Disney Love!

I really love Disney! There's something about the magic of Disney, the fun yet poignant story lines and characters are just lovely! My favourite of all time Disney films is the Lion King. We have visited the Disney parks a few times now (Florida, L.A. and Paris) and every time I look out for the Partner's statue which is normally at the entrance to the park (I say normally as on our last visit to Paris in Sept. 2009 it had been moved to just inside the studio park) For me it's so iconic of Walt Disney's magic, it expresses the unique bond between himself and his most famous character Mickey Mouse. I had seen on Ebay a bronze reproduction of the statue and promised myself that when one came up at the right price I would buy it! In fairness I didn't have a problem with the price of the statue but they were all in America and it was the shipping and import taxes that worked out too expensive! Imagine my joy when last week I spotted one in England, not the 8 1/2" one that you commonly see but the 15" rarer version!! It just had to be mine! Like it was fate almost! I was away with the Chorley girls for the weekend when it ended so I rang Mark and he bid on my behalf right at the end of the auction. I was delighted that, in the end, mine was the only bid and my beautiful Disney piece arrived today. I am so pleased with it and will treasure it. Now all I've got to do is find it a prominent home, LOL!