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[CVW]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Thanks!

[lillylynnb]

Love your video that was so cool how you did that!!!!

[Amanda_the_awesome]

Haha cute video.

I think the reason why you can't film some of the shows is something do deal with a copyright.

Sooy I don't know any answers to your other questions but I would say my best bet to get cast members to dance with you would be during a parade so they look like they are doing their job. I have also herd that the character attendants will sometimes dance but I can't be sure because I have nevr asked them to.

Hope this helped.

[DisneyPeanut]

What a great video!! This makes me want to be a DW soooo bad!! what a great fun family you have!!

[1girl1boy]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Thanks!

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO AWESOME thanks for sharing!!!!:banana:

[KGH]

well I can't answer your questions, I just wanted to say you guys are hilarious! What a great video!

[LexiC123]

OMG...that was the cutest thing, evah! I wanna hang out with you guys next time you go to Disney!

[bradk]

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

not that i'm aware of, although this would constitute show which means you shouldn't be likely to get anyone out of character to do something like this, most notably a TOT or HM CM for example. but on the flip side, i don't think they're obligated to dance for/with guests either.

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

they have to remain in character, although the walls are flexible to some extent. also, although not princesses, casting has gotten a lot more liberal and irreverent in newer characters such as the ugly stepsisters and the fairies who have a lot more freedom while remaining in character. you might be able to get ariel to make a fish face for example, but it should be hard to get mary poppins to do anything without being chastised for it.

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Disney is actually the lone wolf in this one. Many amusement parks restrict the use of cameras on rides and that's primarily for liability reasons. They don't want (a) you dropping your camera and trying to hold them responsible and/or (b) your camera flying off and hitting someone else.

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

the common factor is often attractions that feature video. sometimes it's a licensing issue (for example, the American Idol Experience), but ultimately it could simply be a matter of control (such as proprietary technology). Unless they've changed it, MI doesn't allow still photography either inside the theater.

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Ripe, Ride, Rockit at Universal will video tape riders. I don't believe any attractions do at Disney

[dawminatrix]

that was totally cute!! thanks for sharing!!!

[WeLuvTink!]

Fantastic video! :thumbsup2

[LBelle]

I was smiling from ear to ear watching your video!!! :) Fabulous!!! :woohoo:

I want to add something: your video opened my eyes, in a way, about the fact that our WDW holidays are NOT supposed to be about that ADR at LeCellier or scoring a free room upgrade, etc. It's about FUN!!! Why are there not more families like yours....dancing and singing around, obviously having a blast? Why is it that I can easily recall SO MANY people in a bad mood, yelling at overtired children, cursing about wheelchairs, hogging space, cutting in lines and complaining about the weather and on and on and on......???? I don't think I've ever seen a family having as much fun together as you guys!

Thank you sooo much! I now have every intention of dancing down Main Street, U.S.A. in September!!!! :dance3:

[blondinkaya]

I cannot answer your questions, but ... WOW! You've really inspired me! I did our scrapbook for our last trip last year, and, while I do like it, I think that a video would be a much better way to document our upcoming trip. It's something we could truly share with the rest of our family.

Can you tell me what kind of editing software you used? I've worked with Pinnacle, but that's about it. We've "upgraded" to a Mac, but I have no experience with editing on this machine (I still have my Windows computer, though) ...

[Pirate1+Princess4]

THAT's how I want MY trip to be!!!!!!!

How did you keep the video camera dry? Wonder if it's worth picking up a Flip for the trip (ours is circa 2000) or would I be disappointed in the quality???

Did your kids get tired of you making them sing the song all over the parks???

[Diznotyzed]

Fabulous video! Fair warning, though, if I see anyone dancing anywhere at WDW I usually join in!

[Eljay]

Great job, lot's of fun!
Hey, did you know that Off Kilter at the Canada pavilion is doing, Life Is A Highway, now? I kept expecting to see them in your video! :)

[erinmommyof2]

I want to go on vacation with your family!!! How fun!!!!

[DeblovesPoohbear]

Loved,loved,LOVED your video! What a beautiful family
I especially loved the Ripsaw Falls footage at the end!! :goodvibes
Thanks for sharing!

[keywestbride]

:yay::banana::cool1:

That was awesome!!!! You guys look like you had a blast, and I totally loved your DS's "I don't do matching shirts." T. :rotfl: Really great job- thanks so much for sharing it.

[Jazzybell]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your video. :) Thanks for sharing!

[ses1230]

Wow, looks like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing!

[Dancing Queen]

Great video! Looks like lots of fun.

Thanks for sharing!:)

[Peepster]

I can't answer your questions. Hope the others did that for you. But want you and your family to know that you made my day!

Absolutely fantastic video and if your family ever needs an extra grandma...count me in!

Many thanks for sharing!

[LuvMy3Monkeys]

Oh my gosh... so adorable!

My two year old heard his "cars" song and ran over to see what I watching. So at the end when your adorable daughter is saying "let's do it again... again... again"... then my son says- "Mom, do it again!" :rotfl:

We watched it three times! So cute!

[kpipkin]

That was an amazing video! You have such a fun family!! My whole family enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing it!

[tinkerbellybutton]

Love, love, love your video. Your family looks like a huge ball of fun!! When we finished watching it my boys both said at the same time "Let's watch it again!". I'd love to know how you were able to keep the video camera dry on the wet rides and in the pool? I am determined to do something like this on our Nov. trip.

[Weluvdisny]

Great video!popcorn::

Your kids are too cute!!:dance3:

[Sandy51]

What a fun video! Great job!



Sandy

[dogodisney]

I love your video! :thumbsup2 You have a wonderful family.

[theww228]

Your video ROCKS! We had to watch it several times.

BTW, how long did it take you to edit it?

[terbethk]

don't know any of the answers to your questions, but FANTASTIC video! You have such an awesome family!

[PrincessShea]

Wow that was the most awesome family vacation video I have ever seen. Absolutely precious. It looks like you had so much fun!!! What great memories you captured.

[Oz-kateer]

AMAZING VIDEO!!

Got me all teary with excitement at my own upcoming trip - I was in two minds about whether to pack the camcorder as I'm coming by myself with my 6 year old son who is a total ham at the best of times, and I didn't know if it might be too much trying to juggle it all but I have SOOOOOOO made up my mind - take the camcorder!

The GREATEST souvenier you could have - long after the t-shirts have fallen apart in the wash and the stuffed toys have been packed away, you'll have the best memories ever.

We'll be dancing up Main Street!

Thanks for sharing, you've made my day.

PS: What a fun family!

[Magical JenK]

Omgosh that was so cute!! What a fun family you have! LOVED your son's "I don't do matching shirts" tshirt! That was great! Thanks so much for sharing! "I wanna do it again." LOVED it!!

[Moeluv4u7]

Beautiful Video! I wish I could help with your questions...
Now, I am trying to figure out what we should do to document our family trip next week so I can put together something similar as you did!
Did you set up many of the takes?
I mean with you all singing "Life is a Highway" around all the parks and such... You did great planning or it just worked out! My DS- 8 also asked to watch your video again!
Thx for sharing...
Oh! & if you could also share your editing software and how you put this together...
Thx

[MariDisney]

Best vacation video ever!!! Your family obviously had a fantastic time. I actually cried a little! I want to do it again!

[momto2greatkids]

Great, great video!! I loved it!!:banana:

[dopeyone]

What a fun video, thanks for sharing! made my night! :)

[sam_001]

nice video you should put it on the dis facebook page

[Baloo]

Awesome video!!! :cool1:

Love the T-shirt..I don't do matching t-shirts :rotfl:


Thanks for sharing!!!

[JeNScHuB]

Great video:lmao::rotfl2::thumbsup2

[auntfrannie]

Just joining in to say how amazing your video is!! Wonderfully smooth job on the editing. You must have done a lot of planning to have everyone singing throughout your vacation.

However, YOU ATE YOUR SON'S MICKEY EAR!!! What kind of parent are you??? :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[flipflopmom]

I am totally bawling right now. We are leaving at midnight to take our girls for their first trip, and this is exactly what I needed, so much more than running our itinerary through RideMax again, double checking my ADRs.... Thank you so much!

