Mousefest 2006 - Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
After the Family fun day parade had ended it wasn't all that much longer until Flag Retreat ceremony so I looked around and took a few pictures then got in a good place to watch the ceremony from.
Above: I had pre-purchased a copy of Mr. Ridgway's new book the day before at the Mega Mouse Meet, so I made sure to take a photo of his window.
Above: The Magic Kingdom has a veteran of the day (a guest) participate in this ceremony, in the photo above it would be the gentleman in brown who is standing between the Disney Security guards.
After the flag retreat ceremony something a little bit funny happened, as I was walking past the Christmas Tree just after the flag retreat ceremony, since it was during the Christmas season the tree was up, nearby in a notch under the tree is the statue of Roy O. Disney seated on the bench with Minnie Mouse, as I am walking away with from the tree I hear someone say, stand right there and I'll get your picture with Roy and Mickey" it took me a few seconds to realize what they said, and then I said (not necessarily to them, but more out loud for the benefit of my podcast listeners, since I was recording), "that's not Walt that's Roy" then a pause as my brain processed for about another 5-10 seconds and I finally said "and come to think of it that's not Mickey, that's Minnie!".