The band was divided over two flights coming and going. We were on the second flight leaving and arrived around midnight. In the dark. Leaving we were on the first flight, leaving the hotel before the sun rose. Starbucks was my first stop at the airport. The sun rose on our drive to the airport.
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The awards ceremony was held at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, a water park. It would have been super fun to have been able to go there earlier in the day and if we ever go again it would be worth the trip. Festival Disney organizers set up the awards like a beach party. There was a
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Saturday morning we were up reasonably early so the kids could have one more rehearsal before their concert performance. We then loaded up in full concert attire to head to the festival. We were the last performance group. The performance was amazing! The band did well and followed their festival conductor well.
I still have tp post about Saturday at the Festival, but I am sitting in the hotel lobby at 5 am waiting to do room checks so we can head to the airport. I am so tired and feel ill. I am so ready to go home.
We spent Friday morning relaxing at the pool and recharging. Both the students and the adults needed a little breathing space and to rest. Friday afternoon we went to Hollywood Studios. I took a leisurely stroll down Sunset Boulevard which was mostly restaurants and shops. There are some rides but more shops than rides. This
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One of the highlights of this trip was our performance in one of the Disney parades. We were fortunate to be scheduled for an evening parade. Very fortunate since the temps were in the mid-90’s with high humidity. The band had most of the day to enjoy the park before we met in Frontierland. From
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Each day we have been in Florida has been hotter than the previous day. Thursday was no exception. We arrived via bus and monorail at the Magic Kingdom. This is the pretty shot. This park was packed with people. Disclaimer – the one and only time I have been here was over 30 years ago.
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It was super hot on our second day at Universal. The students went straight to the rides, the chaperones broke out into their groups and we all enjoyed the day. There is so much to see and do at Universal Studios! We started in Islands of Adventure and then took the City Walk over to
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We spent day 2 at Epcot. While the band was in their clinic the chaperones and parents were brought around to the front of Epcot to enter the park. We had a few hours before we had to meet the band in Italy. Epcot was a lot different than Universal. I wish we could have
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Tuesday was our photo shoot and clinic day. We went backpark, vs. backstage, to the Disney Performing Arts Production Center at Epcot. We were in Italy for our photo shoot. The kids would have 2 pictures, one in concert attire and one in their marching band uniforms. So we had garment bags galore at
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