Sorry it's been so long since I've been to the DIS. Summer is in full swing and it's been pretty busy. The house is thoroughly under construction and we've been trying to make the most of these summer days. It goes by so fast! I hope to get another update up soon once I've caught up on all the reports I'm following.
I'm sure it will be an inconvenience, but it will be nice once it is done!
It's a HUGE inconvenience. I definitely underestimated how much it would affect our daily life. But they are about halfway through and it's SO worth it. I'm so happy we did it.
Looks like a fun week to me!
Even despite the Yankees affiliations.
Yeah. I was a Red Sox fan when I met him. I gave up that fight after 10+ years of marriage.
Fine with me!!!
Enjoying all the pictures so far! You really did get a lot of them. Glad to see them though since I've not managed to see that entire parade.
Thank you ! I hope you get to see the whole parade sometime.
Great updates!!
So sorry about your sub-par fo od experience at BOG. I'm glad the cupcake was good though...I never got a chance to try it but hope to next time. The thing I found weird at BOG is that it would have been hard to go back and order dessert if you decided you wanted it after your meal...that's why we never tried any desserts...we didn't want to order them up front because we weren't sure about what/if we'd want dessert. All this planning is starting to make my head spin...soon Disney's gonna start making us schedule bathroom breaks three months out lol
You got some great parade pics and such...
Aside from Disney...you are lucky to be able to do beach days!! And your little road trip sounds amazing!! I love that area and wish we could have spent more time around there when we went on a New England road trip last summer...one day...we will go back!
Even thought the food wasn't great the experience at BOG made up for it. And from what I hear the food is usually quite good so I won't hesitate to try again. Yeah, I thought about getting another cupcake while we were there but didn't know where to start.
There are beautiful beaches in Rhode Island, we are very lucky.
Unfortunately the construction on our house made it impossible for us to get away to NH. No problem, we'll get another chance soon I'm sure. New England has so much to offer. Maybe visit in the fall sometime to see the colors.
Hey look I'm keeping up!!
Sorry you didn't enjoy the food at BOG, I've only ever done dinner there and I have to say none of the lunch options really appeal.
Urg that family pushing you guys in line
seriously its like people some how think if there is someone even slightly in front of them then all of a suddenly they are going to go blind and not be able to see!!
Even though there view is actually exactly the same without squishing people and kids.
I love your FoF photos! Post em' all!
You start keeping up and I go on a DIS break. But thank you for coming by.
I think I'll try dinner at BOG next time if I'm lucky enough to score an ADR.
IDK, they were a pretty big family, guess they needed a lot of room.
I've got more photos to post, coming soon.
Did someone get murdered?? Or run over by a float?? I never knew FoF was so violent!
I LOVE the darker themed costumes!
Maybe more than the happy ones. Yeah, definitely more. I don't know what that says about me.
Sorry I'm so far behind - I can't even remember where I left off commenting!
Sorry to hear BOG lunch wasn't so great.
And sad that you didn't manage to get to see Wishes - but you definitely made up for it with some amazing FoF photos!
I'm am so far behind, too! Don't worry about it. Oh, it wasn't so bad. I really loved the restaurant itself and I look forward to trying dinner if I can get an ADR. I was disappointed with not seeing Wishes but we had seen it before. This trip I wanted to see new things and I think we succeeded in that.
Oh, too bad. Wishes is the best part of everything Disney.
I know. I really did hope to see it but I'm not too disappointed. I did get to experience lots of things we hadn't done before so I can't complain. Next time.
But I get your reasons why.
Right? Sammy wished all the animals at AK would go extinct. I don't even want to know what he would have wished to befall MK.
Or because you had a Dole whip and not a Dole whip float?
(Of course it's not for everyone... nothing is. Not even. Gasp! Dare I say it?... Zebra Domes.)
You might have something here. I think last time I had the float.
Hadn't heard of Zebra Domes when we ate at Boma 2 trips ago. I hate the thought that I didn't have one or worse, that I did and never knew it.
I already can see how this is going to go.
It always happens that way, doesn't it?
Slightly? Slightly annoyed?!?!?! I would've been livid!!!
"Come on kids." Said in a loud, carrying voice. "This jerk and his stupid family obviously feel entitled to the spot we've been standing in for the last xx minutes. Let's find someplace less obnoxious."
GRRRRRRRRRRR...... I hate people like that. I really do.
Me, too. It's the entitlement that I can't stand. Like people who park in Handicapped spots. It makes me
I was really just annoyed because right across from me were some really great spots. So I was annoyed about having to move but at least I had somewhere to move to. If there weren't any good spots available me and that dude would have had words.
Ok. Settling down now.
It is an amazing parade. Best one I've seen other than the Halloween parade.
I don't know if I could say one is better than the other - they're both so different. We got to see the Halloween parade last trip. Sammy was obsessed with the headless horseman after we told him about the parade. I tried to get a shot of the headless horseman but my P&S couldn't capture it. I got a DSLR when we got back.
Point them out! Point them out!
Ugh. I hate to do stuff like this. The dad's wearing a hat and he's standing behind a bunch of kids and strollers. Rapunzel.
Awwww.... Someone's a bit happy.
Instead of the parade I should take pictures of my kids watching the parade.
