A Pictorial History of Me at Disney

It's Disneyland's 59th birthday today. Disney parks are twenty years and one day older than me, and I was always taught to respect my elders. So in the interest of that, I've decided to take a sweeping pictorial look at me in Disney parks. Nothing deep. Nothing major. Just a picture or two of all my trips there, from 2007 to 2014. Seven years going to Disney. It's been a wild ride.

My first ride on Splash Mountain ever! (May 2007)

Trip #2: Joe and I travel to WDW for the first time together! (October 2007)

My dear friends Brad and Kay came with me on my third trip. As you can tell, even though he's known me for decades, Brad is TERRIFIED OF ME.  :)  (This was also the trip I didn't tell anyone about and boy, did some folks get mad about that.) (May 2008)

Joe and I decided to do all Four Parks In One Day.  One E-ticket, one D-ticket, one headliner, and two meals spread out over the course of the day.  It was awesome.  We are never doing that again. (September 2008)

My love affair with Baloo begins! (December 2008)

I took my Mom to WDW for the first time ever. She was especially fond of the Rock & Rollercoaster. (February 2009)

I went to Disney World alone after I lost my job (yay severance package) and tried to cure my depression. It did not work. My saddest trip, but still not, like, horrible. (March 2009)

For our 10th anniversary, I took Shawn to WDW for the first time.  He enjoyed the shirts and the beverages the best. (May 2009)

I went to the last hurrah of the Adventurer's Club, dressed in my steampunk finery.  (September 2009)

My second Shawn trip, and my friend Marty's first. I got them both hooked, because Kevbots are like that. (January 2010)

My first trip ever to Disneyland. I went with my friend Josh and I met my friend (and future frequent Disney buddy) Paul (and his husband Steve) for the first time! (April 2010)

I took my Mom to Epcot. She was less impressed than me.  Joe and I met the Crew for the first time! (October 2010)

Paul, Joe, and I go to our first WDW Today Reunion, and I am WAY too excited about being inside the old Wonders of Life pavilion. (December 2010)

Joe and me and The Crew get drinky. (March 2011)

My second trip to Disneyland, and Paul came along! (May 2011)

I celebrated my 36th birthday at Disney World. In Florida. In mid-July.  I won't be doing that again.  But I still went to Typhoon Lagoon for the first time! (July 2011)

Disney World's 40th Anniversary! You were supposed to look like 1971.  I grew a pornstache but Paul REALLY committed. (October 2011)

 

Joe's and my first Osbourne Lights, and he's apparently going to murder me at Epcot.  Worse places to die, AM I RIGHT?! (December 2011)

Disneyland in August, with a whole bunch of Disney World friends (Doug and Kristen among them, here on the Matterhorn) and of course Paul!  Yay!  (August 2012)

Shawn, Marty, Joe, and I went to EPCOT 30, the 30th anniversary of EPCOT Center/EPCOT/Epcot. (October 2012)

My first Reunion with Jeff!  (December 2012)

Then we did a bro trip to WDW, just for kicks! (March 2013)

Jeff's first trip to Disneyland, and we took Scott!  (April 2013)

Gay Days, where I met Joey, Doug, and Robert, a new frequent Disney buddy! (June 2013) 

  

Jeff and I went on our first Disney Cruise, and after spent some time at the Wilderness Lodge with so many buddies!  Paul, Jeff, Marty, Joe, and I (and sometimes Robert) rocked that week.  (November 2103)

Paul, Jeff, and I stayed at the CONTEMPORARY and things went awesome. (April 2014)

For our 15th Disneyversary (IT'S A WORD), I took my friend Joe to Disneyland for the first time.  We had a blast.  (June 2014)