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I went in. I watched the much anticipated (in Emma's mind) "Our Disney Plans for 2022! Q&A + Top Tips!" Vlog.
What can I say?....
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Top Tips? Omg, she hasn't got a clue. "We go 'home' as often as we can". Does anybody know how many times they HAVE been? I mean, they've been a couple for around 19 years. My Daughter is a Disney superfan, & she's been to DL, DW, & DLP over 20 times between the 3. All Babs did was direct her "audience" over to a couple of other YouTubers for detailed advice on how to "plan" your trip. "We just book direct with Virgin"
Then she showed her extensive collection of Minnie Ears. Why?? It looked as though she has at least 15 pairs. Ridiculous. How is showing off her Primark & Etsy ears a "top tip"?!!! 90% of her collection isn't even genuine Disney
Then she discussed "managing the kids on a plane". It's a 10 hour flight, so have LOTS of snacks (bribes, she says) in your bag - but not chocolate, because it melts on the plane (no it doesn't Emma, planes are climate controlled, not hot boxes). Riveting top tips, these
are aren't.
They hire a car, so they can go to LOTS of fast food places as, this is America - and Target, they hire a car to go to Target.
In your room, there's a fridge! And where you hang your coats, there's a shelf above and they take snacks to put there.
On the first day, her favourite snack is a giant cinammon bun at Gaston's Tavern in Fantasy Land.
She accidentally confirmed at 10.58 that they're going at Easter, so the cat is well and truly out of the bag. "Will they do Easter snacks? Who knows". She's going to film ALL of their snacks, though. Another great top tip!
On Genie Plus, "unsure at the moment" if they'll use it. She might try ONE day, to Vlog it. It doesn't fill her heart with joy, but she's watched other YouTubers to see how it works. "Bring back fast passes, this Genie malarkey is just money, innit?". In other words, she has no clue. So another top tip from Inspector Babget right there
Then she yaps on about what eateries they will use. Garden Grill. Cus characters coming to your tables. She's "not sure if the buffet is happening, are they doing breakfast? I don't know, let me know in the comments". WOW, the top tips are flying thick and fast!
The only merch she wants is a mug (another one), & a bottle of handwash that blobs out a Mickey shaped dollop on your hand. No ears, though (why would she, when she can get them from Primark & Etsy for cheap?
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She likes to buy a magnet.
The kids are saving up to buy wands (I thought she said in her previous Vlog that Ethan had loads of money from Christmas, still?), so they'll go to Universal for wands.
Babs verbatim "But no, I just wanna go and have fun and have snacks and go to Target and just have a mooch around Target. I'll definitely be looking for Rae Dunn, I'll be going to Bath & Body Works. Let me know if there's any other shops you think I should be going to. We'll be going to Dollar Tree, so there'll be lots of fun videos coming up, we love a Dollar Tree". SO SHE'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO USA DISNEY, to go to shops for tat. JFC!
Now she's advising on the best shoes to walk around in all day. Saltwater sandals, normal trainers & socks, & havaianas flip flops. WTF? No Converse! Crocs with socks is ok.
Must haves : comfy shoes, backpack, water bottles, cereal bars, snacks, rechargable fan, pocket phone charger, a plastic raincoat because "Florida, my friends, it enjoys a downpour", a camera, autograph book & pen. They're the essentials, according to Babs.
If you don't hire a car, you can always get an Uber to Target. Yes, she actually says this in her DISNEY top tips Vlog
Somebody asked "will she cry"? She's already getting upset, she said. When she gets to Florida, she WILL cry, not because it's Disney, but because it symbolises moving on from the past few years of "difficult times", & she'll cry when she sees the Castle.
Then she tells people to watch GaryC & Adam videos.
She ends with "must do's" .. "go early, do the rides. Then leave before lunch to have a "haul afternoon" and go mooching around other hotels, cus you're allowed, eat there, go and look at all the other wonderful stuff going on (what?
), then chill out and then do something on the evening. That for me, is how we work our holidays. Plan lots of rests and sit in your room and watch a film, because it is a tiring holiday".
Babs Disney must-have's: cinnamon bun, meet Mickey her main man cus she loves him, have a family photo with him, her main must-have is to "make magic for her family. I think that's what the job of being a Mum is".
She said she doesn't plan the holiday for her, she plans it for her kids & as long as they & Stephen are happy, she goes with the flow. She always cries on the "Frozen" ride at Epcot.
She'll be around "all week" in the comments, so ask her anything".
She says it's a really expensive holiday, a "bucket list holiday"
for the peasants so you'll need to save up for a couple of years.
Then she announced this will be their last Disney holiday for a long time, as next she wants to go to Tokyo. Or California.
We've been to Japan (Tokyo/Hiroshima/Ghibli) twice. It's not the place for Babs, so fuck knows why she wants to go there
Her "top tips" are anything but "top tips". That Vlog was utter rubbish, for Disney info. I don't think she's truly into Disney, it's just a bandwagon for content. Tokyo & anime will be her next bandwagon content destination.
She tromps all the way to America for Target & Dollar Tree hauls, that's the truth of it. So, the upcoming Disney Vlog will be EXACTLY the same as the last one she did. BORING AND REHASHED (surprise, surprise).
I need a lie down.....