My Disney Collection | Rare Disney Memorabilia, Original Animation & Life Update | Walt Disney World

Hey friends, today we are hanging out at home and I am so excited. I want to give you an update on my house decorating, show you around a little bit, and talk about some of the new treasures I added to my Disney collection and have a cozy evening in. I got us the cookie of the month from Gideon's to try and I have a lot of really cool announcements about my plans for the rest of the summer to tell you. So, we're going to eat some cookies, talk about some Disney memorabilia, and have a cozy evening in. Anyhoos, let's go do this. I just got back from San Diego Comic-Con and I got a lot of really cool new stuff that I want to show you, but I had to leave early cuz Gracie ended up getting an injury on her toe, so she has to wear this cone for a couple of days and I don't want to leave her alone, so it's been a while since I've updated you on my fun little collection and it's a hot day, so it's going to be nice to just chill and relax at home and hang with Gracie girl. Don't worry about little Gracie girl, she's going to be okay. She just has to wear that cone for a couple of days and she can't lick her paw and she hates wearing that cone, so I don't want to leave her. I figured I'd just stay inside and give you guys a little house tour and I recently picked up a lot of really cool Disney animation that I want to add to my collection and talk like about some of the things I've got planned. In fact, one of the cool things coming up is my family's coming. They're actually coming tomorrow, so it'll be a good day to just stay in the house, decorate a little bit, and get all ready for all the family festivities and just, you know, be a little nurse to Gracie girl. On top of that, I actually got the Gideon's cookie of the month, too. So, we're going to have a cookie review right in the living room. So, I guess let me show YOU WHAT I DID WITH THE LIVING ROOM. I recently added these two new shelves so I can display some of my Disney memorabilia along with my 90s shelf over there and I'll show you that later on. And there's no theme over here. It's kind of just all over the place. It's a mixture of very rare and expensive items like Disney animation and animatronic parts and some things are just paper clippings, things that just get me excited. They're not worth anything. I'm a firm believer in one man's trash is another man's treasure and I only like to collect things that make me happy. And uh one of the things I always love pointing out is this little uh statue of uh Spaceship Earth because it has a piece of the uh globe from Illuminations that used to be in the middle of the lagoon and I think that's such an interesting piece along with some Disney dollars over here. Not just the Mickey ones. We got Snow White, we got Goofy, Dumbo, Stitch, a lot of other amazing like characters. And another cool thing is this Mickey's personal Disney assistant. This was uh sold in the parks before they had the My Disney Experience app. And it's cool cuz you would use it to like uh keep track of your FastPasses, your character meet and greets and it's uh factory sealed. Look at that. Comes with 2K memory. And oh, these are really really awesome. Let me show you these over here. And this is literally pieces of the Haunted Mansion. Like like I own something from the Haunted Mansion and I got something from Disneyland and Walt Disney World. And uh this one is uh one of the film reels for little Yoda. At the end of the attraction, you see like little Madame Leota in the corner and uh you can see her face there. They used this to actually project the face on the little Leota and it's a 16 mm film from Walt Disney World. And then these are uh little shavings of the uh wallpaper in the uh stretching room. I got one from Disneyland and one from Walt Disney World. So, I can say I literally own something that's from the Haunted Mansion, multiple things. And sometimes things aren't exactly what they seem. This uh Lacava tumbler, which is really cool cuz it has my name actually engraved on the back. Uh this is uh more than just a uh coffee tumbler. It actually has the beads uh to Flight of Passage, the smell beads. You know, you know how you ride a ride at Disney and uh it has like a unique smell to it. That's what these are and I put it inside here because it kind of keeps it airtight. And this one is from Flight of Passage. So, I just like flip this little lid and then I get to smell Flight of Passage, like that scent, and it's so amazing. It's such a cool thing and this is a great way to actually preserve them. And it's such a cool thing that I love to have. I always have people come over and I'm like, "Hey, smell this." I've got