[thewesterberg]

What an awesome video!!! I hope we have half as much fun on our trip as you seemed to be having! You've inspired me! :)

[BarleyJack]

Brilliant Video! :thumbsup2 Take out the Universal parts and WDW has its new commercial!

[Twoboysnmygirl]

AMAZING!!! :lovestruc

Today is our 100 day mark and I could barely contain myself watching your video. Thanks for making my day, I sent it to everyone in our party of 8 who are headed to WDW in 100 days!!! :woohoo:

[starrysky]

WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!Loved the shirt your son was wearing. :rotfl::rotfl:

[ncmtnmom]

What an awesome video!! Great family memories there!! Looks like you had sooo much fun and are a crazy family......just like us!!! :thumbsup2

Kids grow up too fast. Have fun with them while you can!!!

[ugadog68]

Great Job, You have got amazing camcorder and video editing skills. :worship:

You should win a prize from Disney!!! :thumbsup2

[thinkerbell]

Thank you so much for sharing your video. My husband and I really enjoyed watching it. We leave next week to go and can't wait. Your video really got us excited. We are always hunting for that one more thing to read or watch before we go and that was it!! You did an awesome job.

[WolfpackFan]

Great video and you have a really cute family. It looks like you all had a great time.

[keelhauled]

Love the video. Really, really great. Thank you for sharing.:love:

[Piglet's Momma]

Okay, I had just had to comment: I'm having a pretty lousy morning, but your video brought a constant grin to my face. Thanks for that! :thumbsup2 Ya'll look like you had a terrific time. Thanks so much for sharing!

[MrsJD]

Hands down best Disney video ever. PLEASE ADOPT ME!!!!!!!


DD's fave song. We'll be watching this over and over and over and over and over.

[Philagoofy]

You did a great job, that was an amazing video. Your family, especially your boys, are really good sports to do all that. It was so much fun to watch.

[qcmommy]

That video was so stinkin' cute. What an awesome way to look back at your memories at Disney.

I had to bookmark it so I can watch it and get excited before our trip. Thanks for sharing.

[rustyp]

Loved your video. Thanks for sharing. :cool1:

Loved your DS's t-shirt about not doing matching shirts. I think my DS would like that one too. :rotfl:

[CVW]

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. It was a nice surprise this morning. I'll have to share these comments with my wife and kids when I get home.

First, thanks for answering all my questions. I've enjoyed all the comments except this one:


Hey, did you know that Off Kilter at the Canada pavilion is doing, Life Is A Highway, now? I kept expecting to see them in your video! :)

AARRGGHH!! We loved Off Kilter, but didn't see them on this trip. Wish we had. You're right it would have fit in perfectly. (We video-ed a little of us dancing in front of the band in Morocco, but that part of the tape went bad...maybe punishment from God for dancing with my seven year-old girl in front of a belly dancer.)

We were hoping this song might be playing at Lights, Motors, Action; but no such luck.

Anyway, a lot of you asked questions about the video. I'll try to organize my thoughts and post later today between patients.

Thanks again.

[susanrose73]

Wow-I agree with everyone else-Awesome video!

My daughters watched too & I asked them if they would dance in front of others like your kids did & they said NO! :sad2:

It is really special that your family can go around & have such fun with no worries! Loved it.:goodvibes

[NHTikiBeckie]

Wow! I adore this video!!!! You did an excellent job filming and editing, I don't think many people realize how difficult that is :)

[kissthemouse]

After all the comments, I can't wait to get home and watch your video tonight! ;) (Work blocks YouTube :( )

BUT...to answer one of your questions...my BIL shot video of the entire Turtle Talk with Crush show and it turned out great and no one said anything to him about it (he was front row center, so I'm sure they saw him)...although I got scolded for taking a flash photo of my DD BEFORE the show began! ;)

[scousemouse09]

You're daughter is so cute! "I want to do it again" - brilliant comment, and such joy on her face. Loved your son's t-shirt too, very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[praline3001]

Best dang trip video I have ever seen :thumbsup2

i showed the kids and now they want to do the same thing...guess I better pack my dancin shoes :lmao:

[yaddo121]

Great video! Your family is adorable :goodvibes I love the, "Yeah. Kind of" -- sooo cute!!

I miss WDW now ;)

[BreezysMom]

That was awesome! You guys are what Disney is all about!

Thank you for making my day! :thumbsup2

[Saraheg2107]

Loved the video!!!!! Your family looks like one that has a lot of fun and enjoys being around each other.

And absolutely LOVED your son's shirt!!!! I needed one of those when I was a kid!!!! :jumping1:

[lilys.mom]

So stinkin cute I want to watch over and over again!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[lilys.mom]

THAT's how I want MY trip to be!!!!!!!

How did you keep the video camera dry? Wonder if it's worth picking up a Flip for the trip (ours is circa 2000) or would I be disappointed in the quality???

Did your kids get tired of you making them sing the song all over the parks???


Just wanted to let you know I have a flip and love it!!! And the quality still very good..................definatley worth looking into in my opinion for price and convience you cant beat it...also you can edit your videos from the flip software!

[Howellsy]

What a fantastic video!! You've made me even more excited about my trip now :cool1:

[MelanieC]

OMG that was awesome! You all looked like you had the time of your lives (well we do too -but I can't imagine DH and the kids dancing and singing, lol).

I'm going to show them this tonight. I wonder if I can inspire them. I loved the T-shirt and I can't imagine holding the camera on the rollercoasters and water rides, lol!

Great job and thanks for sharing - that made my afternoon!

[WDSearcher]

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?
No ... but remember that CMs aren't there just for your enjoyment :goodvibes, they're actually WORKING. So their first duty is to their jobs. And it's hard to keep an eye on crowds or sell merchandise or control a parade route or manage a character if they're dancing with a guest. Also ... you're a perfect stranger, you want them to dance and then you're going to video tape it. Think about that. Those CMs have no idea what you're going to DO with that video. You could be making them look stupid, or putting captions underneath that are sarcastic or otherwise "un-Disney." You oculd be putting their faces on naked bodies and posting it on YouTube. They don't know. In this day and age, you can't be too careful. And ... well ... some of them maybe just can't dance! :banana:

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?
The princesses will NOT do "silly faces" or ham it up. Not only is it out of character and inappropriate, but it can actually get them reprimanded. Again ... no one knows where those photos are going to end up. Disney is very very proprietary when it comes to its characters.

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?
Just personal preference, probably.

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)
Many MANY guests abused this priviledge when camcorders became popular. Bright camcorder lights were everywhere. It's easier to simply say, "no video recording" than to say "no video recording unless your video camera doesn't have any lights that will bother anyone else." ;)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.
I'm surprised they let you. On some of the coasters, that could be a huge hazard to other guests, should you lose your grip! :scared1:

:earsboy:

[cindycastle30]

What a awesome video!! It really shows that Disney is meant for fun, and sometimes you have to put all your planning aside and enjoy your vacation(what a crazy idea) Thanks for brightning my day! Also I am so stealing your sons matching not matching shirt idea for my son hope you don't mind!:goodvibes

[CVW]

Thanks again. This is the first time I've made a video on my own, so there was somewhat of a learning curve. I'll try to answer some of your questions and sum up some of my thoughts about camcording in the parks.

EQUIPMENT
I used a Sony Mini-DV tape camcorder for the dry stuff. I may upgrade to a hard drive camcorder. But nowadays, the internet is where video is heading, so I think your flip camera will do great. If you think you may want to show it on a large TV, though, you'll probably want a higher quality camera.

The wet and underwater video was shot on an Olympus Stylus 1030 SW. (SW as in short for "swim".) It's a great underwater camera we got last year. At the time, it was the only waterproof digital compact around. There are more out now if you Google "waterproof camera".

PREPARATION
We came up with the idea to do a music video just a couple of hours before we were heading to the airport. (We were tired of videotaping stuff, and then never watching it, and were considering not bringing the camcorder.) I quickly downloaded the song and tried to get it memorized on the flight out, making mental notes about what video would go with different parts of the music.

