tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30457358733153496422024-03-13T22:04:07.200-07:00Pin Trading with DeeI started pin trading in 2010 & have enjoyed it ever since.
This is my way of sharing my (small, but growing) pin collection, and my adventures at Disneyland along the way.Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-79289269033603421422015-01-14T16:12:00.000-08:002015-01-14T16:12:46.642-08:00Frozen Takes Over DCA!As you probably have heard by now, the nightly event "Mad T Party" has been replaced by Frozen. I'm a huge fan of Mad T Party. I think it's fun, entertaining, and a great theme for both adults and kids. When I first heard about Frozen replacing Mad T Party, I was pretty disappointed. I didn't feel like Frozen is as versatile of a theme as Mad T. To me, Frozen was target more towards the younger audience.<br />
Now this doesn't mean that I totally despise the new "Frozen Fun" at DCA, my friends and I decided to check it out for ourselves<br />
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<li>"Do You Want To Draw A Snowman" - learn how to sketch Olaf at the Animation studio</li>
<li>Nighttime events: DJ on the main stage, ice sculptor, Ice Breaker dancers, pictures with Marshmallow (snow monster), exclusive "Frozen" beverages.</li>
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See our day at "Frozen Fun" below:</div>
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Frozen is even taking over Disneyland! It has replaced the Beauty and the Beast, and Tangled at the Royal Theater at Fantasy Faire. Unfortunately, our footage of the Frozen Show was delete accidentally. However, we actually liked it a lot! I thought it was just a funny as Beauty and the Beast & Tangled.<br />
Most of the event requires a fast pass. The meet/greet with Olaf actually gave you a pager so you didn't have to stand in line for the duration of the wait. I thought this was a great addition since the wait was at 90 minutes. It was nice to be able to walk around and not restricted being in a line.<br />
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Have you been to the new "Frozen Fun" at DCA? Thoughts? Share with me in the comments section below!Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-44617151253444302022012-05-23T22:50:00.000-07:002012-05-23T22:50:04.475-07:00I'm Back!Wow, long time no update! I've been so busy with work and more work that I've put this Disney blog on the back burner. But no worries, I'm back and with tons of pictures!<br />
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The last time I hit up Disneyland was for my boyfriend's birthday.<br />
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We went button crazy and received tons of different ones from Cast Members. I love how cast members at Disney really go out of their way to make you feel special on your birthday (or whatever you may be celebrating), and that's part of the reason why we are annual passholders.</div>
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We did find one cool pin: the Unicorn Parking pin! </div>
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And finally, after months of it being sold out and on back order... I finally found my STITCH PILLOW PAL!!!!</div>
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Sorry that this is a very short blog, but check back soon because we're heading out to Disney next for the 20th Anniversary of Fantasmic event! I promise to take lots of pictures and hopefully, new pins to show you.<br />
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-DeePretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-51694253530121310722012-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:002012-03-04T15:21:29.373-08:00One More Disney Day!<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, I'm so sorry I've been neglecting this blog. The last few months have been very busy for me and I couldn't find the time to get on here and post new blogs, but I'm back and with a new post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally, we wanted to see if we could do the entire 24 hours at Disneyland... but due our schedule, it wasn't possible. So we settled for about 12 hours of Disney instead. When we first arrived at the park, it didn't seem very busy. The park started to get crowded around 11pm/midnight. Then it was pretty busy from midnight to about 3am. We met up with our friends and roamed around the park, got on a few rides, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disney had special events planned like character meet & greets, special menu items like brownie skewers & rice krispy skewers, lobster bisque, corn dog w/ chili, and more. They had a dance party in Tomorrowland, and of course, event merchandise. I really enjoyed the meet and greet because even though the line was long, everyone was having fun and really enjoying themselves. Even the characters were having fun, they kept us laughing the entire time we were waiting. </span><br />
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</span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dustin and I were so tired by the time 4am rolled around that we said goodbye to our friends and headed home. If we had more energy (and didn't have to work the next day) we would have stayed till 6am. Our friends who stayed till 6am had a blast! We didn't get on too many rides and only did minimal pin trading, but we had so much fun! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On our way to ride Pirates, we ran into Angelica and Jack Sparrow. Ahem, <i>Captain </i>Jack Sparrow.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jack wanted to know where I got all my "treasures" and why I didn't have any of him, haha!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aww so sad. Thankfully I had a yummy ice cream sandwich to cheer me up. Until September, Disneyland!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will continue to update this blog with new of new pins and other various disney news until I renew my pass. Thanks for reading!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">~Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-17390855789210716422011-04-18T18:45:00.000-07:002011-04-18T18:45:01.416-07:00Thor Merchandise @ Disneyland!