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Tsum Tsum Tag

May 12, 2016 by Bel Leave a Comment

1.How many Tsum Tsum’s have you got?

Lots, far too many to be honest! I think close to 200 though.

2. What was your first?

Our first official Tsum Tsum was bought in Florida. I’m pretty sure it was the Cinderella collection, though we bought so many during the holiday, that I can’t be sure (there were some Toy Story ones from Disney Store and a few from Target). However unofficially I bought Anna and Elsa from Ebay, not realising they were “fan made”, even before we went to Florida.

3. Do you have a full set?

Yes, lots actually. If I like a set, I tend to buy them all as it’s hard not to. However in some cases I will just grab the main characters.

4. What is your favourite set?

When it’s released, Beauty and the Beast will be I’m sure. However in the meantime it’s probably The Little Mermaid or Tangled sets.

5. Who is your most wanted Tsum Tsum?

Belle from BatB when it’s released, but otherwise Hiro and Honey Lemon as we missed them very early on and need them to collect our BH6 collection.

6. What set do you want them to make?

I think Sleeping Beauty would be pretty great, just to get the Fairies and of course Maleficent. Or maybe a Tinker Bell collection that featured her fairy friends. To be honest, once the Beauty and the Beast collection is released, I’ll be happy. (After thought – Hercules!!! I would love that)

7. Do you collect just Disney or do you collect the Star Wars and Marvel ones?

I’m not at all interested in the Star Wars ones and neither are the kids. However I did pick up a few for Chris. He has Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Darth Maul and a Storm Trooper. He also has Venom from the Marvel ones. We do have several of the Marvel ones, especially the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, but not all.

8. Do you have any ones from Clintons/Target/Other non Disney Store shops?

I prefer to get them from the Disney Store but our nearest one is over an hour away and postage online can be frustrating. We live 2 minutes away from a Clintons though so often we do grab them there, especially if we missed them at the Disney Store.

9. Do you dislike any Tsum Tsums?

I wouldn’t say I dislike any but I’m less fussed about several. I haven’t got any of the Jungle Book ones, I barely picked up any Nightmare Before Christmas ones and since I haven’t seen Zootropolis yet, I haven’t bought any of those yet either.

10. Who do you think they should have release with previous sets?

Not that I can think of! Thought honestly a part of me wishes there were 101 different dalmatians released. I might actually have been tempted to get them all (even though I definitely can’t afford that!) I do think it’s a shame we don’t always get the whole sets in the UK (King of Hearts from Alice being an example) and also the variants like Halloween versions or whatever else.

The Disney Princess Tag

April 12, 2016 by Bel Leave a Comment

Everyone loves a tag every now and again and sometimes I’m too busy when I get tagged or other times I’m just not that interested in the tag itself! However Amy over at Cocktails in Teacups tagged me in “The Disney Princess Tag” and I definitely couldn’t resist. If you would like to read her answers, you can see them here – but here are mine! (remember it’s just Disney Princess movies, nothing else).

1. Which Princess do you like the least?

I don’t really dislike any of the princesses, but I guess Snow White, Aurora and Tiana would be my least favourite. Snow White because her voice is so high pitched and annoying in the movie. Aurora because she’s sort of nothingy and Tiana just because I’m not really a big fan of the movie as a whole.

2. Which Princess do you adore the most?

Belle is and always has been my favourite princess. We share a name for a start (though hers is spelt nicer than mine), we both have brown hair and brown eyes, plus she has one of the coolest stories. I also love Ariel and Rapunzel though.

3. Which Princess do you relate to the most?

I think it’s pretty hard to relate to a princess when you’re not one, so those who start off as princesses like Ariel, Jasmine, Merida and to some extent Aurora. While they might have it tough or even lonely, they are still princesses at the end of the day. There are parts of everyone’s stories that I guess I can identify with but probably Belle the most.

4. Which sidekick do you wish you had?

Possibly because Beauty and the Beast is my absolute favourite anyway, but I would love both Cogsworth and Lumiere as sidekicks. They’re so incredibly loveable, even in their strange ways. I would also the genie – both for his sense of humour and of course his magic. (If Mulan was a princess, I’d say Mushu to).