CAUTION: If you want make a video for YouTube, BE FOREWARNED: Many songs are now being muted by YouTube because of a fallout with Warner Music Group (WMG) who wants more money from YouTube. Thankfully, my song wasn't affected, but I didn't even know there was an issue until I got back. (Google "YouTube WMG" for more info.) Make sure your song isn't owned by Warner.

DANCING WITH THE KIDS
Most of the questions were about the taping itself. I'll try to get back to that after I finish up my work day. (Gotta go. I get more icy stares being the boss than I ever got being an employee!)

[1hero2princesses]

Absolutely loved it. So cute. I am really impressed the boys went along with it. Your family must get along well. I can't wait to show my kids, although I know they will then want one and I am not sure I can get my DH to dance or sing anywhere. There will be families dancing and singing all over disney now! Can't wait to hear all the details of what you used to put it all together. I may have to invest in a better camera and some software!

[esta1701]

Great video! It has inspired us for our next trip.

To help answer your question, the best place to get cast members to dance with you is at the extra hours dance parties. We have video our our kids dancing with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy and other Disney playhouse characters at the Disney Playhouse block party at Hollywood Studios. They do it every night they are for EMH and alot of people don't know it's there. We also have video of them dancing with the support staff that comes with the characters. Since they are there to dance, they dance.

Magic Kingdom sometimes has block parties with Lilo and Stitch and other characters and I have seen cast members dancing there as well.

Hope that helps.

[CVW]

Great video! It has inspired us for our next trip.

To help answer your question, the best place to get cast members to dance with you is at the extra hours dance parties. We have video our our kids dancing with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy and other Disney playhouse characters at the Disney Playhouse block party at Hollywood Studios. They do it every night they are for EMH and alot of people don't know it's there. We also have video of them dancing with the support staff that comes with the characters. Since they are there to dance, they dance.

Magic Kingdom sometimes has block parties with Lilo and Stitch and other characters and I have seen cast members dancing there as well.

Hope that helps.

I never knew about this. I can't believe we missed it. We got them dancing at the Disney Studios Parade, but it's only in the video for a second or two.

[esta1701]

The Hollywood Studios party is an absolute must for us one every trip. They characters do several dances with the kids, including Hokey Pokey, Macarena, electric slide, break dancing. They dance to popular music - Hannah Montana and other Disney stars. When Pluto and Goofy come out, they play "Who let the dogs out."

Pure Disney fun for the kids. Looking forward to our September trip. By the way, from one Big 12 state to another - Go Huskers!

[tink20]

Thanks for sharing, looks like an awesome trip and an awesome family.

[Tink888]

GREAT video!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Made me smile and want to book another trip!! :)

[dsnymomx2]

Loved your video you have a beautiful family! my kids love that song and wanted to watch it over and over! Very clever idea! I just wanted to add that we got Tigger Pooh and Eyeore to dance with us in the shop in England at epcot while the "beatles" ( name escapes me right now) were playing outside, one of the hightlights of our last trip.

[YCFAN]

This was absolutely precious! I watched it first and then called my 8 year old son in to watch it with me again. He loved it!:yay: He laughed all the way through it. We leave next weekend and I believe you have influenced our trip! I'm sure I'll be seeing "copies" of your video during our trip from my son.:dance3:

[WeemanMom]

My whole family watched and smiled. My teenagers...my husband....my five year old...and me. OMGosh! This was just so great! I absolutely loved it.

Thank you for sharing. I don't know if you are aware, but you have brought just a bot of magic into everyone's lives inwhich you have shared this with.

[becca-becca]

This was a GREAT video!! We watched it 3 times.

I loved how all the kids went along with it.

Great idea. We are taking a video camera on our next trip and we might try something like this.

[topmonkeygirl]

Like everyone else awesome family and video. You didn't just smile for the camera because you're suppose to, ya'll really mean it. In this world of craziness I'm glad to see there are normal people out there. Thanks for the uplifting moment.

[CLR4321]

That was awesome!!! I am sitting here grinning! Man, you could make videos like that for people and make some good money and have fun doing it. That video could be used as a commercial for Orlando tourism. Great job! :wizard:

[PrincessaC]

Wow!:worship: That was a cool video!:thumbsup2

I need a camcorder now, I've been inspired!

You have a beautiful family and they know how to have a good time! :goodvibes

[phyllis1966]

Wow! Just...WOW! I was smiling and crying through the entire video. What an amazing job, especially if it was something you'd never tried before! You've made something so special for your family, and you've also touched all of us who've watched it.

You guys are a lovely family. Thanks for sharing yourselves with us DISers and our families!

By the way, I just bought the new Flip HD and with your inspiration, we'll put it to good use on our upcoming WDW trip! Thanks again.


:sunny:

[praline3001]

I got a question after my entire family watched your video a half a dozen times ... do you mind if anyone copies your idea for their own trip?!

My DH is playing with the idea of 2 songs ..the National Lampoon theme (Holiday road) and Life is a highway :rotfl2:


Just want to make sure you don't mind if anyone else attempts the same kind of thing using your idea

[glitzybabes]

Loved it!!! watched it twice.

Dance like no one is watching!:banana:

[tiki23]

Absolutley LOVED your video - thank you SO MUCH for sharing it with all of us! :goodvibes

My husband video tapes everything on all of our vacations - I think I need to get my daughter (the video expert) busy editing!

We're going with a crazy family group of 8 in September, we'll have to try something like this. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I think you and your family will be getting flattered a lot! :cool1::cool1:

[kissthemouse]

Made it back to watch it, and just have to say, you ROCK! (and your DH is kinda hot! ;) ) I also am amazed that you had all the footage you needed...I'm really impressed!!! I'm going to show it to my DH (AKA our video expert) and tell him that when we get back in Dec I want one of those! LOL! I guess we'll have to decide on a song and start preparing! :)

[SuperTink]

Awesome!

Your videography skills are only surpassed by your parenting skills!

Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup2

[Livi'sMom]

Awesome video! :thumbsup2

[zaneymax]

What a cute and clever idea! We are just finishing up our Florida trip. I am going to use you as an inspiration, and try to do something with our video we shot. Thanks for sharing and I am glad you had a nice trip! :thumbsup2

[DisneyNDecember]

I LOVED your video!!! Disney and Universal should pay you a huge amt of money to use that video to advertise for their parks. My son & I have been to both Universal & Disneyworld (man I wish I had your creativitiy) & your family video was the BEST, loving, & fun to watch video that I have seen. You guys did a great job & look like you are having a BLAST !!! What a great way to capture those precious memories !!! :santa::santa::santa:

[disneymom8589]

Fantastic video...loved it!! :goodvibes

[CVW]

I got a question after my entire family watched your video a half a dozen times ... do you mind if anyone copies your idea for their own trip?!

My DH is playing with the idea of 2 songs ..the National Lampoon theme (Holiday road) and Life is a highway :rotfl2:


Just want to make sure you don't mind if anyone else attempts the same kind of thing using your idea

Absolutely not! I'm still a little surprised by the response here. It's been fun to read the comments to the kids. Hopefully, we can start a new tradition of dancing videos.


However, YOU ATE YOUR SON'S MICKEY EAR!!! What kind of parent are you??? :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

We watched the video again last night, and when we got to that scene, my kids turned to my wife and said, "What kind of parent are you??" It's their new catch phrase.

Again, I'll try to get some of the production questions in a bit. It's going to be 102 in Tulsa today, and I want to get the yard done while it's still a balmy 93.

[Tammydc30]

Everyone needs a video like this, so when you tell people you going back to Disney World and they say, "AGAIN, why do you guys always go to Disney!" You could pull this video out and play it. The video sums up why we return to Disney.

You've done a great job capturing the spirit of Disney! FAMILY TIME!!!

[fairydust1278]

what an awesome video!! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup2:yay:

[girliewhirlie]

I love your video!! Can't wait to share that with my husband! LOL

[punkin1763]

Hey fellow Okie! Love your video it makes me want to start planning my next trip. :cool1:

[fauna74]

LOVED IT :) LOVED IT :) LOVED IT!

I laughed, I cried....

