Sifting through old pictures I found the snapshot below. Walt Disney World. July 4th, 2006.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

The crowd you see started to collect at about 4 in the afternoon, and it never let up. Wall-to-wall humanity. The picture was snapped around 8 pm, if I recall. Over an hour before the fireworks. (Just click on the picture for an enlarged view. Prepare to gasp.)

Still…I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

Would I do it again? I’ll get back to you on that…