some original theatrical posters for Dumbo on both sides, along with the official New York World's Fair postcards. This was an advertisement for the 1964-65 World's Fair. And I've had that for a while. I always liked it cuz it matches my contemporary banner right here. But uh this shelf over on this side has a lot of really cool Disney Imagineer and animatronic history. We've got some uh uh Imagineer hard hats along with vest, a cool Tomorrowland trash can sign. And this is awesome. This is a test that you would uh used to have to take if you wanted to work at Disney. It was like tradition facts and it uh is so amazing cuz look at right here, number two, Walt Disney World has over 10,000 employees. And uh it's such a unique piece. I really love this. Down here, we've got uh some uh special Trader Sam's uh Tiki mugs. I got a lot of first editions along with a piece of uh gold from Pirates of the Caribbean. I also like to collect matchbooks. Matchbooks like uh you know, from matches from different resorts. This one's Fort Wilderness. I think I've got like Pleasure Island. Oh, look at the Contemporary. Look at how cool this is. Like things like this, I just think are so awesome. What's this one? Ocean Grill. I think that was a restaurant I probably went to. Oh, look at Oh, the Tobacco Shop. They actually used to sell cigarettes at Disneyland, which is kind of ironic. And then uh Oh, here is a uh beer stein with a piece of the Berlin Wall on it. Like that's an actual piece of the Berlin Wall. Down here, we have some uh head molds of animatronics uh from Disney attractions. This is a sleeping monk uh from Spaceship Earth. And then this is I think uh from uh Horizons. Or World of Motion. World of Motion, I actually have a picture of them. I think it's over on this side. Yeah, it's next to my Epcot section. You can uh see uh my buddy over here. He's uh blowing something in the corner here. Oh, yeah. It's down in this frame here. But these heads are molds that they would use to do the hair and makeup on the animatronics. And then I got this C-3PO over here uh along with an opening day Star Tours watch from Disneyland. How cool is that? This is uh what they gave out on opening day. And then the next shelf down, we have some Halloween masks. I got this uh very old Ben Cooper. This is Peter Pan, and it's in this vacuum sealed thing because that's like gauze. It's very, very fragile, and it's in really good condition. And these are some original Mousketeer ears. You would actually wear this on the top of your head. How cool is that? Oh, look I got Ducky holding up Donald here. And I think these are so awesome, very retro, very old. Along with the Walt Disney comics back there. Down on this shelf it's just a mixture. Got my uh uh record player and then uh pod from Pandora. It's a nice little pod. Each shelf has like a different theme-ing to it. Well, I mean this shelf is just a bunch of heads and this one is uh faces and you know, different tiki mugs and stuff, but mostly it's all Disney. On the other side it's all toys I grew up with and things I used to play with as a kid, action figures and My Pet Monster. And this is one of my favorite cuz it just reminds me of a kid. I just want to be a kid again. These are some original Muppets Baby cells. I actually picked these up not too long ago. I love these so much cuz they have a little certificate of authenticity on the backside. Look at that. An animation cell for the Jim Henson's Muppet Babies. Oh, I just took that off the wall. I think it'll just go right back up. Let me see. Bada bing. And I got another one right over here. We've got some X-Men action figures. I grew up playing with a lot of X-Men and I even got a comic back here. Look at this, a CGC. This is the first appearance of Onslaught. Down here we've got some VHS's. You know, I had to get the Blockbuster one and then My Pet Monster. Let me tell you something, this is like my prized possession. Growing up I loved My Pet Monster. And if you guys don't know, it was kind of like designed as a protector or like a bully defender. And I remember watching commercials where like a kid would have his My Pet Monster and he'd be like, "Get away from me. You can't pick on me. I have My Pet Monster." And it had like these shackles and it was like, "Don't let him free." AND IT WAS AND IT WAS SO COOL and I absolutely loved it. And then when I got older, I was like, "Wow, I really want a My Pet Monster." So, I looked it up and holy moly, those are going for a lot of money. Very, very expensive. Underneath him, I actually have some of my dinosaur toys, The Land Before Time Pizza Hut puppets, along with the Dinosaurs action figures. These are still in their package. You got the KB Toys sticker in the back there. How