The kids and I have watched it over and over. I would love to do something like this on our next trip, I'm completely inspired. I would have to really bribe DS12 into participating, tho (that's ok, everybody has a price, I'll find his).

I know the OP is surprised by the response, but it's such a fun video and really captures the silly, goofy family moments that make a Disney Vacation memorable and special.

Thank You!!!

[tmfranlk]

Add another few fans from our house! Great video!! So much fun!

I have to say that one of my favorite things was the fact that in almost every shot where you're dancing in the streets not a single person in the background is looking at you as if it's out of the ordinary. Just goes to prove that having fun like you guys are is "normal" Disney behavior!

[Howellsy]

Add another few fans from our house! Great video!! So much fun!

I have to say that one of my favorite things was the fact that in almost every shot where you're dancing in the streets no a single person in the background is looking at you as if it's out of the ordinary. Just goes to prove that having fun like you guys are is "normal" Disney behavior!

That's exactly what I thought when I watched, it's so awesome :goodvibes

[Dr. M]

Hi! Add me to your list of fans! My kids and I enjoyed it! Your video made us even more excited about our trip. We're in Oklahoma City and my husband right now is driving home from Tulsa. It seems we have a lot in common--2 boys and 2 girls too.:thumbsup2

[LMN]

Fantastic family and video! Thanks for sharing! One quick question, please: how did you decide on which song to use? Were there any other songs that you were considering? Life is a Highway is such a perfect choice-great job! We're going back to DW in Dec. and just may have to make a video of our own! Thanks for brightening up our day with your video!

[2goofykids]

Absolutely amazing. What a great idea to make you home video more fun!:thumbsup2

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

I've been sad when thinking about WDW lately (due to last weekend's tragedy), but your video really brought back some magic for me. We're going in September, but I really just didn't want to plan or think about WDW. Thanks for posting, I needed it!

I was planning on doing more video (because, really, do I need to add to the thousands of stills I have from the kids' first two trips last year), and this will give me something to work towards! So fun!!

And "Hi, neighbor!!"

[Tosie]

That was awesome!! What a fun and beautiful family you have!! :thumbsup2

[bjakmom]

Awesome!

Your videography skills are only surpassed by your parenting skills!

Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup2

My sentiments EXACTLY!! Video aside, what a GREAT DAD (and MOM) you are!!!
And this was your FIRST video:worship:???!!! I am also inspired - this will be my mission on our next family trip - the family at large is going to LOVE this idea!:thumbsup2

[erinlees_mommie]

Love the video! All 3 of us here have watched it a few times.DD 4 started dancing when she heard the music and stopped when she saw it was a home movie from Disney.

Thanks for sharing!! I think we might have to try something similar when we go next month or later in the year for more days!

This just shows that there are people that still go on family vacations and have a great time :)

[NWOhioAngela]

You guys do realize you're becoming a Disney vacation legend, right? I was tweeted about this by a bunch of people, saw it on Facebook, on other Disboards forums. You are famous!

[Minnie Lor]

Loved it! Emailed it to a few disney friends. I agree with someone posted earlier. It really sums up or gives the feel of what we all experience when we're in Orlando. It's perfect to show people that just don't "get it". I'm bookmarking it. Thanks for the big grin on my face!

[MonkersMama]

WOW! What a fun thing to do, thank you for sharing your video and precious family with us.

[kato0627]

What a great video!!! Your family is precious. I love how mom and dad are included as well, having just as much fun.
Love to know how you did that. Great job.

[disneymd33]

Great video!

[HawkeyeMickey77]

Awesome video! Smiled the whole time watching it! My family is heading down in Sept. with our 2 boys that will be 2 & 4. Loved the part at the end of your daughter wanting to 'do it again!' Priceless memories! :thumbsup2

[lovesdumbo]

SO cool!!!!! Loved your older DD singing on Everest!!!

[Pacha]

I was smiling from ear to ear watching your video!!! :) Fabulous!!! :woohoo:

I want to add something: your video opened my eyes, in a way, about the fact that our WDW holidays are NOT supposed to be about that ADR at LeCellier or scoring a free room upgrade, etc. It's about FUN!!! Why are there not more families like yours....dancing and singing around, obviously having a blast? Why is it that I can easily recall SO MANY people in a bad mood, yelling at overtired children, cursing about wheelchairs, hogging space, cutting in lines and complaining about the weather and on and on and on......???? I don't think I've ever seen a family having as much fun together as you guys!

Thank you sooo much! I now have every intention of dancing down Main Street, U.S.A. in September!!!! :dance3:

I toatally agree!! I usually don't watch peoples youtube videos, but after reading about it in another post it got me curious. I am the photo/video person for our group, and I have to say I would NEVER have thought that up. It was awesome!!!

[hhockman]

That was AWESOME. I am truly impressed.

Now I have to find a camcorder. For some reason I can't get the movies from my camcorder to my computer. It's a Panasonic and you have to use their software...for which the driver doesn't work with Vista. I can pull part of each video off, but not all of it. Perfect reason to get a new camcorder.

LOVE the underwater footage too.

Thanks so much for this. I'm dying to show it to my kids, but I would inevitably hear "I want to go to Disney!" and they don't know we're going in September. So I'll save it for after the trip.

Bookmarking the video and this thread now!

Thanks again. :goodvibes

[Rora]

What a GREAT video!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Allow me to be another one to jump in here and tell you what a fantastic video that was! :thumbsup2 What a brilliant and creative idea, your family sure knows how to have fun on vacation. :thumbsup2:banana::woohoo:

[fizz13]

Commented under your video and gonna comment here, me and my kids LOVED that video!! we smiled and laughed while watching, and your little girl "can we do it again?" so gorgeous! My daughter decided she would be the one pretending not to want to join in:lmao: Think I am gonna have to link it somehow to my friends so they can see this, I had so much fun watching so clearly you guys had 100 times that making it. thankyou so much for posting:goodvibes

[dbenlee]

My family and I absolutely loved your video!! I have seen a number of other great video's done similar to this but yours is by far the best I've seen. You have set the bar and it is my goal now to see if I can do one like this on one of our future trips and only hope I can at least get it in the ball park of yours.

Which video editing software do you use? I have used Pinnacle Studio v11 for several years and been very happy with it. There were a couple of things you did that I'm not sure Pinnacle Studio can do. I either need to look into new software or do some studying on Pinnacle.

[E-P-C-O-T]

Ok, so you made me cry a little, this is a fabulous video!! The BEST I have ever seen!!! You are such a great dad with a beautiful family :cool1:

[Mary Jo]

I loved your video! I have to admit I got a little teary-eyed, too. It was so enjoyable to watch. :)

[PrincessBetsy]

Awesome video!! I loved it! :)

[MissStitch626]

LOVED the video!! I'll confess to having watched it a few times, it makes me laugh so much, I've had that song stuck in my head for a few days now :lmao:

[teresajoy]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Thanks!

That is FABULOUS!!! I saw it on Facebook, and had to find out who you were! You really need to write a trip report!!! I think it would be fun to read!

My daughter, Lydia, made me play your video about 5 times!!! She loved it too!

[lvstitch]

Love, love, loved your video...what a fun family:thumbsup2

[Disneenut]

Great Video!!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2

[jcarter29]

I didn't realize you were a DISer! I just commented on this on another thread. Awesome video and my family wants to travel with yours next time!
Kim

[kimgof]

OMG that was so great! Me and my daughter just watched it and loved it! You obviously had a wonderful vacationa and are a fun family filled with love and joy! Great job!:thumbsup2

[Shan-man]

HO, HO, HO! What a wonderful, wonderful video! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

:santa:

[jen2207]

Awesome video!! I posted it to my facebook page and it has become a viral hit with my friends!!! So cool!!

[antree]

OMG too cute!party: Sorry to say you started a new trend here. I will also try to get one done. My DD and I are going to start the planning. It's true you never watch the videos you tape, but this is adorable I am showing everyone.
Great job!:thumbsup2

[KCmike]

Fantasmic!!!!!!!

At first i thought you might be from KC until I relooked at your signature. Did you drive or fly down?

Really enjoyed it .

