Disney Challenge Day 3: Favorite Hero

Day three of the Disney challenge, and I am already having trouble choosing my favorites!  Today's topic is Favorite Hero.  And.there.are.so.many.of.them...!

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I thought for a few minutes about choosing Mr. Incredible.  Even though he's not a classic character (since he's from a more recent movie), he's a pretty neat guy.  The Incredibles is one of my favorite non-princess films, just because it's really about family at its core.  Even superheroes can have problems in their normal family lives - and this family manages to learn how to work through them and appreciate each other all the more for it.  Can't wait to watch this with my kids.

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I really kind of wanted to pick Flynn Rider.  He's a great character.  He turns from his thieving ways to marry the princess and live happily ever after.  (SPOILER----->)  The way he saves Rapunzel from her evil captive mother brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw this movie.  And his real-life name, Eugene Fitzherbert, is actually just as cute as his fake name.  But however much I want to choose him, I don't know that he's been around long enough to stand the test of time.  And I'm pretty sure I like him mostly because he looks like Dimitri.  Specifically, he has Dimitri hair.(If Anastasia were a Disney movie, all of my answers to these challenge questions could be summed up in that one film.)

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So, ultimately?  My decision is Aladdin.  He's a charming young man - also a thief - who manages to mess up everything with his first two wishes from the genie, but is able to pull through the challenges, overcome his missteps, and trick his enemy into losing the big throw-down at the film's finale.  Somehow in the midst of all this, he proves to Jasmine that he's a diamond in the rough.  Plus, he can sing while big muscle-y guys throw swords at him.  That takes talent.

Who's your favorite hero?  Make sure you follow along on the Chameleon Girls Facebook page and the Disney 30 Day Challenge Pinterest Board for each day's challenge!  Plus, you can read all of my favorites here on the blog!

Disney Challenge Day 2: Favorite Princess

This may be my favorite day of the 30-day Disney challenge.  It's a super easy decision.  My favorite Disney princess is - and has pretty much always been - Belle.

Maybe it's because my Daddy took me to Price Chopper to buy the VHS after I split my eyebrow open on the playground when I was in Kindergarten (yeah, playground equipment terrifies me now that I have kids).

Maybe it's because she has this piece of hair that's always out of place and it just makes her a little more normal.

Maybe it's because she loves books so much.  A princess who loves to read is an inspiration for little girls everywhere. 

Or maybe it's because she's a girl who knows what she wants - and she's not afraid to wait for it.

Best scene in the movie.

If you ask my parents about my Beauty & the Beast history, they will undoubtedly tell you a story of how I would run up and down the hallway in my childhood home, swinging a basket wildly and singing about how I wanted more than this provincial life.

My husband took me to a high school production of Beauty and the Beast when we were dating and watched me cry when Belle danced with the Beast.  And you know what he did?  He gave me the most magical day of my life.

Yes, this is our actual engagement.

Most romantic thing EVER.

Another childhood dream came true when I finally was able to meet Belle herself when we visited Disney in 2010. Amazing!

Me + Belle at Epcot

I love the other princesses as well, and have a particular fondness for Ariel, Rapunzel, and Cinderella.  But Belle will always, always be my favorite.  Which princess do you love best?

Make sure you follow along on the Chameleon Girls Facebook page and the Disney 30 Day Challenge Pinterest Board for each day's challenge!  Plus, you can read all of my favorites here on the blog!

Disney Challenge Day 1: Favorite Character

I'm so excited about this fun challenge from Chameleon Girls - 30 Days of Disney!  As you know, I'm a Disney fanatic, so this is right up my alley. 

Now - will I stay caught up throughout the month of April?  My track record is not great, but I am definitely going to try.

Today I'm talking about my Favorite Character.  This was a bit of a tough decision to make - because I have so many favorites!  Ultimately, though, it had to come down to just one magical character - and it just has to be the mouse himself.  Yes, Mickey Mouse!

Our 2010 Disney Vacation - with Mickey!

Without Mickey, there would be no beautiful princesses or dancing chipmunks, no theme park adventures, no singing teapots or magical undersea creatures. 

Plus - Lincoln loves Mickey Mouse!

Lincoln & Mickey at Disney on Ice Rockin Ever After.

Whether you're an old-school mouseketeer or someone who favors finding a mystery mouseketool to help you through your day...you have to admit, Mickey is a pretty neat mouse.

Isn't this fun?  I can't wait to share all of my favorites with you.  Make sure you follow along on the Chameleon Girls Facebook page and the Disney 30 Day Challenge Pinterest Board for each day's challenge!