Cindy started trading pins in April of 2010, while visiting Disney World with one of her daughters, Annie. Here's an excerpt from her article:
Now, here is something to wonder about. Disney pins. Check out Disney cast members and they are typically wearing a lanyard with several Disney pins available for trade. You request to see their pins, and if you find one that you prefer more than one you have, swap!
You can start this Disney experience by purchasing a set of pins, with or without a lanyard or key card holder. Then just look around for pins that you like. It's a great way to strike up conversation with Cast Members; they seem to enjoy it as well. There are Pin Collector books, series of Pins, Hidden Mickey Pins, Princess Pins, Park Pins, Resort Pins, all sorts of pins.
I purchased a set of pins for each of my children a few years ago. Children, and only children, can trade with cast members wearing a green lanyard. My girls enjoyed it, their pin lanyards are their treasures, and they have always taken them on return trips to the World.
My first experience with pin trading happened in spring, 2010, after many trips to the world. My middle daughter, now grown, and I spent a long weekend in the world, doing whatever we wanted. I mentioned that I had some interest in this Pin Trading business and we purchased a starter set of Tinker Bell pins.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Cindy's take on Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Disney World:
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a special ticketed event and Magic Kingdom park is open only to Christmas Party ticket holders, which means, a manageable crowd and during the Christmas season this is a very good thing.
My family spent the week of Christmas at Disney, and have no plans to ever go to Magic Kingdom on Christmas again. The crowd was so large and rude, I thought it was dangerous, particularly for children and handicapped persons...
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Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a special ticketed event and Magic Kingdom park is open only to Christmas Party ticket holders, which means, a manageable crowd and during the Christmas season this is a very good thing.
My family spent the week of Christmas at Disney, and have no plans to ever go to Magic Kingdom on Christmas again. The crowd was so large and rude, I thought it was dangerous, particularly for children and handicapped persons...
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Waking Up To Exotic Animals...
As I sit here looking over the balcony, I'm truly amazed at how Disney World has put all this together. Animal Kingdom is an AWESOME place!
Our goal is to visit all the DVC (Disney Vacation Club) resorts at Disney World, and the Animal Kingdom Lodge was on the list for me, but Cindy only agreed to it for my sake. Now she wants to come back. :-)
How cool is it to wake up with all types of exotic animals in your 'backyard'?... AND NONE of the zoo smells!
We pulled the curtains back a little before 8am, to find giraffe, giselle, antelope, wilderbeast and some type of vulture, all just coexisting, minding their own business and feeding...
After the folks came to get our bags for the cruise, we went down to the quick service restaurant Mara to get breakfast. It was pretty crowded, so we brought the food back to our room and ate while watching the animals.
It is really great to experience this, and whether you have children or not, you should stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, at least once.
We stayed in a Deluxe Studio Savanna View, and when we come back, we will definitely get a Savanna View room.
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Our goal is to visit all the DVC (Disney Vacation Club) resorts at Disney World, and the Animal Kingdom Lodge was on the list for me, but Cindy only agreed to it for my sake. Now she wants to come back. :-)
How cool is it to wake up with all types of exotic animals in your 'backyard'?... AND NONE of the zoo smells!
We pulled the curtains back a little before 8am, to find giraffe, giselle, antelope, wilderbeast and some type of vulture, all just coexisting, minding their own business and feeding...
After the folks came to get our bags for the cruise, we went down to the quick service restaurant Mara to get breakfast. It was pretty crowded, so we brought the food back to our room and ate while watching the animals.
It is really great to experience this, and whether you have children or not, you should stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, at least once.
We stayed in a Deluxe Studio Savanna View, and when we come back, we will definitely get a Savanna View room.
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Animal Kingdom For A Day...
After a long day starting at 8:00am Saturday morning, Cindy and I finally arrived at the Jambo House at Disney World's Animal Kingdom Lodge.
It was around 6:30pm when we finally got up to our room, and dusk was starting to set in, so we went straight to our balcony, just in time to see a couple of giraffes and I believe a wilderbeast... And a rabbit :-)
That was really COOL! Where else can you look from your bedroom balcony and see safari animals? Ok, there may be some other places, but I've never been there!
After marveling at the whole scenario, we went down to Boma's to eat dinner. That was another really nice experience, and I recommend it to anyone.
It is an African quisine, buffet style restarurant, but has the normal American dishes, so you can't go wrong.
We left Boma's and went to Magic Kingdom to view the "Wishes" fireworks display, mulled around for a little bit and went back to the Animal Kingdom Lodge to get some rest.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we'll be leaving for our 4-night Disney Cruise, and we're both excited!... Woo Hoo!... Can't wait!
