All Things Disney

Disney is the fantasies and dreams of children come to life. For adults, it's nostalgic. Walt Disney didn't intend his work to only be for kids. He designed stories to have depths, which can be appreciated in various ways at different ages. People keep finding meaning, joy and inspiration over repeated viewings of his work. Likewise, Walt built Disneyland, a place where people of all ages could find something to smile. Being a Disney fan is about connection. People meet up over their shared experiences. They trade stories, collectibles, trivia and laughs. As such, this blog is meant to share and talk about all things Disney.

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My Neighbor Totoro: Rainy Day —Aesthetic

Rainy Night

Satsuki and Mei are waiting at a bus stop for their father some time around night. When the forest spirit joins them, he holds a leaf for cover. But Big Totoro is delighted by the thumping, rhythmic sound of falling raindrops hitting their umbrella. Thus, the girls offer a spare umbrella to him. While humans use umbrellas for protection from the water, Totoro views it as a sort of toy.

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Agere Ponyo: Sōsuke —Aesthetic

Sōsuke as a Baby

Before he was allowed to play in the ocean by himself, Sōsuke would have most likely been kept inside to be observed by his mother. He would watch the ocean view from their house, waiting for his dad's ship to come by. While indoors, Sōsuke would look at picture books of sealife to educate himself. At times he could go outside, he would draw pictures in the sand if his mom would take him out for a picnic on the beach.

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My Neighbor Totoro: The Totoro Tribe —Aesthetic

Tree Spirits

The Totoro Tribe are a type of Kodama, which translates to Tree Spirit. Totoro, or Big Totoro, is also known as Miminzuku. He's approximately one thousand three hundred two years old, or he's more than three thousand. Totoro is remnant member of his tribe, which is at brink of extinction due to ancient battles against humanity.

Mid Totoro, or Medium Totoro, has a burglar-like bag filled with acorns. He's six hundred seventy-nine years old. Mid Totoro is a servant of Big Totoro and the partner of Mini Totoro.

Mini Totoro, or Small Totoro, is a mouse-like Totoro. He's one hundred nine years old. Mini Totoro is the partner of Mid Totoro and is one of the two servants to Big Totoro.

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Agere Disney: 2002 Lilo —Aesthetic

Lilo as a Baby

Living in Hawaii, Lilo would enjoy looking at fish in an aquarium, such she's too little to go swimming in the ocean yet. Listening to elvis music would be fun for her as she enjoys a strawberry ice cream on the beach. Lilo's homemade doll, Scrump, would always be by her side. Unfortunately, she might still express naughty behavior due to a lack of sympathy and understanding from others about her strange personality.

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My Neighbor Totoro: Mei Kusakabe —Aesthetic

Mei Kusakabe's Character & Personality

Mei is a four-to-five-year-old Japanese girl. Her father is Tatsuo, and her mother is Yasuko Kusakabe. Mei is also the younger sister of Satsuki. She's a happy, cheerful, single-minded, and persevering child. Like her sister, Mei is stubborn and bold. Thus, she doesn't fear the yokai goblins, the Totoros. With her initial shyness and tendency to few words, Mei seems to be more observant than her older sister. As such, the goblins open up to her because her innocent child's world hasn't been tainted by the common scene of adults yet, but this may also be due to her loneliness. Mei likes yellow flowers, acorns, food, and spirits. She dislikes being alone, yelled at, getting lost, or when her sister is mean to her. In addition, Mei enjoys playing outside, exploring, helping her mother, and being with her sister. She often runs after her sibling and imitates her. But if Mei comes across something interesting, she becomes obsessed with it and forgets the way home or time, upsetting her big sister.

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Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Angel —Aesthetic

Experiment 624's Character & Personality

Angel is an illegal genetic experiment created by Jumba. She's Stitch's female counterpart and later becomes his lover. Angel can turn individuals and experiments from good to evil by singing a siren song. The effects can be reversed by chanting the song backwards. At first, Angel is extremely seductive and flirtatious towards the other experiments; except Reuben. Although she comes across as generally sweet and friendly, this is a manipulative facade. Angel's true behavior is downright nasty and sinister. Despite her ulterior motives, she eventually falls in love with Stitch and turns on the villains. Now, Angel will do anything for Lilo and Stitch, often helping them out on several occasions. Since being reformed, her sweeter side shows a lot more and she's only enamored with Stitch. Angel's extremely feminine voice has also made her an intergalactic singing sensation. Unfortunately, her demanding career requires her and Stitch to maintain a long-distance relationship.