[disneyholic family]

OMG - that was OUTSTANDING!!!!!

you must have incredible patience (not to mention creativity) to have put that together.....i can't imagine the amount of editing it took..

really really really well done!!!!

all 4 of us (DH, DD, DS and I) loved watching it (several times)..

so cute and so well done..

and you have a BEAUTIFUL family!!!!!!!

thanks for sharing that with us!!!!!!!!

[RooRach0906]

I finally got to see the whole video; after days of trying. Dial-up. That was awesome. I would love to travel with you guys look like you are having so much fun.:goodvibes

[sweetpea29488]

Wow!!!! I LOVED YOUR VIDEO!!!

I can't for our 2 upcoming trips. We leave next Monday to take our 4yr. old niece for her very first trip and then the two of us go back the end of August.

I now have every intention for us (my dh and dn) to skip down Main St. USA at MK. I can't wait to see her little face:banana:

[CVW]

Fantasmic!!!!!!!

At first i thought you might be from KC until I relooked at your signature. Did you drive or fly down?

Really enjoyed it .

We flew. Although in a spoke city like Tulsa, you never really fly. You hop up and down from city to city until the sign says "Orlando".

...look strike you are having so much fun.:goodvibes

That's what we were hoping it would look strike!

[CVW]

Wow. Thanks again for all the responses and links. I'll start with hands-down my favorite quote:

Made it back to watch it, and just have to say, you ROCK! (and your DH is kinda hot! ;) )

Given my obvious middle age, I assume your heat index is on a curve. If I am actually hot, I'm not exactly "egg on a frying pan" hot; I'm more like "heating pad to your sore back" hot.

Here's where I left off.

Thanks again. This is the first time I've made a video on my own, so there was somewhat of a learning curve. I'll try to answer some of your questions and sum up some of my thoughts about camcording in the parks.

EQUIPMENT
I used a Sony Mini-DV tape camcorder for the dry stuff. I may upgrade to a hard drive camcorder. But nowadays, the internet is where video is heading, so I think your flip camera will do great. If you think you may want to show it on a large TV, though, you'll probably want a higher quality camera.

The wet and underwater video was shot on an Olympus Stylus 1030 SW. (SW as in short for "swim".) It's a great underwater camera we got last year. At the time, it was the only waterproof digital compact around. There are more out now if you Google "waterproof camera".

PREPARATION
We came up with the idea to do a music video just a couple of hours before we were heading to the airport. (We were tired of videotaping stuff, and then never watching it, and were considering not bringing the camcorder.) I quickly downloaded the song and tried to get it memorized on the flight out, making mental notes about what video would go with different parts of the music.

CAUTION: If you want make a video for YouTube, BE FOREWARNED: Many songs are now being muted by YouTube because of a fallout with Warner Music Group (WMG) who wants more money from YouTube. Thankfully, my song wasn't affected, but I didn't even know there was an issue until I got back. (Google "YouTube WMG" for more info.) Make sure your song isn't owned by Warner.

DANCING WITH THE KIDS
Most of the questions were about the taping itself. I'll try to get back to that after I finish up my work day. (Gotta go. I get more icy stares being the boss than I ever got being an employee!)

Okay, continuing on.

"HOW DID YOU PICK THE SONG?"
My wife nixed "Highway to Hell".

DANCING WITH THE KIDS
The only real "work" in the parks was the lip syncing and the dancing. Everything else was just standard camcording and photos of a family allegedly having fun. We really only worked on the video for maybe fifteen minutes a day, sometimes less. The rest of the day was chasing fastpasses and taking naps while riding "The Land".

As a few of you noticed, no one ever seemed to mind that we were dancing. We looked pretty strange a few times, for instance at the Nemo sign where our girls are dancing. There was a line of parents taking pictures of their kids, each making them stand still and smile. When I put my girls up there, I yelled, "GO NUTS! GO! GO! DANCE HARDER! TEN MORE SECONDS!! FIVE MORE SECONDS!! YEAHH!!" We got a few polite looks of confusion. I flashed back a polite look of it-would-take-too-long-to-explain-this and walked on.

We had almost no organization to the dancing itself. I think it would probably look less real if we actually knew how to dance. If we saw an interesting backdrop, I'd send everyone over to dance. Within a day, the kids were telling ME where they needed to dance. Each of their suggestions was met with a swift swat to the bottom, and a stern warning to never upstage my creative genius. (A little parenting tip I picked up from Joe Jackson.)

There were a few times when the kids were a little too grumpy, and we skipped some of the ideas we had. The Flaming Family Pyramid of Doom simply wasn't to be.

LIP SYNCING
We did it all without an iPod or any other musical cue. We just started singing and hoped we got the tempo right, and it usually matched when I was editing. There's one clip where I very subtly slowed my daughter down to 90%. I wish I could do that in real life.

I DON'T DO MATCHING T-SHIRTS
Some of the biggest smiles on our little ones were induced with a promise of a giant popsicle afterward. Bribery is mandatory, especially for teenagers. As for our thirteen year-old, we knew he wouldn't be thrilled with dancing, so we tried to incorporate his personality into the project. When my wife came up with the "I Don't do Matching T Shirts", he was intrigued. When he found out he would get to choke his little brother, he was all in.

He also got to do a lot of the taping and, therefore, bossing around the younger kids. We actually filmed a scene of him holding a sign that said, "My parents are making me do this". I ended up leaving it out. He was having so much fun in the rest of the video, it didn't seem to make sense. (Staying aloof and disaffected can wear a thirteen year-old out. He's promised next time to stay in character all week long.)

I'll post again soon with a few thoughts about organizing all the video and editing it, if you're interested.

Again, thank you all for your kind comments. It helps me remind my wife that she didn't do too bad.

[*NikkiBell*]

This was brilliant and absolutely incredible. I have never used iMovie before, but would like to. Do you have any information on it? Do you have any photography background?

This was absolutely amazing! It actually brought tears to my eyes.

[CVW]

This was brilliant and absolutely incredible. I have never used iMovie before, but would like to. Do you have any information on it? Do you have any photography background?

This was absolutely amazing! It actually brought tears to my eyes.

No real photography background, other than taking tons of pictures and hoping 2-5% turn out. In fairness, I did help out with some music video projects back in medical school. But it was mostly in the writing and holding the camcorder. This is the first time I've edited. I'll try to post a little about iMovie and editing soon.

Thanks again.

[Diznotyzed]

CVW, the more you post, the more I want to horn in on your next trip to WDW. Your descriptions of the process are hilarious! I'm a little afraid if I got you together with my husband that all h-e-double-hockey-sticks would break out, though. Keep on dancing!

[NWOhioAngela]

I've been seeing your video tweeted and facebooked and just generally promoted on the web quite a bit. What does your family think of your new found "fame"

[kat_balou]

If that doesn't get you in the mood for WDW than nothing will.:goodvibes

That was a seriously awesome video.:thumbsup2

Way to go to your wife for stalking that Mickey bar!:lmao:

[auroralark]

Your video is awesome! :thumbsup2 I wish I could make something that cool!

[Dan Murphy]

CVW, I echo the many, many comments here, That video has to be one of the best I have seen. It really is great. I had to call my wife to take a look at it, after I watched it three times. She loved it too. She was impressed with the stamina of om and dad. :lmao: I emailed a link to my daughter, saying when she goes with her little one (hopefully with grand dad here, and grandma too), look at all the fun you guys will have. Truly a masterpiece. You have a wonderful family. Thank you for the creative work, and sharing it.

I have to post a link on the community board so those people can see this too.

[MonkeyPants]

CVW that was awesome! You have an entire family of goofballs! I love it! I am not sure I could get a single member to do anything like that...I of course have no problem being completely relaxed and silly in public....which is usally around the time my family starts to distance themselves and make comments to strangers like....'ummm hey is he with you??' :lmao: looks like you had an awesome time and definitely look like you made some incredible memories! :thumbsup2

[Jennygt]

I have to jump on the bandwagon and say you guys ROCK!! I love this sooo much! I hope that I remember to slow down and just dance on our next trip. Today was my Mom's first day back to work(12hrs in an ICU) since an operation in Jan, when she came hope totaly exhausted I showed her this and next thing we all had a dance party in my kitchen!! Thanks so much!!

