Tip Tuesday: How To Catch Snapping Turtles In Animal Crossing New Horizons

I'm not an expert on Animal Crossing New Horizons, but I think I found a good trick to catching Snapping Turtles... and it helped me catch a lot!

I got a ticket to a mystery island- and I wasn't really on a Special Island (even though I always try clapping at Orville to get a special island lol.) Anyway I was on the waterfall island and I kept fishing and all I got was trash! I had caught a few smaller fish but then after that it was just trash. I happened to have some fish bait so I thought "Okay, if I use this I'm guaranteed to catch a fish right?" After that I got almost ALL SNAPPING TURTLES!

I heard that you have to scare all the fish away for snapping turtles to spawn- so once you start catching a lot of trash- that's a good sign that there are no fish left, so if you use your fish bait you can probably catch some snapping turtles.

Crafting the fish bait is super easy- but I think you can only craft it on your own island. The only thing you need are clams- which you can dig up in the spots on the beach that have little holes spouting water. Craft those and make sure to bring them on your island tour because they're very useful and I haven't found any clams on a mystery island!

Snapping turtles are worth 5,000 bells I think... and I think I caught 6 of them so that's 30,000 bells! If you go on a day where CJ's on your island you could get a little more or you could give 3 to CJ so that Flick can craft you a Turtle Statue.

So yeah there's my tip for animal crossing. I hope you guys like this! Let me know what other tips you'd like to see on Tip Tuesday!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Movie Monday: Onward

Alright- so I'm not sure if I'm going to alternate between Movie Monday and Marvel Monday the way that I used to... but I've watched some Disney Movies so I will have some of these Movie Monday's Coming up so... yeah.

Anyway- let's get to one of my new favorite Pixar movies- Onward! So I've seen this movie twice now- once in theaters and once on Disney Plus the day it was released on Disney Plus and this was actually the last movie I watched in theaters when things were still normal! I really loved it as you might be able to tell and I just thought it was a sweet and heartwarming movie!

Onward centers around 2 Brothers living in a fairy tale world that started using technology more than magic. The older Brother Bartley is Daring and loves the old lore of the magical world they live in and his brother Iain is an awkward teenager just trying to survive high school. On Iain's 16th birthday he gets a special gift- a Wizard Staff from his late father and a spell that promises to bring him back for 24 hours. Of corse when Iain and Bartley attempt the spell things go awry and they only bring back their dad's legs. So they need to go on a quest in order to get what they need to bring the rest of him back to life for whatever time they can with him.

The quest itself was really fun. Iain and Bartley were both really fun characters to follow and we got to see the very magical universe that they lived in... which I would love to see more of btw! If they did a sequel or like a show on Disney Plus in this universe- I'd totally watch it! It's such a fun world! It was also fun to see the dad's legs... lots of physical humor there that just made me laugh a lot. It's a really funny movie besides being heartwarming and fun to watch. As I said- it's one of my favorites from Pixar.

One of my favorite things in movies is when everything is used. Basically every line and every joke had some greater significance in the movie that lead to a really exciting and fun ending. It was very consistent and it just made everything tie together in a nice, satisfying way. Like the brothers buy Cheetos at a gas station, and that's significant later on in the movie! Who would think that?

Anyway that is everything! Definitely check out Onward, right now it is available to rent digitally as well as on Disney Plus! Worth checking out for sure!

Bye!
-Shannon

An Update: Still The Cozy Princess- but not just disney.

Hey guys! Sooo... I love this blog and I really miss writing here. That being said... I think I'm going to expand this blog to be more than just Disney Posts. I am still very inspired by my love of Disney... but I do have some other loves that I feel like might fit on this blog a little bit better than my other blog.

I might talk about Harry Potter on here... I think I'm going to talk about my Nintendo Switch games and Animal Crossing New Horizons here because I've been LOVING that game right now. I might focus a little bit on the "cozy" aspect of this blog too... maybe I'll talk about some books and tv shows that aren't just Disney related. I'm not quite sure!

