Thanks!I just love all your pictures so beautiful.
You got some great shots!
Thanks!I just love all your pictures so beautiful.
You got some great shots!
I interrupt this TR for a fun experience!
Okay so this experience is in no way related to Disney but it was awesome so I have to share. I will have a TR update right after!
On Wednesday June 14th I had the opportunity to go to the US Open Golf Tournament. Wednesday was only a practice round day but it was still fun and really once in a lifetime. I was lucky enough to have a friend who had tickets he wasn't using so I got in for nothing. The 2017 US Open was being held at Erin Hills in Erin, WI. This is the first time WI has hosted this event and who knows if we will ever get it back. Erin Hills is a relatively new golf course having been built in 2006.
So on Wednesday, I left my house around 9 and headed to the parking for the event which is about 20 minutes away at a local fair grounds. From where I live it took me about 45 minutes.
Upon arriving I loaded into a coach bus and was off to the event. About 2 miles from Erin Hills is Holy Hill. It is a beautiful very well known basilica that sits atop a huge hill overlooking everything around it.
You are immediately in the fan central area when entering the course.
I really liked the logo for the event.
I first hit up the merchandise tent. I had to check this out considering the magnitude of the event and needed something to show I had been there. I ended up getting a Under Armour polo, and got my dad some golf balls.
I headed towards the practice range and putting areas next. During practice is the only time you can take pictures of the golfers.
Brandt Snedeker
Dustin Johnson (early favorite)
Someone I really wanted to see, Steve Stricker. Steve is from Madison, WI so I had to root for the home town guy.
In the practice area there were a on of golfers, many whose names I didn't even know. I even saw the eventual champion Brooks Koepka.
After watching practice for a bit I went off to the course. I first went and watched two groups tee off on hole 1.
After a while I found myself heading towards hole 17. My goal was to find some of the big name golfers. Here I ended up seeing Sergio Garcia (Masters winner) and Rory MCilroy.
Next on the 17th hole was Jordan Spieth. Jordan is my favorite golfer. Many people tell me I look a lot like him so I have accepted him as my doppelgänger.
And here comes the best part! I stood right in the cross walk area where the golfers walk and Spieth was known for signing autographs at each hole. I was lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right time and got his autograph!!!
I was kind of on cloud 9 for a while then...
I followed him through his finish on the 18th hole.
While I was at the course I saw quite a few people I knew so that was nice. I ended up going back to the merchandise tent to get a ticket holder to protect my new autograph and I got each of my grandfathers a hat as a Father's day gift.
All in all it was a fantastic day. I headed out around 4PM.
I really hope WI can get a major tournament like this again. Congrats to Brooks Koepka on his
Have fun!Jordan and Rory playing at the travelers champ in CT where I live. Can't wait to see them both live!
I think RoL is worth seeing at least once.Those ROL pics have made me rethink that it would be ok to miss it. Another relook at the schedule ahead...
Thanks!Rivers of Light looks absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your pictures!!
Thanks! It is beautiful!I love your Rivers of Light pictures!
From what I've seen, Rivers of Light seems like a really beautiful show. These pictures are making me excited to hopefully see it eventually!
I always try too@rteetz You're keeping us in suspense...!!!!
About 8:15ish I think. You are allowed to leave and enter back in though if you have to go to the bathroom and such.ROL looks truly beautiful! Just wondering at what time you turned up for your Dinning Package admittance?
Whew! I was so worried by you title thinking you were going to say the show was awful and not worth the dining package. I have a Tusker House dining package scheduled (well I will in 10 days) for my January trip.
Your pictures are gorgeous and the show looks amazing, I can't wait to see it!
Awesome pictures of ROL! Too bad you seemed to be surrounded with people who obviously weren't feeling the Disney magic at the moment.
Yeah the queue is really amazing. It helps the time go by since you are looking at things all the time.That was a fun night at Pandora, and you are so right about the queue for FoP nearly being an attraction to itself. Heck, probably more "going on" in it than there is in, say, the Cinderella walk through attraction at Disneyland
I think you got pictures of a few things I didn't even notice in the Lab - so much detail to see in that part!
I also didn't notice at the time that in that mural in the last room they have the measurements on the wall so you can see how tall the Na'vi are / compare them to your own height
I agree that the river ride could be a little bit longer - but I still really enjoyed it and thought there was a lot to see and a lot going on. If they added even one more scene and maybe slowed the boats down just a touch so that it was even 1 minute longer I think it would be a really solid attraciton