[ColleenS]

Fantastic video. Your family looks like so much fun.

:)

[Ronni]

As I said in my YouTube comment, thank you so much for sharing. What a fun family you have. I enjoyed this video a LOT! :D I'm so much more excited for my vacation next month. :goodvibes

[Fairyntraining]

:cool1:
Love the video and the fact that your whole family got into it.

[OctMtnWoods]

Oh man, I wish my parents were that freaking cool & fun! :thumbsup2

[Mommy2cody]

That was the coolest video ever! Glad you guys had so much fun!

[CALIFLADY]

Just another message of "KUDOS to the Wolf's!" Waaay cool. Even the 13 year old was cool, especially when he was strangling his little brother. And Zoe is too cute for words, much less video tape!

Thanks for sharing...

[blondinkaya]

So, if you don't mind, tell me about iMovie. We've had our Mac for over a year now, and I haven't done much photo editing on it (although iPhoto is great!), let alone think about video editing. I do have some experience on the Windows front with Pinnacle. Did you find iMovie user intuitive/easy to use, or did it take a bit to figure it out?

[dana1003]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Thanks!

so coool. good job:thumbsup2

[Stitchmistress]

Your family is so cute! How did you get your teen to dance? All my 14 year old does is eat!

[PrincessMama605]

What a great video! Everyone looks like they are having so much fun! I love it, thanks for sharing!:goodvibes

[gonzo76]

Ok, so you made me cry a little, this is a fabulous video!! The BEST I have ever seen!!! You are such a great dad with a beautiful family :cool1:

Love , love, love your video. I showed my boys the video(their favorite song). We were all dancing,crying and laughing. Thank you for sharing your memories with us. :wizard:

[monorailsilver]

I LOVED it too! I have tears in my eyes, I am such a sap.

[Caribbeanprincess]

Awesome thread! I love editing videos! I've been wanting to do a video were we (and anyone who wants to join in) dance and sing to Walkin' Right Down the Middle of Main Street USA from the Disneyland Fun Sing Along video in Main Street USA. Now that would be epic! Unfortunately, no one in the family wants to do it with me. :rotfl:

[MinnieGirl33]

OK, so I've been sending this link to everyone I know...

My favs...
...the first lip-sync shot on Main Street (it was an OMG, they're singing!)
...blasting through the door at Test Track
...the T-Shirt
..."are you having fun Zoe? Yeah... Kind of..."
...your teenager shaking his head at everyone's silliness

:dancer::banana::dance3:party:

Great job! Thanks for sharing, it really did make me smile.

[Stargazer]

Fabulous!! :dance3:

[WDWAtLast]

Awesome video!!! What a wonderful keepsake and you have such a beautiful family!!!

[kimmar067]

...cool vid! You guys seem like a fun family...................wanna adopt??? :rolleyes: :rolleyes1

[kimmar067]

Did your kids get tired of you making them sing the song all over the parks???

...yeah, and how did you synchronize the singing with the actual song???

[MelanieC]

He also got to do a lot of the taping and, therefore, bossing around the younger kids. We actually filmed a scene of him holding a sign that said, "My parents are making me do this". I ended up leaving it out. He was having so much fun in the rest of the video, it didn't seem to make sense. (Staying aloof and disaffected can wear a thirteen year-old out. He's promised next time to stay in character all week long.)



Haha - that reminds me of the Royal Carribean commercials with the girl the family is videoing and she suddenly smiles and is having a good time till she see's them looking at her :)

I still want to show my family this - not sure if I could get them to do it, but I'm going to ask - I must say this was so awesome (yep had to say it again :) )

[golden6911]

Wow, that video was incredible! I really need to get some editing software and work on some videos of my own.

I particularly loved how you captured a little bit of each child's personality in the film.

[Piglet]

Awesome video. Really enjoyed it. Disney should use it as a commercial. You have a beautiful family!!!

[welovedisneyx4]

That was cool!! I will have to show the kids, especially DS who loves that song. Good job!!:thumbsup2

[DisneyBlonde]

Excellent video. I want to party with you guys. :thumbsup2

[Credit Man]

Fantastic video. I can't stop smiling...really I can't...someone help me I can't STOP smiling!!!

[Hollymom1229]

Your video is great and definitely helped ramp up my excitement for our trip here in less than two months. You and your wife are great parents and the kids are going to love those memories.

[Tumblwd501]

What a great and FUN video! Thanks for sharing that with us!

[ols386]

Great video!!

[Jennasis]

Way to go! THAT'S how a family vacation is DONE.

You are total DIS/internet celebrities now. AND I'm stealing your idea for my trip next year.

[Pinkpony]

This is absolutely, hands-down, the best post on the disboards ever! I've emailed the link to everyone I know. :yay:

Thanks so much for posting this! You ROCK! :banana:

As a fellow Okie, I'm so proud that such genius-osity comes from my neck of the woods! :rolleyes1

:cheer2:

Pink

[Dan Murphy]

Wolf, here is a link I put on the community board, you have fans there now too..............


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2228956

:cool1::cool1::cool1:

[wickey's friend]

That made me laugh and cry (because I miss WDW soooo much)! Thanks for sharing your trip.

[TeresaNJ]

What an amazing, fun, upbeat video.:thumbsup2 I loved it!!! Your children are very lucky to have parents like you!:)

[Pegasus928]

Just popping over from the DIS UK Trip Planning Forum where someone has kindly posted your youtube link.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2229235

This by far the best Disney related video I have ever seen and must say that you have done a fantastic job.
I have done a couple of music vids myself of some of our favourite bits from our Florida trips - but this beats mine hands down and gives me fantastic inspiration and encouragement for our next trip.
Thank you for the laughs
Kenny
www.nicholls2010.co.uk/movies (http://www.nicholls2010.co.uk/movies)

[Blue Skies]

What an awesome video! :happytv:

Thank you for sharing!

[momto2GAgirls]

:thumbsup2Seriously....That was the cutest family video I have ever seen!! You captured all I hope that my first Disney vacation will be! Don't know the answer to your questions, but what a fun family you have!!!

[Patricia721]

Fabulous video & a beautiful, fun loving family! Lucky you!

[braydensmom]

Just wanted to say thank-you for sharing the video! You did an amazing job, and if video editing isint your job already, maybe people will hire you to make videos like this of them while at WDW....Id pay huge bucks for something like this! Who needs Mickey Ears when you have a crazy video like this???

Great Job!

[*NikkiBell*]

I'm playing around with Windows Movie Maker (I don't have a Mac so no iMovie..ugh.) and am having a hard time with the audio files. All of my iTunes files are in one format and it won't work with WMM. Any ideas on how to resave them in the correct format?

[SKTiger]

That was amazing!

And the perfect break from work today!

Great job!!!

[fireworks fan]

"I want to go again-Can we go again?" My thoughts, exactly! Great job and thanks for sharing:goodvibes

[NattysMom]

I just showed my daughter and she said "Let's go right now!!" Talk about the perfect advertisement! :) Super adorable!

[kathymc]

too freakin cute
thanks so much for sharing

[LISAG410]

WOW! That was so fun to watch, you did a great job!

Your family looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks for sharing the video.

Lisa

[kafitty]

just watched it again, managed not to cry this time (haha)...my absolute favorite part is when you pan the picture of y'all on Splash Mountain...omg hilarious faces. :lmao:

[MariaEllerºoº]

Absolutely loved your video! What an awesome family you have!

[shasess]

Thank you for sharing your video! It was amazing! It made me really look forward to our upcoming trip in September!

[cazzie]

Amazing, great fun to watch thanks so much for sharing.:thumbsup2:thumbsup2

[EstherS]

That was great, thanks for sharing. Wish my family would do something like that!

[Minnesota!]

:love:I adore your family!!!!!

:worship:

Super cute and GREAT EDITING JOB!

[2xcited2sleep]

Best video EVER! Looks like such a fun trip. What a great family! Thanks so much for sharing!! :)

[veraletta]

You did a good job, I loved watching this, and your family is so cute.
Your family members are great sports at playing along with making such a cute video, thanks for sharing.

