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Amber loves to draw and she is always busy with a pencil and her sketchpad bringing her imagination to life.  So she was especially interested in one of the special guests that Disney brought on board to do guest sessions Don “Ducky” Williams.

You may not recognize the name, but if you see a Disney Character on a brochure, billboard, or anything that doesn’t animate, Don Williams most likely drew it.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts marketing Senior Character Artist Don “Ducky” Williams has been creating magical Disney artwork for advertising projects, Theme Parks, TV and collectibles for over two decades. Despite his remarkable talent and vast following of fans, “Ducky” is a low- key, unpretentious fellow-every bit as lovable as the art he creates.

Courtesy of LyncornSea Days, ah so relaxing.  There is so much to do on the ship, but sometimes we just don’t want to do anything but sit around!

Sitting on the deck and just enjoying the sun and the salt air is really nice.  Seeing nothing but water all around you certainly makes you feel small!

Courtesy of LyncornOur first of the six days at sea.  Sleeping in is always on the top of the list!

One of the special family activities that they had on board was Boat Building with Goofy & Max.  Cruisers that signed up had 5 days to gather supplies from the ship (excluding furniture or decor) and make a boat that could hold a full can of Coke and float.  We decided to take the challenge of building that boat!

Courtesy of LyncornOne of the most fun places to visit in the Caribbean is an island you can only get to if you sail on a Disney cruise.  It’s Castaway Cay, and it’s Disney’s private island in the Bahamas.

All year round in the harbor you can see The Flying Dutchman.  This was actually used in the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

Courtesy of LyncornWe actually started our journey on the 8th of April, driving from Nowheresville, SD to Minneapolis, MN where we would visit, spend the night and leave our car for two weeks with some friends.  On the 9th we headed off to the Minneapolis airport for our flight to Orlando.  

We spent the 9th in the Orlando airport and the night in the Hyatt airport hotel.  The Disney Cruise line uses it as a pick up point for shuttling people to Port Canaveral the day of departure.

Bright and early on the 10th we headed out on the bus to the port and began our trip.  

You may have heard or already seen the movie adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid that opened in theaters on March 19th, but do you know the steps that landed it there?

Jeff Kinney, author of the popular book series takes kids on a surprising journey through the process of making a book into a movie in The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary.  He starts with the original movie pitch and explores all the work that it takes from there to get to the test screening.

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