And so it begins - Updated with Photopass Pics Post 189 - 04/01/2010

[scojos]

i too have enjoyed reading your report. glad you are home safely..
Tracy

 

[TinkTatoo]

Thank you.

You should have come and said Hello - we were really hoping to meet some Dis's at some point during this trip. Maybe next time

I didn't know it was you, I just remember seeing these two really cool ghosts at the party and only realised it was you from reading the trip report

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Ahhhh the joys of Manchester airport - what a greeting for anyone coming to visit or return!

When we go at Christmas you are welcomed with a lovely Christmas tree at Orlando - sometimes even carolers - on return to Manchester there is never a bit of tinsel in sight

 

[Pegasus928]

Ahhhh the joys of Manchester airport - what a greeting for anyone coming to visit or return!

When we go at Christmas you are welcomed with a lovely Christmas tree at Orlando - sometimes even carolers - on return to Manchester there is never a bit of tinsel in sight

It was a real eye-opener as to how we greet our own - or visitors - compared to the slick and smooth operation at MCO.
And, surprise surprise, there wasn't a single member of staff to complain to anywhere within the baggage hall or when we finally got out into the main building

 

[joolz1910]

Kenny, I've loved the updates and photos. It looks like you all had a great time. I even managed to get DH interested enough to peer over my shoulder.

 

[Verity Chambers]

Another person here who has loved your reports and will miss the daily updates.

A HUGE thank you for picking up the Disney Dollars for me. DIS friends are the best!

 

[howlongtillsummer?]

I am glad you had a great time and thank you for sharing it with us. Just one question - are you booked for next year yet???

 

[Pegasus928]

Kenny, I've loved the updates and photos. It looks like you all had a great time. I even managed to get DH interested enough to peer over my shoulder.

Hopefully interested enough to take you sometime soon

Another person here who has loved your reports and will miss the daily updates.

A HUGE thank you for picking up the Disney Dollars for me. DIS friends are the best!

No problem on the Disney Dollars. We were at DTD anyway so it really was no trouble. I'm just pleased I read your request the day before we came home or I would have bene kicking myself otherwise

I am glad you had a great time and thank you for sharing it with us. Just one question - are you booked for next year yet???

We have a villa booked for next October but are wondering whether or not to change the dates so we can avoid disrupting the kids schooling.
As soon as we have something definate I will put an up to date ticker on my sig.

 

[Pegasus928]

Well our Photopass DVD has arrived so I thought I would share some of our favourites via this thread - as they were all taken on this trip.
Trying to keep the numbers down was challege as there was so many that we really liked - so I stuck to ones that would show off some of the Photopass effects for those that may not have seen what the Disney photographers can do yet.

I have tried to keep them in some sort of order, but please forgive me if it goes astray

Magic Kingdom

Taylor meets her hero

One happy group

Meeting the Mayor of Main Street - although Jack didn't seem that impressed

An early morning at Crystal Palace - and an empty Main Street.

What you found Jack??

Today was our 19th wedding anniversary - and what a place to celebrate ....

...made extra special by our nearest and dearest

Where else but at Disney would you agree to something like this

Epcot

And Dizzy came too

Daz makes a new friend

So I went and got one of my own

Do you think they knew the camera was there?

No trip to Florida is complete without Elaine getting a hug from Tigger

A lot of the time you have no idea what the photographer is posing you for until you see it online - as was the case with Caz and Daz here.

Cont....

 

[Pegasus928]

Animal Kingdom

For some reason Grandma always starts laughing when she meets the characters. I can never decide if it's nerves or excitement.

My girls

Jack was seriously confused when the photographer had him posing like this - and was then seriously gobsmacked when he saw the picture online

Hollywood Studios

This was me for quite a lot of the holiday

Meeting the Main Mouse himself....

.... which some of us found quite exciting

Using the pic above I cropped Jack and added a different border - making a whole new picture

When snow White turned him down Daz decided to set his sights on something a little more realistic

You never know who will pop up as you are walking round

Cont....

 

[Pegasus928]

A couple from Wilderness Lodge - after our anniversary dinner in Whispering Canyon

The Christmas borders appeared on the Photopass site just a few days before our pictures expired

Mickeys Not So Scarey Halloween Party

Taylor and Jack after their transformation at the Pirates League

Brad does his best Undertaker stare

A once in a blue moon opportunity

Joining the Hitchhikers

Cont....

 

[Pegasus928]

And finally a couple that we had taken at the studio in Old Town.
We chose the Wild West - but there were lots of other options to choose from.

Taylor

Bradley - he asked if he could hold the pint

Me and my Southern Belle

The family

And that is about it for now.
Hope you like them

Kenny, Elaine, Brad, Taylor, Grandma, Daz, Caz and Jack

 

[wayneg]

Brilliant kenny, thank you for sharing. Sounds like the same thing happened to you as it did with us, just before ours expired they added new borders.

 

[dee slack]

wow! You've got some really great photo's there

 

[eeyorefanuk]

Thanks Kenny, been looking forward to seeing them - cannot decide which is my favourite

 

[joolz1910]

Loved the photos, Kenny!

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Love the photos - especially the balloon ones - they're really good

 

[Oconoc]

Great photo's, liked the way you used some to crop and add different borders.

They have very very good ballons there don't they?

Were you just lucky with all the special photo's (i.e the balloons or Simba) or is there someway of them doing it regardless? Is it something you have to ask for? We only got the one with Lilo breaking through the floor and that was *** the photographer offered.

See ya soon

 

[Pegasus928]

Thanks for the comments. We were very pleased with the way most of them turned out and would definately recommend Photopass to others. At the end of the day it is a free service, unless you decide to buy the disc at the end of it of course.

Were you just lucky with all the special photo's (i.e the balloons or Simba) or is there someway of them doing it regardless? Is it something you have to ask for? We only got the one with Lilo breaking through the floor and that was *** the photographer offered.

We had seen a few examples of what was available, so everytime we met a photopass photographer we asked if they had any special effects that they could do. Some would say yes, but if they didn't they would direct us to someone who could.

 

[Cyrano]

Wondeful photos Kenny