Where to Next: Mickey Mouse Edition!

Flower & Garden Sorcerer Mickey:

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Mickey atop a double decker bus in Epcot with bad sun flare:


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Mickey is a fruit:

 

Mickeys lining the halls:


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Silhouette Mickey:

 

Mickey parading into the raging storm

Mickey parading into the raging storm:

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Still working on my recent photos - this one was more of a snapshot that I decided to take as I was nearly RUNNING to the bus stop. ; The storm was coming in fast, looked mean (it was), and I wanted to get to the bus and under cover before the rain came down. ; As I was bailing for the exit, the parade had just started up! ; I was speedwalking my way through the turnstyles, through security, around the ferry dock, and to the bus area, with the rain falling literally in a whiteout curtain just 200 yards behind me and closing. ; I lunged for the bus stop awnings as the first big drops began to pelt, and beat the curtain by maybe 3 seconds. ; The parade would have been no farther than the middle of Main Street for the first float...and it came down like Niagara falls, with heavy lightning to boot - so I'm sure everyone lining the streets got a funny view of a very sped-up parade looking for the first available bailout spot (I think they've got an emergency exit right at that first 'cross street' on Main).

So that's my story! ; I had to snap the Mickey on the float right before the tempest fell.

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Good Story Justin!! We did a little "fast" walking now and then too!!

 

They will delay or even cancel the parade if the rain is already upon them. ; I'm not real sure about the planning of this one though - they obviously thought they could pull off the parade before the storm hit - but it seemed pretty obvious to me as a Floridian when I was still back in Adventureland that it was about 5-10 minutes from really opening up...and the parade was still 10 minutes off. ; By the time I worked my way down Main Street through the waiting crowd and hit the Fire Station, I just made it across the street before the barn doors opened and the parade began. ; At that point, the thunder was obvious and close, and I was kicking into high gear to make the bus stop cover - knowing it was just minutes away. ; It was very surprising to see the parade starting within minutes of a very heavy electrical storm and downpour! ; I wasn't there to see it this time, but I've been there before when the rains come down heavy in a parade, and they speed that thing up triple-time and head for the nearest exits. ; There's one just past the Emporium they used last time I saw this happen.

 

Mickey French toast:

 

Mickey at the entrance:

 

Historic Mickey ears on globe inside Bendele Towers, before the interior overhaul:


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