This is the final post for our lovely week at Disney World, our honeymoon vacation. As you have read, it was a magical week. Our final days contained what was perhaps our most special events out of the entire trip. After our time at Universal Studios on Saturday, we returned to our room at the … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part Seven [final]
Throughout the Magic Kingdom, there were signs of the season. Golden leaves, Mickey Mouse Pumpkins, and all manner of orange banners. There are a few times a year when special events occur at the park, and October is home to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The park closes to regular patrons at 7:00 PM a few … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part Five
Thursday brought another early start, this time at Disney's Hollywood Studios. All week, I had been referring to it as 'MGM' since it originally opened as Disney-MGM Studios in '89, and regardless of how often I corrected myself I kept defaulting back to the old moniker. No matter; it was the same place. Really, for … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part Four
Our second full day at Walt Disney World took place at Epcot - which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, by the way. While riding on the Peoplemover in Tomorrowland, we passed a small model that Walt had designed to outline his original idea for that community, with Epcot being the realization of that dream. As … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part Three
Our first full day at Disney was glorious. Although Magic Kingdom was the park I was least excited about (being full of kids rides and all) it ended up being the biggest surprise. I rode more rides and enjoyed myself more at Magic Kingdom and I did in any of the other parks. The excitement I … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part Two
Saturday, October 10th was a glorious day. Samantha and I were married at the historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma with more than 100 of our friends and family there to celebrate the culmination of the last two years of our lives. It was fantastic, amazing, and wonderful. Two days later, Sam and I boarded … Continue reading Disneymoon – Part One
Rhys' Pieces 