5. Which best friend(s) would you like to hang out with?

To me this question is sort of like the sidekicks one, as in most cases the characters have animals or unusual characters as their best friends. If we’re talking people then definitely Lottie from The Princess and the Frog. However again, Genie (he’s Aladdin’s BFF for sure) and if Hercules was allowed (which sadly it isn’t), Pegasus would be up there too.

6. Which Prince would love you?

I don’t know about which would love me, but I hope “Beast”, as it all fits with my love of Beauty and the Beast. However I adore Flynn and Prince Eric, so I would happily have either of them too.

7. Which parents would raise you?

This is a toughie as you don’t see a lot of parent action in some of the movies, or if you do then it’s often one parent. I think perhaps my dad is most like King Tritton. He was always pretty strict but under it all he had such a big heart. He also had some qualities of Zeus (again not allowed) but he was loud and larger than life. My mum is probably most like Queen Elinor from Brave. She also reminds me somewhat of Rapunzel’s mum and (if it was allowed) Mrs Darling.

8. Which castle do you want to live in?

I would happily live in any castle – I’m not fussy! No surprise though that I love the Beast’s castle – both before and after the transformation. Rapunzel’s castle would also be great, especially on the nights with lanterns.

9. Which dress do you wish to own?

Rapunzel’s wedding mother of the bride dresses would be my all time favourite pick, but I love her other pink/purple dresses too. After that it would have to be Belle’s green dress. Cinderella’s blue dress from the action movie would be awesome as well, so would her wedding dress though. Honestly though, I’d rather be a villain than a princess.

10. Which voice do you wish you had?

To sound like, or to sing? To be honest this is something I have never really thought about. I guess Belle or maybe Rapunzel? Just to sing and have animals clean would be good though right?

11. Which two Princesses would be best friends?

I always think of Ariel and Belle being friends, perhaps because I identify with Belle and consider Amy to be Ariel. However I also thing their desire for more in their lives, is also something that would bond them. I also think Rapunzel would easily fit into their friendship group.

12. Which two Princesses do you think would hate one another?

I don’t think Disney Princesses hate, isn’t that sort of their main quality? However I imagine Snow White’s voice would grate on everyone (and if it were allowed – Mulan is a bit tom boyish, so may struggle to fit in).

13. Which two sidekicks would make a good duo?

Pascal and Abu for sure. They don’t speak but they would just give each other those looks. Mushu (if allowed) and the Genie would make a great duo too.

14. Which two Princes would be best buds?

I think Flynn and Eric are pretty similar. They’re both light-hearted, energetic, (handsome) guys. I always imagine the original princes (Prince Charming, Prince Phillip and Snow White’s “Prince”) would be good friends.

15. Which scene makes you cry?

Without a shadow of a doubt, when the Beast “dies” in Beauty and the Beast, I always cry – it doesn’t matter how many times I see it, or even if its Disney on Ice, or Disney Live at WDW. Also the lantern scene and Flynn “dying” in Tangled. To be honest, there is pretty much something in every movie that makes me cry or at least get a lump in my throat.

16. What scene makes you cheer?

I love when Kristoff realises he loves Anna and heads back to the castle to save her. I also love when the Beast transforms and Belle says “it is you” as she looks into his eyes. When Mother Gothel falls out of the window (that’s a bit morbid.. oops).

17. Which movie is your favourite soundtrack?

This is UNFAIR as my favourite is Hercules and it’s not allowed *poutyface*. However playing by the rules, I love Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. I also love loads of the songs from Pocahontas which is a surprise really as it’s fairly low on my list of favourite movies.

18. Which scene makes you cringe the most?

I honestly can’t think of anything really, because Disney isn’t designed to make you cringe! I’m pretty sick of Frozen these days though so simply the mention of it can make me cringe, especially Let it Go.

19. Which story do you wish was your life?

I think I would be happy to have any princess story really, because who wouldn’t love to experience the life at least once. However again, no surprise, but I would pick Belle’s. I’d also happily take Rapunzel’s, Ariel’s or maybe surprisingly again, Cinderella’s.

20. Which movie do you love the most?

I think all my answers have made this choice really obvious but Beauty and the Beast is by far my all time favourite, second place is tied between The Little Mermaid and Tangled.

I don’t tag anyone to take this tag, but if you want to then please feel free and by all means leave your links in my comments as I’d love to read your answers!

