The love for Disney, begining early

I am remembering the love of Mickey (and gumballs) I had at a young age.

What is your first photo with Mickey or a Disney Character?

The Many adventures of Agent P.

In 2008 our family had a gnome that we traveled with from Montana to Texas and back, we took pictures ALL along the way, we just knew last year when we went to Walt Disney World we had to do something similar.

Welcome to The Many adventures of Agent P. 2010!

 You never know where you might find him.

 Pretending to be Indiana Jones in a pit of vipers...

 Or just chillin' with the local Down Town Disney spuds.

 But I think this was his best hiding place yet. he was quite at home here.

What do you do to add even more magic to your trip?

Hey, "Where's Perry?"

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Disney Auditions Part 2: My sons perspective

Click here to see other Magical memory Monday posts from around the web.

Today is a continuation of last weeks MMM, I have asked my son to share a bit about his Disney audition.  

If you would like to read last weeks post click here.

I think the whole experience was very cool. I would definitely do it again. What's not to like about the auditions? The Judges were always making jokes and were so cheerful. Of course I felt a little nervous, but the way the Judge welcomed me made me feel more comfortable and confident. My favorite part was the suspense of it all. I mean, they could have picked me or any other kid. The whole time I was picturing me with Dillon and Cole Sprouse, or Jason Dolley.

All in all, I really liked the trip, and who knows? Maybe the kid that was standing right next to me may be Disney Channel's next star.

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Memories of The Polynesian Resort

I have many fond memories of the Polynesian Resort.

This is just one.

The warm welcome feeling you get when you walk into this lush resort is so wonderful and tropical you might just want to stay forever. I know I want to every time I walk in.

There are always smiling faces to welcome you.

a nice place for the kids to relax and watch a few Disney flicks as you check in.

and maybe if you are lucky you will meet Sheila and Aunt Kaui as I did for a quick hula lesson.

 A peek at the room.

 The amazing volcano pool!

How relaxing does this look?

This looks amazing to me at the moment...

"Polynesian Take me away!"

How would you like to stay at Disney's Polynesian Resort and enjoy

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comeback Wed for a peek at some fun pictures at the Polynesian resort, and Friday for a great Kona Cafe inspired breakfast recipe!

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What are your favorite things about the Polynesian resort?

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Questions answered at Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom provides answers.

Cindy, Cindy, it is quite windy, Where do pineapples grow?

There was a question many in my family had, it was a silly question, almost posed as a bet of sorts.

Here is the question... Where do pineapples grow?

Do you know the answer?

Let me tell you how this question originated.

Before I was married my in laws took us on many trips to Mexico to shop and go fishing in South Texas. We lived in South Central Texas at the time and we drove through "the Valley" in South Texas to get to Progresso, Mex.

The Valley produces much of the Grapefruit in the US we used to see Valley Grown Grapefruit in Montana when we lived there.

The valley also has many fields of things popping out of the ground looking like the tops of pineapples.

What are these things?

So the argument was that Pineapples grow out of the ground, Or Do they grow from trees?

Finally a few years after this odd banter started we found the answer right before our eyes, where else but in The Animal Kingdom Park.

It Does appear to be a bush, Who was right? ground or tree?

I think we all won because we were at Disney World!

The fields in the Valley? they were full of many rows of AloeVera plants, not pineapples.

What questions do you have about life that may be answered at Walt Disney World?

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Free Food now offered for Fall 2011!

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Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

I dream of food.

Some Dream of Genie...
Some of Mickey
but me?

There is a place I dream fondley of...

A place at Walt Diseny World.

Cape May Cafe to be exact.

Well, the Oreo Bon Bons to be very specific.

look to the left tucked away in the back there.

 

Here is a close up.

 Oreo goodness topped with what seems to be more oreo stuffing on top!

Heavenly! 

Who doesnt love the middle of an Oreo?

Think of all the open faced chocolate cookies in the kitchen laying there empty, because someone scraped all the middles out to pile them here on this bon bon.

So maybe that is not how they make them... But it is a silly mental picture!

Here are some other fun things my children enjoyed at Cape May Cafe.

A big plate of Mac & Cheese makes my little one happy.

And yes there is Perry again. with his self portrait, doesn't he look fabulous!

And then my big artist.

He dreams of working for Disney some day.

I have to say he is pretty darn good.

He ate fast so he would have time to draw.

I will be posting my Oreo Bon Bon look-alikes soon.

Check back Friday for fun Food recipes for these devine treats!

The FREE dining plan was just released for 2011 Sept-Aug 24!

