The Magic, The Memories, and You April 2012 Show at Magic Kingdom Park #SummerToRemember

"The Magic, The Memories, and You" show is doing it's summer theme right now... but if you're interested in seeing what it looked like BEFORE it's new theme came along, check out this video that I took. It's a little less than six minutes long so grab your coffee, sit back and enjoy the show!





I was invited to the Summer To Remember press event as a guest of the Walt Disney Company. I was not asked, nor expected, to write about all the wonderful events and experiences that I had but I still will because I want you to know all about the great goodies that Disney has planned for the Summer. Thoughts and opinions remain my own.

Make it a Summer To Remember at Walt Disney World and Disneyland #SummerToRemember

There are so many great events, attractions and shows coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland this Summer including, but not limited to, the expansion of Fantasyland, new bowling alley at Downtown Disney (Walt Disney World), Cars Land at Disneyland, "The Magic, The Memories, and You" show, Art of Animation Resort opening, etc. Check out this video I recorded when I attended the Summer to Remember press event last month. It gives you a glimpse of everything that is to come. Muy exclusivo!




And yes, I think it's a total bummer that they raised their admission prices but I gotta tell you. It is still worth the price. The experiences, service and memories you get in return are priceless.

I was invited to the Summer To Remember press event as a guest of the Walt Disney Company. I was not asked, nor expected, to write about all the wonderful events and experiences that I had but I still will because I want you to know all about the great goodies that Disney has planned for the Summer. Thoughts and opinions remain my own.

‘The Magic, The Memories, and You!’ Summer Show Begins May 25 at Magic Kingdom Park AND Disneyland!

Heading to Walt Disney World or Disneyland this Summer? Well then you'll get to experience the NEW "The Magic, The Memories, and You!" Summer show as it begins on May 25, 2012 at Magic Kingdom Park (Walt Disney World) and at Disneyland. I had the immense pleasure of seeing the regular "The Magic, The Memories, and You!" show last month and it was unbelievable. They project hundreds of pictures that were taken of guests at the park on that day and choreograph it to Disney music. They mix in other cool scenes and effects as well. It's about a 10 minute show and worth the wait.

These are a couple of scenes that we saw in the regular show:

And here's a scene of the castle being turned into a sandcastle in their new Summer show.

Image courtesy of Disney Parks

So what can you expect in their new Summer show? Well it will take you from the beach, to the jungle and even under the sea with some of your favorite Disney characters and songs. The show will lead you on a surfin' adventure with Goofy, a sing-a-long with Timon and Pumbaa and you'll rock out with Ariel, Sebastian and the crustacean band at the bottom of the ocean.

Along the way, the beautiful Cinderella Castle will go through astonishing transformations including a sand castle, ancient vine-covered ruins, colorful finger-paintings and a tropical aquarium. You'll see all of this plus other visual surprises with an energetic musical score that will keep you mesmerized throughout the show.

If you can't make it out to either Disney parks, you can create your own Cinderella Castle Magic online at home! Click here and create a personalized castle projection show using your own photos via Facebook! Heads up that it takes a couple of minutes because it pulls your pictures from Facebook.

I was invited to the Summer To Remember press event as a guest of the Walt Disney Company. I was not asked, nor expected, to write about all the wonderful events and experiences that I had but I still will because I want you to know all about the great goodies that Disney has planned for the Summer. Thoughts and opinions remain my own.

The one where I show you my GUESS? Halter Swimsuit with Plunge and Ruffles

I am nothing if not transparent in this blog. I don't lie, I give you my honest opinion and I do what and write what I feel you would want from me when I review items... such as this swimwear. Yes, I will show you what the bathing suit looks like on me, imperfections an all. Why? Because I want YOU to know that I will do what it takes to give you an honest review and that includes being half naked. But before we get to the goods, let me show you what the GUESS? Halter Swimsuit with Plunge and Ruffles is supposed to look like:

Image courtesy of Macys.com

Image courtesy of Macys.com

As you can tell, it's a  beautiful suit. I chose this swimsuit for the specific purpose of wearing something that I could comfortably wear down a water slide without feeling like something would inexplicably untie, unhook, slip, etc. I loved the pink and so I went with that color.

You should know that this is my first one piece swim wear that I have purchased. Not because I have this totally hot body that shouldn't be covered up, but because I'm not really into pools, beaches or suntanning. Sure, I'll go to a pool and/or a beach (I mean, this is So. Cal. after all), but I'll lay in the shade in shorts. So knowing that I would be slipping and sliding at Knott's Soak City, I made sure to order it with that in mind. I should also not that I'm not overly (or even subtly) voluptuous on top so full coverage wasn't a concern of mine. What I was more concerned about was that it would be long enough for my 5'8" frame. I ordered a size small because I thought that anything bigger would just be too big on top. Sure enough, it came in and I had to go exchange it for a medium because when I had the small on, it would either show too much on top, or too much on the bottom.

So I went into Macy's, switched it out for a medium and the length was almost perfect, but the top wasn't. It was a little loose but nothing that I couldn't manage so that's the one that I wore to Knott's Soak City on Sunday. 

Wearable with shorts

So as you can see, there is a little give on the side of the suit due to my, um, underdeveloped chest.

I also decided to throw it in the wash along with my kids' swim clothes and used the "handwash" cycle. I should have followed the directions on the tag because some of the color came off in the wash and onto my kids' clothes. Not enough to make a BIG difference, or even a notable difference, but it still happened. Next time I won't be so lazy and I will wash it by hand. Or I'll stick it in the wash again, but by itself. So there you have it folks. My utterly transparent opinion of this great swimsuit. And just so you know, I'm not fishing for compliments on the way that it looks on me. I wrote this to share with you my swimsuit choice that allowed me to cover up my insecurities and made my good parts shine. So now you tell me, what kind of swimsuit do you wear during the Summer? Link 'em up in the comments below. I would love to check them out.


I received this beautiful bathing suit from the wonderful folks at GigaSavvy. My thoughts and opinions remain my own.