awesome is that? And then we've got some action figures down here. This is just a variety of action figures that I used to play with when I was a kid, you know, wrestling, The Terminator, some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Then we've got some '90s nostalgic like Disney classics. Look at the Hercules plates, lunch box, cups. Got Quasimodo right here. Very cool stuff. Things that just make me happy whenever I see them. And it's always cool showing some of the collections to you guys. And wait till I show you some of the new stuff I got. And I want to show you the bathroom. If you guys weren't aware, D23 is next month. And D23 is the ultimate Disney fan event. So, I'm going to be getting a lot of really cool new pieces to add to my collection. And I'm excited to say I'll be there. I'll be at the Honda Center. We'll be there with Roosevelt. We'll be there with Disney and a couple of other really cool surprises that I can't wait to share with you. And now, like I said, I want to show you the bathroom, talk about some of the cool things I added in there, and then I get to the new pieces of Disney art, like actual Disney art from the movies that I just purchased. And I got a couple of really amazing ones. And it's going to be cool cuz they're not even framed yet. I don't even know where to put them. Maybe we'll figure it out today as I show you. Well, now I want to give you guys an update on my bathroom. I always wanted to have like a cool guest bathroom. So, whenever my friends come over, it's a unique experience when they do their business. And uh this is all about the history of Walt Disney World. You have a Haunted Mansion plaque right on the outside here, a Disney FastPass Plus entrance sign, some really cool retro license plates up here. Uh this takes you out to the garage. That's why it says Walt Disney World Company Vehicles Only, a Polynesian Resort rug as the entry rug. And then on the inside, there is a uh Contemporary Resort rug. And like I mentioned, this is all about the history of Walt Disney World, everything from the different parks and resorts all in one bathroom. And I love it. I love just looking at everything. You got Walt up there, a lot of really cool photos. This is new that I added. This is literally just a placemat, like a dining room placemat for Epcot. And uh I slowly but uh surely are uh filling up wall space here. I mean, I'm not going to have much room. I got this up there, but uh I think I've got everything covered in here. Ooh, this is new. This is uh the very first MagicBand ever created. It was actually made for the uh launch team in 2013. How cool is that? And then down here, we have a uh honorary citizen certificate. This uh is uh a cool let it be known by this document that the title of honorary citizen of Walt Disney World is bestowed upon you. And I'd like to think that if you uh use the toilet, you become an honorary citizen. And also, I got a really cool light package in here that I know a lot of you guys love to see. But to get the full experience, you got to take a seat, shut off the lights, pick out some good music. I usually like to sit and listen to Spaceship Earth while I'm in here, and uh enjoy the show. So, here we go. It's going to get really cool in here. Ooh! It's like I'm literally riding the ride as we speak. Oh, and then it gets kind of crazy, too, like this. >> [laughter] >> Most people ask what I do on the weekends, and I usually just hang out in my bathroom. There's a couple of other good songs I like to listen to in here, too. Soaring Over California is a really good one, too. I feel like I'm flying over the ocean. >> [music] >> I can smell the sea breeze. You guys let me know in the comments. Do you think my bathroom's cool? If you came over, would you want to use it? I think so. I think it's a cool bathroom, and I can't wait to keep on showing you guys the progress. I still got room. There's still room to grow. I've been obsessed with Disney phones for a while, especially the ones that do cool things. You see how they're moving? Bam. And then we have a goofy one over here. >> Huh? Did you hear something ringing? >> Oh, I did. I've been enjoying the Vero Beach smell. This is such a great Scented Candle. And also, I've been collecting original Disney animation. This is a animation cell from Walt Disney presents Goofy in No Smoking. And he's actually smoking a cigar. And this has a gold label from Disneyana that was sold in Disneyland. So, this was purchased in Disneyland at the Disneyana store. So, it's so interesting, and I got a couple of really other cool authentic Disney animations recently at San Diego. The Goofy animation cell is one of my favorite pieces because it's like such a like strange thing, but Disney