Magic Orlando Tag

December 7, 2014 by Bel Leave a Comment

I was contacted by FloridaTix, to enter their Magic Orlando Tag – then I was also tagged by one of my best friends, Amy, to participate in it too! As a total Disney and Harry Potter fan, of course I was going to do it! Not only that, but we’re on an amazing Countdown to Florida, when we’ll be visiting Disney and Universal in April. If you want to enter the competition yourself, all the info is on FloridaTix website.

1. Which Hogwarts house would you be sorted into?

As I’ve often told my friends, I think I’d be just like Harry Potter – torn between Gryffindor and Slytherin. While there’s a lot to be said for picking Slytherin (I love being the Villain), I know deep down I’d pick Gryffindor. As such, officially I’d say that Gryffindor. I own both a jacket and a mug for Gryffindor and nothing for Slytherin. However I intend to make myself a dress for both houses, for when we visit Orlando.

2. Name a Disney character you’d like to have dinner with.

I would love to have dinner with Lumiere (and all the castle servants) just like Belle in Beauty & the Beast. When visiting Florida in April, the one main thing I wanted to do was have dinner at “Be Our Guest”. It would be my absolute dream to dine like Belle and of course try the grey stuff… it’s apparently delicious! Lumiere is absolutely awesome, as is Cogsworth and Mrs Potts. I think it would be so incredibly magic to be treated to a dinner as spectacular as the movies Be Our Guest scene.

3. Which Marvel superhero power would you choose?

While Harry Potter and Disney, definitely top my fandoms, Superheroes are right up there too. I’ve seen all the movies and we even own the Lego Marvel game! For me it would be hard to choose a specific power as Iron Man is by far the coolest but he doesn’t actually have a power (just an awesome suit and epic wit). Being a God like Thor would be pretty brilliant too, but I again, a Hammer isn’t really the best power. Most realistic to my personality is probably the Hulk – YOU WOULDN’T LIKE ME WHEN I’M ANGRY! Plus, it would be a good excuse to just smash stuff up every now and again!

4. If you could bring back one dinosaur breed from Jurassic Park, which would it be?

Definitely a T-Rex. I know that’s very destructive of me, but T-Rex is King of the Dinosaurs and it would be wrong if I didn’t. Not only that, but such a big and dangerous dinosaur, that has such tiny arms is pretty hilarious…

5. You can ride a dragon at the Triwizard Tournament and visit the Owlery at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but where else would you go on a school trip to Hogsmeade?

I am a huge tea fan so no trip to Hogsmeade would be complete without a trip to Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop. Apparently its “the” haunt for happy couples, so I’d have to take Chris with me, but as he doesn’t drink tea – let’s hope they like coffee! I’m pretty sure I’d sneak a visit to Honeydukes and Zonko’s too.

6. A scene in any Disney, Harry Potter or Marvel movie you wish you could experience?

There are so many wonderful scenes to pick from, with those three categories to choose from. However the first one that came to mind was Rapunzel’s Lantern Scene. Every time I watch Tangled, I get a lump in my throat as Rapunzel and Flynn watch the lanterns from the boat. It’s just such a perfect moment – who wouldn’t want to experience that?

7. Name one item from any Harry Potter, Disney or Marvel movie would you want for Christmas.

A broom, without a shadow of a doubt. Seriously, how awesome would it be to ACTUALLY fly on a broom. Sure it would be nice to have a Princess Dress, a magic wand from Ollivanders, but a broom… you’d actually be able to fly and that would be amazing.

8. Name one unforgettable experience/moment you’ve had at the Orlando Parks.

I have never been to Orlando before but as I’ve mentioned, we’re going in April. Everyone is so excited and the girls are saving furiously just to make sure they have enough money saved to buy anything they want. Although Disney will be a huge part of our trip (and is of our every day life) for me I’m most looking forward to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I’m honestly so excited and I would imagine riding on the Hogwarts Express (and pretending I’m finally on my way to Hogwarts) will be the experience of a lifetime. I’m already sure that the trip as a whole, will be the most unforgettable experience I’ll ever have.

This week I’ve had so much to do – a Disney Mystery Party to write and Disney costumes to make for four of the guests (I made Snow White, Aurora, Young Anna and Young Elsa) – meaning I’ve only just got around to entering this competition. There is only one hour left in which to enter so if you think you have time – go for it!!! I tag my daughter Megan who is absolutely obsessed with Disney and Harry Potter too!