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Visit Date: 9/19/15
Steps: 18.822
Parks Miles: 7.1
Time in Parks: 9

 
Trip Log:

Arrived at the Mickey and Friends Parking structure just after lunch and was met with a good size line of cars at the toll booth, approaching double digits across most of the lanes. After reaching a spot headed for a waiting tram and the parks. First stop today Disneyland. Wandered around Main Street USA and the hub before strolling through Adventureland and New Orleans Square. Picked up a FastPass for Haunted Mansion Holiday since the wait was an hour. Continued on into Critter Country and circled the area then back through New Orleans Square and around the Rivers of America to the Big Thunder Trail. Stopped by the ranch then moved on through Fantasyland, around the Matterhorn and into Tomorrowland. The goal was the Monorail but the line was longer than my patience so walked around a bit then doubled back toward the restrooms near Alice. Passed by Sleeping Beauty Castle and on my way back to Frontierland crossed paths with the Disneyland Band so listened to their set. Then hung around Frontierland a bit and got caught up on email. Checked the Monorail line one more time then headed for Main Street USA and caught the Disneyland Band there while waiting for my FastPass time. Made my way out to the Haunted Mansion to use my FastPass. After riding doubled back and headed for Disney California Adventure. First stop Smoke Jumpers Grill and some dinner. After eating walked around Grizzly Peak and then crossed the Pixar Play Parade in Paradise Pier. Roamed around the Pier a little then the Wharf before making my way to Cars Land. Passed through Fliks and into Hollywood Land. The Mad T Party was just kicking off for the evening so listened to a couple songs before lining up for Aladdin. The show was crowded and the lower two levels were already full when I arrived so I headed to the Balcony queue. Managed to find a front row balcony seat for the show that was not bad. After Aladdin the Mad T Party band was just about to take the stage again so stopped by for their second set then returned to Disneyland. Made my way through the Main Street crowd and into Tomorrowland. Listened to a little of the Tomasina set in Tomorrowland then watched Space Mountain for a couple minutes. Returned to Main Street in search of a spot for evening shows. Walked to and around Town Square then back up the street and finally find a decent spot for Paint the Night. Then moved out to the middle of the street for Disneyland Forever. After the show walked to the trams which were not bad so took a ride back to the structure, found my car, and headed for home.

Other Interesting Stats:
* Moderate Walking Stats (meaning over 2.5mph): 12.761 steps, 113 minutes.


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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:

Hello everyone,

Friday was slightly cooler than the last couple of visits to the Disneyland Resort, it topped out just shy of 90 degrees, much better than than 100. The crowds were substantially heavier than previous weeks. The combination of cooler weather, Halloween Time, and Dapper Day meant the parks felt summer busy on many of the walkways. It became obvious as soon as I pulled into the garage and saw lines of cars waiting to pay. Then was directed up to the middle of the 5th floor with cars on most of the other floors. I saw on Twitter reports that the parking lot signs were indicating the park was full after sunset. I think it meant parking lots were full. The parks were busy but did not feel over crowded and I had no problems park hopping or moving around beyond the normal congestion on Main Street before Paint the Night.

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

Thoughts and Observations:

  • Overall this week was a relaxing trip to the Disneyland Resort. I had a very small agenda and basically just roamed around which is always fun.

  • Week Two of Halloween Time was about the same as week one. Nothing too new or different jumped out to me. The park times guides still have no mention of Halloween. they were orange and purple but beyond that no indication of the season again. I am still really disappointed there is no pumpkin carving this year. That always brought a dynamic element to the season. I thought maybe they would return to the ranch area where they originally started.

  • It is nice to have a FastPass option for the Haunted Mansion Holiday this year so far. It meant even with the hour wait I could find my way on for a ride with no real wait. But it also means longer waits for all of those stuck in Standby and even more traffic congestion in the area. Getting to the gate to use my FastPass was an adventure with a mob of confused guests jamming the walkway.

  • One of the nice pluses at Disneyland is still the ability to run into characters out and about the park. On Friday I saw Peter Pan and Captain Hook and then Alice, the Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter strolled by and were visiting with guests.

  • Ate dinner at the Smoke Jumpers Grill in Grizzly Peak Airfield area. I think this may have been my first time eating inside since it opened. The other times I was outside. This meant I could listen to the background sound track for a longer period of time and I really enjoyed it. I am a fan of classic country and many of the tracks are that, for example some Hank Williams.

  • With only a few months left in its run I decided to stop by and see Aladdin. If you had not heard a few weeks ago Disney announced Aladdin will close in January and will be replaced with Frozen. I went to the last showing of the day and it was nearly full. When I showed up about 10 minutes before show time the only option was the balcony. I managed to find a spot in the first row of the balcony so it was a clear view of the stage but an odd angle for pictures from that high. It had been a while since my last viewing. The genie was ok, not quite as good as past performances. It will be interesting to see if they will add any dynamic elements to Frozen to aid in repeatability.

  • Stopped by Tomorrowland to see the projections on Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Everything appeared to be the same as years past. The sound seemed to come and go and not be as overpowering as some past years.

  • Caught a little of the Tomasina set at the Tomorrowland Terrace. The bands will be ending their runs soon and with Halloween parties on most of the upcoming Fridays this may be last time seeing a band there. I was disappointed the last several visits have been the same group and they do not play a style of music I enjoy that much. I was really hoping to catch a Hard Days Night or Scot Bruce again but it appears that will not happen.

  • Closed out my evening on Main Street with Paint the Night and Disneyland Forever. Both were crowded as usual but I still managed to find a decent spot for them.


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