Family Movie Night Featuring: TOY STORY

**30 Days til Disney!!**

 

One of the biggest, most popular rides at Disney's Hollywood Studios is Toy Story Mania. There's certainly a lot of hype over Woody and the gang but I've actually never ridden it! I can't wait to give it a try! Along with TSM, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom is also a ride we'll be checking out.

 

I set up our own little Pizza Planet in the kitchen for our Toy Story night.

I simply ordered a pizza on special and did some decorating!

 

Woody & His Gang...pizza and some intergalactic décor!  

 

I made this awesome alien and rocket ship...

I swear Lil can draw better than that Wanted picture!

She LOVED her rocket; she kept spinning around saying, "To infinity, and beyond!"

I actually added red streamers to the bottom to represent the flames...those were cool!

 

Remember on my last post I said that these next few would be short and sweet. Well, this is it! Sorry there's not more!! I've really cut down on the photo taking...been too busy living! I've definitely noticed that the closer we get to our trip, the lesser our movie nights become. It makes me kind of sad, though I do plan on continuing the movie nights on a monthly basis once we get back. You can bet those will be quite the party!!

Next is The Little Mermaid!!

 

See ya real soon!

-Casey

 

Family Movie Night Featuring: DUMBO

**40 Days til Disney!!**

 

These next few posts are going to be short and sweet. I want to get all of our movie nights up before we actually leave and in real life, that's a mere 17 days away! I have some catching up to do!

 

With the new and improved Dumbo attraction at WDW...showing Dumbo during our movie countdown was obvious! I can't wait to see an elephant fly and walk into the big top! To prepare for the evening, I bought some circus snacks and decorations from the Dollar Tree. I already had the popcorn buckets and my boss let me have some balloons! 

 

  

Our Table Set Up

 

 Hotdogs & Peanuts...and you can see my awesome balloon animal back there!

 

I gave Lil 5 tickets that she used for balloons, cotton candy, and to play a carnival game.

She won a prize but to be quite honest, I can't remember what it was - ha!!

 

Yum!

 

Craft Pom Clown!

I had to draw it because my laptop is having issues.

 

I look forward to checking out New Fantasyland and seeing as how the Dumbo ride is one of the most iconic rides at Disney, I imagine having twice the flying elephants must be twice as fun!

We will soon find out...up next, Toy Story and The Little Mermaid!

 

See ya real soon!

-Casey

 



Family Movie Night Featuring: CINDERELLA

**85 Days til Disney**
(and a few less than that now, again!)

 

Cinderelly, Cinderelly
Night and day it's Cinderelly
Make the fire, fix the breakfast
Wash the dishes, do the mopping

                                                 -Work Song (Cinderelly)
 

Ah, Cinderella. One of the classics.
This was one of the first Disney movies Lil started watching...and watching. Almost every night before bed, she requests I sing "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and it warms my heart.

For our second Family Movie Night, Lil requested we feature Cinderella and I could not agree more.
Arguably the most iconic landmark at Walt Disney World, for years Cinderella's Castle has brought tears to the eyes of kids and adults alike as they enter Magic Kingdom and stroll down Main Street USA. I'm so excited to announce that I have made ADRs (Advanced Dining Reservations) to dine at Cinderella's Royal Table, located inside the castle. This is a pretty big deal and I'm really looking forward to it, especially because we are going first thing in the morning, before the park opens, which will allow for some great photo opportunities.

To prepare for our movie night, I had to figure out what to put on the menu. Cindy went from being a peasant to royalty so it was a hard decision to make. Do I choose an elaborate feast, fit for a princess or stick to a simple meal a servant girl would eat? I picked the decorations based on her signature color and looked at my favorite store, The Dollar Tree, for craft and activity ideas.

Thanks to Momma's Playground for these movie tickets!

 

 

The table set up...

Candy jewelry, princess sponges, costume necklaces,

steamers and table cloth all $1/ea from Dollar Tree!

One of the crafts...Cinderella stamp.

We also got the princess sponges wet and stamped paper but that got soggy real quick!

 

Another activity...dressed Lil up in her Cindy outfit, including

the tiara she won from a baby pageant when she was only 6 months old!

Decided on a Royal Feast for the Menu:
Turkey Mignon, Baby Bakers, Gus-Gus' Golden Corn, and
Ham & Cheese Carriage Wheels (made with crescent rolls, ham and shredded cheese)
For Dessert:
Cindy's Strawberries and Fairy Godmother's Marshmallows, both dipped in white chocolate.


As I prepared dinner, Lil also got to play outside in bubbles, just like the Sing Sweet Nightingale scene in the movie. During dinner, we tried to stack as many corn kernels as we could, like Gus does. I got up to five before my hungry Lil mouse snatched mine and ate them! When Fairy Godmother first appears, she can't find her wand. I purchased a glow in the dark wand from Dollar Tree and gave it to Lil during Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo to enjoy throughout the rest of the movie. I had a lot on hand already so I only spent $6 other than food, well below my $10 budget.

I'm not exceptionally pleased with the details of this movie night but Lil still had fun. Stay tuned for our next Family Movie Night Featuring: Beauty and the Beast! Our nights are a little off for the countdown but we're still enjoying them and will continue to do so until we leave for WDW!
Thanks for stopping in! Feel free to share your family movie night ideas!

See ya real soon!
Casey
 

Part of My World

Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you found your way here. I've been debating for quite some time whether or not to start this. There are so many successful, informative blogs out there with a variety of Disney material but I decided I needed an outlet for myself. I'm guessing that my hundreds of "friends" on Facebook are probably not as excited for all things Disney as I am so what better way to express my love than to create a blog about my family and all of our magical Disney moments.

I chose the name "Up Where They Walk" because my all-time favorite Disney film is The Little Mermaid. It came out just a few years after I was born and has remained a beloved movie ever since. I was so excited to introduce my daughter to Ariel, Sebastian, and even Ursula. It is almost humorous to me to watch Lil reenact the very scenes I loved to perform when I was her age!

In just 100 short days, we will be making the first of many family trips to Walt Disney World and I couldn't be more thrilled!! Although it won't be my first trip, experiencing it through the eyes of my little girl will make it just as magical! When I was four, I visited Disneyland with my mother and aunts. I've been hooked ever since. I first experienced Walt Disney World when I was 12, with my parents and brother. It was a one day event, seeing Magic Kingdom only and I don't really recall it being all that amazing. However, I was given an opportunity to go at little cost when a friend invited me to go with her family sophomore year of college. We had a week long stay at Caribbean Beach Resort and this is when I really fell in love with the magic. My now-husband and I then stayed off site the next year. That's been four years ago...so I'm definitely ready to go again!

As I said, we're 100 days out from our trip so I'll be sharing a variety of Disney countdowns as we prepare for vacation. We're starting with a family movie night countdown. Every ten days or so we'll be watching a Disney movie with dinner and activities matching the theme. Come back soon to see all the fun from our first family movie night featuring Finding Nemo.

Thanks for visiting!


Casey