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Visit Date: 6/24/16
Steps: 20,205
Parks Miles: 7.6
Time in Parks: 9

 
Trip Log:

Arrived at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure just after lunch and was directed into a space on the 4th level. Spent some time watching the Star Wars construction then boarded a waiting tram. Made my way to Disney California Adventure and wandered up Buena Vista Street, around Carthay Circle and into Grizzly Peak Airfield. Grabbed a FastPass for Soarin then continued up the trail and around Grizzly River Run and out to Paradise Pier. Strolled through the Wharf and entered Cars Land on Cross Street. It seemed quiet so decided to participate in Race Day on Radiator Springs Racers. Thanks to fortunate timing it was about 15 minutes from when I entered the single rider queue until I was back on Route 66. Luigis had a a posted 10 minute wait so I decided to go for a spin. The sign was off, it was nearly 20 minutes from entering the queue to being back on Cross Street. Walked through Fliks and into Hollywood Land and arrived at the Backlot Stage a couple minutes before the 3:00pm All-American College Band set was to begin. After their set walked around Hollywood Land and then made my way back to Buena Vista Street and over to Disneyland. Wandered around Main Street USA and into Frontierland. Stopped by the end of the Big Thunder Trail to see the construction then walked around the Rivers of America to Critter Country to do the same. Grabbed a quick bite to eat at a nearly empty Hungry Bear before returning to Town Square by way of New Orleans Square and Adventureland to watch the Flag Retreat. After the ceremony returned to DCA with the plan of using my FastPass for Soarin. Once again a theater was down and FastPass return was backed up to Smoke Jumpers. Cast Members were allowing you to come back any time later in the day if you wanted so I took that option and returned to Disneyland. Decided to hang out in Carthay Circle and watched most of the Pixar Play Parade before returning to Disneyland for the college band set in front of the Castle and on Main Street. After their set walked up Main Street and through the Castle to Fantasyland. Took a couple some pictures as I made my way out to Toontown. Circled the area and then took the parade route back to Town Square to watch the college band perform there. After their set it was off to Tomorrowland then the Small World Mall for the pre-parade by the college band. I cut through Tomorrowland to get ahead of them and watched their Main Street stops. After they had finished I returned to DCA right before park closing and used my Soarin FastPass. It took only 15 minutes from when I entered the queue until I was exiting the building thanks to a cast member looking for single riders which enabled me to bypass the final ramp more or less which meant I was on a show earlier saving almost 10 minutes of waiting. After my flight the park was closed and instead of joining the crowds at Disneyland I walked through Downtown Disney catching a little of the Polynesian Nights performance on the way. Continued walking back to the Mickey and Friends garage and watched the fireworks from there before heading for home.

Other Interesting Stats:
* Moderate Walking Stats (meaning over 2.5mph): 15,449 steps, 133 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,

This trip to the Disneyland Resort turned out to be a very relaxing summer afternoon and evening. The weather was perfect with highs in the low 80s and cooling down to the 70s with a slight breeze. The crowds at the parks were on the mild side with waits under an hour for almost everything most of the day. I had a very small picture list so I took advantage of the low wait times and went on a couple of attractions and then spent the rest of my visit enjoying the All-American College Band.

Thoughts and Observations:

  • As you saw or will see in the full picture sets the Star Wars project continues to show visible progress. This week utility work has begun as well as the foundations for retaining walls have started to be take shape.

  • Security procedures continue to be modified around the resort. On Friday they were requiring everyone to go through secondary screening. When I arrived in the afternoon there were plenty of lines open and waits were minimal, no longer than the regular bag check. Come evening the lines were backed up almost all the way to the fountain. It looked like it was the bag check not secondary screening that was the delay.

  • Soarin was closer to normal this week. Standby waits were around an hour and FastPass tickets were for three hours or so out when I arrived. They still are having theater problems, I know one was down at least once during my visit. When I went to use my FastPass the return line was backed up to the main walkway. Cast Members were noting the tickets and giving you the option to come back anytime to avoid the long wait. Single rider is still not an option, but when I went to ride the cast member did make a call to the queue for single riders so I was able to skip most of the final ramp and get on a cycle early saving probably 10 minutes or so of wait time. On a second viewing my initial impressions still held true. I did find it easier to avoid watching the CG some and just enjoy the sights. Since I knew the CG was there I was not pulled to look at it as much.

  • I decided to take advantage of the low wait times and went for a cruise on Radiator Springs Racers using the single rider line. My total time from entering to exiting the queue was under 20 minutes. The attractions itself could use some some renovation time though. The tractors were not tipping, Doc was not in motion nor did he talk to us, and Guido/Luigi did not talk to us either to kick off our race. Also I noticed to add my race photo to the app it did not work until the next day. I tried the code a couple of times throughout the day and received errors, tried it Saturday morning and my picture popped up.

  • As I roamed around Disney California Adventure there was not much else of note going on. It was a typical summer afternoon. I did see the Zootopia characters out and they had a decent line that appeared to be cut. The Marvel line in Hollywood Land was substantial as has been the norm every time I walk by. The only other item to note was the Pixar Play Parade ran from the Pier to Hollywood Land. My guess is because of Frozen shows, this allowed plenty of time for the 4pm show to end and clear before the 5:30 parade arrived in the area.

  • I stopped by the Hungry Bear to take some pictures and grab a bite to eat and I was really surprised to find it nearly empty at 5:00pm. I walked up ordered and my food was ready before I finished paying. There were less than 10 tables in use and the back portion was blocked off. Wonder if this is because of the construction, the mild crowds, or something else.

  • I found it odd that Disney California Adventure stuck with the 9pm closing. Grad Nite season is over but still and early closing and only one World of Color showing for the evening because of it. The park was not overly crowded but this seemed to really push a lot of guests to Disneyland just as Paint the Night was rolling through.

  • On my way out I walked through Downtown Disney and found it to have an average Friday night crowd. The traffic out on Magic Way seemed lighter than normal though and they were still allowing cars into the parking lot just before 9:30 when I was leaving.

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