[SheenaXena21]

That was absolutely sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!

[eeyorepixie]

LOVE YOUR VIDEO!!! Pathetically it made me cry...a happy cry, but cry.

Someone posted it over at TGM and then I posted it other forums too:goodvibes My DD's watched it about 10 times. I had to say enough! :lmao: It was cutting into my DIS timepopcorn::

Because it just reminded me why I love Disney soooooooooo much...it is those special moments with my family and the simplest things like the exitement in your little ones eyes whe she says "let's do it again"

One question...why the Oprah shot??? Aspiring to be discovered??? hmmmm?

[LaniesMom]

Thanks so much for sharing, your editing skills are amazing!
Your family is adorable; your kids are lucky to have parents like you.

This helps take the worry out of planning our trip in November and reminds me to just have fun and everything will be ok.

Thanks for making my day!

[CVW]

One question...why the Oprah shot??? Aspiring to be discovered??? hmmmm?

Ha! Just had to jump in on this one. Not exactly. I make fun of my wife's Opraphilia. When my wife is sick, the kids ask her if they can turn on Oprah for her. There's a couple of friends of mine with similar stories here in Oprahoma, so when we were standing by the statue, it just seemed appropriate to start dancing.

You have to remember, this was supposed to be a little video to share with our friends and family until I posted it here.

NOW HAVING SAID THAT: OPRAH, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, I HAVE NOTHING BUT ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR YOU AND ALL OPRAHLINGS THROUGHOUT THE PLANET! (She's very powerful, you know.)

Furthermore, my name is Brute Wolf. I have the right to make fun of anyone's name.

[lucas]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE



Fantastic video! Now that is what Disney is all about. It actually gave me goose bumps and tears. And smilies, too!

Thanks for sharing. :goodvibes

[Family Fun Mom]

You are the cutest family I have ever seen. I loved, loved, loved your video. So fun! Your little girl said "I wanna do it again!" that's how I feel about watching your video. I wanna watch it again, and again, and again. I just favorited you on You Tube so I can :thumbsup2

Thanks for sharing that with us. It certainly brightened my day :goodvibes

[cherokeemamma]

Furthermore, my name is Brute Wolf. I have the right to make fun of anyone's name.

Well, my DH's name is Phil Hill...so there!

Seriously, LOVED your video. Your family looks like the kind of people we like...fun & happy. Thanks for sharing!:goodvibes

[BoomNLeon]

This video was AWESOME!!!

[Tinkerbella001]

Disney should use it as a commercial and pay you royalties!! It was AWESOME!!!

[DizneyNutz]

OMG! I just watched your video! I laughed, I bounced along with the music, it was AWESOME!!! This should be an ORLANDO EXPERIENCE COMMERCIAL! Your kids, are totally the BOMB! The parents were great too...well it felt a little wrong when Mom bit the ear off the ice cream bar...but hey, that's what Mom's are for right?!?!?!

Kuddos to the family for this GREAT video! I love it!

[wdwfan]

What an awesome video! :thumbsup2 It had me smiling from ear to ear!! :goodvibes

[tkitty]

now that's how you do it! I so loved this!
Why do I not have a family that would do this? They all need to be properly trained as to how to have fun at WDW! I will pass this on to them, and hope to inspire them.;)
Keep dancing!:banana::cool1::dance3:

[mikkiwikki]

Disney should use it as a commercial and pay you royalties!! It was AWESOME!!!

Here here!! I agree...I was tearing up with happiness just watching it!!!

LOOOOOOVED IT! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsup2:thumbsup2

[Golf4food]

Phenomenal job on the video. Really great concept and editing and what-not. :)

[nicolemarie]

Wow! Nice job on the video - my son and I have watched it about three times and we see new things we love every time. This last time was everyone doing "The Sprinkler" in one scene - my son is 7, and that's his favorite move.

I have a couple of technical questions though. I love to do projects like that for my family - ball season highlights, end of school year, vacations, etc. - so I just bought a Mac a couple of months ago. I love it. And I love how easy iMovie is to learn.

I noticed on YouTube that you used a camcorder with the mini DV tape. I'm assuming you have a firewire port on your Mac? If not, did you use a conversion software? I have years of mini DV footage I can't use unless I somehow convert. For everything recently, I've used the Flip. It works fine, but doesn't have zoom quality like my mini DV camcorder.

Sorry to get so detailed, but your work is incredible, and I'd love to be able to try some projects like that myself!!

Again - GREAT JOB!!!

[ksjayhawkfan]

Fantastic video!!! Im such a nerd, I actually cried. I will now live vicariously though your family until we can book a do-over from our May vacation LOL (darn rain!)

[Nohal]

What a wonderful and absolutely beautiful family, thanks for sharing the video. I loved it!

[Sir Robin Hood]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Watching you all have such a wonderful time really put me in an upbeat mood. Glad you & family had a great vacation.

[twokids0204]

Very cool, creative, and well executed.

I love "I don't do matching shirts"...

Oh, and Happy Anniversary.

[kimmar067]

Wow! Nice job on the video - my son and I have watched it about three times and we see new things we love every time...

...I watched it 7 times already......yeah, I'm pathetic, but watching it is like going on my own little 'mini' F-L-A vaca in my home.....:)

[luvmyfam444]

YEP I'm another one that's watched it over & over & shared it! AWESOME! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to be able to do something like that - not necessarily the dancing @ WDW but the incredible video editing stuff ...I'd LOVE to know if there's a userfriendly version for PC - but I'm afraid not...and when I see that this was done by an incredibly smart person (doc) then I give up all hope...LOL and YEP! YOu could make a killing if you could do that for people @ WDW - if they could pick their song & you out it all together with thier footage (even without singing) it could be HUGE. Go ahead see how many disers would buy you could probably quit your day job...LOL

Hope to see you on the news in the next week or so - it won't be long til they pick it up as the latest viral on youtube....just remember the disers that linked it for you when you make you millions! :lmao:

[purpliequeen]

Loved the video! What a fun family! Sorry I can't answer the questions.

[brookelizabeth]

Great video! I got tears in my eyes watching it! :goodvibes Looks like you had a very magical vacation!

[LizZ]

That was the coolest thing ever. I couldnt stop smiling. :cool1: Your family is too funny!

[ZiPaD3doDAH]

LOVE the video!

I want a mac just for iMovie, i hear its amazing!

I can't seem to find a windows based program to edit videos that compares to what people say about the iMovie

[Dustmouse]

I absolutetly LOVE, LOVE, LOVED your video!!!!!!!!! It looks like your family had an amazing time! :banana:

[pixie08]

Oh my gosh...I just loved this video...it made smile. Great job. You have a beautiful family!

[Bean Counter]

I'm so glad I stumbled into this thread. Thanks so much for sharing, everyone in the house loved it!

I'd write more, but we have to watch your video again. :dance3:

[HeatherSue]

We've been watching your video over and over again in our house! I told my daughter that we are going to have to start practicing our dance moves for our October trip! :thumbsup2

[luvthemouse71]

Great video! You all look like you had a wonderful time. I feel all inspired now to take better video on my next trip.:)

[eeyorepixie]

Ha! Just had to jump in on this one. Not exactly. I make fun of my wife's Opraphilia. When my wife is sick, the kids ask her if they can turn on Oprah for her. There's a couple of friends of mine with similar stories here in Oprahoma, so when we were standing by the statue, it just seemed appropriate to start dancing.

You have to remember, this was supposed to be a little video to share with our friends and family until I posted it here.

NOW HAVING SAID THAT: OPRAH, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, I HAVE NOTHING BUT ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR YOU AND ALL OPRAHLINGS THROUGHOUT THE PLANET! (She's very powerful, you know.)

Furthermore, my name is Brute Wolf. I have the right to make fun of anyone's name.
:lmao::rotfl2::lmao:Yes, we worship at the alter of all that is Oprah too!