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I can't wait to get back here for some great crab legs and those Bon Bons!

Join me in September!  

Written by Cindy Fragozo, You Travel Secialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Seriously Too Awesome!

Some of my family's favorite moments have been at different concerts with our children.

Brandon Heath in Montana

Santus Real, in Montana,

 and Yes we did just happen to bump into them as they walked out of the restaurant!



Lincoln Brewster in Missoula for the Western Montana State Fair

We have so many other memories that are so similar.
My family also adores Walt Disney World.
There is an amazing weekend planned in September. Night Of Joy!
A combination of Magic Kingdom and  some of the coolest Christian bands here is the current line up.

The 2011 Night of Joy details are still being finalized.
2011 Headliners

Friday, September 9:
Skillet
Newsboys
Jeremy Camp

Saturday, September 10:
MercyMe
TobyMac
Jars of Clay

Why Not create a double awesome  memory with your family,

 enjoy awesome Christian bands, and the Magic Kingdom too.

I would love to help you book your trip, and add a little extra magic to your memories!

Let the Pixie Trail Follow You Home!
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Be still my heart.

Jack Sparrow is so cute!

The World of Disney store is one of my family's favorite places to pretend to be in a fairytale.

Try it on for size next time you are in Downtown Disney, who knows where you might end up!



Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

A peek into Rix Lounge

Today I want to share with you an adults haven.

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort boasts an amazing conference center.

With a conference center as a feature of this resort there may be business men and women found here often. Disney has got everyone covered, there are fun beautiful places for everyone to "chill" don't you worry!

I know many people say "Adults don't go to Disney World" Let me tell you YES they do!

and there are places like this that many might not even notice sprinkled through out the "World."

 This is Rix Lounge, Located at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.

I got to take a peek inside on my last trip.

This place is AMAZING!

I love the decor,

The high ceilings,

The color combinations!

Now look closely...

The benches in this seating area appear to be hanging from a chain attached to the celling!

Brilliant! I love it!

This is another seating area very Modern Chic.

 Tell me wouldn't this be a wonderful "hip" place to chill out after a long day of meetings?

Or a long day at the parks?

Fabulous!

Adults CAN enjoy the magic Disney to!

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

The cookie that ate Daddy..

Ok, well maybe it is the cookie Daddy ate...

Today my Hubby is remembering his Cookie Sandwich...

I was talking with a new friend about the ice cream sandwiches,

I knew that I wanted one. 

He stated that he had already had one that day, and it was great. 

 So I waited...

I waited all day...

and all afternoon for the perfect ice cream sandwich.

The time when I knew it would be better than any commercial for a fast food hamburger!

(This is Cindy editing here... fast food?

I would've written Blissful chocolate, but that just wasn't masculine enough...well you get it.) 
 

Then it was here, it was the perfect time to eat the mondo, uber sized ice cream sandwich. 

When it came time to get ready to gather the fam. around the flag pole and watch Wishes at the Magic Kingdom. 

I snuck into the Bakery and used one of my snack credits to redeem my ever so longed for ice cream sandwich. 

 placed it in a to-go box and scurried off to meet the fam. next to the flag pole. 

My friends Wife yelled at him for selfishly eating one of those ice cream sandwiches earlier in the day while he was by himself, and he stated , "I didn't have that one!"
He actually ate the little one that is sold at the ice cream carts for one snack credit. 

 BIG difference.

 All in all, I made everyone totally jealous and everyone wanted to be me for a moment.

See it does pay to have an agent looking out for your best interest even if it is just a snack!

(Yes he gave me one very SMALL bite.)

And then continued some "race against the clock" to finish it in like 2 minutes.

 I will never really understand men when it comes to food. but that was one good sandwich!

The bite I had was wonderful, and will get one to share on my next trip.

As for Daddy...

 Well he may have to get his own again.

And honestly I have no clue what is up with the glow sticks in the hat?

Maybe it is a new fashion statement!

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

A memory of my first trip to Walt Disney World

 

I have heard a photo is worth a thousand words.

I was a teenager on my first trip to Walt Disney World.

 My eyes were opened to the magic that I had adored in Disney films and toys for many years.

The magic of the songs in films came to life around me it was not just a cartoon but a larger than life fantasy. It really does just seem like yesterday that Toy Story braved the new world of computer animation.

Disney has a way of making you feel like a kid again no matter how old you are.

It is an amazing memory to recall my first taste of Walt Disney World it was a truly magical experience.

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Chestnuts Roasting....

