Christmas is here!!!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS OKAY. Halloween in the parks is cool and all, but nothing compares to Christmas to me. Living somewhere that goes so crazy for the holidays (so early) is a great distraction from the fact that I can't be home with my family for the big day. SO, this is the start of a series of Christmas posts that will be coming your way for the next 37 days!

First up: Disney Springs!

And this tree is GOALS okay? It's so blinged out and beautiful in the Florida sun, it draws you in with huge chandelier looking ornaments, then blows you away when you notice the small details. Seriously A+ Christmas aesthetics. 

And it's even better at night! 

Although it's not the winter wonderland I'm used to at home, the mood and aesthetic all around Disney Springs is something that can't be beat. 

Seeing palm trees lit up makes me feel like I'm living on Christmas Island and my Jimmy Buffet loving parents are probably so proud of that. 

We still have a few weeks until Christmas, and 3 parks and a few resorts worth of decorations to cover! I LOVE CHRISTMAS.

Comment below with your favorite Christmas song for my upcoming playlist post :) 

So I work for Disney, BUT I have been obsessed with Harry Potter for as long as I can remember. So you know I have an annual pass for Universal and spend as much time as I can there because this place is seriously amazing.

The Leaky Couldron has the BEST chicken sandwich and french fries, and you really feel like you're in the books. The themeing is unbelieveable.  

And of course, I have to admit that I have always had a HUGE crush on Fred Weasley (I don't want to talk about Deathly Hallows so don't even bring it up) so I always have to check in to see how the joke shop is doing!

I could seriously just sit in the middle of Diagon Alley all day because there's so much to see! I feel like I find new things every time I'm there.

Then of course you have to go to Kings Cross Station to take the train to Hogsmead!

The themeing and attention to detail in both lands in something you need to experience at least once in your life. Visiting Hogsmead even made my mom a Harry Potter fan!

And as if it couldn't get any better, both lands are getting a huge Christmas overlay this year! Complete with a projection show and everything! So keep an eye out for a post about that as soon as I can get a day off to see it for myself! 

On select nights from the end of August through the beginning of November, the Magic Kingdom gets extra spooky for a hard ticket event called Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Between the special shows and parade, small details in the park definitely come out for the festivities. 

Justine and I Disneybounded as Aurora and Maleficent and I'm just shocked that I made it through the whole night in leather leggings - in Florida.

The Haunted Mansion gets extra spooky with cast members covered in cobwebs and some special ghosts out on the lawn that interact with you! 

Boo To You is the best parade that DIsney World has and it did not disappoint when we saw it Friday! We had some really really great character interactions too.  

Then we ran over to Storybook Circus to see our favorite girl Minnie! 

If you are trying to decide if the Halloween party is worth the money - let me tell you it is! I've been going since I was in 3rd grade and each time its amazing! 

I would say more but I have no words. We had a perfect night with perfect weather and great friends. I couldn't be happier.