It's Not So Very Scary

     Last night, I got to attend Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party for the first time.  In preparation, I decorated buckets for my roommates for trick or treating!

  I went with Brooke, Alyssa, Brittany, and Ashley.  We each dressed as a minion, Minnie Mouse, Rapunzel, Snow White, and hipster Buzz Lightyear.

     We met the boss man first, as we usually do.  Then we headed into the park, meeting princesses (who were actually with their princes!), and getting lots and lots of candy.  They also had a limited edition candy corn soft serve.  Alyssa and I split one, and even though it was too sweet to finish, it was super yummy and festive!

      We headed back to Main Street to catch the second showing of the Boo to You Parade, and got a great spot right in front of the castle.  They had lots of characters in the parade with Halloween costumes on!  I just know that music is going to be stuck in my head for days.  The best part of the parade, besides the candy being thrown into the crowd, was the gravediggers.  The gravediggers were in the part of the parade that was Haunted Mansion themed.  They had metal shovels, and as they were moving along the parade route, dancing and singing, they had incorporated scraping their shovels along the pavement, creating a shower of sparks.  It was such a neat effect, especially along the fairly dark parade route!

      Immediately following the end of the parade, we turned around and rushed to the front of the castle, to await the start of the Villains Castle Show, which started in 10 minutes.  Again, a great spot!  The show featured Dr. Facillier, Queen of Hearts, Malificent, Cruella DeVille, and Captain Hook.  It was hilarious to see them all dancing together.  Worlds colliding!  It was another great performance, with more catchy music and great effects.

      As the show ended, we made our way back to circling treat stations and wandering the park.  We even hit a dance party with Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye (which I SUPER SADLY don't have pictures of).  We only had a bit of time before fireworks started, so we headed back again to Main Street, to get a spot.
     The HalloWishes Fireworks were one of the best I've ever seen.  They even had them around the perimeter of the park, so it was very different!

          The Halloween Party was so much fun, and I'm already excited to go again!

Boo to you, you and you!

xoxo

Kitchen Sink: 1 DCP: 0

     We attempted the Kitchen Sink Sundae from Beaches and Cream tonight, and didn't even come close!  This bad boy is gigantic.  Five people is definitely not enough!  Here's what's in it:

• ½ cup fudge topping, warmed
• ½ cup butterscotch topping, warmed
• ½ cup peanut butter topping, warmed
• 1 medium banana, sliced in 1/2 –inch slices
• 1 cinnamon spice cupcake (2 ½ x 1 ¼-inch), quartered
• 1 angel food cupcake (3 x 1 ½-inch), quartered
• 2 4-oz. scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 4-oz. scoops chocolate ice cream
• 2 4-oz. scoops strawberry ice cream
• 1 4-oz. scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream
• 1 4-oz. scoop coffee ice cream
• 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• ¼ cup marshmallow crème
• ¼ cup strawberry topping
• ¼ cup pineapple topping
• 1 14-oz can dairy whipped topping
• 1 brownie (6-inch x 6-inch), quartered
• 1 regular-sized (2 ounce) candy bar, quartered
• 4 chocolate cookies with cream filling
• 1 tablespoon sliced toasted almonds
• 1 tablespoon dark and white chocolate shavings
• 1 tablespoon chocolate cookies with cream filling, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chopped jellied orange slices (approximately 2 large slices)
• 1 tablespoon milk chocolate chip morsels
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter chip morsels
• 1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles
• 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
• ½ cup drained maraschino cherries  

     They make a huge deal out of bringing this out, with lights and cheers, and a whole bit!  This is a video Brittany took of them bringing it out to us

Bringing Out The Kitchen Sink at Beaches and Cream

      You have to try to eat it pretty quick, because before you know it, it's melting into a big mixed soup, and isn't so pretty.  We got about 2/3 of the way done, then we didn't even want to look at it anymore. 

      It was tasty, and a lot of fun, so for about 7 bucks a person, even though we didn't conquer it, it was a fun night!

Full belly, and time for bed!

xoxo