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It was around 6:30pm when we finally got up to our room, and dusk was starting to set in, so we went straight to our balcony, just in time to see a couple of giraffes and I believe a wilderbeast... And a rabbit :-)
That was really COOL! Where else can you look from your bedroom balcony and see safari animals? Ok, there may be some other places, but I've never been there!
After marveling at the whole scenario, we went down to Boma's to eat dinner. That was another really nice experience, and I recommend it to anyone.
It is an African quisine, buffet style restarurant, but has the normal American dishes, so you can't go wrong.
We left Boma's and went to Magic Kingdom to view the "Wishes" fireworks display, mulled around for a little bit and went back to the Animal Kingdom Lodge to get some rest.
Tomorrow (Sunday) we'll be leaving for our 4-night Disney Cruise, and we're both excited!... Woo Hoo!... Can't wait!
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Monday, January 4, 2010
R & R at Disney World For Adults
Cindy Lynn has contributed another article at AllThingsDisney.com. This time it's on how to get Rest and Relaxation at Disney World as an adult.
Ok, I know what you're thinking... "Disney is full of magic, and brings out the kid in us"... Yeah, but the folks at Disney World are geniuses. They know that it's the parents that are paying for all that fun, and so they have so much that appeals to adults, that you want to visit Disney even if you don't have any children to take.
Check out all Cindy's articles here.
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Ok, I know what you're thinking... "Disney is full of magic, and brings out the kid in us"... Yeah, but the folks at Disney World are geniuses. They know that it's the parents that are paying for all that fun, and so they have so much that appeals to adults, that you want to visit Disney even if you don't have any children to take.
Check out all Cindy's articles here.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Cindy Lynn's Part 2 of Doing Disney With Kids
I uploaded a new article from Cindy Lynn - "A Mom's Perspective On Doing Disney With Kids - Part 2 - The Thrills" .
This time she shares her experiences on the thrills you and your family will enjoy at Disney World. She takes you thru each of the parks, (Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom and Epcot) and tells you which rides are the most thrilling and why she feels so.
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This time she shares her experiences on the thrills you and your family will enjoy at Disney World. She takes you thru each of the parks, (Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom and Epcot) and tells you which rides are the most thrilling and why she feels so.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Spent Yesterday With The Rosenhans...
Cindy and I met Karl and Terri Rosenhans at Epcot. We all just walked around shopping and snacking at the different countries, and even had some Woodpecker Cider (one of Karl's favorites).
We enjoyed a great dinner at Le Celliere. The food and service was much better than I remember from last year. We had a simply wonderful server this time, Ali, who kept up with Karl and my shenanigans, and even had some pretty good wit of her own.
The four of us finished the day off by doing Figment's Imaginationn and then parting to go to our seperate resorts.
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We enjoyed a great dinner at Le Celliere. The food and service was much better than I remember from last year. We had a simply wonderful server this time, Ali, who kept up with Karl and my shenanigans, and even had some pretty good wit of her own.
The four of us finished the day off by doing Figment's Imaginationn and then parting to go to our seperate resorts.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Captain Cook - A Really Nice Counter Service
We made it to the Polynesian Resort in just one bus ride. When we got to our bus stop outside our suite at the Grandstands in Saratoga Springs, the bus for Magic Kingdom was pulling up.
While I was putting the wheelchair in the back door, Cindy was climbing thru the front, crutches and all. she mentioned to the bus driver that we were going to the Polynesian Resort via Magic Kingdom.
Well, as Disney Magic would have it, no one else got on the bus, so... The bus driver took us straight to the Polynesian Resort.
Only in Disney World! :-)
The reviews about Captain Cook were right on the money - the food was very tasty.
Definitely recommended as great counter service if you're on any Disney Dining Plan, or great sandwich shop if you're paying cash.
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While I was putting the wheelchair in the back door, Cindy was climbing thru the front, crutches and all. she mentioned to the bus driver that we were going to the Polynesian Resort via Magic Kingdom.
Well, as Disney Magic would have it, no one else got on the bus, so... The bus driver took us straight to the Polynesian Resort.
Only in Disney World! :-)
The reviews about Captain Cook were right on the money - the food was very tasty.
Definitely recommended as great counter service if you're on any Disney Dining Plan, or great sandwich shop if you're paying cash.
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A Lazy Sunday In Disney World
Slept in this morning at Saratoga Springs Resort after a late night dinner in Downtown Disney at the Ragland Road.
Cindy and I decided to try something else new, and she googled some counter services (have to use them up by the time we leave on Wednesday), and found that Captain Cooks at the Polynesian Resort had the best reviews, so we'll try that.
So we're off to the Polynesian Resort to sample the eats at Captain Cooks.
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Cindy and I decided to try something else new, and she googled some counter services (have to use them up by the time we leave on Wednesday), and found that Captain Cooks at the Polynesian Resort had the best reviews, so we'll try that.
So we're off to the Polynesian Resort to sample the eats at Captain Cooks.
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