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Agere: My Neighbor Totoro's Night —Aesthetic

Summer Nights

One night, Mei and Satsuki ask to sleep by the front door at some point in the movie. Their father agrees to leave the door open and sets up a mosquito net for them. The two kids eventually wake up to find Big Totoro using his magic to grow a large tree in their front yard. Although they might think this is a dream, Mei and Satsuki later experience another magical night when the Cat Bus appears to help them deliver vegetables to their mother at the hospital.

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Stitch! The Movie: Reuben —Aesthetic

Experiment 625's Character & Personality

Reuben is an illegal genetic experiment created by Jumba. He's the last failed prototype of Stitch. Reuben possesses all of Stitch's powers and is equipped with advanced lingual skills. His best friend is Gantu as his galley officer and chef, though he's more of a henchman. Though Reuben tags along with villainous plots, he doesn't really care who wins. Despite all of this, he's incredibly lazy and a coward. However, Reuben could use his powers to help save the entire galaxy. He's quite humble, friendly, and sympathetic; often making wisecracks. Reuben usually crabby toward those who disturb him. There are also times when he can be inquisitive, bitter, and lonely. More than anything, Reuben has a passion for sandwiches. He expresses thorough knowledge of sandwich crafting and history. As such, Reuben's sandwiches are quite delicious. Aside from this, he's incredibly intelligent and clever, especially when it comes to the experiments. Due to being Jumba's former assistant, Reuben has excessive knowledge of every experiment, even the ones created far before his time.

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Ponyo: Ponyo & Sōsuke —Aesthetic

Ponyo & Sōsuke's Relationship

Sōsuke promises to protect Ponyo when he first rescues her. His sense of responsibility towards her is deeply caring. Due to this, Ponyo decides to become a human in order to stay with Sōsuke. She also wants to help him whenever she can with her magic. The two immediately establish a pure, innocent, and childlike connection. Over time, their relationship builds with mutual trust, care, and curiosity. Additionally, Ponyo and Sōsuke's friendship centers around unconditional acceptance, as he loves her regardless of whether she's a fish or a human. Meanwhile, she gladly leaves her family and magical abilities behind forever to be with him. In the end, Ponyo is adopted by Sōsuke's mother, making them effectively siblings/siblings-in-law, which adds a layer of familial love to their bond. While the two kids' feelings are often described by others as a "pure love," implying the two are destined to be lovers, their emotions are currently more of a childlike devotion. However, it's possible Ponyo and Sōsuke could form a romantic relationship when they're older since the two of them are soulmates. Beyond this, they both enjoy the ocean, sea life, ramen, and adventure.

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Ponyo: Granmamare —Aesthetic

Queen Granmamare's Character & Personality

Granmamare is the Goddess of Mercy and Queen of the Ocean. Her husband is a sorcerer named Fujimoto. Granmamare is the mother of Ponyo and her additional two hundred daughters, approximately. She's quite a wise, understanding, soft-spoken, and benevolent being. Granmamare doesn't hate humans and often comes by to help them. Due to this, many sailors know her as a goddess upon sight when she generously restores the power to the ships strained at sea. Because the world's oceans are vast, she's often absent from her family's lives. Granmamare only appears once she senses nature is out of balance, and the world is in danger. However, she truly loves her spouse and all of her daughters equally. In fact, Granmamare immediately accepts her eldest daughter's new name and wants to grant her wish to become human. Though she recognizes the risk of the boy potentially failing the test by not truly loving Ponyo, she has hope her daughter won't turn into sea foam, and the world won't end. Granmamare even trusts Lisa to be Ponyo's guardian and trusts Sōsuke with her safety. Overall, she'll miss her child, but wishes the best for her.

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Ariel's 2013 Redesign

This is how Ariel's redesigned gown should have been colored. These two colors, the pink and blue, reflect the color schemes from 1989's The Little Mermaid film. The aqua green was a disney Princess Brand color palette choice to distinguish the mermaid princess from her other royals in the lineup.

What do you think? Do you like the redesign? Do you prefer the aqua green color? Or would you have preferred the brands stick to the original colors from the movie? Please share with me!

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Disney Japan: Winnie the Pooh Breakfast —Aesthetic

Breakfast Food

Waffles and pancakes seem to be the most popular due to the quick prep time. Both have the famous bear's or Tigger's face imprint from a skillet/wafle iron. Fried eggs over toast is another option, but the faces are crafted with carefully cut dry seaweed, delicately placed onto the egg yolks using tweezers. The second egg dish includes an omelet of Winnie the Pooh's face made by seaweed as well. Finally, Beehive Cereal Treats are mixed with melted marshmallows and butter; like Rice Krispies treats, but in Honey Nut Cheerios or Honeycomb cereal.

