one day so that we can do Adventureland and start our 50ths off right (hers is before mine). Flights aren't too bad. I have enough points on my Disney visa to pay for the ticket. Two nights in the room is doable, especially split. We'd stay as value as possible.

So anyway. Super torn. I really want to go in March but even though it's not too bad $$, it's still $$$.

I guess I'm rambling but I know this group would understand.

dawnnikol

It took me a long time to find this thread!

But there is a new Disney line:

www.acherryontop.com/shop/company/echo_park/line/a_magical_voyage

They have yet to get the memo that we don't like scrapping Disney in these colors. However, if you do, there isn't much "cruise" stuff in this. So if you like the 12x12 sticker sheet, you'd only toss about 3 of the stickers and the rest are pretty applicable. I do like the washi.

Really hoping Simple Stories gives us some Epcot this year.