Sunday May 26th 2024

The temperature increased another couple of degrees today and the humidity also climbed. The result was a less comfortable day outside. Inside, my air conditioner got turned on earlier in the day.

Late in the afternoon I set out for Disney Springs. A new nigh time aerial drone show premiered on Friday night. I have seen YouTube videos of the show and I wanted to see it. This is a holiday weekend and the new show is a draw, so I knew I was going to have crowds and traffic to deal with.

I got to Disney Springs at 5:30PM and found a parking space at the top of the Orange parking garage. There was a line of traffic getting into the garage. When I made it into the shopping and entertainment district it was as busy as I have ever seen it. Getting a table to eat my Fish & Chips at Cooks of Dublin was my next challenge. I finally got a high top table just as my food arrived. Since the first drone show started at 9PM, I had plenty of time to eat and wander around Disney Springs.

Just before 8PM I got in line for the preferred viewing area. They let us start to filter in at 8PM. I was in the second row standing behind the rail along the lake. The show is out over the lake. At 8:30 three test drones went up. I assume they were judging the wind or other weather conditions. At 8:45 the three drones went up again. I was getting a little concerned. At the 9PM start time they made an announcement about a delay. The three test drones went up again. At 9:06PM they called off the show. We had all stood around practically shoulder to shoulder for nothing.

The second show at 10:45 was still scheduled, but if the cancellation was for wind, it seemed to be getting worst. If it was a mechanical issue, who knows how long it would take to find and fix the issue. Communications weren’t very good and crowd management had us funneled all over the Disney Springs area. I waited until 10PM to let the traffic leaving the parking garage ease up a bit. Eventually, I join the line of cars heading out of the garage. I try to see the show another time. There are two shows a night scheduled through September.