Image courtesy of the Disney Store
Isn’t he cute? Stitch – the Bug took a fancy to him immediately on arrival at Disney World in Orlando, having never once watched an episode of Lilo and Stitch on TV. It’s so easy to spend money at Disney – there is cuteness everywhere you look. Even if you steer clear of the gift shops, you can’t fail to be swept along with the magic on the streets. Most of our requests were rebuffed by M&D, but by the law of averages we prevailed, and secured a couple of these:
How could any self-respecting parent say no, when they’re floating there amongst 50 others, straining at their ribbons, bursting with the promise of magic and lighting up the smiles on children’s faces?
We also fell in love with Stitch; he’s Disney’s version of a Pillow-Pet. We recognised the format immediately, having craved one for months, and memorised the advert:
We discussed our pets on our walk back from the boat to our room at the Wilderness Lodge hotel. We talked about the marketing that made us want Stitch and Marie (Aristocats). We sang Daddy the tune, and talked about what the brand message was (yeah, I know, our Dad is in marketing, it happens a lot). Is it a pet? Is it a pillow? Maybe they considered cushion? From behind us the Bug’s small voice piped up:
“It’s basically a square with a head. And when you fold it up, it’s a cylinder.”
Marketing guru in the making.
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Ooh good choice. Hope it was a really brilliant holiday! Those pillow pets are humongous!!!
Takes a kid to tell it as it is!
I get completely caught up in all things Disney too – and that’s just at the Disney store, let alone Disney World! Bug is definitely on the ball! x
Disney is fabulous and yes, it’s very hard to resist all the adorable goodies on offer. Very wise purchases!
Amazed that’s all you came back with! What an incredible holiday you must have had. I look forward to hearing more about it. I loved the video – Bug was particularly amusing 🙂
Oh nononononoooo! We had to buy an extra bag to transport everything they made us buy them! There will be more in the weeks to come 😉
Those pillow pets are huge! They look so comfy though I can see why anyone would want one.
Cute 😉 massive, and cute lol x
I have two words for those pillows- cute and cuddly! love ’em!:) and looks like you had an awesome holiday.. looking forward to more holiday related posts:)
Hahah that’s funny! My daughter loves Pillow Pets. She sings the song a lot “it’s a pillow, it’s a pet, it’s a pillow pet!” Not that I know the words or anything!
I had never heard the song before, but we heard it a lot on holiday!
I love it 🙂
Taking our little angels in September. It will be theirs and daddy’s first ever time on an aeroplane! I feel strangely responsible for them!
I have been quite a few times but not for 8 years. I know it’s changed a lot, I research it every day!
Aw have a lovely time! It is a mammoth journey
Heh heh heh I see a whole series of the Bugs take on stuff – Lellie Kellie shoes next please!
Lol, they’re just sandals with glitter stuck to them
Yep – they are! The glitter must be very expensive glitter?
Awww! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve given the marketing talk!
Hee hee that is a wonderful description 🙂
Smart boy: he’ll go far!
Love how matter of fact kids are 🙂
No flies on that Bug! I love the fact that, even with a clever Dad who can help them decode the marketing spiel, Bug and GG still want the merchandise. A square that can turn into a cylinder: that’s the good stuff!
Haha great!!
They are cute though and I don’t think I’d have resisted the balloons either ;)) x
hey, great post, sweet pillows 🙂
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