{"id":78390,"date":"2020-09-29T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=78390"},"modified":"2022-02-21T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:08:46","slug":"a-disney-at-home-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/a-disney-at-home-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"A Disney-at-Home Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78449 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/A-Disney-at-Home-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"Disney-at-home Birthday\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/A-Disney-at-Home-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/A-Disney-at-Home.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The next best thing to being there!<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>We have a saying in my family: When life gives you lemons, you make Dole Whips.<br \/><br \/>Okay, I just made that up. But it definitely can apply to my family. <br \/><br \/>For those of you who don\u2019t know, my daughter has celebrated every one of her birthdays at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/disneyland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disneyland<\/a>. This year, however, we\u2019re dealing with the fact that Disneyland will not be open on her birthday.<br \/><br \/>She\u2019s old enough that she gets it, and although she\u2019s disappointed, she\u2019s taking it very well. It\u2019s got the whole family thinking: If Disneyland is off the table, how can we celebrate with a Disney-at-home birthday?<br \/><br \/>All this got me thinking about a birthday I had not too long ago. We were taking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/disney-cruise-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney Cruise<\/a> that summer in honor of my husband and my anniversary, so we didn\u2019t have it in the budget to celebrate my birthday at Disneyland. But my family knows how Disney-obsessed I am, and they came up with the funniest idea.<br \/><br \/>My daughter did most of the set-up, since my birthday was on a weekday and my husband was at work. When I woke up and went to get breakfast, I was surprised to learn that I had a \u201cCharacter Breakfast\u201d set up. And by that I mean several Disney stuffed animals were waiting for my on our couch.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78450 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CharacterCouch-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"Disney-at-home Birthday\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CharacterCouch-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CharacterCouch.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>In attendance at my &#8220;character breakfast&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>You can\u2019t have a character breakfast without photos, so there were some photo ops, including selfies.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78451 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MickeyStuffed-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"Disney-at-home Birthday\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MickeyStuffed-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MickeyStuffed.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Character meet-and-greet<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>I was tickled pink by this idea, but we were just getting started. Next my daughter asked me what ride I wanted to go on first. I was perplexed until I realized the plan was to watch ride-through videos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheMouseForLess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mouse for Less<\/a> on our big screen TV! So we said \u201cPermanecer sentados, por favor,\u201d sat on our couch, and \u201crode\u201d Radiator Springs Racers!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><br \/><a><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W3E0dlPsRjk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a>I honestly don\u2019t remember what we did for lunch, but for dessert, we pulled out these vintage Polynesian Village Resort glasses (yeah, yeah, I know &#8211; we combined Walt Disney World with Disneyland &#8211; it\u2019s okay!) and poured in a blended concoction of frozen pineapple, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and a bit of honey. It wasn\u2019t exactly a Dole Whip, but it was tasty and refreshing!<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PolynesianGlasses-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PolynesianGlasses-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PolynesianGlasses.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Vintage Polynesian Village glasses<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>My husband was home in time for dinner and we had fun telling him all about our Disneyland celebration. But it wasn\u2019t over! Because what\u2019s a Disneyland night without a night time parade?<br \/><br \/>Once again, we gathered on the couch and had our own Disney dessert party! We enjoyed birthday cake and watched the Paint the Night parade thanks to The Mouse for Less.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br \/><br \/><a><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Qf_EEpyrZ8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <br \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a>I don\u2019t know if we\u2019ll wind up doing this for my daughter or not, but at any rate, I\u2019ll never forget the hilarious \u201cDay at Disneyland\u201d my family gave me in the comfort of my own home!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><em>How have celebrated with a Disney-at-home Birthday this year? Let us know in the comments below or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheMouseForLess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themouseforless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Did you like this article? Make sure to share it with your friends! Check below for easy ways to share!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Want to visit a Disney Destination? Contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themagicforless.com\/request-free-no-obligation-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Magic for Less Travel<\/a>\u00a0for more information and a free, no-obligation quote.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next best thing to being there! We have a saying in my family: When life gives you lemons, you make Dole Whips. Okay, I just made that up. But it definitely can apply to my family. 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