Funko Friday: Disney's The Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary Funko Pop Figures

Disney Parks fans know and LOVE the Haunted Mansion because... it's just cool. It started out without any sort of movie or IP based off of it. Plus it just celebrated its 50th anniversary, so of corse Funko needed to release a collection to go along with that!

First off let's talk about the Mummy... I didn't really remember the Mummy in the attraction. I love the ride- but I haven't been to Disney in like 10 years and when I went as a kid I didn't ride The Haunted Mansion because it was too scary. I watched a ride through video on youtube (click here for the link) and it looks like he is in the party scene with all the other ghosts while Grim Grinning Ghosts is playing. He just sits and drinks his tea like a beauty guru! You can see his little cup in the coffin with him. I think this is one of the cutest pops! His eyes really pop out because of the blue color and I love the he has a matte and sort of stone like appearance to him. This looks SOOOO Different from the other pop I have from this line... which I absolutely love and that is one reason why I love these funko pop figures so much.

The other pop I have is a very translucent and ghostly looking Constance Hatchaway aka The Bride

This one just looks so spooky. I love all the details in the paint of this... I love that her veil is even more translucent than the rest of her. She just looks so spooky and really pretty. I love the side eye. This is a great character to have as a Funko Figure and it just looks absolutely perfect for Halloween!

I love that this line has sooo many different looking pops. The Haunted Mansion is a big ride with a lot of different iconic characters- and even some less iconic ones that still look cute enough to be included in the funko figures. There are a lot of happy haunts... 999 to be exact, so it's nice that they have some good figures to go with it.

I don't know if I'll get any more pops from this line... I do really like the hitchiking ghost pocket pops and the not so mystery minis that you can get of these... so I might look for those. I'd also love the 10 inch Ezra pop and the Madam Leota... but idk. I might skip out on getting any more just because I like these 2 so much. Plus idk if Target will restock the 10 inch pop... so yeah.

Hope you guys like this post! Let me know what else you want to see on here!

Hurry Back! 
-Shannon

Fandom Battle: Harry Potter vs. Star Wars vs. Marvel

Alright guys... this is probably going to be a hard post to write... but a fun one too. I was watching a Dis Unplugged episode where Pete said in terms of Harry Potter or Star Wars as properties he prefers Harry Potter... and then I thought "huh... this is interesting."

I'm not even really sure I'll draw a conclusion in this post... but I still wanted to talk about them and although this is a Disney Blog, I will probably post some Harry Potter things to because I think it belongs here.

Marvel 

Marvel seems like it should be #3 on my list. I just started liking it in the last couple years... but the last couple years have also been REALLY amazing for Marvel... and maybe less amazing for Harry Potter and even maybe Star Wars. I think the movies I'm most excited to see in theaters right now are Marvel and Star Wars. And Marvel in particular is something I'm more likely to watch more often. If I'm bored or cleaning my room or something... there's usually a Marvel Movie on in the backround. There's a reason I started Marvel Mondays! I just feel like the characters are really great and I'm just always excited to see it... and I like that each movie adds something. It's almost like an actual comic or a serial or something. These are really great.

As far as Disney/ Universal rides and attractions go... I'm pretty excited for the new Marvel Land coming to DCA... but I don't think it will be anything like Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, or The Wizarding World or Diagon Alley. I feel like it might be slightly on the more kid friendly side than the way we see the Marvel movies today. Although the Guardians ride does look amazing.



Harry Potter 

This... might actually be the number 3 on my list... which is sad because I feel like I have the most fond memories of Harry Potter and it's something I'm always going to love... I'm always going to watch all 8 of the movies... I'm always going to read the books... but I don't love the direction the franchise is headed to be quite honest.

I LOVED Fantastic beasts when it first came out... but The Crimes of Grindlewald just didn't really add anything to the franchise for me. I thought it SUCKED when I first saw it in theaters... seeing it a second time and seeing like 7 minutes worth of deleted scenes that developed some minor characters slightly made a huge difference... but even still... it isn't the best movie and that kind of made me change my mind on the whole franchise...

I also didn't love Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. I didn't see the play itself... I'm sure it's a good play... but I don't like that they made another Harry Potter book. I liked the way that the books ended and this changed that ending and it just didn't really work for me.

As far as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter... this is the only one of the parks I actually visited- but they've actually added and improved it a lot since I first went that I'm not even sure my thoughts on it are the same as they were back then. I loved walking into Hogwarts- that's probably the best queue line of any attraction ever... and I loved The Forbidden Journey a lot. That was a fun ride. I didn't go to Ollivanders or anything... but it was still really like walking around a Harry Potter set... which I did really love. And the Butterbeer was really fun to try and I really liked it a lot.

