Meet Owner's Locker Member Kitty Malone
Kitty Malone Muth and Ron Muth have been residents of Louisville, KY for the last three years. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, they have lived all over the country as their radio jobs took them. They toyed with the idea of being DVC owners since its inception, but it took them until December, 2008 to finally pull the trigger. They bought into Saratoga Springs, and added a few points at Bay Lake Towers to their contract after they saw the model. They like to get down to Disney twice a year. They have been Owner's Locker Members since 2008. You can find Kitty on Facebook, and Ron invites you to check out Radio-Info.com.
Introduce yourself to your fellow Owner's Locker Members!
Ron and I are in radio, which is why we have lived all over the country. We were in Miami when we decided we wanted to have children, and that took us back home to Wichita where the grandparents and family were. Once we became empty nesters, career took back over, and we are now in Louisville. Ron is a board editor for a radio website, Radio-Info.com, and works from home. Kitty is the National Sales Manager and General Sales Manager of four radio stations. They have identical twin daughters – Erika, a teacher in Kansas City, and Ali, an event planner in Seattle. Ron was the Disney fan from childhood; and while Kitty liked it and visited Disneyland as a kid and had her Mousekateer ears, she has since grown to love it and wishes she still had those original ears!
Quick Facts:
§ DVC Owners since 2008
§ Favorite Characters: Jiminy Cricket and Jose Carioca for Ron, Mickey for Kitty, and Alice in Wonderland for both (more on that later…)
§ Favorite Resorts: Saratoga Springs, Grand Floridian
§ Favorite Theme Park: Too hard! Magic Kingdom, if we HAVE to choose.
§ Favorite Attractions: Buzz, Soarin’ , Tower of Terror, Haunted Mansion
§ Most valued item in your purple locker: rain gear and hairdryer
What brings you back to Central Florida so often?
Remember that part about how we both like Alice in Wonderland? Our daughter joined the College Program in 2002. (By the way, I highly recommend it! They learn so much, and it looks great on a resume!) She got a full-time job in Entertainment after that (there is the connection with our favorite character…) She is mouse height (another clue…). So we visited her a lot, and she still goes back to work a few shifts seasonally to keep up her employment status. We go with her! It is feeling like a second home.
Why is Walt Disney World such a frequent vacation destination?
Because it not only allows you, it FORCES you to leave your worries, your problems, your stress behind. You are engulfed in fantasy and fun. Being a bit of a work-a-holic, I am always checking email, solving problems, selling advertising. But I find I am able to put it aside at Disney, and the longer I am there, the more the feeling of Hakuna Matata comes over me. And there is so much to do! You can always eat at your favorite places and go on your favorite attractions, but there is always something you haven’t done or someplace you have yet to visit.
Do you have any traditions you follow when you’re at the Resort?
We have to cover Downtown Disney and the shops on the Monorail hotels. We always find something we can’t live without. We like to make our home not overly Disney, but enough to make us long to go back soon. A meal at Alfredo’s used to be a must…now it has become Boma. We also like to have a Mickey Rice Krispy treat…or two..
What tips can you offer to other Walt Disney World visitors?
Go to the left. Everyone else bears to the right when they enter. If you see something you can’t live without, get it then. Don’t wait, thinking it will be in another store later on. You can have it sent to your room or the front of the park if you don’t want to carry it. Be nice to the cast members and talk to them. They put in long days, and really strive to be nice to everyone and make it a magical time for visitors. It can pay off. Don’t do what you always do. Try something different each trip you make. You will find new favorites that way. Finally, don’t go commando. Don’t over-plan. It is supposed to be a vacation. You don’t have to do it ALL – remember, you will be back!
What’s the one thing you think everyone else is missing out on at Disney World?
For the frequent traveler, take some of the tours and classes. It won’t destroy the magic, it will enhance it. For instance, I was on a tour at a conference with my company that included the laundry facilities and the greenhouses. It made me more aware of what goes into running the resort. Also, RELAX. You don’t have to always DO. Sometimes it is wonderful to sit outside in a park or resort, sip a drink or have an ice cream, and watch people. Seeing kids get so excited meeting Mickey or Alice is a wonderful thing.
And we have to ask…what’s in your purple Locker?
Jeans and jackets for the cool days, the rain gear we hated to pack but never had when we needed it, alcohol to make those relaxing evenings even more relaxing, a hair dryer that keeps my hair straight for an hour or two, the basic toiletries, socks, and enough t-shirts so we can carry on smaller suitcases and not have to do the checked luggage thing!