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2002 Lilo & Stitch: David —Aesthetic

David Kawena's Character & Personality

David is an eighteen-year-old Hawaiian fire dancer/performer who lives on the island of Kauai. He's also Nani's best friend. In the "Wishy-Washy" episode, David tells Nani her ʻohana is the tightest ʻohana he has ever known and wished he had a family like hers. This implies he's estranged, doesn't have strong family bonds, or he doesn't have a family. David is kind and good-natured, but also clumsy. He's generally a calm and easy-going person. David will go along with whatever is happening and not panic. Instead, he peacefully approaches situations by talking things out. Despite his mellow demeanor, David is scared of losing Nani. He's quite loyal to her and her ʻohana. In fact, David cares for Nani as more than a friend but is patient with making the next move because he understands the stresses of finding and keeping a job while taking care of a family. As such, he's quite caring, romantic, and bashful towards Nani. He even treats Lilo like a little sister and watches out for her. Beyond this, David enjoys surfing and spending time with Nani. He also likes playing with Lilo, or hanging out with Jumba and Pleakley. David may not be the smartest, but he makes up for it by being compassionate and giving wise advice.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe; Susan Pevensie —Aesthetic

Susan Pevensie's Character & Personality

Susan is a twelve-year-old girl who's the eldest daughter of Helen and Mr. Pevensie. She's also the younger sister of Peter, but the older sister of Edmund and Lucy. Due to this, Susan feels she has to be the one to point out her older brother's mistakes while acting as a sort of mother figure towards her younger siblings to keep the peace. She's the most sensible and serious out of the Pevensies. Susan is especially logical to the point of being stubborn sometimes. Despite this, she does have a fun side as she likes playing with her siblings. Susan seems to enjoy books and educational games. Of course, she's still a child and fears being punished. Susan even forgets not to touch things that aren't hers.

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2002 Lilo & Stitch: Cobra Bubbles —Aesthetic

Cobra Bubbles' Character & Personality

Cobra is approximately a forty-eight-year-old African American social worker who lives on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. He's a tough man, but he's not evil. Cobra wanted to secure Lilo, believing she couldn't be properly cared for by Nani, who's fairly young herself despite being legally considered an adult. He stands firm on this decision due to her temper and lack of maturity. Cobra may be stubborn, but he doesn't let his emotions get in the way of his work and does what he believes is best for a child. When Stitch shrew a book at his head, he expressed having a temper, but quickly collected himself; showing he knows how to control it. Additionally, Cobra may hold grudges because when he formally met Nani, he referred to himself as "the Stupidhead," which she called him after kicking his car. Overall, he's calm and isn't one to show emotions, making it hard for others to read what he's thinking. Cobra is also physically strong and fairly serious. Thus, he doesn't take jokes well and remains focused on his objective at hand. This is possibly influenced from Cobra's previous work as a CIA agent. Despite all of this, he's paitent and understanding enough to allow Nani three days to find a job and change his mind. Cobra is even tender and caring towards children. As such, he can be happy and have fun at Lilo's birthday parties. Beyond his strict nature, Cobra is capable of change as he accepted Lilo's desire to be with her ohana. He'll also show gratitude to those he feels earns his respect.

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Agere: My Neighbor Totoro's Winter —Aesthetic

Spirit Forest in Winter

In the winter, the spirits of the forest are more calm but still active. The Totoro Tribe may not like the bare trees coverd in snow, but they do enjoy snowfall. Playing in the snow and seeing the snowmen the Kusakabe sisters built is their highlight of the season. Big Totoro's fur grows thicker to develop a winter coat. Mid Totoro's hair also grows out, but he also wears a red knit scarf and hat. Finally, Mini Totoro wears a santa coat and hat due to his thin fur. At this time of the year, soot sprites and humans are only concerned about staying cozy warm for the winter in their homes.

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Kingdom Hearts: Sora's Childhood Christmas —Aesthetic

Sora's Christmas

Since Sora didn't have a typical childhood, his holiday celebrations weren't normal either. Instead, he enjoyed the festive season of Christmas with Goofy and Donald in Christmas Town. They may have been on missions during their visits to this world, but the trio still had fun on their adventures. The three even ended up on Santa's Good List for all their hard work.