Saturday, June 20, 2009

A Very Soggy Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade

Theme Park Rangers has a detailed account of the Magic Kingdom's Celebrate A Dream Come True parade that went wrong and wet very quickly.

But things were getting worse quickly. The female dancers' hair was already sticking to the sides of their faces. Thunder was starting to crackle. I assumed floats would stop coming out of the gate, but they all came out. Aladdin, umbrella-less, was sporting a very soggy turban. Mary Poppins, of course, has her own umbrella, and Bert was cheerful as ever. Alice and the Mad Hatter even had a little horseplay as she was too short to effectively hold an umbrella over his gigantic hat.

It was a deluge by the time the Fairy Godmother and three royal couples arrived. Fairy Godmother seemed flustered -- and who could blame her? Her hood was being blown off by the gusty wind, and she was forced to literally hold on to her hair. Thankfully, her platform was lowered to bring her closer to earth.


And things got worse from that point on. Oh my!

Still, this is another one of those occasions where my admiration for the cast members involved raises even more.

Zz.

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