Ellen's Corner

I'm sure - if any of you reading this are like me - when it comes to packing, you need Mary Poppins enchanted bag to fit all your clothing and trinkets in. And I bet, similarly to the cook in The Emperor's New Groove, you'll pack everything right down to the pots and pans! As I am also prone to packing all but the kitchen sink, I have pulled together some tips and advice and the top ten things to pack for your adventure to the place where dreams come true: Disneyland Paris . My first top tip to take to Disneyland Paris is shoes. But not just any shoes,  comfortable shoes . You need them to be as comfortable as Cinderella's glass slippers, but perhaps less of a heel and more likely to stay on your feet as you shall be doing a lot of walking. Disneyland Paris covers over 4,800 acres, and you're going to find yourself walking back and forth a lot, so comfortable walking shoes are a must!  Now this second item is very important. As you never know...

It's getting to the point when everything I blink, they're there. Their adorable little faces, all neatly stacked one upon another. Oh how they torment my every wakening.  What are they you ask?  The new and adorable craze that has taken the world by storm: Disney Tsum Tsums, first released in 2013 to the Japanese public after the release of the popular mobile game, are a series of plush animals inspired by popular Disney characters.  Now, I'd be lying if I said that I hadn't fallen head over heels in love with these little creatures. Priced from as little as £3 each, per miniature plush, and up to £20 each, per large plush: they are perfectly affordable and a nice little treat to treat yourself too. Of course, I couldn't resist treating myself to at least one, maybe two, little tsums. So, I treated myself to a miniature Stitch (from Disney's 2002 "Lilo and Stitch" ) as Stitch has always been my f...

Ever wondered why my love for Tangled is so passionate? Well, I'm about to tell you why I'm so tangled up in Tangled. I have always been a fan of Tangled believe it or not. I put off watching it for a good two-three years until last year when I watched it for the first time. When I first began sixth-form (a-levels) I was so stressed about everything I managed to get myself ill and had to take three days off. In those three days I distinctly remember the smell of boiled leeks, leek and potato soup, and watching almost every Disney film there was on Sky Demand. After watching almost every Disney Princess film there was to watch, I turned to Tangled.  To begin with, it was just another Disney film, I mean I adored it I felt it was brilliant and I was so annoyed at myself for putting off watching it for so long. As time progressed, I realised that I had been watching Tangled on repeat almost weekly. There was something about the story, the romance, the songs; th...

If there is one thing that Disney has taught me, it's that friendship is the best kind of gift you could ever give anyone. Through-out Disney, one of the key values that keep arising is friendship. From Toy Story to Winnie the Pooh to The Fox and the Hound, each and every Disney film will always show friendship as being the catalyst for defeating the dark forces against them. Growing up, as a young child and teenager, I've always found it hard maintaining a friendship, whether that's because of who I am (a tea drinking, Disney freak with an obsession for cute things), or who they are (a wonderful human being), or circumstances we're put against (e.g. moving to a different school). However, through this physical world of nightmares and boundaries, I've always felt a special connection to those whom my only way of staying in contact is through the screens. Back in 2013, when I first started posting videos on YouTube calling myself a "vlogger", I found...

There's something about paying off your first holiday by yourself that makes you feel so grown up, even if you have paid to go on holiday to Disneyland Paris with your best friend. It all started off as a joke last year, Serenna and I were start looking up the prices and feeling all of the excited little jitters you get when planning a holiday, but then it turned into the start of an amazing adventure.  I find it funny how when we were younger, we'd dream that we could be forever young and never grow up like Peter Pan. I remember when I was younger, just after a new Peter Pan film had just come out, I hid in my duvet covers, pretending to sleep, waiting for Peter to take me to Neverland. Sadly, he never appeared at my window, and I personally feel rather disappointed by that Peter. On Thursday 30th April, I paid off my first holiday as an adult* and I'm pretty proud of myself. My parents, who know me better than most, know me for being a compulsive spender and n...