Summer Nightastic

On Saturday, I was able to see the new fireworks show at the Magic Kingdom. It's call Summer Nightastic and it was okay. I think I honestly need to see it again before I completely write it off. I thought I read that there was going to be some other effects. Saw a picture somewhere that I can't find that had a picture of Dumbo in it (and it wasn't a Disneyland picture as I know Dumbo flies there). Maybe it was my imagination.


They started out kind of slow with the Fairy Godmother speaking. There was some fighting over the castle being pink or blue from the little fairies from Sleeping Beauty. (Hmmm why would they fight over what color Cinderella's castle is???? Can understand Sleeping Beauty's at Disneyland, but not here.) The pirates took over at one point and the castle was under attack. That was a great effect. It was also a play off of the Pirate and Princess party fireworks. The fireworks were the only good thing about those parties! I want to give it another chance.... there were some cute moments, but overall, they just didn't capture Disney's magic as much as Wishes does. There is something magical for me when I watch Wishes. And Wishes is romantic. I want to see them with that someone special one day and kiss under the falling sparkles of light.


These fireworks are suppose to go only until August 14th. I noticed a sign as I was going to Magic Kingdom that said expect delays nightly for perimeter fireworks.

The Grand 1 Yacht

I have always wanted to take a cruise on the Grand 1 yacht. The yacht has changed a couple of times over the years and the current one allows you to have 18 people on board. It is incredible and expensive.

I still want to do this for a date, and I will one day... but I have been on it for another wonderful reason. I rented it to celebrate a friend's birthday and her wedding. She and her husband have been married for 9 months at the time, and because she gave up her Disney wedding (for the right reason), I wanted her to have something special. She and I worked together in getting the cake picked, and discussing some of the details.

We had assistance through the Grand Floridian in getting everything together. Pat was wonderful. We decided not to have a butler, which it is optional. The Captain was great. He made sure that we had great view of the fireworks (Hallowishes) and we cruised around the 7 Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake.

The Grand 1 has been used for parties, romantic dinners, engagements, celebrations like anniversaries, a private taxi to go to and from different places around the Seas. Now, I do not recommend the private taxi myself, but if you have the money to blow on that, that is your choice.

Characters in Flight

I finally was able to ride the Characters in Flight helium balloon last night and it was awesome! I didn't take my camera, so I didn't take any photos. The flight was around 7:15pm when we went up. The sun was still very much up, but it was nice. You could see a good distance around the property and beyond in some areas. I really think that if you time it right you could be on the flight when the fireworks* are going off at Epcot or at Magic Kingdom. I would imagine many, many others would try this too! It was really a neat perspective! I think that it can be romantic too... even if it only lasts 10 minutes total. I am looking forward to doing it again sometime.

*Don't forget how long the fireworks are...... Wishes is approximately 12 minutes and Illuminations is 12.5 minutes.

Disdates

When I first started being on the Disboards on a regular basis, I ventured in the adult and solo travelers section. There are a lot of threads there (some a bit of a duplication of the another) but the people there were welcoming and invited me to join them in for chat on Dismates.


Now, Dismates is gone, and has been for about a year. There was another chat forum that a friend created, but never had the bells and whistles we loved in chat. Chat can help increase the chance of meeting that prince, pirate or princess that one may be looking for. Well, DisneyDadNY has recreated Dismates in the form of Disdates.com! It really looks the same, with a different but nicer chat forum. He is still working on the bugs and kinks, but it looks good.

I recommend it for anyone who loves Disney and wants to meet someone who shares in that love. I also recommend that if you do sign up, fill out your profile, check the settings so you don't get emails you don't want for when someone winks or adds you to their buddy list IF you do not want these emails. You don't need to do it all in one sitting, but go through each section and modify it to fit your needs in your profile etc. I have to admit, I haven't updated my profile other than to say, I am looking for friends who love Disney (but there is a reason for that & <3 I'm spoken for). I have seen a couple friends on there already... I recognize their IDs. They just need to finish the rest to meet the needs of why they are there.

Now, there are people who will say the singles threads are not there for meeting your mate... or that chat wasn't it either. I hate to tell them that they are so wrong! I know of 5 couples right off who met there... and yes, there were some who dated others, that didn't work out... and then there are some just looking to get some. I was told that the ones who think they are going to get a guy because they sleep with them are a bit mistaken (not the exact words a guy told me) but if I used the exact word, it would be obvious who was involved. Also, it's easy to lose the respect of others for being the easy girl (or guy!). I know many of us could tell you who the players were (or trolls) of the original chat.

Love at Disney

To me there is a lot of love at Disney. From the fairytales to other stories, like Lady and the Tramp and Wall*E. I look around when I go, seeing couples holding hands... and think one day. Well, maybe I am going to get that wish. I have met someone and he seems like a keeper. Just need him to come home. Then we can work on sharing the magic with each other. There is so much he and I would enjoy together. I just can't get enough of him.

edit: never made it there. One day... with someone else...

Up, up and away!

Okay, now I haven't done it yet, but I am looking forward to going in the new hot air balloon at Downtown Disney. This is the Characters in Flight ride. You get into a gondola that holds about 30 people, go up 400 ft. in the air for 6 minutes (I hope that is once you are at the 400 ft. level lol) and can see up to 10 miles. I was at Downtown Disney a couple weeks ago and was looking to take the ride, but it wasn't open yet. The balloon was filled though. Funny thing is, I am afraid of heights. I bet this could be a nice romantic ride at night... and another place for some engagements to happen on. I will post some pictures when I do go on it. Also, this isn't a hot air balloon... it's a helium balloon.