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Hello everyone,

Happy New Year... Sunday was an unexpected trip to the Disneyland Resort. I had planned on going Saturday but do to the Lazygeek and his family coming down with flu we canceled that but with the great weather I decided to go Sunday anyways. The weather was picture perfect, mid to low 70s during the day. The parks were a little more crowded than I had anticipated but still what I would consider normal for an off season weekend with great weather. Most attraction wait times peaked in the late morning/mid afternoon near an hour for the big ones and then the crowds began to dwindle as the day went on.

Jason

Trip logs and mileage reports are in the Park Miles section.

Disneyland & DCA Thoughts and Observations:

• I thought we were going to be in for a long day, as we rounded the bend to approach the parking garage all lanes came to a stop. The backup was solid, all lanes, all the way to the tollbooths. It seemed everyone was showing up at the same time. The line for the trams was not bad and neither were the lines to get into the parks.
  
  
• It was nice to see some artwork from the Gallery back on display, although in a very awkward space. The Art of Disneyland is temporarily being housed in the exit hallway for the Opera house. I have read on several sizes its going to be moving into the Plaza Pavilion after the AP center closes there and a rehab.
  
  
• I caught a Billy Hill show in the late afternoon and it was great as usual. The guys who were performing I think do a much better job (or at least more variety in their show) than the ones who are usually there on Fridays when I go, I do enjoy seeing them too, but the Sunday group is a step above in my book.
  
  
• I stopped by Innoventions to see if there were any visible signs of progress, but there were not. Actually more things were closed this time with the Project Tomorrowland area walled off again. Wonder if the second round of kiosks are being installed or something else. I talked to a cast member and asked if an estimated opening date was set for the Microsoft displays on the first floor and they said last they heard was late spring/early summer but nothing definite. They also shared that there has not been much visible progress down there and that it seems to be moving slowly.
  
  
• California Adventure was quiet as usual most of the day with the crowds fairly light. In the evening I spotted Goofy and Pluto hanging out in the Animation building and they were just goofying around and interacting with people. I bet they really enjoy this more than some of the mob scenes that occur over at Disneyland on Main Street. I know from a guest perspective its much nicer.
  
  
• As you saw in the pictorial update the work on Toy Story Mania is moving along and currently the walkway is blocked off. They did a good job of marking this in the guidemaps and with signage around the parks. I thought the lines at both Screamin and the Sun Wheel were a little on the short side, but not sure if that is normal for a Sunday around noontime. The Sun Wheel was a near walk on for the swinging cars and the non-swinging cars had no one in line when we were there.

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