About Me
My fascination with all things Disney started when I was a child. I couldn’t tell you when exactly, but I know that I spent hours watching old VHS tapes, playing with Disney Princess dolls, drawing characters, and fantasizing about Walt Disney World.
The whole Disney experience means something special to me. I grew up watching The Wonderful World of Disney and being absolutely captivated by the man known as Walter E. Disney. A man who, at least to me, actually believed in himself and his dreams. When I watched re-runs of specials featuring Walt Disney, I saw a man who believed in magic and believed that adults really were just children in grown-up bodies. The overall message I learned from Disney was you can be a responsible adult and maintain the child within. Keep the creativity, the imagination, the dreams, the laughter, and keep moving forward.
The older I became the more I realized how easy it was to let the world shatter your dreams. It amazes me how much our culture frowns on artists and discourages people from following their dreams for the sake of some false hope of stability. People get stuck in careers they absolutely hate because it pays the bills or is “stable”; myself included. Somewhere in the last 10 years, I had lost myself. I lost some of that spirit that kept me feeling alive. Somewhere, I allowed myself to give up on my dreams and my passions. I convinced myself that all of those things were just hobbies or were careers that other people could make it but not me. I allowed myself to be convinced that I would fail if I tried something new or that success in those areas was meant for other people and not for me. But yet, every time I have gone to a Disney park or watched a Disney film, I regain a sense of who I am. There’s something about being able to be a kid again, to get excited over fireworks shows, getting a hug from Mickey Mouse (even if it is a person in costume) that makes me realize that there was a man before me who never gave up on his dreams, no matter how many times he failed, or how many people tried to take it from him. He kept moving forward, he dreamed bigger and worked harder. He truly was an inspirational person.
This little corner of the internet is my way of living out my dreams. I want to share the magic with you. Whether you’re planning your first trip or 100th trip, or you just want to add a little Disney to your life, I’ve got you covered.
So please stay a while and fly with me.