trip report Archive
This is our Walt Disney World engagement story from November 2007. We got engaged on the beach of the Polynesian Resort during the Holiday Wishes! fireworks. If you’re planning a surprise proposal at Walt Disney World, hopefully this story can serve as some inspiration for you! I began planning how I would propose to Sarah
We normally don’t make much of an effort to photograph the sunrise, but “One More Disney Day” was different. For one thing, after we had done The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Sarah had decided to go back to the room to take a nap, so I was by myself again and could do
With the morning photography rush of “One More Disney Day” at Disneyland over, it was time to enjoy the middle portion of Leap Day 2012. This portion of the day was actually much like an ordinary day in Disneyland. It wasn’t too crowded, and most of the special offerings hadn’t yet started. In fact, about
We visited Disneyland for 2012’s “One More Disney Day” Leap Day promotion, which took place both there and at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Our journey actually begins at Walt Disney World, ironically enough. It was there, on New Year’s Day, where the TouringPlans team gathered and discussed the “news” of the 24-hour Leap
We headed to Disneyland for the “One More Disney Day” 24-hour event. The highlight of the trip would be spending 24-consecutive hours in Disneyland, but a trip to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California was another highlight, as was seeing the ABC television series Modern Family film an episode inside Disneyland. The definite “lowlight”
The next morning was our last at Walt Disney World. This trip felt especially short, and for good reason: it was! We arrived later on our first night than we normally do, and we stayed for one less day than we normally do. Going forward, we’ll probably have to do this, due to our work
We got to Disney’s Hollywood Studios before the sunset, but unfortunately, there wasn’t a beautiful sunset to photograph from any of the places I scoured in the park. I’ve had this issue many times at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: it appears the sunset will be gorgeous as the sky leading up to it looks great, but
Epcot was looking beautiful when we arrived, as there were some light scattered clouds that gave a cool look to the sky in photos. I made the most of this, capturing a couple shots of Spaceship Earth. This added to ever-growing collection of “Spaceship Earth Fisheye Photos.” I mean, who doesn’t want thousands of photos
The late night took more of a toll on Sarah than it did on me. I was up and ready to go bright and early, and after grabbing a couple cups of Coke at BoardWalk Bakery (it wasn’t until the next morning—the last morning of our trip—that I noticed I could have gotten refills at
I was, in fact, able to access the upstairs ImageWorks. As the Cast Member escorted me upstairs on the elevator, I felt like pinching myself to make sure it was actually happening. If you read this blog even occasionally, it’s little secret that the original Journey into Imagination is my all-time favorite Walt Disney World
We didn’t arrive at Epcot right at rope drop the next morning, but we needed to catch up on sleep a bit. Still, I think we were there by around 10 am. Not bad, and it was a slow day at Epcot, anyway. Our first stop there was The Land pavilion, as it’s almost habit
