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From: Keane on 8 Aug 2010 08:03 On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:58:23 -0500, Lilith <lilithpap(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:49:38 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> >wrote: >> >>Make my day and tell me you hate the dads that put their kids up >>on their shoulders and block your view right as the show begins... > >Consider your day made. Most notable was when I was taping the parade >at Disney Studios on a rainy afternoon and found the one spot where I >could get a good view and not get water on the camera. I'm righteous >enough to get angry but too polite to do anything about it. > Wishes, Osborne Lights. Never fails. If I'm taping a parade in MK, I won't let any varmints in between the rope and my monopod. I tape in Frontierland right by the bathroom area. There's a DVC place (I think) right there, and you can set yourself up so there's a wooden post to your left (that they hook the rope to, and since they don't allow anyone in front of the building, you have an unobstructed view), and I put PiC to my right as a human shield. There's also a bend in the roadway right there, so there's a good view of the parade no matter which way it comes from. It is *not* a good place for the hard ticket parades. The hard ticket parades are mostly daytime parades done in the dark, and the lighting isn't the best. (Though I did notice they left more lights on during the '09 Christmas Parade...) If you see someone there in a floppy green hat, come say hello... :-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Lilith on 8 Aug 2010 19:02 On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:03:24 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:58:23 -0500, Lilith <lilithpap(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > >>On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:49:38 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> >>wrote: >>> >>>Make my day and tell me you hate the dads that put their kids up >>>on their shoulders and block your view right as the show begins... >> >>Consider your day made. Most notable was when I was taping the parade >>at Disney Studios on a rainy afternoon and found the one spot where I >>could get a good view and not get water on the camera. I'm righteous >>enough to get angry but too polite to do anything about it. >> > >Wishes, Osborne Lights. Never fails. > >If I'm taping a parade in MK, I won't let any varmints in between the >rope and my monopod. I tape in Frontierland right by the bathroom >area. There's a DVC place (I think) right there, and you can set >yourself up so there's a wooden post to your left (that they hook the >rope to, and since they don't allow anyone in front of the building, >you have an unobstructed view), and I put PiC to my right as a human >shield. > >There's also a bend in the roadway right there, so there's a good view >of the parade no matter which way it comes from. It is *not* a good >place for the hard ticket parades. The hard ticket parades are mostly >daytime parades done in the dark, and the lighting isn't the best. >(Though I did notice they left more lights on during the '09 Christmas >Parade...) My usual spot is at the end of Main Street on the circle but a bit to the left. In retro-thought being to the right would give me more of a side view as the parade moves counter-clockwise around the circle. >If you see someone there in a floppy green hat, come say hello... :-) And if you see a 6' 2" red-head that'll probably be me. Late October, early November. >Keane -- Lilith
From: Lilith on 8 Aug 2010 19:24 On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:31:15 -0400, John Mc <John(a)tdcogre.com> wrote: >Lilith wrote: >> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:46:40 -0500, Alicia Koury Calsyn >> <akcalsyn(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> That being said I HATE standing around for 1 1/2 hours to stake out a >>> good spot for fireworks. I almost alway find out that the 5-foot tall >>> woman (with the infant in the stroller) who is the only one in front of >>> me is saving a place for her 6-ft plus husband. Who will light up a >>> cigarette as soon as he gets there! I would wait in line all day for >>> Toy Story before I would spend the afternoon, in the sun staking out a >>> parade spot that I will have to give up to go "tattle" on the smoker >>> because he won't quit when asked! >> Or the hour plus I wait in a primo spot to tape the parade only to >> have a family sit on the curb in front of me. That I didn't mind >> until the CMs come along and tell them they can't stay there. So they >> stand up in front of me and push me back like they'd been there first. >> Maybe I'll have to do that next time. >Be there before. For the nighttime parade at MK I find that one needs to >wait until they start putting out the ropes then stand at the ropes and >hold on to them when others approach. At parades where there aren't >ropes to delineate the parade route it's best to stand AT the edge of >the curb preferably with a stationary object like a light pole next to >you. This precludes folks sidling in from the side. The other thing is >don't move. Period. That's the other trick. When someone bumps you your >natural reaction is to