Under The Mouse Ears

Now, I was never a character nor did I want to be. Most of this is opinions and some truth from friends who were characters. So I'm not claiming to know everything about it. Ok, that's the end of covering my butt just in case someone says something about this post. I do know that there are 2 types: face characters and costume characters. Then they have performers who are usually a different type of character all together and make a lot more money. A face character is one that doesn't have a character head or costume on. It's usually a prince or princess. Disney is pretty critical on those people who audition for those characters. You have to be drop dead gorgeous or really good looking to get it. And you gotta be able to wave in that really weird way on parade floats (I'm sure you've seen it). Oh and don't think that they make a lot of money cause they don't. I mean, it's higher than minimum wage but not too much more. I think most people who think ...

No, I'm not talking about a dog or a cat. We don't have dogs anyway. I'm talking about my almost 2 year old son, Cooper! Sam and I have been going back and forth about what we are going to do at the parks when we go to Disney World in March. Now that Cooper walks it's a completely different ball game. I mean, he is not going to want to stay in a stroller at all. Every time I would see a guest with that leash thing on their kids I would freak out. I swore I would never do that. That was before I had kids so things have obviously changed. Well, today I had to go to the devil store, Babies R Us, for diapers and formula. There it was staring at me on the end of the aisle- the back pack bear leash. I decided to go ahead and buy it. I figure we can test it out a few times before we go. Every time I think of a kid with it on I think of the SNL skit with Mike Meyers, The Hyper-hypo kid . Remember he was attached to the jungle gym and just kept trying to jump forward but never w...

The first time we took Cooper he was 9 months old. We weren't too sure it was a good idea since he was so young but we decided to give it a try. We were having Disney World withdrawals anyway. It definitely wasn't easy since he was crawling but we did just fine. Flying: We flew on Southwest out of New Orleans which was good because it was a non stop flight. Your infant or toddler can sit on your lap as long as they're under 2 years of age. They do require that you have a boarding pass for them and will ask to see their birth certificate. You do have to have an infant car seat if you are going to put them in a seat next to you. As far as the flight goes with an infant, make sure you have a pacifier, bottle or anything they can suck on to make the take off a little easier on their ears. We planned the flight during Coopers nap time so that helped us a lot. The flight is usually about an hour and a half which is about the right amount of time for a baby to start to cry or t...

Well those of you who know me know that I love everything Disney: movies, parks, characters, whatever.  I've also converted my husband to loving Disney. That is exactly why we go back every year, sometimes twice a year if we are lucky. Having kids has made it a little more difficult to go twice a year but we try our hardest to do that. Cooper took his first trip at 9 months old and will be taking his second trip in March for his 2nd birthday. Cooper with his first Mickey Ears! Cooper meeting Mickey and Minnie for the first time! So you may want to know how many times have I been to Walt Disney World in my life, right? It is kind of hard to say since I worked there. I mean, I had to go to the parks almost everyday to work there. Ok so, since I was a youngster I've been about 20 times, excluding my cast member days. Sam and I decided to go ahead and buy Disney Vacation Club (DVC) on our honeymoon. DVC has allowed us to visit WDW twice a year since 2006. If y...