Disney Trip Update

Originally Posted 1:00 PM, January 19, 2023
Last Updated 8:30 AM, May 10, 2023

Disney Trip Travel Day!

Please meet at Door 15 by Concourse D/E in the Calgary Airport, as indicated by the Timberwolf on the image below:

Communication While in Disneyland

Mr. Windsor will be communicating with everyone by way of a Discord Server called The Bugler and cellphones. Students and families are encouraged to join the Discord Server or use the Web Portal for the Discord Server to join the conversation. You do not need a Discord account to use the Web Portal, but you do if you wish to join the Server. Please note the server will be closed shortly after the trip.

Go to The Bugler Discord Server and Web Portal

Packing Hints and Facts

Every student will be able to one Standard Article Carry-On, and one Personal Article Carry-On. New as of May 1, all students get one checked luggage, however some of that is being consumed by our equipment bags. Read below for details.
Checked Luggage maximums are 62" (158cm) of combined linear dimensions and 50 lbs. (23kg). Anything larger incurs an extra cost. Mr. Windsor requires some people's Checked Luggage requirement to be taken up by instruments and equipment. 11 passengers will need to use their checked luggage for instruments. All students are encouraged to shared Checked Luggage spaces to accommodate those with large instruments and equipment attached to them.
Standard Article Carry-on Luggage maximums are 21.5"x15.5"x9" (55cmx40cmx23cm). Anything larger must be checked.
Personal Article Carry-on Luggage maximums are 17"x13"x6" (43cmx33cmx16cm). Anything larger is considered at least a Standard Article Carry-on.
If you travel with liquids or gels in containers over 100mL/100g (3.4oz) in your carry-on baggage you will have these items confiscated at the security checkpoint.
Other things you can wear and carry on with you include a small purse measuring no more than 25cm x 30cm x 14cm (10in x 12in x 5.5 in), a coat, hat and sunglasses, and snacks (all food must be wrapped or in a container)

What To Pack

Passport and other appropriate travel documentation, including any COVID documentation as discussed below.
Working Instrument, Sheet Music (Beneath the Canopy, Jana's Dance and Spiderman) and Pencil
Uniform
Appropriate clothing for the weather (Anaheim has been between 15 and 25 Celsius, but also consider wind and rain)
Sunscreen
Swimsuit
Medication (Teachers and Chaperones will not track this for you, you must manage it on your own. Adults are also not permitted to administer medication of any sort, even over-the-counter medications)
Toiletries
Camera/Cellphone at your own risk
Method of payment (Mr. Windsor has been recommending reloadable VISA gift cards or similar, as the US doesn't work with debit cards) for all meals but breakfasts

Tickets and Park Reservations

Many of you are trying to plan your Disneyland Experience. Very soon I will add some tools you can use to maximize your Disney time. Please note that on both Friday and Saturday each participant will be required to enter through Disneyland first to activate their Park Hopper Pass, and Park Hopping may begin at 11:00 AM each day.

About the Recording Session

There are a few expectations regarding the recording session students should know and plan for. They are as follows;

No photography in the Disney Backlot. There is a confidentiality and security reason for this, and they will confiscate materials used to make photos in the backlot. Please leave your cellphones and cameras at the hotel.
Our busses will be our lockers. When we arrive and have passed through security, they will give us a chance to put together our instruments and any supplies (extra reeds, maintenance tools) we need, but the cases stay on the bus while we are recording. Percussion sticks and mallets are provided in the session, but it's never bad to bring your own. There is electronic equipment for our guitarists, but guitarists must have their own patch cables.
A video-synced recording of our session will be sent to us following the trip. It is not for public consumption, so cannot be shared at concerts without consent from Disney.
Bring pencils. They may become very useful tools during our sightreading session.

Finalized Schedule

Thursday, May 11, 2023 (times in Timezone indicated)

4:00 AM Mountain Time - Arrive at YYC Calgary Airport
6:25 AM Mountain Time - Flight AC577 departs YYC
8:50 AM Pacific Time - Arrive at LAX Los Angeles
10:30 AM Pacific Time - Depart LAX Los Angeles for lunch/downtime at Venice Beach
2:30 PM Pacific Time - Depart Venice Beach
3:00 PM Pacific Time - Arrive at California State University Los Angeles
4:15 PM Pacific Time - Session with Dr. Emily Morris, CalState LA Music Department
5:15 PM Pacific Time - Pack up and depart for Anaheim
6:30 PM Pacific Time - Check into Travelodge Inn & Suites Anaheim
7:00 PM Pacific Time - Walk to Downtown Disneyland
11:00 PM Pacific Time - Walk back to Hotel
11:30 PM Pacific Time - Lights Out

Friday, May 12, 2023 (all times in Pacific Timezone)

7:00 AM - Must be awake and having breakfast at hotel
7:30 AM - Depart Hotel on foot for Disneyland
8:00 AM - Enter Disneyland
11:00 AM - Park Hopping to California Adventure Park Allowed
10:00 PM - First group to return to hotel leaves on foot.
11:30 PM - Last group to return to hotel leaves on foot.
12:00 AM - Lights out

Saturday, May 13, 2023 (all times in Pacific Timezone)

7:00 AM - Wakeup Call and Breakfast
8:15 AM - Load Bus
8:30 AM - Depart for Disney Backlot
8:40 AM - Go through Disney Backlot Security (a significant process)
9:45 AM - Be admitted to Recording Studio
10:00 AM - Recording Studio Sight-reading Session
11:30 AM - Reload Bus
11:45 AM - Unload Bus
12:00 PM - Walk back to Disney Public Entrance, enter through Disneyland first, the Park Hopping Allowed
10:00 PM - First group to return to hotel leaves on foot.
11:30 PM - Last group to return to hotel leaves on foot.
12:00 AM - Lights out

Sunday, May 14, 2023 (times in Timezone indicated)

7:00 AM Pacific Time - Wakeup Call, Breakfast, Checkout
8:30 AM Pacific Time - Depart for Mass at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Long Beach, California
10:00 AM Pacific Time - Collect band equipment from St. Anthony High School
11:00 AM Pacific Time - Mass at St. Anthony Catholic Church
12:00 PM Pacific Time - Performance at St. Anthony Catholic Church
12:30 PM Pacific Time - Pack up equipment back to St. Anthony High School
1:00 PM Pacific Time - Downtime for Lunch on Long Beach
3:30 PM Pacific Time - Depart Long Beach
4:00 PM Pacific Time - Arrive at LAX Los Angeles
5:00 PM Pacific Time - Get Supper while at LAX
7:20 PM Pacific Time - Flight AC 578 Departs LAX
11:33 PM Mountain Time - Arrival at YYC Calgary, disembark (sign out with teacher)

COVID Protocols

Please note we are flying out-of-country. If you have proof of vaccination against COVID-19, bring it with you to the airport, even if you meet one of the requirements of someone who does not need such proof.
If such proof of vaccination is not possible, please review the guidelines at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html for details of how you can still participate (look one-third of the way down for Noncitizens, Nonimmigrants (Covered Individuals)). At this point in time, any person under the age of 18 does not require proof of vaccination, and those with documented medical contraindications to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine do not require proof of vaccination.
It is your responsibility to know what documents you are expected to have to enter the US by air, so please stay on top of it! Mr. Windsor must be at arms length from all such matters.
A note about insurance: We have been given the guidance by our school division that our insurance is very exhaustive, and that additional insurance through Flight Centre is not necessary. You are still welcome to get additional insurance if you so choose.