Today's Parade at Epcot

We will be performing at 10:30 at Epcot today.  Our performance starts behind Canada, we march towards the big fountain by the huge Epcot ball, we turn around facing the lagoon and away from the fountain and perform for 5 minutes, then we go around future world a bit and back to the Canada area.  They may have us come out early again like they did yesterday so be ready.

For tonight's dinner we will meet at 8pm the top of the stairs that lead down to the Terrace des Fleurs, which is the landing on the England side of the bridge between France and England.  I will hand out wristbands there.

Where to stand for the Magic Kingdom Parade on Wednesday

Since Disney eliminated the afternoon parades they now have bands March in the morning with no parade following them. A detailed map of both parade routes are on roslynband.com.

Since there is no parade following us you do not have to get there very early. Parents who have done this in the past have gone an hour to an hour and a half prior to get a good spot to see the band. With no parade there is really no need to be there more than 15 minutes prior to Parade time.

For Wednesday's parade we are marching at 10 AM coming out next to the firehouse just inside the front entrance of the Magic Kingdom. We are then marching down towards the castle, around the circle in front of the castle and out through frontierland. The best places to watch the parade from are on top of the train station by the main entrance. You'll be able to watch the band go around the circle there. Another great place where out parents will be meeting will be in front of the castle by the circle. The kids will then get released out of a door next to the Pirates of the Caribbean after they change into their street clothes..

We are scheduled to play at 10 o'clock which means we would probably be coming out at the beginning at 10 AM if there is not another band before us. I will try to tweet our progress from backstage if I can.

Tuesday morning trip update

Yesterday was Hollywood Studios day. We couldn't have ordered better weather.  Not a cloud in the sky, warm in the 70s, absolutely beautiful.  We got into the park at 9, left at noon for a break at the hotel, rehearsed for an hour, band looked and sounded great, then a break for swimming, napping, eating until 5:15 when we returned to Hollywood Studios for the Fantasmic dessert and show.  Then more park time, it was extra magic hours so we got on some more rides.  Then back to the hotel at 12 midnight, kids went to bed quickly and quietly.  An amazing trip so far.

We had a bump in the road, forgot the flags for the colorguard.  It was on about 5 of our lists and I guess we were all so excited that we left them at home.  As we do everything with the band, it was clearly a team effort that we forgot them.  I looked at my list of 200 plus things to do and I didn't check it off.  Whoops.   Terri and Mitch Kurtz saved the day, got into the high school and sent them UPS, we will have them this morning in plenty of time for the two parades on Wednesday and Thursday.  Thanks so much to the Kurtz's!

If you are having problems getting into my piccasa picture album for the trip, please e-mail me and let me know so that I can fix it.  I am getting some confusing e-mails asking me to approve the viewing of the album.

The kids are great, everybody is happy and healthy and the weather looks to continue to be amazing!

Monday morning trip update

We didn't have any traffic all the way down to Florida.  It was amazing!  Check in went smoothly.  We did the bed bug check, something we will always do from now on whenever we check into any hotel.  Got in around 7pm to 70 degree weather.  The band checked in, ate at the food court, and enjoyed the resort for the rest of the night. They all went to bed without any problems at 11pm.  We had 2 official dedicated disney security officers on duty watching our rooms from 11pm through the night. We had that built into the price, something very important to protect our band.  I always do that.

Felt the pools with my hand, like bathwater.  They have upgraded all our rooms, each now has a refrigerator and all spanking new furniture, beds, rugs, etc. We are very excited about that.  And now we go to Hollywood Studios for the morning, a rehearsal and hotel break for naps, pool time and to enjoy the resort during the day, then back to the Studios for our Fantasmic Dessert and the late night magic hours because we are disney hotel guests.

Thanks for having such great children!  It is a total pleasure to run a trip with such great human beings. Parents, you should be proud of the job you have done raising these kids.  I don't take it for granted for even one minute!

I will try to post each day.