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From my last visit to Disneyland (it seems so long ago...) I found some fun Thor merchandise! They're mostly marketed to kids, but I couldn't help but gear up, ha ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After a couple hours at DCA, we moved on over to Disneyland. We started off in Tomorrowland and SWING DANCING! I've heard of swing dancing at the Tomorrowland Terrance, but its usually only on Saturdays, so when we heard the big band music we had to stop by and drop in on the dance floor =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wonder if they'll continue to have swing dancing on Sunday nights for the duration of the non-peak season... or what's left of it, ha ha!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After dancing, we wanted to get in line to see the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sneak peek at Big Thunder Ranch, but the line was reeeeaaally long, so we went on Big Thunder Mountain instead. We'll hit up the POTC sneak preview next time and I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While we were waiting in line for Big Thunder, we caught the <i>Remember</i> firework show. I've never seen it before, and I have to say I liked it a lot! The show is basically a montage of all the different attractions at the park, complete with theme music from each ride. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another update, the Meleficent Dragon in Fantasmic is back! I know this specific dragon has been in Fantasmic before, but I've never seen it until now, so I took this opportunity to take tons of pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> We ended our night with dinner at the River Belle Terrace, best turkey sandwich ever! And if you ever stop by there, get the Strawberry Shortcake Parfait. Soooo good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And on our way out, we stopped in at the Disney Gallery where they were showcasing "Magic On the Water", the artworks were okay, but it was these guys that really intrigued me...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like something out of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" or perhaps from the movie "Atlantis"</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course, here are the pins I got from tonight:</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Jasmine Morocco. This one is from Epcot. They have different princesses with different countries.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Princess Jasmine. I've gotten this one before, but since that was a scrapper I threw it out and was very lucky to have found it again (and real this time, haha!)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Ariel WoC. The back says Travel by Disney, and it looks like the pin showcases the World of Color and the big Mickey ferris wheel.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bottow Row, left to right:</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Donald Duck Cupcake. I've been dying to get my hands on these! I know I can buy these in the stores (7 pins in a pack), but I just didn't want to pay $30 for them. So happy I found this one!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Mickey Strawberry. Enough said =)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Castle from The Little Mermaid. I believe this is a part of a series as well, with different castles from different movies.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed all the updates and pictures! I'll be updating again soon. My annual pass expires in May and I probably wont be renewing it until after the summer break. But don't worry, I'll still be updating through the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-34244582309142537162011-03-17T17:18:00.000-07:002011-03-17T17:19:30.687-07:00Spring Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Disneyland on a Monday... sounds like a relaxing day with no crowds or long waits for rides, right? Only we forgot one tiny detail... SPRING BREAK! When my boyfriend and I decided to go to Disneyland on Monday, we didn't think about that. So we didn't get to do some of our favorite rides like Space Mountain, Matterhorn, or Indiana Jones (We had only planned to be there for half day, and fast passes had already reach 5:45pm by the time we got them). So instead, we got on some rides with short lines... like Winnie the Pooh! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Walking around both DL and DCA, we noticed how far the new rides and additionals are coming along. The Little Mermaid ride is really starting to take shape, and I can't wait for it to open. But the progress of Cars Land is the most impressive to me.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another angle of The Little Mermaid ride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entry way to Cars Land?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And of course, our day at Disneyland wouldn't be complete with some good ol' pin trading. Here's what I got:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> From the top row, left to right, is Tinkerbell. This pin is awesome, it looks like Tink is peeking out for behind your lanyard! Next is Aurora in her pink dress, with Belle in her yellow ball gown next to her. And the last one on the top row is Belle and Chip with the words Au Revoir written on it. The back of the pins says Adventures by Disney.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bottom row, left to right, is Zazu and Scar fromThe Lion King, the last one is Minnie dressed as the bride from Haunted Mansion. Back of the pin says GWP (Gift with Purchase). I believe she's a part of the series, which includes the Daisy Madame Leota pin I got a while back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was a little sad that we couldn't stay the entire day, and it felt like time just flew by. Not sure when I'll be coming back to Disneyland... I hope at least a couple more times before our passes expire in May. Then we won't be renewing our passes until September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee </span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-83324603223368945782011-03-13T23:21:00.000-07:002011-03-13T23:21:41.431-07:00Back at Disneyland!<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I made a last minute impromptu trip to Disneyland last Sunday with my friends Diana and Kim and we had such a blast! We got to the park later in the evening, about 7pm. It had started to drizzle when we got in the park, so most of the guests were leaving. It was one of the least crowded Sunday night that I've experienced. Still, there were tons of cast members with lanyards on! We missed all the pin traders since it was so late in the afternoon, but I still found some pins that I wanted on Cast Members:</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Princess Minnie from "Brave Little Tailor", this pin is from Disneyland Paris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool looking Mickey Jedi pin</td></tr>
