We're back from a MAGICAL 4th Of JULY in WDW!!!
It was wonderful being there, and seeing all the Red White and Blue. All the golf carts at Ft. Wilderness were decorated up. The 4th fireworks were also shown in the Magic Kingdom on the 3rd. AWESOME! I found myself standing next to a family who were all singing the songs (it was a special patriotic show), so I joined in too. Yes, I had tears in my eyes... no Bob, not from the singing!
The outdoor SEGWAY Tour at Ft. Wilderness was simply FANTASTIC. We HIGHLY recommend it. The Segways were much easier to handle than those being used in EPCOT. Our tour guides were the best and truly loved their job!
On the 4th we did MK in the morning, and found it wasn't crowded. We had the best location ever for the parade... right at the end of Main Street in the center of the street. They had a roped off area which we happened to come by just at the right time.
In the afternoon, our friend David baked The Best Ever Chocolate Cake which we shared with some great neighbors. YUM!!! later that night, we had a mini cookout with the help of the local grocery store's potato salad, coleslaw, beans, etc. Joe cooked burgers and dogs on the grill. To top off the night we watched the MK fireworks from Mouse Beach.
Now, if we could only figure out a way to pipe in the music!

Maybe we can have something after the cruise at Mouse Beach... the only issue would be in transportation as Magic Express doesn't drop off there.
We saw Illuminations the next day and got a lakeside table at Rose + Crown with a beautiful view. Afterwards, we strolled clockwise around World Showcase and were some of the last folks out. It was very relaxing.
Janis, yes, post the pics of the T-Shirts. I'd love to see them.
Tracy, thanks for the offer to host the Wine + Cheese party! Everyone, you can purchase a wine tube from a craft store and put the bottle in it in your suitcase. This worked well for us on the PC cruise. We had no breakage or spills. We did have the bottle in a zip lock bag too.
Ken, thanks again for your super job on the lanyards for our cruise. Hi to Shari too!
I forgot to add... we went to Mouse Surplus. They're open M-F 10 to 4... EXCEPT they must have known we were coming... They were CLOSED! :-( I had a whole list of things to buy too!