My Bucket List

Looking back on it, my DCP Spring 2013 bucket list was pretty short and uncreative. As soon as I arrived, my bucket list exploded in length and detail. Walt Disney World became "home" to me, so it's no surprise that I've explored a lot of it since the start of my spring 2013 DCP. 

This post is an updated version of my bucket list; the bolded bullet points are things I have done, and the regular font bulleted points are things I plan to do once I get back down there again. This list will always be a work in progress...

✓  Rides ALL the rides in the 4 theme parks

•  Everest 10x in a row

•  Tower of Terror 9x in a row (my goal is 13x)

•  Thunder Mountain 7x in a row

•  Space Mountain 6x in a row

•  Ride the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

• See the Festival of the Lion King show in it's new location

✓  Go to both of the water parks and ride all the slides

•  Find the courage to go down Summit Plummet

✓  Go and visit every resort hotel on property

•  Fishing at Port Orleans Riverside

•  Kayaking at Port Orleans Riverside

•  Canoe at Fort Wilderness Campground

•  Kayak at Fort Wilderness Campground

•  Archery at Fort Wilderness Campground

•  Do horseback riding at Fort Wilderness Campground

•  Eat at Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue

•  Eat at Whispering Canyon Café at Fort Wilderness Lodge

·      Ask for some ketchup

·      Order the endless milkshakes in the mason jars

•  Eat at Boma – Flavors of Africa

·      For dinner and breakfast

•  See the animals at Animal Kingdom Lodge

•  Eat at Beaches & Cream Soda Shop

·      Order the Kitchen Sink

·      Order The Mickey Kitchen Sink Sundae

•  Eat at Kona Café in the Polynesian Resort

•  Do the Luau at the Polynesian Resort

•  Eat at Victoria & Albert’s at the Grand Floridian

•  Go parasailing over Bay Lake

✓  Eat at various restaurants in the parks

•  Eat at 50’s Prime Time Café

•  Eat at Be Our Guest

·      For quick service lunch and full service dinner

•  Eat at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Norway

•  Eat at the Biergarten Restaurant in Germany

•  Eat at Chefs de France in France and meet Remy

•  Eat at Cinderella’s Royal Table in Magic Kingdom

•  Eat at the Coral Reef Restaurant in Future World in Epcot

·      Communicate with the diver in the tank

•  Dining with an Imagineer

•  Eat at the Garden Grill in The Land in Future World of Epcot

•  Eat at Gaston’s Tavern

·      Order a pork shank and LeFou’s Brew

•  Eat at The Hollywood Brown Derby

•  Eat at La Hacienda de San Angel OR San Angel Inn Restaurante in Mexico

•  Eat at Le Cellier Steakhouse in Canada

•  Eat at Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom

•  Eat at Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano in Hollywood Studios

•  Eat at Nine Dragons Restaurant in China

•  Eat at The Plaza Restaurant in Magic Kingdom

•  Eat at the Rainforest Café at Animal Kingdom

•  Eat at Restaurant Marrakesh in Morocco

•  Eat at Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room

•  Eat at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant in Hollywood Studios

•  Eat at Teppan Edo in Japan

•  Eat at Hollywood & Vine for the Star Wars Dine

•  Eat at Tony’s Town Square Restaurant in Magic Kingdom

•  Eat at Tutto Italia Ristorante OR Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria in Italy

•  Eat at Yak & Yeti Restaurant in Animal Kingdom

✓  Visit everything in Downtown Disney

•  See a movie at the AMC Theatre

•  Eat at Earl of Sandwich

•  Eat ice cream at Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop

•  Eat at Paradiso 37

•  Eat at Planet Hollywood

•  Eat at Portobello Country Italian Trattoria

•  Eat and go bowling at Splitsville Luxury Lanes

•  Eat at T-REX

✓  Play on the 3 WDW mini golf courses

•  Fantasia Gardens

•  Winter Summerland (2)

·      Had the best score of the day for snow one

✓  Go to Universal Studios Resort

•  Go through Universal Studios

•  Go through Islands of Adventure/Harry Potter

·      Be chosen at Ollivanders and buy wand

·      Try butterbeer

·      Buy a chocolate frog

✓  Go to a Disney Audition

•  Princess Look-a-Like Auditions for DCP

•  Star Wars Weekend Auditions

•  Standard Auditions for DCP

✓  Ride a trolley on Main Street

✓  Get my hair cut on Main Street

✓  Get an original pair of mouse ears with my name on it

✓  Somehow go into the Utilidors

✓  Do the Richard Petty Driving Experience

✓  Find the paintbrush on Tom Sawyer Island

✓  Have a dole whip

✓  Do the “Disney Challenge” (4 parks in 1 day)

✓  Do the “Character Challenge” (20+ characters in 1 day)

✓  Fill an entire character autograph book

✓  Do the Pirates League in the Magic Kingdom

✓ Complete Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

•  Round 1 (with Gold)

•  Round 2

•  Round 3

✓  Complete a World Showcase Passport

✓  Attended Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival Spring 2013

✓  Do a backstage tour of Fantasmic (thru DCP 2013)

✓  Attended “May the 4^th be with you” at Hollywood Studios (2013)

✓  Attended a Star Wars Weekend at Hollywood Studios (2013)

•  See every Star Tours ride “sequence”

•  Be chosen for “The Rebel Spy” (x3)

•  Have a Star Wars nametag made (x2)

•  Build and buy a lightsaber

•  Meet Darth Vader

•  Meet Chewbacca

•  Meet Princess Leia

•  Meet C-3PO and R2-D2

✓  Attended Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2013

✓  Attended Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2013

✓  Meet Santa Claus

✓  Be in Disney World for my ACTUAL birthday (21^st)

✓  Meet the talking Mickey Mouse in Magic Kingdom

✓  See the Candlelight Processional in Epcot (2013)

✓  Go to Seaworld

✓  Go to Bush Gardens

✓  Go to Legoland

✓  Go to Kennedy Space Center