So I've got some ideas on things to post here- I still think I'll post on my other blog and I think I'll do more reviews on that blog... but especially now I want to focus on things that are cozy and things that just make me happy and things I think are magical.

I hope you guys are excited! I'm excited about this!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Funko Friday: 10 Inch Ezra and Madam Leotta Funko Pops

Alright, so here's the pop I was looking for- the 10 inch Ezra! I also got the Madam Leotta- so I'll talk about her too!

But first and foremost- Ezra! I was up early when this was released online and I could have grabbed it then but decided not to... and I wasn't sure if they would restock these or not... but they did and I was actually able to get this on my birthday! So it was especially good! Anyway- I love the 10 inch figures, I love the ghostly blue color that they made Ezra, I love his little hat and his bald head... it's just a really great pop! I am also weird and I rub his head for luck before I leave my room or after I enter my room sometimes... and I think it's working!

And Madam Leotta- probably my favorite character from the ride! I love that she's a head without a body. It looks a lot like the ride and its just really detailed, and colorful! I also really like any pop with a dome on it... I just really love this one!

So that is it... the only problem with me picking up these 2 pops is that now I only have a few more pops that I'd need to get to finish this set... so I might try to do that.... but still- I love these and I'm excited about it!

TTFN!
-Shannon

Funko Friday: Kevin With Up House

So I want to do a few more of these Funko Friday posts because I do have a lot of Funko Pops and I do like getting the Disney ones specifically!

This one I thought would be sold out when I went to Boxlunch- but it was still available and I decided to Splurge on this one because I saw it a few days before my birthday... so it was a good time to splurge!

The main reason I decided to get this was because it did look so good in the box. I usually keep my pops out of box because I feel like it's hard to see all the details in the box... but this didn't have anything covering up Kevin's face or the house or anything- so it looked really good to me! The box actually has some decorations on it too... I'll show you what it looks like in and out of the box.

You can see how detailed and colorful Kevin and the Up House is! Kevin has some really pretty feathers on her back and you can see all the colors and shingles on the house really well. You can even see the hose on the house and the weathervane is a nice little detail too. It's just a really pretty Pop!

So I love this, and I'm happy that I was able to pick it up... there were quite a few when I got this one... so I feel like maybe you could wait for a sale or something if it isn't an absolute must have for you... but definitely pick it up if it's a must have for you! I wrote this a while ago so I'm sorry if you can't find it anywhere... I just wanted to share that with you guys!

Anyway- I hope you guys like this! Let me know what you think!

TTFN
-Shannon

Movie Monday: Maleficent

So Maleficent isn't exactly the most "halloween" movie... but Maleficent is like the main Disney Villain in the Disney Parks Halloween Celebrations... plus the Sequel is coming out soon... so I wanted to re-watch this movie and get more excited about the sequel. I'm not sure how I feel about the sequel honestly... But I did really love this movie so I'm going to see it anyway.

I know this isn't the best reviewed Disney movie... but when I saw it in theaters with my mom I had a good time and we both really liked it. So... it has some fond memories for me! It's a good movie for moms and kids. Maleficent isn't really evil in this movie- although the previews did make this look scary. She's more of a Mother Figure for Aurora and she isn't very evil at all.

A complaint I hear a lot about the movie is the bad CGI... and I can agree with that to an extent. Flora, Fauna and Merriweather are a little creepy looking... but other than that it's a pretty beautiful movie. I'm also not a huge 3D movie fan... I think they're overpriced and usually very underwhelming... but if there is 1 effect in the movie that I like I feel like that overall makes the movie more memorable and I have a better experience seeing it in theaters.

I kind of hope they go in a different direction for the Cruella De Ville movie coming out soon... but I'm interested to see how they'll end up doing that. I'd also love to see a Dr. Facilier movie. I think that could be a lot of fun!

Hurry Back!
-Shannon

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