The Disney Social Media Moms Conference: an Unforgettable Family Vacation

I heard about the Disney Social Media Moms Conference too late last year to attend. The bulk of the conference spots were awarded by invites and the handful of spots opened up to anyone interested were snapped up in seconds. When the conference took place, I read the tweet stream with great interest, noting that the speakers were top notch and that the evening entertainment (Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato) were unbelievable. And I decided to do all that I could to get us to attend in 2011.

Mickey and Minnie posing with the kids after hugs all around.

This year, registration was handled differently, with the majority of the spots available on a first come first serve basis. I logged on right when the window opened, and provided the requested background information to apply. A few hours later, I received confirmation that we had been accepted. For less than $500, our family of 5 would be staying at the Grand Floridian for 3 nights including breakfasts and dinners, and would have a 7 day park hopper pass. We started counting down the days immediately.

There's nothing like a Pluto hug.

We got back late last night from Orlando. It was a vacation filled with once in a lifetime memories for our family, a chance to do Disney as VIPs, to peek behind the scenes and to have character encounters galore. The conference day was amazing for me as well, hearing from Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook and Chris Brogan, but being able to attend a summit at Disney with my family and give them all such unforgettable memories was definitely the highlight of the trip. We'd been to Disney many times before, but never like this.

With Darrell Green at the Disney Magic of Healthy Living Competition that Bella participated in.

Mark your calendars and begin checking Twitter for the #DisneySMMoms hashtag in late November for 2012 sign up details. I hope that next spring, you'll be embarking for a once in a lifetime Disney vacation combined with a quality social media conference with your family.