move over or back. Just stand still. But I've used the circle as my vantage point and there are no ropes in the inner circle if I recall. People will actually sit IN the street, in front of the curb. I can't stop them from that. When the CM tells them they can't they just back into me. >You also need to be ready for the "But Disney is for the Children" ploy. Uh, huh! But my money isn't paying for their child nor was my camera originally aimed at their backs. If Disney is for the kids then the fathers should stand in the back of the crowd holding the kids over the people in front and the fathers can miss the parade so that their kids benefit. At the very least it should be first come, first serve. >Here come the parents with Johnnie and Susie. >"Sorry kids. Those people are in front of us and <LOUD VOICE> I GUESS >YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE PARADE. I KNOW THIS IS OUR LAST DAY HERE >AND YOU REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT.</LOUD VOICE> >I've heard that one so many times I can say for them. Really? Someone would be that obvious? Sounds more like a movie script. >> Very much ditto when you arrive really early to tape Illuminations >> only to have people actually squeeze between you and the railing. I >> think they've trained their kids pry your legs away from the railing. >> I finally learned to stand my ground and not yield even if I have to >> push back. >Yes, we've seen this before too. Once we were waiting for Illuminations >and nicely offered to let two little moppets in front of us about 20 >mins. before the start. By the time it began we had the parents, >grandmother and uncle in front of us. Now we wait for whatever parade >we're at to actually start and then make the offer and then hold hands >and/or the ropes. Back when Disney was doing Tapestry of Nations at >Epcot prior to Illuminations they would put tape on the ground to mark >off where one could stand. We were in our favorite spot. Next to us was >a family from UK. We warned them that people were pushy and rude when it >came to parades and such and that it would be best to stand at the exact >front almost on top of the tape and NOT budge. By the time TON had >started they were about ten people back from the tape. I tend to use a monopod when I tape. I guess the best thing to do is to plant it in sight plainly enough to say, "Hey, I'm doing something here." Maybe put up a sign, "Woman at work!" >John Mc. -- Lilith
From: Brian on 8 Aug 2010 23:31 On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:24:08 -0500, Lilith <lilithpap(a)gmail.com> wrote: >But I've used the circle as my vantage point and there are no ropes in >the inner circle if I recall. People will actually sit IN the street, >in front of the curb. I can't stop them from that. When the CM tells >them they can't they just back into me. As I get older and my knees worse, my legs are a little more unstable but i think you said you are 6'2' which is about my height and is an advantage. I try to just maintain my position and force them to slide around me.
From: Lisa Cubbon on 9 Aug 2010 06:52
On 8/8/2010 7:02 PM, Lilith wrote: > On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:03:24 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> > wrote: > >> On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:58:23 -0500, Lilith<lilithpap(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:49:38 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Make my day and tell me you hate the dads that put their kids up >>>> on their shoulders and block your view right as the show begins... >>> >>> Consider your day made. Most notable was when I was taping the parade >>> at Disney Studios on a rainy afternoon and found the one spot where I >>> could get a good view and not get water on the camera. I'm righteous >>> enough to get angry but too polite to do anything about it. >>> >> >> Wishes, Osborne Lights. Never fails. >> >> If I'm taping a parade in MK, I won't let any varmints in between the >> rope and my monopod. I tape in Frontierland right by the bathroom >> area. There's a DVC place (I think) right there, and you can set >> yourself up so there's a wooden post to your left (that they hook the >> rope to, and since they don't allow anyone in front of the building, >> you have an unobstructed view), and I put PiC to my right as a human >> shield. >> >> There's also a bend in the roadway right there, so there's a good view >> of the parade no matter which way it comes from. It is *not* a good >> place for the hard ticket parades. The hard ticket parades are mostly >> daytime parades done in the dark, and the lighting isn't the best. >> (Though I did notice they left more lights on during the '09 Christmas >> Parade...) > > My usual spot is at the end of Main Street on the circle but a bit to > the left. In retro-thought being to the right would give me more of a > side view as the parade moves counter-clockwise around the circle. > >> If you see someone there in a floppy green hat, come say hello... :-) > > And if you see a 6' 2" red-head that'll probably be me. Late October, > early November. > >> Keane > We will be there Nov 8-16th. Is that early November to you? Probably not. BTW, school is IN here in the Atlanta Metro area. Atlanta schools don't go back until the 23rd! Lisa |