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also saw a lot of new merchandise, too. And new packaging for candy. My favorite is the Jessica Rabbit dark chocolate mint cream box. </span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New packaging for candy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the Jessica Rabbit box</td></tr>
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> That's all for now. Thanks for reading! </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">-Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-44772974234123907552011-03-06T00:26:00.000-08:002011-03-06T00:26:36.760-08:00Celebrities and Disney<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Remember a few years ago when Disney released a series of photos called "Disney Dream Portrait" with celebrities transformed into some of the most memorable Disney characters? On the official Disneyland blog, they released the new photos! Shot by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz. The first set of photos release years ago featured Scarlett Johannson as Cinderella, Jessica Biel as Pocahontas, Julianna Moore as Ariel, avid Beckham as Prince Phillipe, and more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Below are this year's photos:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia Wilde as the Evil Queen and Alec Baldwin as the Magic Mirror. Photo belongs to Disney and Disneyland Blog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Bridges as the Beast and Penelope Cruz as Belle. Photo belongs to Disney and Disneyland Blog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Latifah as Ursula. Photo belongs to Disney and Disneyland Blog.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I hope to see more of these photos from Disney and Annie </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Leibovitz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hope you enjoyed these pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-34361488898524559022011-02-23T16:07:00.000-08:002011-02-23T16:07:59.357-08:00Hollywood Soda Fountain "Trophy" Pins<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just saw these online! I'm sure they're already sold out, but I still want to share them with you ^_^</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In honor of the upcoming Oscar Academy Awards, Disney have come out with these "trophy" pins! They were sold on February 19th at the Disney's Soda Fountain & Studio Store in Hollywood... see the flyer here <a href="http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/February%2019th%20Event%20flyer.pdf">http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/February%2019th%20Event%20flyer.pdf</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And here's a picture of some of the pins. I love the Stitch & Tinkerbell</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Maybe one day I'll get my hands on one of these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The forecast is once again predicting rain in LA, so I might not do Disneyland this weekend =( But if the sun is out, you can bet that I'll be there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks for reading,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-39612507548129194232011-02-22T18:44:00.000-08:002011-02-22T18:44:21.065-08:00Dancing Lions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This was a short video I took of the Dancing Lions from the "Family Fun Weekend- Lunar New Year"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtrdsR3RkS8sTDXO5Fsg-0uZpuckNcpXP_GzzxLklwrMA5sXMH2t0-aV6e77m2l-xEGPVm8hJwwCXeRDEUVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-29850628086116948462011-02-19T20:23:00.000-08:002011-02-19T20:23:39.221-08:00Rainy Weekend<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Raining all weekend in LA, plus holiday weekend (Presidents' Day) means no Disneyland or pin trading this week. I was looking forward to going back on Sunday since the last 2 weekends have been kind of... crowded and not many pins to trade. But I know for a fact that I wouldn't have fun when it's raining and super crowded. All annual pass holders are blocked out except for those who have the premium pass.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe I'll make a short day trip on Wednesday! I hope to have new pins to show you all soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee<br />
