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Visit Date: 10/31/08
Steps: 14,373
Parks Miles: 6.57
Time in Parks: 7.5

 
Trip Log:

Started off this Halloween afternoon heading for Disneyland. Wandered around Town Square taking some character shots then roamed down Main Street, around the hub, and walked by Pixie Hollow. The line was longer than my patience so tried to get some shots in the exit and from around the outside of the area and then headed into Tomorrowland. Grabbed a Fastpass for Buzz and circled by Space Mountain, Autopia, Nemo, and the Matterhorn on my way out to Small World. Small World gifts has reopened so took some pictures there then headed out to Toontown. Made the loop and wandered back through Fantasyland, around the castle and then along the Big Thunder trail. Stopped by the Halloween Round-up and then continued on to Frontierland and New Orleans Square. Spent some time looking at the Holiday decorations, grabbed a Fastpass for Haunted Mansion Holiday and then continued on to Critter Country. Circled around and walked back along the Rivers of America. Cut through Adventureland and walked down Main Street and over to DCA. Decided to stop by the Blue Sky Cellar to check out something on the model and then strolled out to the Pier. Walked by Burger Invasion and then out to the now walled off Sun Wheel and Midway Games. Checked the line for Toy Story, too long and no single rider. Spent some time taking pictures of the area and then walked through the Wharf and into Bugsland. Circled through Fliks and then headed for the Sunshine Plaza to grab a spot for the High School Musical show that was a bout to begin. Watched the show then walked through Condor Flats, around GRR, and back out to the Pier. Tried to get a couple more pictures of HSM3 in the Bay Area and then headed for the Backlot. Decided to go for a spin on Monsters since it was a walk on. Unfortunately it jammed up and stopped when we were just about to the end. After getting evacuated from the attraction decided to grab a bite to eat at Taste Pilots and then headed for the Grand Californian. Took some pictures of the new wing and then walked out to Downtown Disney. Headed back to DCA and out to the Pier to check on the Toy Story line, still over 30 minutes and no single rider so circled back and killed some time at the Blue Sky Cellar before catching the Pixar Play Parade which was delayed (it did not start until after 5:30). After the parade it was back to Disneyland. Stopped at the Christmas store on Main Street and then walked through Pixie Hollow (the Pixies quite a 5:00pm then you can walk through the area with no wait). I snapped off a bunch of pictures then walked around the Castle a bit and back to Fantasyland. Decided to head out to the ranch to catch the end of the Roundup, it closed at 6:30. After it closed I headed for New Orleans Square and some night shots. Then over to Haunted Mansion to use my Fastpass. Hopped on the train and rode around to Tomorrowland and used my Buzz Fastpass. Paused for a minute to hear the 80s All Starz at Tomorrowland Terrace then walked back through Pixie Hollow, around the Castle and into Adventureland. The line for Jungle Cruise was too long and Indy and Pirates were both closed so I took that as a sign and decided to double back, stroll down Main Street and head for the tram, car, and home.

Other Interesting Stats:
* Actual Walking Time: 2:15:55
* 103 steps per minute average
* 2.83 mph average


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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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My Thoughts & Observations:

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Hello all,

Looking back at my trip logs I was surprised to see this was the first time I have been to the Disneyland Resort on Halloween Day... overall nothing too spectacular to report. There were quite a few kids dressed up, but it has been that way on several of my past visits too that come on days with the after hours party at DCA. The crowds were about average, with the afternoon being mild and then getting more crowded as the evening went on and DCA closed. I would say it was slightly lighter than the last trip. Most of the E-ticket attractions were between 30-45 minutes most of the time.

Jason

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

Disneyland & DCA Thoughts and Observations:

  • I walked by the Pixie Hollow area during the day a couple of times and each time saw a line that stretched down the walkway. Tinker Bell and her Fairy friends are out only 9am to 5pm. After that the gift shop closes but the area stays open so you can walk through and take pictures on your own, which quite a few people were doing on Friday. Overall I thought this was an impressive character meet and greet location. The work on the fountains and then the path leading up to the Hollow area is well done and the hollow itself is well lit and has quite a few details. The only thing that looked like an after thought was the gift shop at the exit. It just seemed to be placed there and not integrated into the attraction/location at all. I thought it was nice to see the effort was put into the props, sets, etc. and not the gift shop, but it did seem odd. I overheard quite a few guests talking about the area and all seemed happy, the only complaint I heard was about the length of the line, but that really cannot be avoided.

  • I was surprised that the guide maps were not updates to feature Pixie Hollow and High School Musical 3 (or the Blue Sky Cellar) on the cover, guess those will fill the gap from next week after Halloween until Christmas comes on the 21st.

  • As you saw in the pictorial update the gift shop at the exit to Small World has re-opened. Not sure if you noticed, but it was quite empty. I talked to the CM and he said its been really quiet. My guess is this will change once the attraction re-opens.

  • Speaking of small crowds, I stopped by the Blue Sky Cellar a couple of times to check the model and grab a couple pictures and both times there were a fair number of people in side, maybe a couple dozen. It did not feel crowded by any sense of the imagination, but there were people there.

  • Stopped by Toy Story Midway Mania a couple of times and the single rider line was closed, no indication of why from the CMs.. seems to me it does not cost anything to have it open...

  • I caught the High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Right Here! Right Now! show at the Sunshine Plaza and then partially at the Golden State Park. Its pretty much the same concept as the first two shows. The stage rolls out with a group of dancers/singers and they perform a medley of songs from the film and then it rolls on to the second stop, does the same show, then continues on down the parade route and out of the park. They are running it three times daily. The crowd at the Sunshine Plaza was fairly dense at probably ten deep or so and the one out at the Golden State Park was much lighter maybe 3 or 4 deep only. Unlike the HSM2 show they do not have as many opportunities to bring the audience into the show and they do not revisit any of the music from the first two films (that I could tell).

  • I went for a spin on Monsters since there was no line at all and ended up getting stuck. We were about three or four cars from the exit and were stopped for a while then noticed more cars backing up behind us until the attraction was shut down, not sure what happened but they evacuated us within about five minutes. I was disappointed to be stopped so close to the end and had nothing really interesting to look at or walk by as we exited. Later in the evening I noted that Indy and Pirates were both down.

  • Mailbag: Below are some emails that were sent in, in response to this update:
    • Before the Parade of Dreams they are now running a Bolt Pre-parade (this was not listed and I did not hear about it, so next trip I will try to get pictures...if anyone has some to share drop me an email).
    • Rumor is they started draining the bay at DCA today, so if anyone has pictures of that to share again drop me an email
    • I was asked what the blades of grass at Pixie Hollow are made out of.. I did not think to touch them so not sure, has anyone investigated this at all?

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