used to make a lot of how-to videos, especially in the 19, like, '50s, '60s, and '70s. And Goofy's done a lot of how-to videos, and the no smoking one is really interesting. In fact, I think Disney tried to like scrub that from existence. And I think it's awesome to buy anything that has to do with the movies or the animations themselves. Like, to own a piece of that movie. And whether it's an animation cell format or a model sheet or just a sketch, it's just such a cool thing to own and something I've really been trying to, you know, collect over the years. And these pieces are some of my favorite things I've ever purchased. And like I said, I haven't framed them yet. I don't have anything to do with them. I just got them back and I kind of want to show you. And I want to find a nice cozy spot to display them. I'm only displaying them to myself cuz a lot of people don't come over to my house. You know what I mean? [laughter] But I You know, I'm ready. If anyone wants to come over, I got a tour. I can take you around and show you everything. Now for some of the really cool new items I was talking about, we've got some original Disney animation from The Little Mermaid. How awesome is this? And one of the coolest things about like traditional Disney animation is that every movement started with a pencil drawing, just like this. These aren't finished pieces of artwork. They're actually production drawings that animators used to bring the characters to life. You can still see the blue construction lines and the rough sketch work and even the peg holes down here that they would use to line up the sheets perfectly. And this one is of Ursula. It's a rough animation drawing of Ursula. You can see the animator was working out her pose and expression before it was cleaned up and then transferred to a final animation cell. And seeing these loose construction lines is really like getting a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process. And like these are from the movie The Little Mermaid. This is from the Poor Unfortunate Souls scene, and I actually own this. Like I own a piece of Disney history. And you know, I had to get Flotsam and Jetsam to go along with Ursula. The drawing features both of Ursula's eels. And it's another rough production. And I love that these two were together. These kind of drawings would have been one step in creating just like the smooth animation you see in The Little Mermaid. And I just think it's so cool. So I want to get them framed and presented very nicely. They're two separate sheets. And I just love stuff like this. And I actually got a couple of more. I think out of everything, original Disney animation is my favorite thing to collect. And you know, it's kind of expensive getting them framed. So like you want to pick out the perfect pieces. And like I said, having Poor Unfortunate Souls, like a piece that went into the creative process for The Little Mermaid, is such a cool honor. And I wanted to find another movie that I can start collecting from. And I decided on Pinocchio because it's one of my favorites. Here is a model print for Monstro. And look at that pencil work. Isn't that incredible? It's in this little sealed protective uh covering, so I don't want to show you, but it has uh the certificate of authenticity right here. 1940 original state uh stat model print from Pinocchio. Isn't that so fancy? I really love this. And this is going to be another really cool piece that I can't wait to actually like put in a professional framing. And then we've got some Jiminy uh Cricket here along with it. And this one looks so beautiful cuz he he looks so well. He's actually perfect. This one on the other hand, you can see they were definitely working out some of the rough edges there. But, this is the stuff that I just really really love. And I've had a couple of pieces like this before. Like for 101 Dalmatians, like I said, I'll show you that private little area for Gracie later on in the video, but these are all brand new for me. And I can't wait to get them professionally framed and matted and displayed in the house. I think this one's my favorite though. I just love it. I think it's so amazing. Let me know in the comments, what do you guys think? Which one is your favorite? I'll keep you guys updated on the progress of getting the animation framed and figure out where I'm going to put it. Like I said, I think I might want to start a separate area just for Disney animation, kind of like how I have for the 101 Dalmatians in Gracie's little area, which I I want to show you guys that next. And speaking of Gracie, I want to give her a little treat, a little treat break, so we can take the cone off. She doesn't need to have the cone whenever I'm like immediately