Hi, I’m Francine!
A Canadian Disney superfan sharing honest, practical advice to help you plan the magic.
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Who is Pixie Dust Fan?
I have been a Disney fan for as long as I can remember, it has always been a part of my life. My first trip to Walt Disney World was in 1974 when I was 3 years old (you do the math!). At that time there was only the Magic Kingdom where I met Oscar Myer, drove a car and one of my favorite attractions was “If You Had Wings”. For years it became our family vacation where we would drive down and stay at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. I got my Alice In Wonderland dress in the shop that was exactly where the games room is now. If I close my eyes I can still see it.
I have so many fantastic memories of our trips to Walt Disney World as a child, it has always been my happy place. As I got older and was in charge of my own vacation planning I started visiting multiple times per year.
In 2025 I finally retired from my ‘unmagical job’ where I had a successful corporate career for a large company in Toronto, Ontario. While I had the corporate career, it didn’t feed my Disney soul so I also became a travel agent where I worked at various agencies to help pay for my Disney addiction.
About Pixie Dust Fan
I was telling a friend at work one day years ago about how I admired people who had built their own little Disney community online. He asked me “why couldn’t you do the same?”. I started to give him all of the reasons I couldn’t, all of my insecurities came flooding in when he pointed to the plaque in my office that said “If you can dream it, you can do it”. I couldn’t argue his logic and that day – Pixie Dust Fan was born.
Since that day I have built an incredible community online, many of whom I have become friends with, but that was just the beginning.
I started my podcast and finally convinced my best friend Carrie to be my cohost. I honestly believe the podcast is what kept our sanity during the pandemic as well as many other trying times. We have some giggles, talk about Disney stuff and just really enjoy a fun conversation every other week. While our lives have gotten so busy, this is the hour we give each other to catch up and connect. It feeds our souls.
But yet, I still had more dreams. I always wanted to own my own business. As a teenager I came pretty close to opening my own video store (think Blockbuster but tiny!). It didn’t happen and I always had it in the back of my mind that someday I would open my own business.
In 2022 I fulfilled that dream when I opened my own travel agency! This business combined my love of Disney and travel with building a team and supporting others. It has been a LOT of hard work and sacrifices, but I couldn’t be happier. All roads have led me to where I need to be – right here, doing what I love.
I really believe that day in my office started me on a journey that I could never have imagined! My mother used to say “what’s before you, will not go by you” and I believe it!
