NIGHT OF JOY!
I had the great privilege of attending the 2013 Night of Joy at Walt Disney World. It was my first time to experience it, and I'm so glad I did.
We went with friends early to the park hoping to get some rides in before the shows. What we didn't count on was that the skies opened up and by the time we went from the car to the monorail, we were soaked! I take it back, my friend and I were soaked...the kids all ran when it started to sprinkle, and managed to get there almost completely dry! The things we do for our kids!
So, in the midst of pouring rain we had a great time hanging out, getting limited rides in due to the storms closing most of them. But no matter the weather, we were having a great time!
The night proved to be a wonderful experience of fun with friends, and a night full of worship!
It was impossible to see everyone due to the shows being on 3 stages, but we had great picks.
We saw Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Audio Adrenaline, MercyMe, Skillet and For King and Country.
What was nice, was seeing everyone singing from all the groups. We caught ourselves showing our age when we heard Steven C. Chapman and Michael W. Smith and realized we were still in high school and college when some of the songs they played came out, and now the kids knew the songs. It's hard to pick favorite groups, they were all wonderful! I know from my son his favorites were Skillet and MercyMe.
Because of all the rain, and the MANY umbrellas in the way, I wasn't able to take many pictures. Here is a picture of Skillet. This was the youths favorite group by far. By staying farther back, we actually had a better view.
Here are a couple youtube videos of favorite songs of the night! Enjoy!
Night of Joy is a great night to just let go and worship Christ. It's a safe place for the youth to enjoy some wonderful music, bond with friends and ride some favorite rides. Although we came home soaked, tired and sore, it's a night of memories not to be forgotten! If you ever have the chance to make it to one of the nights, I highly recommend it. It is worth every penny of the admission fee!
Disclosure: Videos directly from www.youtube.com. You can find music from all the groups there.
I did not receive any compensation for this review. My review is just an honest review to share from my experience.
Glad you didn't let the weather spoil your fun!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great! wish we had something like this in my town!
ReplyDeleteI still have yet to visit a Disney----. I am totally envious of everyone who is able to visit and enjoy. Looks like you had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteSteven Curtis Chapman's great!
ReplyDeleteI've never gone to Night of Joy, but it'd be fun to go. I'd love to see Steven Curtis Chapman live.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh I'm so jealous! I would LOVE to see Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith and Mercy Me! I had no idea Disney did this. We just visited Disney back in June and it rained the whole entire few days we were there... not a ton of fun haha.
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome! yeah, during the summer is daily rain. Hopefully you can come back when it's sunny:)
DeleteIt is I guess everybody's dream to visit Disneyland.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of fun. We want to go sometime. Thanks for posting and God Bless!
ReplyDeletewe did n't go this year as we are taking son to Halloween party instead but it looks like it was amazing
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