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Visit Date: 1/20/06
Steps: 20,856
Parks Miles: 15.76
Time in Parks: 8:07

 
Trip Log:

Started off this great afternoon heading for Disneyland. Entered the park and wandered down Main Street, along the way stopping to look at the new flowers that have appeared everywhere it seems. Stopped by the line board and remembered why we enjoy the off season so much, there were no real lines to mention. Headed off to Tomorrowland and grabbed a fastpass for Buzz (for later) and continued on past the Sub Lagoon, around Matterhorn and out to Small World. Went for a cruise around the world then off to Toontown, on my way into Toontown caught a glimpse of the Lilly Belle rolling by on the track, great to see. After seeing what was going on at Goofys it was back through Fantasyland, circled near the castle then out to Big Thunder Trail. Stopped by the Ranch to see what was going on then continued on to the Rivers of America. Walked around to Haunted Mansion then back through NOS. Cut through Adventureland and down Main Street. Caught the Disneyland Band in Town Square then headed across the Esplanade and into DCA. Walked by the Vineyard and out to the Bay Area/Pier. Not much going on so cut back through GRR and Condor Flats. Headed down the Backlot to check out the wait for Monsters, too long for me.. saw the Drawn to the Magic show was being performed on the stage instead of the street, interesting move.. then wandered by Tower and made a U-turn and headed for the Grand Californian. Walked through the Lobby then out to Downtown Disney and the monorail. Once back in Disneyland grabbed another Fastpass for Buzz and headed back to NOS. Road Pirates and then back to Main Street. Caught a band at Plaza Gardens and then grabbed another Fastpass for Buzz before headed down Main Street and back to DCA. Hiked down the Backlot again to check Monsters, still too long. Decided it was time for warm clothes so out to the tram and garage to get the heavy jacket. We headed back to DCA and stopped by Monsters, still too long to squeeze in before we had to meet for dinner so wandered through the Animation Building then headed for the Grand Californian and Storytellers Cafe for dinner. After dinner back to DCA and to Monsters. It was 10 to 8 and the park was closing so we bit the bullet and got in the 35 minute line. We were moving good all the way till we entered the area of the queue with the telephones. The sound cut off, the air stopped, and the attraction went down. This was twice now it happened to us while waiting. This time we decided to stay and it took about 20 minutes but it did come back up and we were able to get on. After our ride DCA was closed so we headed back across the Esplanade to Disneyland. Headed down Main Street and to Tomorrowland. Used our Fastpasses for Buzz and then went to check out the Space Mountain line, 40 minutes and too long. So headed back through the hub and over to Adventureland. Saw there were not that many people in line so went on the Jungle Cruise (even though it had a 25 minute wait posted, the sign was wrong). After our adventure we headed back to Main Street to catch Remember, which was already in progress (just starting the Adventureland segment as we hit Main Street). After the show headed for the tram and cars and home..


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Note: These totals may be skewed because the pedometer is zero'd when we start and then left alone and read when we leave. So attractions, and other things may cause extra "steps" to be counted. The pedometer that we use basically measures up/down motion as a step, so if your standing in line and moving up and down it may be counting steps, etc.. so the total distances traveled and steps may be off.. so use these as rough distance comparisons between trips and they may not be accurate in terms of actual distance traveled.
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Hello all,

Hello all,

Friday reminded us of how much we enjoy the off season. Walked in the park and was able to move around freely without running into swarms of guests everywhere. Could get on a couple attractions with no real wait.. plus the bonus excitement of several projects underway to watch progress. As you saw in the pictorial update and will see in the crowd shots the parks were both in full off season mode with mild wait times. We found it interesting that Monsters was about triple the wait of Tower of Terror most of the afternoon, will be interesting to see over time if this evens out or stays this way. (We are betting it will go down but could easily stay in the 20 minute range with tower a near walk on most of the time). It was great to show up right after Remember started and be able to find a spot on Main Street..

Jason

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

DCA & Disneyland Notes:

  • A couple of entertainment notes.. since it is off season the park has really down shifted in terms of live entertainment offerings. The Electrical Parade at DCA is taking a break. The Parade of Dreams at Disneyland is even down while they work on the pavement around the hub. We did encounter quite a few characters roaming the parks. Also seeing the Disneyland Band in a mid afternoon set was nice. I thought its also a good time to continue my ongoing mini-rant about Club Buzz. I want to know what happened to the old variety they used to book. I remember a time where you could see Elvis one week, the Beatles a couple weeks later, Barrage (a Canadian Fiddle group), followed by the Eagles. Now a days it seems to be a tight rotation of bands that play much more modern music. I really miss the old groups. Plus I always complained because there was almost never a country group (unless you count Barrage). I know there is always Billy Hill over in Frontierland, but a modern country act would fit in as much as someone playing a rock song... oh well, maybe someday..

  • Speaking of fitting in, in the pictorial update I mentioned the how the concept of Good Show has really been abandon in Disneyland in some cases.. and I cited the Segway rolling through Critter Country, NOS, and Frontierland as such a case.. I have thought about it after receiving a couple of emails and I stick by those comments. I really do not understand how/why this should be allowed. Same if I saw one on Main Street. The only land these really fit in is Tomorrowland. Guess I am a little old fashioned here..
  • Went for a second spin on Monsters Inc this trip. Still have a great impression of the attraction. The attention to detail and gags while going through the attraction is great! We were surprised that the ride broke down again, this time we were probably 50 guests back from getting on instead of 10 like last time. We waited nearly 30 minutes for them to recycle and get us on. Again when it went down the audio as well as most of the air flow went down too. We just posted a couple press releases and photos from the opening of Monsters Inc (the celebrity party was Sunday and the public opening today, 1/23), check out the press release section for more information.
  • It was great to see the Lilly Belle back on the tracks too. We saw her roll by on a couple of occasions and saw people inside on one (wonder what the rules are to get in, if its still Club 33 only or just invited guests, anyone know...).
  • Not much else to report really.. it was a fairly uneventful trip and its off season so I will keep this short.

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