Nice shots!!
The dragon didn't breathe fire when I was there. (Maybe he had a cold?)
Maybe the driver had a cold.
And I never noticed him either.
Hmmm.... maybe the two are related.
Ditto.
I've been following for a while. Love your report! We will have to check out that spot for the parade in August!
Thank you for coming by. I hope you get a great spot to view the parade!
Very cool! I've seen at least 3 of those teams (Railriders, although not since before the name change, Tigers, and Thunder), possibly more (I think I saw the VT Lake Monsters play someone once).
Awesome! Unfortunately we didn't get to take our little road trip because of the house construction. It's not too disappointing because the updates on the house are really going to be great.
We did get to see the Lake Monsters in Norwich on the 4th. I think that's going to be our new July 4th tradition. They have some great fireworks!
I still haven't figured out when it switches over ... but I've also never sat in the West Wing, I'm usually only there for a few minutes for pictures, so I've never really paid attention to the change.
I think it has something to do with the thunder/lightning and the rose. Honestly, I just stared at the portrait when I heard the thunder and eventually got it.
Hair and Florida ... it just never works out well.
Why do we bother.
I love people ...
I guess people see other people standing somewhere while other spots are available and assume the open spots must be bad spots ... if not, why wouldn't someone be standing there? So of course, everyone has to squeeze into the good spot, it doesn't matter if you're in someone else's way...
I guess they are too wrapped up in their own experience which I get. I was just surprised that they forced me out of mine when there were other spots available.
I still haven't seen it, but this seems to be what everyone says! Maybe I'll try to see it in January ...
Thanks for sharing all the pictures, they're great!
I really hope you get to see it.
Forget the hair, I love the concentration in all your faces. Clearly you are a competitive family ; )
While I think most people are firmly in the dole whip or citrus swirl camps, I think what ya really need to try is the dole whip with rum at Animal Kingdom. I'm typically a fan of both the whip and the swirl, but add some rum and it really kicks it up a notch
I think I might have had the Dole Whip float last time so maybe that's why I was disappointed. I'm sure rum would be just what is needed to give the advantage to the Whip.
Your pictures are all amazing and really capture the heart of the parade. I'm not typically a parade fan, but FoF even melted my grinch heart.
I'm with you. I don't like parades. My neighborhood has an historical parade and I skip it every year. But FoF is amazing!
Makes it all worth it doesn't it ; )
It really does.
Wow! FoF looks AMAZING. Unfortunately, it was at naptime for us. I hope they keep it around for a couple of years so we get to see it. Your pictures are just gorgeous.
I hope they keep it around. It's beautiful.
I hope you get to see it some day.
I love breakfast at Crystal Palace, it's the only thing we make sure to do every year
And I book it before park opening just for the photos too!
I just think I need to give myself more time for photos.
This made me laugh!
I'd be exactly the same!
I made them suffer so many indignities this trip.
Which sandwiches did you have? I looove the turkey sandwich
Jamie Loved the turkey sandwich. I got the croque monsieur and it was quite good. Just the fries were bad.
Well done for getting this shot, I've heard it's pretty instantaneous, and difficult to capture!
Thanks. I think it has to do with the thunder and lightning. I pretty much just aimed my camera in the general direction and waited.
Ugh it's so annoying. So many people have such a high sense of entitlement because they spent a lot of money on their trip.. errm HELLOOO, we all spent a lot of money to be here. I'm glad you found a great spot in the end
Entitlement kills me.
What a cool job!!!
I know, right? Breathe fire at Disney, what could be better.
Sometimes I think wandering around MK (or Epcot or AK, for that matter) is just a great way to spend your time. Maybe you aren't "accomplishing" all that much, but there's just so much to see. I hate you didn't like BOG lunch. We have that exact dining schedule (CP pre-open breakfast and BOG lunch) planned so I'm hoping it goes well.
Hey we have both those Stitches! Can you believe I've never ridden the Peoplemover? Gotta fix that this trip.
I loooooove that parade. Hate you got squeezed out of your spot but glad you got another good one, especially if it meant you didn't have to deal with rude people. Loving all your gorgeous FoF pics! I could look at pics of that parade ALL day. It's just perfection.
I did not hate BOG lunch. The food was ok. Not great - there were some problems - but our sandwiches were good. The decor of the restaurant cancelled out any food complaints. CP breakfast - I should have gotten there earlier. I think you will have a great experience.
Peoplemover is one of my favorites, I hope you like it.
Sorry I'm way behind but just wanted to say I loved your FoF parade pics! I want to be the dragon driver!!
Thank you! What a perfect job!
I love both of these things!
Glad to know I chose well.
I just... I can't even. Why are people at Disney usually so far up their own butts like this???
I guess it's hard to think about others when they are having such a great experience. Disney is great at making every person feel special.
Oh, GOOD! I'm so happy that it ended up all working out for you!
It worked out fine, glad we moved. I do think my pictures would have been better from our first spot because of the glare.
Yassss! Isn't it great? I was surprised at how much I loved it!
I'm not a parade person and I loved it. My town has an historic parade and I never go. But I love FoF?!?
I love love LOVE all the photos!!! Thank you for sharing them all!
Thank you!