I've been asked for years! Don't you get bored? Isn't it the same shit each time? It's the same park from when we were kids... Blah, blah, blah
Each time, I have to internalize MAJOR eyerolls!
I love Disneyland parks! It could be the same shit and I would still have fun, but the thing about Disneyland, you can visit the park for a week straight and still not see and do everything, so each visit there's a chance to do experience something new.
Now, before y'all accuse me of selling you Disneyland, I am just setting up our adventure for the month of April because how the eff can I say Disneyland is a part of our new adventure a month quest... WELL we've been visiting the park as a couple for 11 years and somehow we always find something new to do. ..
But there's one particular event that we've never been able to attend because of my work schedule but this year I was determined to FINALLY attend Dapper Day.
Dapper Day is a fan created dress up event where it's exactly what it sounds like - you join hundreds if not thousands of other park fans in your best-nostalgic-dapper drapes!
As soon as I asked for the day off we began to brainstorm how or who we would #DisneyBound for #DapperDay ? #ThinkingEmojiHere
And after I saw this post on IG from @nicolettemason in this dress from @modcloth -
1. I needed to have this dress solely because I need to have this dress and
2. I thought this dress would be a great starting point for Belle, Daisy or a Jane Disney Bound.
We finally narrowed it down to Beauty and the Beast because it would be easier for the hubby to find an outfit (THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIP)
Though in the end we ended up looking like Warrior's fans at Dapper Day but heck, it worked.
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| This dress is so perfect! I want to own it in every color, every pattern so that I could wear it everyday! |
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| Tale as Old as Time - we procrastinated but all's well that ends well - I mean not too shabby, when I had to put his outfit together the night before we left - at Target! |
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| People thought I was Jane from Tarzan - I'll take it - I love her too! |
The dress is from Modcloth and it was a pretty penny... $70... It was too perfect and it was our first ever Dapper Day - so I had too! I normally only admire the items from Modcloth - too rich for my blood but I just had to have this piece.
Shoes are from TJMaxx circa 2017
Parasol from Amazon 👈🏽 LOVE
Hair bow from @claires
Earrings from @insomniac_creations bought at the expo
We attended Dapper Day with friends and mutual enthusiasts of Dapper Day, photographed below.
There's nothing much to book for Dapper Day besides the expo tickets but we "bought" ours on the day of... (We borrowed our friends' bracelets)
Our friends also provided us with a special website to book a Disneyland Resort Hotel at a major discounted price!
So we said what the hey! We booked the Grand California Hotel (and because we procrastinated, it was the only one left... We're more fans of the classic Disneylan hotel)
And though our trips to Disneyland are quick getaways, I like to make room for some relaxarion time! AND nothing says relaxation like food and drinks by the pool!
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| Bathing suit is from SwimsuitsForAll x Gabi Fresh |
At the expo, I bought a cute polka-dot headband that I used the day before (not photographed;( and then tied it to my purse for the actual Dapper Day.
I have no idea how other folks were making due with their dapper shoes but after a few hours of hot weather, sweat and the sliding back and forth - I got a pretty nasty blister and had to get a bandaid from First Aid and switched to sandals.
Luckily we were staying at a Disneyland resort so the hubby just had to walk a few feet away to drop off my shoes (so we didn't have carry them for the rest of the day but the alternative would've been a locker)
We were also at the Park to take in Pixar Fest, our last meal at The Cove Bar (permanently closed at the end of April)
And finally, but not least - for one of the best fireworks show “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular”
It's a NEW fireworks show and STILL manages to keep the heart and soul of Disneyland! Pixar is like the new kid that saved Disney movie studios! And has provided a facelift for the parks and the movies!
It's about time the new classics got the recognition they so deserved! The fireworks show is on my top three! Only coming in third because Halloween is #1 and the Holiday fireworks are #2!
Here are some of my favorite parts: One can be viewed in the very first 20 seconds! A delightful surprise I wasn't expecting! And then at 4:00 minutes, COCO! The excitement in the crowd is palpable! (Sidebar: I can just imagine how bezerk people will go for a Black Panther feature...) Okay - then at 7:05 I nearly lost it because that scene in Toy Story 3 really epitomizes love for the family we get to choose for ourselves and they clinch it with laughter! And awwwwhhhh but then the bastards really had me losing my shit as I cried on Main Street at 7:50 - I can't here those piano keys without tearing up! As I am currently doing as I write this - and the surprise within that segment - the gasp everyone around you takes is MAGICAL ;-) And at 8:35 - I was practically sobbing!
I can't wait to see it again and again and again!
Disneylander tip: My recommendation is to watch the fireworks from the end of main Street close to the Kodak center. You get to see Main Street, USA, light up with screen projections and some surprises!
Okay so before we left I thought I would dapper it up one ore time with a modern twist - this jumper is from Target and I am wearing an XXL - the only con is that it doesn't come in more colors and patterns and that it's a bit tricky to go to the bathroom ;-)
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| Sun's out, boater hat time! |
The trip was tons of fun and we can't wait to renew our APs for the opening of Pixar Pier and for many, many, many, years to come, always discovering new adventures at the Happiest Place in Earth.
That is all-
'Til next time.
Toodles,
Lilly Perez-Ngo
PS - My May adventure is post-poned til further notice - I REALLY wanted to get a new tattoo of a mermaid but I don't wanna rush nor do I have the Dee-nero - lol! I also need to do extensive research for the actual mermaid to get tattoo'd. That shit's permanent and I need to make sure I LOVE IT! And I don't want an arbitrary deadline set by me to screw me over ;-)
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