My Ultimate Disney Bucket List

Hi lovelies! I'm back with another collaboration with the lovely Lize in Disneyland and this time we're sharing our Disney bucket lists! I've never done one of these before but as I've only been to the Disney parks for one day since childhood (Hong Kong Disneyland... two years ago!), there's loads of Disney things I'd like to check off my list!

I've divided the list into sections and as I fell in love with the Kingdom Hearts games last year there's a whole section dedicated to the series too!

Parks:

Visit Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, Walt Disney World and Disneyland California for the first time

Visit Disneyland Paris again as an adult

Stay in a Disney hotel

Visit Aulani in Hawaii

Go back to Hong Kong Disneyland after the new castle has been finished
Take the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Disneyland

Meet all of the Princesses

Meet a Princess with their Prince
Do a character dining experience

Complete a runDisney race
Watch a parade, show and fireworks (I've not seen any!)

Go on a Disney cruise

Do the Castaway Cay 5k

Eat Alien Mochi

Movies:

See all of Disney's classic animation films

Watch every Marvel film

Attend a Disney movie premiere

Merchandise:

Complete my collection of Disney O-Rings DVDs (the rainbow ones with shiny covers!)

Build up a Disney Pandora bracelet
Buy a Disney ring I can wear every day

Kingdom Hearts:

Complete all of the Kingdom Hearts games

Own a life size keyblade replica

Make sea salt ice cream
Defeat Sephiroth in KH2
Complete at least one game on the hardest mode
Get a platinum trophy for one of the games
Attend a Kingdom Hearts Orchestra concert
Get a Kingdom Hearts tattoo

Other:

Get a Disney tattoo

I've got a lot to achieve, huh?! I'm already eyeing up some of these that I can complete this year and I'm hoping I can squeeze in a trip to Disneyland Paris too to get some of the park ones checked off!

What would be the top thing on your Disney bucket list? Let me know in the comments below! Make sure you check out Lize's post and blog too. She's one of the kindest and most genuine bloggers I've ever come across and her blog is brimming with magical Disney content!

Kingdom Hearts Merch Available In The UK!

Hi lovelies! With the new Kingdom Hearts game due out in the UK at the end of this month, I thought I'd put together a little guide to some of the official merchandise that's available over here. Although we don't get as much merch as Japan or the US, with the the imminent arrival of KH3 there are lots of brand spankin' new pieces around at the moment so here are my favourites:

First up, EMP have a great range of Kingdom Hearts merch including some rare and exclusive Funko Pops! My favourites are the Toy Story Sora (#3 - £12.99) and the Christmas Town Sora (#5 - UPDATE: sold out). As well as the normal sized Funkos, they also have Mystery Mini Blind Boxes (#10 - £6.99). Just look at that lil' Mickey! They also have some great Kingdom Hearts apparel such as this Kingdom Hearts 3 Logo Watch (#9 - £24.99) and T-Shirt (#1 - £14.99). This would be so perfect in an oversized size for snuggling up and playing Kingdom Hearts all day long!

If you've always dreamed of having your own Keyblade, GAME sell replica Kingdom and Darkside Keyblades (#8 - £39.99 each). I don't think I've ever needed anything more! They also stock these adorable little Shadow Heartless plushes (#6 - £34.99) which would look so lovely on a Kingdom Hearts-themed shelf! These are both out of stock online but are still available in some physical stores.

Forbidden Planet also have lots of of Kingdom Hearts merchandise, such as these cute-as-heck figural keyrings (#2 - £4.49) and they also stock the graphic novels of the series and volume 1 (#7) is just £5.99! And last but not least, Edge Magazine have the stunning Kingdom Hearts 3 game artwork for the cover of their February 2019 issue (#4)! What's even better is it's a UK magazine so if you can't track one down in stores, they're only £6 delivered online!

Has anyone else got Kingdom Hearts fever at the moment? Less than three weeks to go now!

My Ranking of 2018's Disney Films

Hi lovelies, I'm back! While 2018 was not a good year for me (hence the blogging break!) it was a very good year for Disney with the release of 11 brand spankin' new films by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures! There was so many big, important releases in 2018 as well as a few lower-key but cute as heck films so I thought sharing a little ranking would be the perfect way to reflect. So from favourite to least-favourite, here are my thoughts on last year's Disney films:

1. Coco

Although this was a 2017 release for a lot of people, the UK didn't get Coco until 2018 but oh my goodness was it worth the wait! I just fell head over heels in love right from the opening sequence and it's one of those films that has stayed with me ever since. I don't think I can hear the words "remember me" in conversation now without wanting to burst into tears!

2. Mary Poppins Returns
Well I'm not going to lie, I spent the last 10 minutes of the film sobbing because of how magical it was! I was so nervous about seeing it but I really needn't have been! Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda was just PRACTICALLY PERFECT in every way.

3. Black Panther
I found this one hardest to write about because where do you start with a film like Black Panther?! This film was like a bolt of lightning, it looked good from the trailer but the actual film, HOLY MOLY did it strike me back! I don't think anything I can say will do this film justice, you just need to see it for yourself!

4. Incredibles 2
For me Incredibles 2 had the exact same feel to it as the first film.It's the perfect sequel and oh so funny! Those 14 years were definitely worth the wait!

5. Solo: A Star Wars Story
This is another film I was a little apprehensive in seeing as I was a bit disappointed by the previous standalone Star Wars film, Rogue One, but I was very pleasantly surprised! I think it was such a great backstory for both Han Solo and Chewbacca and I thought Alden Ehrenreich was the perfect casting.

6. Ralph Breaks The Internet
Okay but THAT PRINCESS SCENE GUYS. Oh my goodness did Disney deliver on that! I think that single scene slayed the entire Disney fandom this year haha! Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the film as a whole as much as Wreck-It Ralph as I thought it went on a wee bit too long but it was still a very solid sequel and I had a lot of fun watching it.

7. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
I wanted to love this film so much and while I enjoyed the imagery and character design (candy floss hair? UM YES) it seemed to get a little lost and confused at times. However I still thought it was a really cute and magical lil' watch and I can definitely see it becoming a Christmas tradition to watch this film every December!

8. Christopher Robin
What a dang wholesome film. This movie definitely had that heartwarming Winnie the Pooh feel to it - a perfect Sunday afternoon watch!

9. A Wrinkle In Time
Although this is far down on my list, I did really enjoy this film! It sadly was another one that got a little lost at times but it was filled with so much heart and adventure and there were so many great quotes in it too. Definitely worth a watch!

10. Avengers: Infinity War
I know, I KNOW. I'm sorry but I just wasn't a fan. It felt like a filler film to get the storyline from the previous films to the final film. And that ending... NOPE. I'm still very much a fan of the Avengers though so I'm looking forward to the last film this year!

You may notice that Ant-Man and the Wasp is missing from this list and that's because I'm running behind on a lot of my Marvel films I'm afraid - I've not even seen the first Ant-Man film yet! I've heard lots of good things about the both of them so I'm hoping to get to them soon.

Do you agree with my ranking? Let me know which 2018 Disney films you enjoyed the most!

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