OMG, I am so excited that Thad has started this new blog about all things Disney! And even more excited that he has asked/allowed me to be a part of this new blog :-)
My name is Tiffany Singleton and I live here in Wetumpka with my husband, Gary, and four kids, Savannah 14, Andrew 11, Ellen Anne 10 and Grayson 9. I have had a life long love for all things Disney and even had a minor family connection to Walt Disney World. When WDW was built in the late 60's and early 70's, my great uncle's engineering firm/company created and provided some of the hydraulics for some of the early Magic Kingdom rides and also had a maintenace contract with them for most of the 1970's. According to my mother, my first trip to WDW was in the late fall of 1971, not long after WDW opened - I was only a couple of months old, so unfortunately, I can't give you my actual first impression of Disney :-) My uncle was able to get free and/or greatly discounted tickets to WDW, so we visited a few times in the 1970's.
One of the main reasons I have such a nostalgic love for Disney is that as a kid, WDW was my last family vacation with my Dad. We went in 1984 and he passed away in 1987 and we were going to go back the summer that he died. He loved Disney too and I always think about him when I now go with my husband and kids. I went a couple of times as a teenager, but as Thad, I seemed to take an unexplainable break from Disney for a time - even though it was always on my mind :-) I tried to talk my husband into going to WDW for our honeymoon, but he wasn't a bonified "Disney Nut" yet so it was a no-go. Then we started a family and it never seemed like a good time to go, until one day I saw an add on t.v. for a Disney Kid's Stay and Play Free Promo. I insited that we couldn't pass up the deal and we booked our first family trip in 2004 and needless to say, we were hooked! We only stayed 4 days in the parks and we knew that wasn't enough and we knew we wanted to come back soon and we've been back every year since. I truly find Disney to be a "magical" vacation. That moment when we walk up Main Street U.S.A. and spot Cinerella's Castle - aw, it just never gets old. And it's not just Magic Kingdom, I truly enjoy all of the parks. I love the nostalga, I love the theming, I love the characters, I love the restaurants and the character meals. My husband loves all those things, but even more so, he loves the practical things like the incredible customer service, the cleanliness of the parks and the overall inclusive feel of a Disney vacation.
In 2006, my husband had to attend a Tire Dealers Conference in Huntington Beach, California and much to my delight, I learned that Anaheim, home of Disneyland, was only a few miles away. We were able to tack on a couple of extra days to our trip and visited Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure - with no kids! It was such an incredible trip and was like being on our honeymoon. In March of 2010 we attended another Tire Dealers Conference in Palm Springs, California and, once again, did another side trip to Disneyland. We loved it so much, we knew we had to share it with our kids and in September we took them back for a long weekend. If you are ever in California, and ever get the chance, I highly recommend the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure experience. It's amazing how WDW and Disneyland can be so similar and yet so different. I hope to write a blog entry in the near future about touring Disneyland vs. Disney World.
I created a Facebook page last year, Dis-Girl, because I love planning Disney trips for our family and helping other families plan their trips too. With a large family and liking to go yearly, I'm always on the lookout for the best deals and most economical way to get there and hope to be able to share that with everyone who follows this blog!
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