Last Updated on June 23, 2015 by Babita
Last Monday, I was invited to attend the Disney Social Media Moms On-the-Road Celebrations in New York City. It was held at The New Amsterdam Theater on 42nd street. This event was at 8.30 am and I found it was too early for me because that meant I would have to leave home at 5.45 am (and I did leave at that time).
However when I got there I saw other bloggers had reached there before me. After talking to some of them I found out one blogger had traveled from Maine while there was another one from Washington DC. Well after hearing this I did not think my travel time was that bad.
The registration opened at around 7.45 am, and we were all ushered down to the basement level. There was a breakfast buffet for all the bloggers which I think was great. As I ate I also made sure to socialize with other bloggers. We also had the opportunity to take pictures with our Mickey and Minnie head gears.
During breakfast we were allowed to mingle and trade pins. Then we were ushered upstairs. The seating for the bloggers were set up on a beautifully lit up stage which I thought was amazing.
Since this was my first Disney event, I was not sure what to expect. However, there were some amazing mix of speakers who shared their social media wisdom, told us what worked for them and what didn’t. The speakers included Jennifer Fickley Baker (Social Media Manager for Disney Parks), Victoria Lim (Managing Editor for Disney World PR), Greg Josken (Disney Theatrical), Marissa Kraxberger (VP, Creative for Ivanka Trump), Andrea Rojas and Megan Sayers (Babble.com).
Once all the speakers were done, Mickey came out and greeted all of the bloggers. What is a Disney event without Mickey, right? We were allowed to pose with Mickey and take pictures.
From there we were given a tour of The New Amsterdam Theater Costume Room. We were given a short introduction and told we could play around with all the costumes and props. I went straight for the lion king mask/head.
Can you believe the Lion King mask/head weighs only 4 oz and cost about $7000. That is why I was being very careful with it.
and then pretend to be Ariel in her bathtub…
The tour ended with a brief history of The New Amsterdam Theater. Over all it was a great event and ended up being a good learning experience. As I caught up with some of my blogger friends, I was glad I met with newer ones (many of whom I was only familiar online).
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It looks like you had an amazing time at this event. Who doesn’t love to be around anything that has to do with Disney?
So much fun – that ribbon made me remember the last time I went to Disney with my family lol – so much fun each time!
Oh I am so jealous. I so want to be invited to one of these Disney celebrations.
We do love visiting disney with family. This sounds like a great event with full of fun. The pictures clearly gives an impression that you had a fantastic time out there. I would always love to attend such events anytime.
It looks like you had a great time. IO love going to events like this. It is a great way to meet fellow bloggers.
What a great experience. Looks like you had a fantastic time! I would love to get chosen in the future!
It sounds like you had quite a lot of fun Babs. Waking up that early to travel is something I’m used to doing and once you’ve done it a few times it easy peasy.
Sounds like a super fun event. Who doesn’t love Disney? I would love to be able to attend an event like this.
So much fun! As a Disney Social Media Moms Celebration attendee, we were asked not to apply otherwise I’d have gone.
How do even find out about these events? Not that I would have gone but I’m curious.
Wow! That is awesome and it looks like you had a great time.I would have loved to hear some of those speakers, especially Marissa Kraxberger. Glad you were able to go and experience this.
Glad you had a good time! I thought about heading out to this event, but my schedule was way too booked for me to do it unfortunately. Maybe next year!
I hope I can soon get to go on one of these amazing events. i am so happy you were able to enjoy Disney on the Road
This looks like such a great time. The Disney Social Media Moms Celebrations always look so fun.
That looks like so much fun! What a great opportunity!
I love Disney so much. I am so glad you got to experience this and I know it HAD to be magical since it was Disney.
Oh how fun. Looks like a great event! Congrats on attending I heard lots of people were so crazy about these type of events! What a blast!
This sounds like such a fun event! I’m a huge fan of Lion King. I can’t believe that mask costs that much!
Well first off… CONGRATULATIONS for getting invited to attend the Disney Social Media Moms On-the-Road Celebrations in New York City. That is HUGE Babita!!!
Wow… that Lion King Mask Head is one expensive mask.
WOW!! I am a wee bit jealous! What a fun time it looks like and I’d love to hear those speakers. Ivanka Trumps’ VP of creative is an interesting addition here. Say what you want about Trumps they are smart business people.
I was THIS close to going to that event, but it would have meant an overnight for me, so I chose to skip it this time. Glad you had fun 🙂