Have you ever made a “bucket list”? Basically, it is a list of things you want to accomplish before you die...aka “kick the bucket”. Many people just use the phrase “bucket list” to denote a list of things they’d like to do or try, not necessarily before they die...maybe by the time they hit a certain age, or before they get married, or before they reach some other milestone in their life. While there are plenty of things I want to do in life, with my love of Disney I decided to make a Disney Bucket List. The first part here is specific to Walt Disney World...I added a few things after that that are just Disney things in general.
- Stay at least once in every on-property hotel...this will take a while!
- All-Star Sports-DONE
- All-Star Music-DONE
- All-Star Movies-DONE
- Pop Century-DONE
- Art of Animation
- Coronado Springs-DONE
- Port Orleans-Riverside-DONE
- Port Orleans-French Quarter-DONE
- Caribbean Beach Resort
- The Cabins at Fort Wilderness (I'm really looking forward to trying these out!)
- Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Wilderness Lodge
- Contemporary Resort
- Polynesian Resort
- Grand Floridian Resort
- Boardwalk Inn
- Yacht Club
- Beach Club
- Swan
- Dolphin
- Saratoga Springs Resort
- Old Key West Resort
- Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary
- Boardwalk Villas
- Beach Club Villas
- Animal Kingdom Villas-Kidani Village
- Animal Kingdom Village-Jambo House
- Wilderness Lodge Villas
- Try both water parks (Blizzard Beach-DONE! Typhoon Lagoon-hopefully next trip!)
- Fantasia Mini-Golf
- Winter Summerland Mini-Golf
- Characters in Flight balloon ride at DTD
- Pirates League
- Complete a full Desserts Around the World in one day (that'll be an all-day, all-nighter!)
- Enjoy a Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream with friends
- Dinner at Victoria & Albert’s
- Stay Concierge/Club Level at least once
- Watch the Electric Water Pageant and Wishes from the beach at the Poly
- MK fireworks for 4th of July (from inside the park)
- MK fireworks for New Years Eve (from inside the park)
- See every dinner show at least once
- Do one of each of the behind the scenes tours at least once (Behind the Seeds-DONE; Keys to the Kingdom-DONE)
- Try the Exotic Driving Experience
- Try the Richard Petty Driving Experience
- Get a haircut at the Harmony Barber Shop in the Magic Kingdom
- See the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
- See every WDW park stage show at least once
- Check out Jellyrolls
- Go bowling at Splitsville
- Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party-DONE
- Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party-DONE
And here’s the rest of my Disney things in general:
-Take a cruise on every Disney Cruise Line ship
-Visit every Disney park worldwide
-Participate in every runDisney event at least once (as of today, the only ones I haven’t tried are the Tinkerbell Half Marathon and the Disneyland Half Marathon since they’re both out in California...which is a bit out of my budget for a race right now)
-Stay at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
-Stay at Disney’s Hilton Head Resort
-Stay at Disney’s Aulani Resort
-Try as many Adventures by Disney vacations as possible!
Whew! My wallet took one look at my list and has now found a permanent hiding spot from me...
But really, lots of things on my WDW list are easily attainable without having to shell out a ton of money. I’ve just never taken the time to actually check those things out since I’m usually there for race weekends which are pretty full with race and volunteer stuff. I also tend to focus more on the rides than on all the other things there are to do.
Do you have a Disney bucket list? If so, what do you have on yours?
PS-If you'd like help planning and booking your Disney trip to cross some things off your own Disney bucket list, you can contact me at carra@enchanteddreamvacations.com or request a quote on my website on the Get A Quote page. Remember, my services are always FREE and never add to the cost of your trip!
