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Celebrating the best ride at EPCOT + Disney-inspired info on nature, sustainability, and ecology

31/10/2025

Hellllo there! And Happy Halloween!

I’m commemorating Dinoland’s last 😭 Halloween dressed as Dr. Seeker. The outfit is second-hand from Goodwill and .

Did you know the average consumer wears a new clothing item only 7-10 times before deeming it extinct from their wardrobe? Thinking twice before buying something that you might wear only once for a special occasion helps push back on the throw-a-way mindset that’s been so ingrained in us. Also, when more of us opt-out of fast fashion, it sends a message to the fashion industry that they need to shift their practices.

Let’s make unsustainable overproduction go the way of the dinosaurs! 😵☄️

28/08/2025

Happy first day of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! It really is a nice way to start the end of summer, isn’t it? And it’s even nicer when you bring reusable utensils with you to enjoy all the festival offerings 😊

Keep in mind, the plastic utensils provided at the food booths aren’t recyclable and will end up in our ever-growing landfills. They won’t decompose for the next thousand summers, and they might even end up polluting our seas, leaching toxic microplastics and getting ingested by wildlife. 😰 But bringing your own reusable utensils is an easy solution! Let me know in the comments if you’re planning to bring your own dinglehopper on your next park visit.

As a part of their zero waste to landfill by 2030 goal, Disney plans to phase out single-use plastic utensils in parks. Plastic straws have already been phased out! While we wait, we can do our part. In my opinion, food is more satisfying when you eat with a reusable utensil!

Learn about Disney’s environmental goals at tinyurl.com/disney-sustainability (link in bio)

18/08/2025

Look at this magic mail from ! They were tidying their home and wanted to gift their Living with the Land planter from to a fellow LWTL stan. They also gave me a neat Disneyland pin. Second-hand is right up my alley!

They also make very cute Disney-inspired pins and prints (see 2nd photo). The hidden Mickey pickle is such a great design (I love pickles 😋). Go check out their Etsy!

Thank you for thinking of me and sending all this my way ☺️

26/07/2025

Wowwwww happy 10 years, ! Can you believe we’ve been together for that long?! I feel lucky to have your spontaneity and lightheartedness in my life 🥰 You’re a consistent reminder that I don’t always need to stress myself out with overthinking or overworrying. We’re different in a lot of ways, but I appreciate how we complement each other and have helped each other grow all these years.

Photos are from last year when we did a little Photopass wedding photo shoot at EPCOT and some DIY photos on LWTL. Then it’s us stuffing our faces throughout the years. The last three photos are the first photos we took of each other and the first photo we ever took together! ☺️

01/07/2025

On a Disney Cruise, when you go to Lookout Cay on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, you’ll notice the pristine blue of the ocean and the flecks of pink in the sand. The low pollution environment allows for a bright blue sky to reflect off the water, and the pink in the sand is from crushed coral.

You’ll also notice bits of plastic trash on the beach. While some of it is inland litter, a lot of it is actually coming from the ocean. Plastic trash that has fallen out of an outdoor trash can or garbage truck can end up in the ocean and travel thousands of miles before it gets washed up onto a beach on the other side of the world.

In 2020, scientists put tracking devices on plastic bottles they dropped into the Ganges River in India. In three months, one bottle traveled 1700 miles! That’s about the distance between the most northern part of Maine and the Bahamas.

Plastics are no good for our oceans where they can be mistaken for food by marine animals or break down into chemical-leaching microplastics.

Minimizing your use of plastic disposables is a great way to prevent plastic from ending up in our ocean and beaches. Otherwise, ensure proper disposal:
-do not put plastic bags, wraps, and films in your recycling bin; most municipalities will not recycle these curbside; find a store drop off location
-ensure non-recyclable plastic (straws, chip bags, utensils) is secure in a sealed trash bag; do not put items loose in your curbside garbage bin

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24/06/2025

Standing hand-in-hand with both Joy and Sadness seems to sum up the moment right now 😅

This Pride Month, there’s been a lot of joyful moments volunteering with Orlando Youth Alliance and making space for Central Florida’s LGBTQIA youth to be themselves and have fun. It is okay and necessary to make room for joy when so much injustice is happening. But I’ll admit, it’s been hard to not feel weighed down by it all. And I accept that this is how it feels to care, and I don’t want to stop caring.