</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-56000176900930247682011-02-16T02:07:00.000-08:002011-02-16T02:07:55.365-08:00Valentine's Day Weekend 2011<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thinking of going to Disneyland on Valentine's day weekend? Don't do it! We went down there and it was pretty packed. I remember going on Valentine's day weekend last year but I don't remember it being so busy. We got on about 4 rides... Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones (Fast Pass), Monsters' Inc, and Toy Story Mania</span>. <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">By the time we got to Space Mountain and Tower of Terror, the fast passes were all out and the rides were at a 65 minute wait. We thought, "Oh well! We can go on the rides next time. Let's do some pin trading!". That didn't really work out either...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I don't know if, it's because it was busy, but for a Sunday (as some people would call it, "Trading Day") not many Cast Members had on lanyards. Usually on Sundays, I've found some pretty cool pins to trade. This past Sunday, I only traded about 6... and nothing that I really want to collect, except for the Mickey Skellington one =P</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top Row: Tinkerbell from Disney Cruise Line, Mickey w/ Sorcerer's Hat, Flying Tink, and a Minnie from DLRP. Bottom Row: Mike & Sulley of Monsters' Inc, Hop Low from Fantasia, Daisy as Rapunzel from Disney Adventures, and Mickey as Jack Skellington.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since pin trading wasn't going so well, we decided to check out Downtown Disney and take a break from the crowd. And there was a swing band by the ESPN Zone! So we stay for a while and danced. Lot's of fun! The band played a lot of songs by the Andrews Sisters (I love their songs). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">V-Day weekend was also the last weekend for the Lunar New Year Festival. The weekend of 2/18 will be the last Family Fun Weekend, and Disneyland will be celebrating Mardi Gras! I think it'll be over at the New Orleans Square. I want to check it out, but the forecast is saying that it'll be raining through the weekend, so we'll see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks for reading and I hope I'll have some cool pins to show you next time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-33695101840939102012011-02-08T00:48:00.000-08:002011-02-08T00:50:31.402-08:00Sunday Feb. 7th<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Super Bowl Sunday = busy day at Disneyland. So much for my theory of it being empty... apparently everyone else had the same idea. So we didn't get to go on many rides, but we did get to trade tons of pins! We also checked out the Family Fun Weekends event. This past weekend (and this one coming up), they're celebrating the Lunar New Year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They had a the whole Thunder Ranch set up. An area/stage for dance and martial arts demonstrations. Picture areas with Mickey, Minnie, Chip & Dale, and Mulan & Mushu. They also sold various tea and other asian treats in carts. Here are some pictures from the event:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Lunar New Year everyone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I caught a quick view of Chip as he was leaving</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And as for the pin trading, we got some pretty good trades! I think I traded about 9 or 10 pins totally. I even got a cool limited edition 100 pin of the Pixar Short "Birds" of a cast member. See the pin in the picture below:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I also complete the Little Mermaid Hidden Mickey set with the seashell Eric. And I even found another Disneyland Paris pin! It's the Tinker Bell full figure one (looks like she's doing a pirouette).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-79673852634831472532011-02-02T00:51:00.000-08:002011-02-02T00:51:33.938-08:00Lots of Princesses!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From my last trip to Disneyland, I not only brought back some fun pins, I also got to see a lot of princesses around the park. For as long as I've had my annual pass to Disneyland and going as often as I do, I haven't really seen any princesses around the park. I thought they only took pictures at the Princess Fantasy Faire. But here's who we bumped into:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> While Snow White and the Queen were looking at my pins, the Queen asked "Now why don't you have any of me?" and I said "I couldn't find any of you." She then said "Ah! They must all be sold out! I'm so popular." Gotta love Disney =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And onto the pins I found that day:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the top role, left to right: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sebastion (Part of the Little Mermaid Hidden Mickey collection) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jasmine (I think her and Jafar are a set in the stores)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ariel with the quote "I'm not fishing for compliments."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mickey from "Brave Little Tailor" ( I think?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and for the bottle role, left to right are my 3 stitches =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The next time I'll be back at Disneyland is during one of the Lunar New Year Festival weekends (part of the Family Fun Weekends). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last time I was there was also on a Wednesday, and it wasn't very busy. A lot of characters were out, and lots of cast members were wearing their lanyards, so I'm hoping it's going to be that way again this Wednesday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They've been doing a lot of refurbishment since it's the off season so we won't be able to ride Splash Mountain or visit Critter Country since that'll be close as well. I wonder what else will be block off on Wednesday?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also, I saw the new 2011 Hidden Mickey pins. Honestly, I don't know if I really like them =( Nothing really popped out at me besides the T-Shirt pins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I don't know if I'll start collecting the T-Shirt pins though, since there's a few sets I'm trying to finish. We'll see! I'll post pictures of any new pins I get on Wednesday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">~Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-54128513880248001272011-01-20T02:04:00.000-08:002011-01-20T16:05:32.838-08:00My Collection Part II<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I never made it to Disneyland on Sunday... so to make up for it, we went today! I thought it would be a very slow day at the park, being it in the middle of the week and all, and that not many cast members would have their lanyards on. Boy was I wrong! Most of the cast members had lanyards and we found some great pins. Besides pins galore, many characters were also out today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Below are pictures of the pins I traded today, as well as more from my collection =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also, Disneyland is refurbishing/renovating a lot since this is the off season. They blocked off part of Main Street, USA. No horse-drawn carriages or vehcles until further notice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had such a great time today, I only wish I could have stayed the whole day, and not have to leave early (for work and etc.