Hellooo out there!!

Ok, so, my photo looks a little distorted on the page here, but if you click it I promise you'll get a much better view.

Well.. where do I begin? Hi, How ya doing? Welcome to my Blogspot. My name is Jackie (known by many as Jackie O.) and I absolutely love Walt Disney World. Growing up in the Northeast (New York to be specific), my parents took my brother and I on those mandatory once a year trips to WDW. I guess going once a year for 23 years has really left an impact. It's just always amazed me that while our normal lives are running their course, a surreal world smack dab in the center of Florida is basically running on it's own timeclock. Think about it.. Think about the thousands of people who go to work for WDW everyday, dressed for the part, in the right places and all the while (well, most of the while) with a smile on their faces. I've always been fascinated with ride technology, little known facts about the parks, how they keep things running as smoothly as possible and how so many people devote themselves to keeping this business strong and steady. It's all apart of something gigantic and how it continues to run almost endlessly is just amazing to me.

So here's a little bit more information about me. I have lived in Florida for 16 years. Although it's beautiful down here, the heat can become unbearable and the hurricanes aren't very pleasant either. I am pretty much your typical 23 year old, I enjoy spending time with friends, I love movies and music and I love meeting new people who share my love of all (or most) things Disney. I received my AA from college, briefly gave UCF a shot and then decided I needed a break. I'm looking forward to getting back to school. I'm taking up marketing and hope to eventually get a job with Disney (huge shocker there, huh?). My heritage includes italian, german, dutch, french and lithuanian. I'm a total foodie and I love to bake. My favorite color is purple and I love animals.. But that is enough about me.. let me explain why I decided to create this blog.

I absolutely love podcasts and I am addicted to my iPod. But since I figured I don't know much about podcast development, nor am I sure I have the time for one, I decided that I would make a blog about my trips to the parks and WDW/Disney Company news. I'm not only doing this to voice my opinion, but to see things from other perspectives too (that's where you guys come in!). I'm a very interactive person, so as I continue on this journey through The World of Blogging, I will be discussing topics that are thought inducing and as Lou Mongello has referred to me in the past.. "provocative."

I hope you join me in this new journey I am about to embark on. Nothing makes me happier then sharing my love of Disney with people who feel the same. Granted, we may not always agree, I will do my best to respect the opinions of everyone out there reading. My first trip report will be posted this Sunday, March 25. Hope to see you then! Ciao!


You can also hear me as an extended member of the Podcast crew over at The Magical Definition Podcast hosted by Nathan Rose of the now extinct Moustunes Podcast and Tim Devine of TheMagicInPixels.com. Take a listen or stop on by for all your Disney news, trivia, pictures, forums, interviews with Disney legends and much more!