Star Wars 
What can I even say about Star Wars... as far as movies go... this one was the first one that I saw and really loved. Sometime in the late 90s when I was about 6 they rereleased the original trilogy... and I remember seeing commercials and I was like "I Really want to see this movie." And my mom was like "Oh yeah, that's Star Wars. That's one of your Dad's favorites." So my love of Star Wars was something I kind of shared with my Dad and really my mom too. And I still remember watching it as a kid. I remember I HATED The Empire Strikes Back because Han Solo died and I LOVE HAN SOLO. He was like my first crush ever... he's probably my favorite fictional character of all time... so that broke my heart as a kid... but then seeing Leia save him in Return of The Jedi was just the most awesome thing of all time.

I remember playing with the toys for the prequels as well... although I know the prequels have problems and Attack of The Clones was kind of boring... I'm maybe going to rewatch it sometime. My boyfriend wants to watch them again. The Phantom Menace was genuinely an okay movie and it was really fun to watch as a kid. And Revenge of The Sith was a great movie too... I know the trilogy is bad... but I can't remember it unfondly.

As for the new movies... I think Rogue One might actually be my least favorite Star Wars movie... but I did LOVE The Force Awakens and I liked The Last Jedi... but I know it had PROBLEMS and it wasn't what I wanted the movie to be really... but I do think it kind of set up for a more exciting world after the events of The Last Jedi. And I thought Solo was a fun movie too... Han Solo is my favorite- so I was more excited for Solo than the other movies... and probably more than anyone else was excited for Solo too honestly. I love Han Solo.

And I really think what they're doing in Disney World and Disneyland with Galaxy's Edge and the eventual Star Wars Hotel is unlike anything we've seen before and I can't wait to see it for myself someday. I think I'm going to start saving up and go sometime next year because... I love Star Wars and I can't just not go to it.

I do feel like I have to mention some of the bad things about Star Wars... since I did nitpick Harry Potter. George Lucas... you made 3 amazing films... why did you edit them after they were released and changed things. Why add Hayden Christiansen to the original trilogy.... there's just so much. Honestly... I don't really mind the changes. It's weird- but its not enough to ruin anything for me.

With that ALL being said... I have to say my favorite is Star Wars. My second favorite overall would probably still be Harry Potter and Number 3... but creeping up is definitely Marvel.

I also have to say that these movies are more than movies to me... they're more like hobbies. My friends and I all loved Harry Potter growing up... so THAT is an important part of my friendships and I think it's something that I can immediately relate to people with. Honestly if they've read Harry Potter or not... it's usually something to start conversation and that always makes me really happy.

Marvel is a more current "hobby" of mine where my boyfriend and I see the movies together and we discuss them for... ever afterwards. We saw Endgame 2 times already and I really liked hunting for the Funko Pops and rewatching some of the other movies.

And Star Wars is just something I will always love. It's been my favorite since I was a kid... and The original Trilogy is still something I'd consider as one of my favorite movies.

So take that all as you will... I love all these movies... and I think that is all I have to say!

May The Force Be With You! Excelsior! Always.
-Shannon

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Hey everyone! Happy Earth Day! Since Earth Day is the day that Disney's Animal Kingdom opened back in 1998- I thought I would talk about it today for a little bit!

Animal Kingdom is one of the most interesting parks in my opinion because I actually went when it was brand new! I forget if my first trip to Disney was 1998 or 1999- but either way it was pretty close to when Animal Kingdom opened! So even though I haven't been there through a lot of the more recent changes... I've been there through some changes and I'm excited to see the newer additions!

One thing I really like about the park is that it's never really the same park twice. It's mainly themed around actual animals... so you never really know what you're going to see! They have a really nice safari ride that is literally different every time you go to it. You never really know what you're going to see. The Tim Tracker did a video on the safari after a rain storm and all the animals came out to play afterward and it was really cute and he had a great time. Either way- you get to see some animals... and it's a really fun look at the animals in animal kingdom. This is definitely a must do attraction at Animal Kingdom.

And honestly... most of the rides in Animal Kingdom are really detailed and must- do attraction. Just waiting in the queue line of Expedition Everest is really really cool. The ride itself is amazing too- but the queue is really cool and really detailed. Dinosaur I think is one of my favorite rides that is really fun and very detailed. And it's not like a roller coaster or a simulator or anything- so I feel like just about anyone could do Dinosaur... although it is a little scary! I was pretty shocked when the big T Rex came out and they take your picture... It's really funny.

I've never been to Pandora- but I'm really happy that they added that. Not only does it look incredible and immersive and wonderfully done... but now they actually keep the park open longer than they did before! They have a nighttime show, and projections on The Tree of Life- which is all really cool. It's just nice that being open longer allowed them to all these other possibilities.

Also... I just love that they have characters in Safari outfits. I remember getting all the stuffed animals as kids and I just thought they were so cute. You can meet Mickey and his friends in their Safari Gear at one of the restaurants there which is really cool. I remember having a Winnie The Pooh Canteen that had a fan on it and Winnie the Pooh in his safari outfit... it was really cool.

So yeah. That's everything I have about Animal Kingdom right now! Hope you guys are having a good earth day and let me know what your favorite things about Animal Kingdom are!

Bye!
-Shannon