Got picked for Jammin' Jungle parade today!

[TreeSapp]

So excited!

 

[Simba's Mom]

OMG! That's so wonderful! That's my favorite parade and I've dreamed of getting picked for it, but almost all my trips to AK are solo, and I've heard they don't pick solos. How did they pick you? And how far ahead of the parade did you get picked?

 

[Disneylover99]

Fun!
How did you get picked?

 

[bostonminnie]

That's awesome! That's my favorite parade! Have fun

 

[larryz]

Please Post Pictures!

 

[meliss8599]

How exciting!!!! I wish we were there to wave at you as you pass by!

I've always thought how fun it would be to see the parade from that perspective.

Yes, definitely post pictures if you can!

 

[TreeSapp]

We came down with friends and I made us special pins with Up characters. We're all passholders and had been talking earlier in the morning about how none of us had ever stayed at Animal Kingdom until late enough to see the parade.

Around 11:30 we were in line to see Dug and get photos/autographs. He was so excited about our pins (especially the one that looked like him!) we probably spent 5 full minutes with him. As we got out of line, one of his handlers stopped us and told us to "hang around the area for 10 min" because Russell would be coming soon. We were thinking he'd maybe let us line jump or something for the 2nd autograph.

We went into a shop for 5-10min then back over the greeting area and the handler was gone. So we just got in line for Russell anyways. When we got finished (at about noon), he was back and pulled us aside to ask if we were staying for the parade. I immediately said "yes" even though we'd agreed while in line that we were out of things to do and would prefer to head to MK.

Thank you, thank you, thank you disboards for clueing me in. I knew as soon as he asked that it must be for the parade! My friends were a tad confused and I think my husband thought they were calling security on us when the radio call went out for a manager to come over.

He was there in a minute and took down all our info, showed us where and when to meet him. And warned us that we'd better be on time also we'll be getting free photopasses for the pictures they take of us during the parade - so cool!

 

[stitchfriend]

CONGRATS!!! My family got to experience this back in 2010. It was a similar way we got asked. We were in line for Goofy in DinoLand.

 

[j2thomason]

We came down with friends and I made us special pins with Up characters. We're all passholders and had been talking earlier in the morning about how none of us had ever stayed at Animal Kingdom until late enough to see the parade. Around 11:30 we were in line to see Dug and get photos/autographs. He was so excited about our pins (especially the one that looked like him!) we probably spent 5 full minutes with him. As we got out of line, one of his handlers stopped us and told us to "hang around the area for 10 min" because Russell would be coming soon. We were thinking he'd maybe let us line jump or something for the 2nd autograph. We went into a shop for 5-10min then back over the greeting area and the handler was gone. So we just got in line for Russell anyways. When we got finished (at about noon), he was back and pulled us aside to ask if we were staying for the parade. I immediately said "yes" even though we'd agreed while in line that we were out of things to do and would prefer to head to MK. Thank you, thank you, thank you disboards for clueing me in. I knew as soon as he asked that it must be for the parade! My friends were a tad confused and I think my husband thought they were calling security on us when the radio call went out for a manager to come over. He was there in a minute and took down all our info, showed us where and when to meet him. And warned us that we'd better be on time also we'll be getting free photopasses for the pictures they take of us during the parade - so cool!

How many were in your group that got to participate? My daughter and I have APs but I don't think they ever choose a group of two. From what I have witnessed it is usually a family of 4-5.

 

[TreeSapp]

We were 4. Typically we're only 2, but we just happened to meet up with some friends this visit

 

[TreeSapp]

Is it possible to link photos to here from Facebook? Or only if I have a photo account like Flickr?

 

[wisblue]

Our family got to do that once too and it was so much fun.

Although it took a few days to get the song and the sound of Mickey's shoes dancing out of my head.

 

[Dan Murphy]

How very neat was that, TreeSapp!!!! Sounds like fun for sure.

 

[sweetnsour]

So Cool! I would love to see a picture of your pins as well as pics from the parade!

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

We came down with friends and I made us special pins with Up characters. We're all passholders and had been talking earlier in the morning about how none of us had ever stayed at Animal Kingdom until late enough to see the parade.

Around 11:30 we were in line to see Dug and get photos/autographs. He was so excited about our pins (especially the one that looked like him!) we probably spent 5 full minutes with him. As we got out of line, one of his handlers stopped us and told us to "hang around the area for 10 min" because Russell would be coming soon. We were thinking he'd maybe let us line jump or something for the 2nd autograph.

We went into a shop for 5-10min then back over the greeting area and the handler was gone. So we just got in line for Russell anyways. When we got finished (at about noon), he was back and pulled us aside to ask if we were staying for the parade. I immediately said "yes" even though we'd agreed while in line that we were out of things to do and would prefer to head to MK.

Thank you, thank you, thank you disboards for clueing me in. I knew as soon as he asked that it must be for the parade! My friends were a tad confused and I think my husband thought they were calling security on us when the radio call went out for a manager to come over.

He was there in a minute and took down all our info, showed us where and when to meet him. And warned us that we'd better be on time also we'll be getting free photopasses for the pictures they take of us during the parade - so cool!

Awesome awesome awesome! My DD and I got picked to ride on Mickey's float on our Christmas trip a few years ago. It is such a fun experience. You will LOVE having the pictures - they are priceless!!!!! So happy for you guys!

How many were in your group that got to participate? My daughter and I have APs but I don't think they ever choose a group of two. From what I have witnessed it is usually a family of 4-5.

DD and I were just a group of 2. We rode on Mickey's float with another family we didn't know. We got the front bench seat, they got the rest of the bench seats.

 

[larryz]

Is it possible to link photos to here from Facebook? Or only if I have a photo account like Flickr?

I use photobucket and post links to photos on there... You can't post photos directly.

 

[TreeSapp]

Oops. Double

 

[TreeSapp]

Not sure how to link the images directly from picasa web albums, but here's a link to the site

https://picasaweb.google.com/108629648256272950872/DisneyJungleParade?authuser=0&feat=directlink

 

[Dan Murphy]

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

 

[larryz]

That's cool -- I like the pin backings! Thanks for posting.