I was just thinking I should send a video into her of the world's ugliest bathroom... but , this OT

and good lord how did you get saddled with that name? Although, I work with kids and I have been hearing some doozies lately....Thor...Bugsy...Django:sad2: Poor things...I guess it will build character. I mean look at the character you have become:lmao:

seriously loved it!!! and seriously, send it into Oprah...you never know? and if you meet her...tell her about my bathroom:lmao:

[bean]

CVW Loved loved loved it!! My girls keep wanting to watch it over. OT trying to talk my DH into a third child so I showed him your video :) "See honey," I said. "Look how happy and well adjusted they look with 4! On a Disney vacation no less." Great job!

[Robo]

I can't seem to find a windows based program to edit videos that compares to what people say about the iMovie

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/RoboWDW/Tech%20Stuff/Mac-PC-Guys.jpg

[Disney Fan Katt]

You so totally rock!

I LOVED YOUR VIDEO!

[Pegasus928]

LOVE the video!

I want a mac just for iMovie, i hear its amazing!

I can't seem to find a windows based program to edit videos that compares to what people say about the iMovie

I have used a couple of different editing programs and have settled on one called Ulead VideoStudio 11 - though I believe the newest version is called VideoStudio X2
From what I have seen from Wolfes fantastic video Ulead would be able to do everything involved and create all the effects you need. :thumbsup2

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/gb/en/Content/1150905725000#tabview=tab2

[Amy]

THANK YOU so much for sharing!! I absolutely loved your video!:thumbsup2 Your family is awesome - I have such a hard time getting my teenagers to even smile for a photo, and you've got yours dancing all over the parks!

I'm going to have a smile on my face all day long now - what an uplifting way to start my day!

[my*2*angels]

Add us to the ever growing list of families that LOVE LOVE LOVE this video! You guys ROCK!

[Hallowishes]

your video was terrific! it was really great that you and your wife participated in it alot ... i especially like when she kicks up her heels when shes pushing the stroller .. so cute! :flower3: im going to watch your video again with my mom :thumbsup2

[MelanieC]

I showed this to my family last night. My DH was like - yeah let's do one or a few, lol and my DS11 too!

DD17 is less than thrilled, but DH said we'll figure out a way to make her - LOL!

So we are going to try a few and maybe not necessarily lip sync them all - do more silly dancing in them. He definately wants to do Twist and Shout by the Beatles (from Ferris Buelher's day off).

So now we are thinking of some ideas.

I'd love to see a bunch of new video montages - I can't believe DH is wanting to do this. He was so impressed at how much fun you looked like you were having!

[ericalynn1979]

I finally finished editing together a music video of our trip last month. You can take a look at it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLOJ9HMkgAE

But it led me to a few questions.

Cast members usually wouldn't dance with us (although I only asked two or three). Are there guidelines that restrict them from this?

My daughters wanted to do silly faces with the princesses, but I told them not to. Do the princesses ever ham it up for the camera, or do they stay in regal character?

Disney allows camcording on almost all their attractions, while Universal tries to forbid it on almost all theirs. Anyone know why this is?

Is there a logical reason that you can't camcord in dark shows like Monster's Inc. Laugh Factory? Our daughter was featured on her birthday, but we didn't get video of it. (Flashbulbs I understand, but low lux camcorders don't make sense.)

Have any of the attractions ever tried selling videos of you on the ride? It was a little nerve-wracking carrying the camcorder on the roller coasters.

Thanks!

First of all, fantastically wonderfully great!

Second of all, will you come over to my house and show me how to work iMovie? I can't seem to figure it out nearly that well! I'm in Owasso, just come up the road.

[LJD2143]

SPECTACULAR!! - PHENOMONAL!! - INSPIRATIONAL!! - ADORABLE!! - AMAZING!! - MAGICAL!!
and I could go on and on.......

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Disney contacted you about your video (and let us know if they do!) .
You truly captured the Magic of Disney and what it means to so many families! And even though I may not be able to replicate it, in my mind and heart I can now totally envision my family in that video!

Thank You So Much!:flower3:

[Dan Murphy]

This video is like my cup of coffee in every morning, gives me a good shot to get going. Super!!!! How many times can I watch it, LOL? :cool1:

[LBelle]

Hi Brute!
Chiming in here again (1st post on pg 1). Was just enjoying your video again and then I noticed another video of yours off to the side.

Zoe sings 'Together Again'.

Cutest darn thing I have EVER seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lovestruc:lovestruc:lovestruc:lovestruc

How old was she when the 2 of your performed?

[danalea10]

Your family looks like they had a wonderful time and the video is fantastic! Everyones Disney experience should be that magical! We will be going in August and I can't wait. Thank you for sharing your trip!

[tiggrbaby]

What wonderful memories you have created for your family! Thanks for sharing!

[catne]

:worship:absolutely awesome video...what a wonderful way to remember your trip. Thanks for sharing.:thumbsup2

[kissthemouse]

Wow. Thanks again for all the responses and links. I'll start with hands-down my favorite quote:



Given my obvious middle age, I assume your heat index is on a curve. If I am actually hot, I'm not exactly "egg on a frying pan" hot; I'm more like "heating pad to your sore back" hot.

Here's where I left off.



Okay, continuing on.

"HOW DID YOU PICK THE SONG?"
My wife nixed "Highway to Hell".

DANCING WITH THE KIDS
The only real "work" in the parks was the lip syncing and the dancing. Everything else was just standard camcording and photos of a family allegedly having fun. We really only worked on the video for maybe fifteen minutes a day, sometimes less. The rest of the day was chasing fastpasses and taking naps while riding "The Land".

As a few of you noticed, no one ever seemed to mind that we were dancing. We looked pretty strange a few times, for instance at the Nemo sign where our girls are dancing. There was a line of parents taking pictures of their kids, each making them stand still and smile. When I put my girls up there, I yelled, "GO NUTS! GO! GO! DANCE HARDER! TEN MORE SECONDS!! FIVE MORE SECONDS!! YEAHH!!" We got a few polite looks of confusion. I flashed back a polite look of it-would-take-too-long-to-explain-this and walked on.

We had almost no organization to the dancing itself. I think it would probably look less real if we actually knew how to dance. If we saw an interesting backdrop, I'd send everyone over to dance. Within a day, the kids were telling ME where they needed to dance. Each of their suggestions was met with a swift swat to the bottom, and a stern warning to never upstage my creative genius. (A little parenting tip I picked up from Joe Jackson.)

There were a few times when the kids were a little too grumpy, and we skipped some of the ideas we had. The Flaming Family Pyramid of Doom simply wasn't to be.

LIP SYNCING
We did it all without an iPod or any other musical cue. We just started singing and hoped we got the tempo right, and it usually matched when I was editing. There's one clip where I very subtly slowed my daughter down to 90%. I wish I could do that in real life.

I DON'T DO MATCHING T-SHIRTS
Some of the biggest smiles on our little ones were induced with a promise of a giant popsicle afterward. Bribery is mandatory, especially for teenagers. As for our thirteen year-old, we knew he wouldn't be thrilled with dancing, so we tried to incorporate his personality into the project. When my wife came up with the "I Don't do Matching T Shirts", he was intrigued. When he found out he would get to choke his little brother, he was all in.

He also got to do a lot of the taping and, therefore, bossing around the younger kids. We actually filmed a scene of him holding a sign that said, "My parents are making me do this". I ended up leaving it out. He was having so much fun in the rest of the video, it didn't seem to make sense. (Staying aloof and disaffected can wear a thirteen year-old out. He's promised next time to stay in character all week long.)

I'll post again soon with a few thoughts about organizing all the video and editing it, if you're interested.

Again, thank you all for your kind comments. It helps me remind my wife that she didn't do too bad.


OK - so I'm a total dork...lol...thought I was talking to your wife! ;~) I stand by my statement though...you're a good lookin' guy...probably to vibe that you put out having so much fun! Yeah...that's it... ;) ...off to crawl in a hole now...:upsidedow

[kimmar067]

One question...why the Oprah shot??? Aspiring to be discovered??? hmmmm?

...wow, I was wondering the same thing....:confused3

[kimmar067]

...:hyper: tell me more about the The Flaming Family Pyramid of Doom !!!!