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Visit Date: 2/26/16
Steps: 23,542
Parks Miles: 8.9
Time in Parks: 8.5

 
Trip Log:

Started off the afternoon being directed to park in the far side of the 5th floor of the Mickey and Friends Garage. Hiked to the escalators then boarded a waiting tram to head to the parks. First stop today Disneyland. Stopped by the Opera House to see what was being screened today and then walked around the Disney Gallery Exhibit on Steam Trains. Spent some time in Town Square listening to the Disneyland Band then strolled up the street to the hub. Checked out the wait times on my way into Adventureland. Made my way to the Rivers of America to check out the latest progress. Walked along the river and out to Critter Country. Stopped by the Hungry Bear then doubled back through New Orleans Square stopping by the Train Station to see the latest additions. Continued on through New Orleans Square and back to the river to board the Mark Twain. Walked around the decks and listened to the band before walking to the end of the Big Thunder Trail. Took some pictures then doubled back through Frontierland and ran into the Disneyland Band again. Took the trail through Fantasy Faire into Fantasyland. Headed for Toon Town to check out the renovation progress then walked back through the Small World Mall and around the Matterhorn to Tomorrowland. Hopped on the Monorail for a round trip then walked through the Launch Bay and Super Hero HQ. Passed through Tomorrowland on my way back to Main Street. Stopped by the train station to see their newest additions then headed for Disney California Adventure. Strolled up Buena Vista Street and the parade route to the Blue Sky Cellar. Picked up the APDays handouts for the week then stopped by Ghirardelli on my way to the Pacific Wharf Cafe for dinner. Took my dinner to Cars Land to eat andpost some pictures to the blog. After finishing walked by Luigis and through a bugs land to Hollywood Land and ran into the Pixar Play Parade. Stopped by the Animation Building to let the parade pass and then walked by Stage 17 which was closed today and Award Wieners which has a couple Zootopia offerings. Decided to head for Downtown Disney by way of the Grand Californian Hotel. Strolled through Downtown Disney and out to the Disneyland Hotel. Circled around then returned to the parks. Had my first secondary screening, which was really quick, the only delay was how long it took me to empty my pockets. Decided to do a loop of Disneyland. Stopped by the Disney Gallery and then walked up Main Street to the hub. Passed through Frontierland stopping by the Golden Horseshoe then doubled back through Frontierland to pass through hub and enter Tomorrowland. Walked around a while and watched the lights for a bit before deciding to return to DCA. Walked through the 5 & Dime, Big Top Toys and Elias & Co and then did a second pass through the Blue Sky Cellar. It was 7:30 so made my way to the Mad T Party to catch a set by the band. Then I thought about leaving early but traffic was not good so returned to Disneyland and found a spot for Paint the Night followed by Disneyland Forever. After the fireworks headed for the tram, garage, car and home.

Other Interesting Stats:
* Moderate Walking Stats (meaning over 2.5mph): 17,712 steps, 149 minutes.


For Comparisons to other trips or more park miles click here to visit our park Miles Section.

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 the parks felt crowded to me, especially for a non holiday weekend in February. The wait times though seemed moderate the couple of times I took a look at them. The big news this weekend from both Disneyland and Walt Disney World is the annual ticket price increases and a new seasonal pricing structure for one day tickets. Here is my post with more information on these changes.

  • Grizzly River Run- Annual Refurbishment
  • Jungle Cruise - Reopening in Spring
  • Autopia - Reopening in Spring
  • Hyperion Theater - Closed until Summer, reopening with a new Frozen Musical
  • Mark Twain Riverboat - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017
  • Sailing Ship Columbia - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017
  • Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017
  • Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017
  • Fantasmic! - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017
  • Disneyland Railroad - Star Wars Project - Closed until 2017

  • Note Soarin is closed Monday through Thursday

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

Thoughts and Observations:

  • The Star Wars themed land preparations are really starting to kick into gear with a lot of visible changes this week. From the parking structure you could see more clearing backstage as concrete is being broken up and the construction footprint growing. The berm behind the former Big Thunder ranch area is being cleared of its trees. Inside the park cofferdams are being constructed which means the portion of the Rivers of America in Frontierland and New Orleans Square will remain full during construction and just the back portion will be drained for the work. If you have followed our site you know we enjoy following the construction and the initial phases are usually the most visually interesting with more noticeable changes happening each visit.

