Celebrating Social Media Moms, Disney style

When I started posting pictures from Walt Disney World my friends started making comments like “do you live there now” “how often do you go there?” and so on. Obviously I don’t live there…hello I am Rhode Island Mom not Walt Disney World Mom!

Unlike my other trips, which were family vacations or step 110% outside my comfort zone and run the Princess Half Marathon, I was invited to go to Walt Disney World and attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. The most magical invite ever! What is #DisneySMMC exactly? It is a invite only event for 200 social media influencers and their families. How Disney Parks selects attendees is a secret locked inside Cinderella’s Castle. Everyone has their guesses but sometimes your wishes do come true.

Disney rolling out the welcome wagon for attendees!

I now understand why it’s called Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. First of all, “conference” is just too bland to describe this full-tilt event. Part learning, part family, and 110% of Disney Parks magic makes for a wicked good time.

And for all my nerves going into the event, it was a celebration.
A celebration of meeting up with old friend and new

A celebrations of firsts with your family

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Yup we got pixie-dusted with riding in the front of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train AND everyone looks great in the picture. That is a magical moment times infinity right there.

A celebration of learning during our conference sessions as attendees heard from amazing social media leaders, like Tom Smith, Director of Social Media with Disney Parks and Eva Smith  (not related to Tom) from Pinterest…thanks to Eva I am looking at Pinterest with a new lens.

It’s hearing how Moms matter to brands that were kind enough to sponsor portions of the event.

I got to celebrate my inner nerd  with Jonas Rivera a Producer from Pixar who has been the producer in many of my favorite Pixar films including Up! While  Janice Balgemo, Director of Global Brand Marketing for Disney Infinity, gave me the inside scoop on Disney Infinity 3.0!

The event ended on Mother’s Day which was perfect.

This wasn’t a conference.
This was a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious celebration!