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next time I go back, it'll be for the Lunar New Year celebration they're doing during the Family Fun Weekends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~Dee</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-84187252825865261812011-01-15T22:24:00.001-08:002011-01-18T00:41:54.926-08:00Off To See Mickey!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since I have the whole day off tomorrow, my boyfriend and I decided to hit up Disneyland! Hooray for a day at the park(s), rides, and of course, pin trading galore! One of the best things about an annual passholder is going to Disney on a whim, and the free parking isn't bad either ;-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I think tomorrow we're going to try the Davy Crockett's Canoes since we've never done it before. Hope we don't get wet on the canoe, ha ha!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am so excited about tomorrow, I feel like a little kid =) And I can't wait to share all the pins I'll get tomorrow. I'm hoping to find:</span><br />
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</span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-35842585390993858992011-01-13T01:55:00.000-08:002011-01-13T17:31:31.807-08:00My Collection<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some pictures of my small but growing pin collection:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Stitches =)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute Ariel cast lanyard pin</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ie_pApHquyk/TS7KA6t5BCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/pbNq5JvXSkM/s1600/pins+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ie_pApHquyk/TS7KA6t5BCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/pbNq5JvXSkM/s320/pins+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>Pretty Little Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319469951754305566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045735873315349642.post-49385065339143478522011-01-12T00:38:00.000-08:002011-01-13T16:58:16.983-08:00My Pin Trading Experience So Far<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've always been a big Disney fan. When I lived in Florida, I had a pass and drove up to Orlando whenever I had a long weekend. But I never did any pin trading there... in fact, I didn't even know it existed. I saw pins in the stores at the park, and always seeing lots of people buying pins, and wearing their lanyards full of pins but I never knew that so many people were involved in pin trading. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now that I'm living in LA, I'm much closer to Disneyland- an hour drive at the most versus a 4 hours drive up to Orlando. My boyfriend and I decided to get a pass and we go whenever we have a day off from work. We finally decided to start pin trading on my birthday back in 2009 and we've enjoyed it ever since!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't really consider myself a "hard-core" trader, and I'm still learning about the ways of trading. The way we started out was by trading with the cast members. We love talking the cast members and what better way to start a conversation with them =) I know there's also the traders who have their huge collections in books and lay them out on the tables for you to take a look, and if you see something you like, trade. For some reason, I still feel a little uncomfortable going up to them. I guess to me, they come off a little intimidating. They have such a big collection, and have specific pins they're looking for, and I feel like if I don't have what they're looking for they wouldn't want to trade. I'm not saying that all of them are that way, it's just one of my experiences-the first time I went up to one of the guys, he looked at my lanyard and rolled his eyes... and this was my first day trading so I had whatever pins I bought that day at the park.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the first day I started trading. I had nothing on my lanyard, ha ha!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now I buy pins off the internet so I don't go broke, but someone told me to be aware of "fake/counterfeit" pins! How can you tell between a fake pin and a real pin? Is it by checking the back stamp? </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't really go after specific pins. Just whatever catches my eye. Currently I've been trading for a lot of Stitch (who doesnt?), Princesses, Tinkerbell, and Silvermist. I'll post some pictures below of my pin collection (so far). If you're a pin trader, what types of pins do you collect, and where/what is the best way of trading? Comment below and let me know =)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I can see myself continuing with pin trading for a while, since I'm having so much fun with it. It also gives my friends and I an extra thing to do at the park. And I'll update this blog as I venture forward with my pin trading experience! </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Here are some of the pins I have</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is from Disneyland Paris!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is from Disneyland Hong Kong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Star Wars set is almost complete. There's a Donald Duck Darth Maul out there waiting for me ;-)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;">~Dee</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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