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Disney Live Mickey and Friends Music Festival Show Review
Today my family and I were lucky enough to have the opportunity to check out the first Melbourne show of the Disney Live Mickey and Friends music festival.
My 2 year loves the mouse guy and it was a thrill to be able to take him to see his favourite character in another medium. Sure we have Disney Junior and the DVD’s, books, t-shirts and his own little Mickey to cuddle but it’s great for him and other Mickey fans to see him and his friends another way.
The show on a whole was great. I appreciated the voice over at the start warning us all what the special affects were ie smoke and some darkness. My boys were both glued to the action for the first 40 mins and then they had an intermission. Not sure this was ideal as the second act didn’t have my 2 year old enthralled at all. The intermission lost the momentum. I noticed other families around me also taking their toddlers out as they were fidgety during the second half. My almost 7 year old though was able to enjoy it all.
This the view from our seats. Unfortunately there were some parts of the show that I couldn’t see due to the location of the characters being right on the side of the stage and as we were seated on the far left we couldn’t see them. I would definitely make sure that you are purchasing tickets make sure they are in the middle range of seats.
As with all these events, there is lots of over priced merchandise available, programs were $16, bucket of popcorn $15 and fairy floss $13 as well as many other items. I had warned my big boy that we weren’t buying any of it beforehand so he knew not to expect anything. We took plenty of our own snacks and treats so that was fine.
Mickey and his friends was a great show to take the kids, you could hear the characters properly, lots of dancing and music, it was an entertaining show. I thank Disney and Cavanagh PR for the chance to attend. Check Disney Live website for more information.
Today my family and I were lucky enough to have the opportunity to check out the first Melbourne show of the Disney Live Mickey and Friends music festival.
My 2 year loves the mouse guy and it was a thrill to be able to take him to see his favourite character in another medium. Sure we have Disney Junior and the DVD’s, books, t-shirts and his own little Mickey to cuddle but it’s great for him and other Mickey fans to see him and his friends another way.
The show on a whole was great. I appreciated the voice over at the start warning us all what the special affects were ie smoke and some darkness. My boys were both glued to the action for the first 40 mins and then they had an intermission. Not sure this was ideal as the second act didn’t have my 2 year old enthralled at all. The intermission lost the momentum. I noticed other families around me also taking their toddlers out as they were fidgety during the second half. My almost 7 year old though was able to enjoy it all.
This the view from our seats. Unfortunately there were some parts of the show that I couldn’t see due to the location of the characters being right on the side of the stage and as we were seated on the far left we couldn’t see them. I would definitely make sure that you are purchasing tickets make sure they are in the middle range of seats.
As with all these events, there is lots of over priced merchandise available, programs were $16, bucket of popcorn $15 and fairy floss $13 as well as many other items. I had warned my big boy that we weren’t buying any of it beforehand so he knew not to expect anything. We took plenty of our own snacks and treats so that was fine.
Mickey and his friends was a great show to take the kids, you could hear the characters properly, lots of dancing and music, it was an entertaining show. I thank Disney and Cavanagh PR for the chance to attend. Check Disney Live website for more information.
As a Mum, do you get RDO’s?
Of course not! Mothers, regardless of whether we are working outside the home or not rarely, if at all, get a day off. I wrote the below back in 2008…
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Yesterday I woke up with a sore throat, sore ear and feeling bleurgh. Hubby was still home, hadn’t gone to work and I suddenly decided I need a well deserved RDO (rostered day off). Just one day where I didn’t have to think about washing, chores, driving to kinder, library, cook breakfast, lunch and dinner and the 1000 other things I do in the day. Luckily he agreed. I went back to bed, watched morning tv and slept… ahhh it was bliss.
That got me thinking. When was the last time I had ever had the chance to go back to bed and do nothing except read, watch telly or sleep? The last time I was ill. Even yesterday I was feeling bleurgh and used that as the ‘excuse’ for BM to stay home.
Is that fair? Nope. Will it ever change? Nope. It reminded me of that Brothers and Sisters epsiode where Kitty was looking after her step kids, they were ill. Then she fell ill herself but as she was the only adult there, she had to look after them. She called Nora (her mum) and complained. Nora told her to ‘suck it up’ as this was what motherhood was all about. Nora is right.
Even yesterday I still watched the clock, told hubby when to do what, cleaned the kitchen, checked the washing, still did stuff around the house. So I really didn’t completely rest. What mother does?
But. Then I think back to the first time LM said, “Mummy, I love you.” without being prompted – that was just a few days ago! And it is worth it. 
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Of course not! Mothers, regardless of whether we are working outside the home or not rarely, if at all, get a day off. I wrote the below back in 2008…
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Yesterday I woke up with a sore throat, sore ear and feeling bleurgh. Hubby was still home, hadn’t gone to work and I suddenly decided I need a well deserved RDO (rostered day off). Just one day where I didn’t have to think about washing, chores, driving to kinder, library, cook breakfast, lunch and dinner and the 1000 other things I do in the day. Luckily he agreed. I went back to bed, watched morning tv and slept… ahhh it was bliss.
That got me thinking. When was the last time I had ever had the chance to go back to bed and do nothing except read, watch telly or sleep? The last time I was ill. Even yesterday I was feeling bleurgh and used that as the ‘excuse’ for BM to stay home.
Is that fair? Nope. Will it ever change? Nope. It reminded me of that Brothers and Sisters epsiode where Kitty was looking after her step kids, they were ill. Then she fell ill herself but as she was the only adult there, she had to look after them. She called Nora (her mum) and complained. Nora told her to ‘suck it up’ as this was what motherhood was all about. Nora is right.
Even yesterday I still watched the clock, told hubby when to do what, cleaned the kitchen, checked the washing, still did stuff around the house. So I really didn’t completely rest. What mother does?
But. Then I think back to the first time LM said, “Mummy, I love you.” without being prompted – that was just a few days ago! And it is worth it.
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