Philharmagic and beyond

We make our way across the theater and wind up in the back, on the second to the last row, but in the middle. Good seats, as it turns out.

Mickey’s Philharmagic is still, well, magical, even on repeated viewings. It just hasn’t gotten old. Even though I’ve gotten used to the sequence of the story, I still spot new details on every viewing.

Donald hits the wall just above and behind us at the end of the show – and suddenly our back-row seats have a front-row view of Donald’s wiggling feet as he squawks and jiggles and eventually falls into the hole. Too funny.

All in all, a great show, and still a favorite for each of us.

We step back into the sunlight. The temperature is probably into the lower 50’s now, so there’s still a chill, but it’s not bad when we’re in direct sunlight.

Bob and Linda want to head to their character meet at Epcot now, while the boys and I want to go to Tomorrowland, to show Becky the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor if the wait isn’t too long.

We walk together through Cinderella Castle towards the hub. I turn back to snap a picture of the castle with the clear, deep blue sky behind it.

Hmm. It looks like there’s some sort of parade lined up around the hub. Oh, I know what this is – one of the Magic Kingdom’s newer events, the "Family Fun Day" Parade or something like that. It’s not a big parade like the Disney Dreams Come True parade or Spectromagic, with the big floats. Instead, it’s kind of an “informal” parade, and they enlist several families to take part in it, waving flags and such and marching down Main Street with a marching band and several characters. It’s just kind of a fun thing for the families involved and those they wave to.

I can’t tell if the parade is just forming up or finishing, and I’m not really concerned enough to find out.

As we say our goodbyes to Becky’s parents, the band starts playing and the parade sets out around the hub. Ah, so it’s just starting. We turn towards Tomorrowland, and Bob and Linda wait for the parade to pass. I guess they’ll be following it down Main Street.