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Visit Date: 6/30/17
Steps: 21,303
Parks Miles: 8.0
Time in Parks: 9

 
Trip Log:

Arrived at the Mickey and Friends parking structure just after lunch and was directed into a spot on the last row of the Mickey level. Walked up to the roof to check out the Star Wars Construction then headed for the trams. Took a quick walk through Downtown Disney to see the Splitsville work then made my way to Disney California Adventure. Strolled up Buena Vista Street, through Carthay Circle and up the Parade Route to Cars Land. Finally saw Cruz Ramirez and then continued on to the Wharf to grab some chocolate on my way to Paradise Pier to watch the US Air Force Honor Guard. After their performance walked through Grizzly Peak Recreation Area and back to Buena Vista Street. Crossed over to Disneyland and wandered around Main Street USA on my way to Adventureland. Took a look at the newly opened seating and stroller parking then continued on to New Orleans Sqaure and boarded a raft to Tom Sawyer Island to check out the construction work from there. Back to the main land I ventured out to Critter Country to see the progress there then walked back through New Orleans Square stopping at some of the shops to participate in the Rivers of America Collectors Card scavenger hunt. Continued on to Frontierland to try and pick up some more cards. Made my way to Town Square for the 3:15pm Honor Guard show then walked quickly back up Main Street to the Castle to catch the second half of the All-American College Band set there. Walked through the Castle and into Fantasyland. Decided to grab something to eat at the Red Rose Taverne then strolled along the Big Thunder Trail and the Rivers of America. Returned to Critter Country to see if I could see the train running yet. Then headed back to Main Street for the nightly Flag Retreat. Hung around Main Street and a quick trip to Frontierland before the 6:05pm College Band set at the Train Station. After their performance walked up the parade route and out to Toon Town. There was no wait (with an instant FastPass return time) so went for a spin with Roger Rabbit. Then made my way to Fantasy Faire for the All-American College Band set there. After they wrapped up made a quick trip to Tomorrowland to catch the Ride the Tide at Tomorrowland Terrace then headed to DCA just before 8pm. Arrived on Route 66 as the lights were coming on so watched that event then found a spot for the College Band set. After their performance walked through Bugs Land on my way back to Disneyland. Caught most of the second set of Ride the Tide in Tomorrowland then walked through hub, crossing in front of Elliot and found a spot to watch the end of the Main Street Electrical Parade. Moved out to the street to watch Remember Dreams Come True Fireworks then headed for the tram, garage, car and home.

Other Interesting Stats:
* Moderate Walking Stats (meaning over 2.5mph): 15,537 steps, 134 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,

I kicked off my 4th of July Holiday weekend at the Disneyland Resort. The weather and the crowds were both mild. Temps topped out around 80 and cooled to the 60s. Wait times throughout most of the afternoon were under an hour for just about everything. At one point Peter Pan was posted at 15 minutes. At DCA the Racers were an hour or less most of the visit. The only wait over an hour was the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Thoughts and Observations:

  • Since my last visit there was incremental progress on the construction projects, but nothing too visually different this trip. From the parking structure more steel and concrete going into the show buildings. From Tom Sawyer Island and Critter Country you could see more of the rock work more clearly as the scaffolding is starting to be removed. In Downtown Disney Splitsville steel has stretched out to mark the full footprint now. The Disneyland Railroad was conducting tests as the sun set, but they seemed to be more zone testing and less cycling this week. There were very long gaps between circuits.

  • I stopped by Cars Land and finally crossed paths with Cruz Ramirez. The past couple of visits I had bad timing and missed her. She was in the Cozy Cone rotating with the others. She drew a good crowd, just like the others.

  • For the 4th of July Holiday the United States Air Force Honor Guard was performing at the resort. They had three shows at DCA and two at Disneyland. They put on an impressive show and drew good crowds at both parks. Always great to see guest groups like this in the park.

  • The Adventureland renovation project and reshuffling has completed. Tropical Imports is now stroller parking. South Seas Traders is now seating and has the fruit stand. The old Outpost is seating. The former Bengal BBQ seating is gone and a single palm tree is there. This opened up the walkway and reduced the choke point between Indiana Jones and Bengal BBQ. The couple times I passed through traffic was flowing smoothly.

  • To mark the reopening of the Rivers of America a series of six collectors cards were available throughout Frontierland, New Orleans Square and Critter Country at various locations. These cards were free and all you had to do is ask a cast member. Depending on crowds and the cast member some would ask you trivia questions to make you earn your card. I managed to pick up five of the six. The Fantasmic card was out of stock. I stopped by a couple of times and tried a couple locations and the story was the same everywhere. They all assumed there would be more coming in the near future but no one new when. I thought this was a great promotion and a fun scavenger hunt. I was disappointed that one card was out of stock already. Hopefully on my next visit they will have them.

  • Thanks to the light crowds and FastPass tweaks several attractions featured nearly instant return times. For example I grabbed a FastPass for Car Toon Spin, got a drink of water then walked on. Where as the Stand By was over 30 minutes. The lesson here is to take a glance at the FastPass return time before getting in line, you may be able to save some time.

  • Friday evening Ride the Tide a 60s surf band was at the Tomorrowland Terrace. I had not seen them before so stopped by for a set. The first set was lightly attended. I swung back through for their second and it was more crowded. A large group of kids stopped by and brought the dance floor to life.

  • Closed out my evening on Main Street USA with Remember Dreams Come True. I was disappointed the 4th of July show ran from Saturday to Tuesday this year.. no Friday performance.

Disneyland released the return dates for the Rivers of America, Railroad and Fantasmic:

  • Big Thunder Trail - Opened Thursday 6/8
  • Tom Sawyer Island - Opened Friday 6/16
  • Fantasmic Monday 7/17
  • Disneyland Railroad - Saturday 7/29
  • Rivers of America - Mark Twain, Sailing Ship Columbia and Canoes - Saturday 7/29

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