Over an open fire!

What a wonderful suprise!

At Disney"s Grand Floridian Resort during the Christmas season I found this!

 Tanner was roasting and handing out Chestnuts!

I have never tried roasted chestnuts, but I deffinately

 think that everyone should try them, atleast once in their lives!

Tanner also explained that when there is a chill in the  air

there would also be cider to wash those chestnuts down.

So if you are at Disney World around the holidays
just pop on off the monorail at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
take a peek around, and see if there are Chestnuts roasting for you to try!

Deffinately a magical moment!

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

The Good Son vs. the Ultimate Evil

Today we are hearing from my son about his Jedi experience.

 It started one day at Disney World about 3 years ago.  Me and my family went to Disney Hollywood Studios.  We saw all kinds of different and unique attractions; for example: Fantasmic, The Twilight Zone’s Tower of Terror, and the Star Tours.  When we stopped at Star Tours, the crew for Stars Tours began to teach a few kids how to be a Jedi Knight!  The first day I wasn’t chosen, but the next day I was chosen!   Then we put on our Padawan robes and they taught me the average exercises for battling an enemy.  

So I got my light saber and repeated what my Master taught me.  I was very nervous.  Just after, Darth Vader and his two clones came, and he challenged each and every Padawan to a duel. 

 When it was my turn, I did the fighting patterns my Master taught me:  hit the right shoulder, then the left, the right thigh, duck, hit the right thigh again, the left thigh, and hit the stomach.   But instead of hitting Vader’s stomach, I lunged at his neck.  Then Vader yelled out, “Aaargh!”  Then he left us because he thought we were too powerful. 
 In the end, I got a certificate stating that I have proven that I was worthy of being trained to be a Jedi Knight.  My mom and dad were proud.

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Actually we haven't been kicked out yet!

 

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After one of my Husband's goofy posts this last week on Faceboook I had a friend comment

"You guys are the kind of people that get kicked out of a lot of places aren't you?"

(Notice she said "you guys" not Yall, nope shes not from TX!)

So he convinced my Sister in-Law to get in the trunk of her new car, to see if the child lock release thing worked...

Well it did, and all is well, she is no longer in her trunk.

As I was looking at my Disney Pictures I found these pictures.

I thought they went well with the quote above.

No we did not get kicked out.

And a battle of good and evil ensued right there in the store in Downtown Disney.

 Ok, so maybe it was a battle of good, and good.

(green & blue)

Practice young Padawan, Practice!

There is a build your own Light saber buffet (as I would call it)

there are pieces and parts, to put together and build your

own weapon to defend good (or evil if you like)

Dad was a little slow at building his, and the attack began. 

I wonder if they knew people like mine would have an

all out light saber war n the store when they put this in?

We definitely created a magic moment!

"Stay tuned" Next Magical Memory Monday...

you will see how this practice pays off in a Big way when we run into the Ultimate evil...

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Disney travel specialist at 3D TravelCompany.

Time to Take the Plunge!

Today I am remembering the peaceful magic that Castaway Cay brings

This was the view from where we sat and ate breakfast as we docked.

Yes that is the real Flying Dutchman! And Yes I did see the real Jack Sparow!

After a picture with Jack, my first stop was the Pelican Plunge.

 Remember this was all for the sake of training.

I wanted to be able to tell you my thoughts on this attraction ~smiles

This slide had just been opened, to think I was one of the first to enjoy this new slide.

And there will be many more of my clients on this slide too.

You must actually swim out the the platform. There are life jackets available for those who need them.

Be forewarned the water is DEEP you will not be able to touch the bottom.

As we swim out I took this picture.

                                      

Almost there, I cannot touch the bottom.

Not too shabby of a picture and I kept my head above the water too!

                                      

The view alone from the top platform is beautiful. looking back on one of the family beaches.

Here you have it.

This was actually taken from a video.

Apparently the video did not want to upload. But CLOSE YOUR EYES, or you will see this, and it isn't this pretty when the salt water, and makeup sunscreen mixture get in your eyes.

Well maybe it is this pretty, but I did not get to enjoy it until

I saw the picture because my little eyes were burning.

 We took a ride to the Adult Quiet beach and look what we found.

 Clear water and peacefulness.

This is how I could spend every day!

Ahh...the Magic of Castaway Cay.

I think I hear it calling my name... Do you hear it calling yours?

Call on me for your free quote today.

Click on the picture of Mickey & me above!

Written by Cindy Fragozo, Your Travel Specialist at 3D TravelCompany.