42 DAYS TO GO . . .

    SATURDAY MARCH 12, 2011

     I WAS GOING TO COVER THIS UNDER BEING ON-BOARD, BUT I GUESS IT'S STUFF YOU HAVE TO PACK, SO I'LL GET INTO IT NOW.  DOOR DECORATIONS.  I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT.  I JUST FIGURED PEOPLE HUNG STUFF ON THEIR DOORS.  WOW.  IT'S WAAAAAY BIGGER THAN THAT.  THE STATEROOM DOORS ARE ALL METAL AND DISNEY HAS "OUTLAWED" TAPING OR STICKING ANYTHING TO THE DOORS TO PROTECT THEIR PAINT JOBS.  THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO DO IT IS WITH MAGNETS.  AND BOY DO THEY USE MAGNETS. (www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=838817) THERE ARE WEBSITES AND THREADS DEDICATED JUST TO DISNEYITES AND DECORATING THEIR DOORS WITH MAGNETS.
     EACH DISNEY CRUISE LINE STATEROOM DOOR HAS A "PORTHOLE" ON IT WITH THE ROOM NUMBER IN IT.  WELL "DISSIGNERS" HAVE COME UP WITH DESIGNS FOR MAGNETS THAT GO AROUND THE PORTHOLES MAKING THEM LOOK LIKE WHAT EVER CHARACTER YOU WANT.  AMAZING.  AND I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'VE ALREADY PRINTED OUT 2 FOR OUR TRIP MYSELF.  YOU PRINT THEM OUT ON MAGNETIC PAPER AND CUT OUT THE SHAPE.  I CHOSE A CAPTAIN MICKEY (MICKEY EARS WITH A SHIPS CAPTAIN'S HAT) THAT LUCKILY MY SON SAW ON-LINE AFTER AND LOVED!  THE SECOND WAS A BIRTHDAY MICKEY (MICKEY EARS WITH A BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY HAT ON) FOR MY SON'S BIRTHDAY ON-BOARD.
     WHAT YOU DO BEYOND THAT IS ALL UP TO YOU.  THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF DESIGNS OUT THERE.  CHECK PASSPORTER BOARDS OR DISBOARDS OR JUST TYPE IN DISNEY CRUISE DOOR MAGNETS.  IT'S LITERALLY THAT EASY.  YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MISS THEM.  AND THERE ARE MAGNETS FOR EVERY TASTE.  BIG, SMALL, ROMANTIC, ADVENTUROUS, COUPLES, FAMILIES, EVERY CHARACTER DISNEY EVER MADE, PERSONALIZED, PHOTOS, SKETCHES, YOU NAME IT.  I WAS SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT.  SOME ARE REALLY IMPRESSIVE TOO.  I SAVED SOME I PROBABLY WON'T EVEN USE, BUT I'LL USE EM FOR SOMETHIN.  WHETHER IT'S FOR YOU OR THE KIDS OR FOR A COMPETITION ON-BOARD (AND YES PEOPLE ARRANGE THEM) YOU CAN DECORATE YOUR DOOR IN ANY WAY YOU CHOOSE.
     NOW AS YOU MAY EXPECT, SOME, MANY, DON'T DECORATE AT ALL.  BUT THE REAL ADVANTAGE TO PUTTING SOMETHING, ANYTHING, ON YOUR DOOR IS THAT IT'S SPECIFIC TO YOUR ROOM AND YOU AND YOUR PARTY CAN PICK OUT YOUR DOOR EASIER IN A LONG HALLWAY OF THE SAME DOOR AFTER THE SAME DOOR AFTER THE SAME DOOR.  ANOTHER ADVANTAGE?  THEY'RE MAGNETS.  THEY'RE NOT THAT BIG AND THEY'RE FLAT.  HOW MUCH ROOM CAN THEY REALLY TAKE UP IN YOUR SUITCASE?  I HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TAKE PLANNED FOR OUR DOOR SINCE IT'S MY SON'S BIRTHDAY, BUT I'LL SAVE THAT FOR LATER.  TIL THEN, START SEARCHING FOR THE MAGNETS THAT SAY YOU.
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
WE SQUEEZED IN TWO MOVIES TONIGHT.  "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" AND "CINDERELLA".  I ALWAYS THOUGHT CINDERELLA WAS A LITTLE TOO GIRLY FOR ME, BUT WATCHING IT AFTER ALL THIS TIME, IT REALLY IS A CLASSIC.  PLUS THE THEME SONG IS THE DISNEY DREAM CRUISE SHIP'S HORN!