watching her. Like I don't let her out of my sight. So, I like to give her a little breather. And I also like to sleep with my hand inside her collar like this, so that way she can't bend down and lick it. And that's actually something we've been doing for a while cuz she gets hurt a lot. She likes to run around at the dog park and she always jumps up really really high. She's like a fast over, she jumps out of the car. But, I love her and I'm sad that she's injured and I know she hates wearing those cones. And her cones are really they're like kind of hard to get for her cuz she has a weird shaped head. Like if I get the cone and it's too small, she can still reach her paw with her tongue. Then if I get one that's too big, she can just take her head out. And she knows, she knows what she's doing, but let's give her a little treat and show you the 101 Dalmatians. 101 Dalmatians. All right, now it's time to show you Gracie's little corner full of a Dalmatians memorabilia. We have this big banner from when they released the live-action movie, some original movie cards from the animation. I love this Croatia uh movie poster right here. And then we have one that was uh in English to go along with it in case you want to know what it says there. But my favorite thing about uh the area is uh this uh Dalmatian prop. This is from 101 Dalmatians the live-action one with Glenn Close and this was a stand-in puppy. So in uh scenes where you saw like all 101 Dalmatian puppies, some of them weren't real dogs. They were actually these uh little uh stand-in props. And Jim Henson's Creature Shop Studio made this one. So it's cool that I have a Dalmatian from the 101 Dalmatians movie and a Dalmatian as my best friend. You want to cheese, yep? Go ahead. Aw. Isn't she so precious? But I think she loves her little area. It's nice and cozy over here. And look at these. These are original movie cards. Like if you watch the live-action movie, scenes where you would see like all of the puppies, that would be this little guy. He'd be in the background somewhere. What do you think? You like it? Gracie's Corner is one of my favorite areas of the house and I want to show you around a little more, maybe give you a look at my closet and my Roosevelt collection along with some other Disney memorabilia that I have. But uh first I think we should take a cookie break. Gracie had her treat and if you notice, I gave Gracie a Cheez-It and uh it's a dog Cheez-It. They actually sell dog Cheez-Its but they're called Cheesy Yips and it's made by Three Dog Bakery. And they uh they look like Cheez-Its, they taste like Cheez-Its. So uh I mean, it's a win-win. I like them. She [snorts] likes them. But uh I got myself a Gideon's cookie now for the cookie of the month. And this one looks amazing this month. I'm sad we didn't get to do the cookie review. A key lime chocolate chip cookie. I love the artwork on this month's menu, and I can't wait for Six Ravens to open up. But, uh take a look at that key lime chocolate chip cookie. And uh this is going to end in just a couple of days. I was a little late. I wasn't able to get to my monthly Disney Springs video for the month of July. But, I'm glad uh we get to do a home cookie review. And I just want to say I appreciate all of you for being so patient with my schedule in making videos. It's been kind of a crazy year for me. I had some health issues in the beginning, and then a lot of travel in the middle, and now I got Gracie's toe to look after. So, I appreciate that you continue on watching. I know I'm not always the first person to the events, and I don't cover everything new, and I appreciate that you guys still take time to watch my videos and give me a chance to entertain a little bit. So, uh thank you again, and I owe everything for you I owe everything to you guys. Uh so, uh let's get to the cookie business. And uh like I said, I'm very excited for Six Ravens to open hopefully next month just in time for the new cookie of the month. And I'm glad that uh we got to keep our tradition trying uh the cookie every single month. So, uh cheers. I ALREADY BROKE THE COOKIE. WOW, I ALREADY FOULED. SO, CHEERS. I'm not going to lie, this is a lot more limey than I thought it was going to be. It's actually very limey, and you wouldn't even tell it's key lime-ish. Oh, wow. I can actually see like a little lime spritz there in the center. Do you see that right there? Like a green stem sticking out? Very interesting. I wouldn't put it in my top five, but I'm glad we got to try it. It's definitely very limey. And am I crazy or is that like a green lime zest right in the middle there? Like an actual like you know how sometimes they zest up the limes? Like a zesty lime. I think that got in there or maybe they