Donate. Volunteer. Protest. Call your reps. Look out for the most marginalized of your neighbors!

(Photos are from Walt Disney World’s annual Pride Month breakfast where they host youth, volunteers, and staff of Orlando Youth Alliance and Zebra Coalition)

05/05/2025

Commercial cruises are no doubt bad for our environment. Traveling this way has high carbon dioxide emissions (contributing to climate change) and sulphur oxide emissions (decreasing tree growth and contributing to acid rain).

This form of leisure and entertainment though isn’t going away any time soon. With Disney continuing to expand its fleet of ships, so will their environmental impact. But with a company goal of net zero emissions by year 2030, an expanding fleet could be an opportunity to innovate and implement environmentally-friendly practices. For instance, the Disney Wish runs on liquified natural gas (LNG); the Magic and Dream were retrofitted to run on ultra-low sulphur fuel; and the Adventure will run on green methanol. Keep in mind though, these aren’t perfect emission-free solutions. LNG emits methane, which is 80 times more potent than CO2.

It might not be our job as guests to figure out DCL’s net-zero emissions fuel solution, but there’s still so much we can do. Just because you’re on vacation, it doesn’t mean your individual eco-friendly actions should take a break! Swipe to see eco-friendly practices that are built in to the Disney Cruise experience and what you can do to minimize your environmental impact while onboard.

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Sources & More Info:
-“Disney Cruise Line Minimizes Waste & Single-Use Plastic at Sea and on Land” (2025): tinyurl.com/dcl-min-waste
-“Are ‘green’ cruise ships good for the climate?” (2024): tinyurl.com/bbc-green-cruise
- “Sustainability innovation leadership at Disney Cruise Line” (2023) tinyurl.com/blooloop-dcl-2023
-“Waste Collection, Sorting and Storage and Food Waste Management on Disney Cruise Line Ships” (2018): https://tinyurl.com/dcl-waste-2018
-“Disney Cruise Line Environmental Overview” (2015) tinyurl.com/dcl-eco-2015
-The Walt Disney Company Environmental Goals: tinyurl.com/disney-sustainability

22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day! When I visit Animal Kingdom, appreciating the animals there reminds me of my role in taking care of our home planet for every person and creature on it.

That could mean doing lots of things, big and small: educating yourself on humanity’s impact on the environment, going out and enjoying nature, using less single-use plastic, picking up litter, buying secondhand, planting a garden, conserving water, donating to conservation funds, and urging your lawmakers to support better environmental policies.

Doing these things on the regular empowers you to know that you do have a role in creating change. Picking up litter on a walk might seem like it has a small impact, but the larger impact is on you. It empowers you to be the one to take action. Rather than complain or wait for someone else to take care of the problem, you’re the solution!

I challenge you to play an active role in caring for our planet and see how you change for the better! 🌎💚

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14/04/2025

Are you looking for a crew who love LWTL as much as you? Then join and I to enjoy a boat ride of discovery and awareness!

We’ll meet up at 11am to ride Living with the Land, and if folks want, we can take a trip around World Showcase to enjoy the topiaries and festival food offerings.

Saturday, May 10 @ 11am
Meet inside the front entrance of the Land Pavilion.
DM me if you’re planning to join us!

22/03/2025

The state government in Florida loves to do this thing where they want to tell local governments what not to do, and here they go again. Local governments should have all the tools at hand to address our single-use plastic problem, especially when a majority of Floridians support reducing our reliance on single-use plastic.

Please take action today and share with your Florida friends! tinyurl.com/flnoplastic (link in bio)

Unfortunately, SB 1822 and HB 565 have already passed in their first committees. Make sure FL lawmakers hear from you. Stop this bill in its tracks!!!

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