  • Disneyland APDays are coming to a conclusion. This week is the fourth and final one and it highlighted the World of Tomorrow. Unfortunately Stage 17 was closed again due to an event. So that meant two of the four Fridays it was unavailable. This really puts a dent in the AP Day offerings. I thought they should have found an alternative location for the character meet and greets on these days. The Blue Sky Cellar had a healthy wait back to the door when I visited in the early evening, the most guests I had seen there any week. I found it interesting they still had so many buttons left from the first weeks, yet they were being very strict still with the current weeks. I would image they ordered the same number for each week, I would think they were done way before the even started. Wonder where the extras from week 4 will go. There was no activity handout this week either. I thought the first two weeks started strong but the last two were lacking in comparison because of lack of a handout/activity.

  • Times Guide notes - The Egg-stravaganza kicks off Wednesday and runs through the 27th. It was listed in both parks. Also interesting there was no Jedi Training scheduled for Friday. Also I noticed FastPass for Indiana Jones was the weekend only. Guessing that means they were working on the area on weekdays?

  • The Disney Gallery in the Main Street Opera House has a new exhibit featuring Disney's Steam Trains. It follows the same format as other recent shows and features pictures, artwork, tickets and more looking at Steam Trains at Disneyland and other Disney Parks. I enjoyed spending some time visiting the exhibit and plan to go back for more detail. Also noteworthy is much of what is in the exhibit is also on display in the Main Street Station. The New Orleans Square Station also continues to add exhibits. This week several signs/banners have been added and more of the original Frontierland Station area will be open to guests in the coming days. If you are a train buff the opportunities to see the trains and learn about them have never been better. It is not the same as seeing them in action but there are definitely some great opportunities right now.

  • The Mark Twain also continues to evolve during its extended closure. As I mentioned on a previous visit they now schedule bands to perform on the mid deck. Friday I caught a set of the Jambalaya Jazz on board. Even if you are not in the immediate area they can be heard throughout the ship. Also noticed a new LCD TV playing clips from the Disneyland opening day TV broadcast on Friday.

  • From the parking lot tram you could see a fair amount of work going on backstage at Disneyland as they shuffle around the support facilities to clear space for the Star Wars project. So I have had the Monorail on my list for a while and Friday I finally went for a round trip voyage. Unfortunately I goofed up and had the wrong lens so the pictures were not interesting. But I did get a quick look around and they are in the process of adding quite a few new buildings and several portable trailers too. Looks like backstage is getting much more crowded now as they work to squeeze everything into the limited space available.

  • Zootopia is starting to show up in the parks. The Sneak Peek has been in the bug's theater for several weeks now. Merchandise is starting to show up, there was one rack in Big Top Toys, and I am guessing more will be out this upcoming week once it opens in theaters. At Award Wieners there are Banana Corn Dogs and Tumblers. Wonder if anyplace will sell pawcicles that seems a better tie in to the film?

  • On my way back to the parks after visiting the Disneyland Hotel and Downtown Disney I was chosen for a secondary screening.. first time which surprised me given the number of times I go through the bag checks. The process was quick and efficient and the big delay was how long it took to empty my pockets and that I was talking to the CSC employee about football (the same company does screenings for USC Football and we were talking about the upcoming season).

  • An opening date of March 7th is set for the new Luigi attraction in Cars Land. Previews will be underway this week including Annual Passholders on Friday March 4th. This seems to set up for a soft opening on the 5th & 6th potentially or maybe just more previews. I posted some thoughts and a brief history of Disney Trackless ride systems to the blog last week if you are interested.

  • Do you visit our pictorial updates using a mobile device? Did you know we have a more friendly mobile version of our Disneyland Picture sets at https://disneygeek.com/mobile

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