did it on purpose cuz they wanted it to be that limey. Either way, it's still a good cookie. It's just that they have so many other amazing cookies I wouldn't put it in my top five. And now that we got to sample on some sweet treats, let me give you a look here at my closet. Show you my Roosevelt collection. A lot of people always ask to see my closet because they want to see my Roosevelt collection. And this is also Gracie's favorite room. I think she likes it in here cuz it smells like me. But look at all of my Roosevelts. I actually have a lot of Roosevelts. I got a lot of hats, too. And it's cool to see this progress in the closet itself. I know when I first moved in here, I think I only had like up to here full of shirts. And now look at it. It goes all the way back. Holy moly. Look at her in here just chilling. And we have so many shirts that aren't even opened yet. Look at this. Along with a lot of really cool Roosevelt hats. I got all my hats lined up up here. I definitely wear a lot of hats. And more shirts that I haven't even gotten to over here yet. Some of these are folded and like they make all different types of apparel. What's this? I think this is socks even. Oh, no. This is a fancy Star Wars tie. See, so it's kind of cool. And down here we have another box. Oh, and look at this. This is actually something new I just got in the mail from Walt Disney Imagineering. This is Yensid, a new clothing company from Walt Disney Imagineering. And from the outside it just looks like a really cool hat. But it's actually the carpet of the Haunted Mansion. That's what this design is. How cool is that? Made by Disney actually. I think it's such a cool concept and I can't wait to check out the rest of the collection. I think they're going to be at D23, so we'll be able to actually see it there. And for the Roosevelt's, it's hard for me to pick like my favorite design. I have so many cool shirts. Look, this is me and Gracie girl right here. This is one of my Tiki rooms. And then uh we've got oh me and Gracie over here, I think somewhere. I have a lot of Gracie shirts in here and this goes all the way back. Sometimes it's hard to find shirts in here because uh they kind of stick all together here. Ooh, I love this one. This is a part of the Warped Tour and uh I'm wearing one of the Warped Tour shirts now. But uh yeah, it's a pretty pretty big collection of Roosevelt shirts and every time I open a new one, I end up hanging it up and kind of putting it on display. Gracie's sitting over here. Yeah, look at you. You're just chilling. Chilling like a dog in a closet. And they also have other hats too that Roosevelt's do. Like look at this one from Phineas and Ferb. I like it. I'm a platypus. Another thing a lot of people have been asking about are the Disney resort models that I have up top here. I got the Polynesian, the Contemporary, and then I didn't put the Grand Floridian together because I want to keep it in the box and I want to do them all for Christmas. I also have this closed ET Adventure sign over here. We're sorry, ET Adventure is not operating due to preventative maintenance. I thought that was cool from Universal. But overall, that's the progress in the house. What do you guys think? And just like that, I think we are done here today. I'm going to kick it at home with Gracie for the next couple of days and try to get her all healed up and back to normal. And like I mentioned, my family's coming to town, so be on the lookout for some cool adventures with me, Bon Bon, Ariel, my mom. And I'm happy that my mom's coming down because she'll help me actually with the Gracie and getting her all healed up and I'll be able to go out and make some videos and show Bonnie and Ariel a good time cuz my mom, she's probably over this summer heat. I mean, they're coming down because it's summer break, but it's tough when you're, you know, going from that nice weather up in Pennsylvania, even though I hear it's been a little bit of hot. It's actually been hotter up north than down here in Florida the past couple of days, but it's going to be a lot of fun. And like I mentioned, we have D23 around the corner, literally next month. We're going to be in California and I can't wait to show you guys all the cool things happening. I can't wait to experience the Honda Center and hear the parks announcement. And also, I want to try go and bid on some of the items they have for auction at the D23 site. They're actually going to be auctioning off Disney memorabilia. So, a lot of cool stuff that you would see in the video today. So, I hope you guys enjoyed the video and like I said, be on the lookout the next couple of days for some videos with the fam and I'll keep you updated on little Gracie girl. So, anyhoos, bye.