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Visit Date: 3/22/24
Steps: 16,159
Parks Miles: 7.4
Time in Parks: 10

 
Trip Log:

Arrived at the Disneyland Resort just before lunch and was directed into a very tight spot on the roof of the Mickey and Friends parking structure, but near the walkway at least. No wait at security or the tram stop and we were walking into DCA about 20 minutes after parking the car. Strolled through the Food and Wine Festival and decided to grab a bite to eat in San Fransokyo Square, I ran over to Avengers Campus to pick up something by way of Cars Land. Met some friends while we ate and visited for a while. Then set off for Disneyland. Strolled along Main Street and into Frontierland. I just missed the Mark Twain, they closed the gate when I was about 100 yards away only. Since I had some time walked along the Rivers of America and by the Haunted Mansion and Tiana's Bayou Adventure projects then back to board the next cruise of the Mark Twain. After my cruise took the Big Thunder Trail to Fantasyland and made my way out to Toontown, just as Magic Happens was starting. Took a look around then doubled back and crossed the parade route to walk around the Matterhorn to Tomorrowland. Took the Monorail to Downtown Disney then walked back to DCA. Spent some time on Buena Vista Street then in Hollywood Land. Walked through Grizzly Recreation Area and out to Paradise Gardens to catch the final set of the group at the Band Stand then some of the group on the Palisades Stage. Returned to Buena Vista Street for a while then met friends at Smoke Jumpers. After eating we crossed back to Disneyland and I headed to Sleeping Beauty Castle to meet someone then wandered around Main Street for a while. We saw the Jungle Cruise was down so headed that way to see if it was going to open soon. After about 10 minutes it did open and we were able to walk on. After our cruise we made our way back to Main Street USA. Found a spot along the curb to sit and visit for a while then as the crowd grew moved to the street for Wondrous Journeys. After the fireworks joined the mass exiting the park and took a tram back to the parking structure to find our car and head for home. (Walking time 2:35 today)


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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 spent a relaxing afternoon/evening at the Disneyland Resort Friday. The crowds seemed on the moderate side during the early afternoon and built as normal once evening came. Wait times followed suit with most being longer than we were willing to wait most of the day. The weather was pleasant topping out just shy of 70 and cooling down toward 60 with the sun out all day. The breeze stayed nonexistent most of the day.

Last Tuesday I was invited to the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event announcement that included a preview of the Walt Disney Archives car show and information about the August events. I have several posts with the details and some pictures. Here is my summary page for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2024.

Thoughts and Observations:

  • Today started off on a good note. No wait at the parking structure and directed into a spot quickly in not a terrible location. The downside was it was on the roof and the spots up there seem very tight. Of course the car to my right was on the line so I parked a bit to the left and the car on my left did not shift.. so we were close. Then a cast member an aisle away decided to chime in and tell us both to move, but there just wasn't space to move much with three big cars in a row. Luckily I see no new scratches or dings so think the car did ok, but it was hard to get in and out and the cast member was less than friendly.
  • For most of the afternoon the parks had a good number of guests walking around but they felt calm compared to recent visits and definitely a little less crowded.
  • The Boudin Bakery was closed, the sign was odd saying tours for the day had concluded, but it appeared they did not open at all. Also noteworthy is they had no retail bread for sale outside or inside. You could buy soup but no bread by itself. It seemed odd to me they did not post a sign saying this. Instead you had to wait to be told this at the counter. Luckily the line was short when I stopped by.
  • I made it onto the Mark Twain today and had a nice relaxing cruise with some interesting views. You cannot tell a lot of progress at the Haunted Mansion work but you can see the cleared area and utility work underway. Next door on Tiana's Bayou Adventure more painting was done and more plants installed as they work their way down the mountain.
  • In Toontown Donald's Duck Pond had the renovation walls removed. This splash pad has been closed and behind walls almost the entire time the new Toontown has been open. There were a number of cast members checking out the area. Not sure if parents will be thrilled or not with this water feature. Looks like kids can get very wet which could make for some challenges.
  • The Parkside Market building is being assembled at a quick pace. The cinder block walls looked nearly complete and a crane was on site to lift the steel into place. Some framing was also taking place on the wall nearest the Monorail. So looks like the good Monorail view of the construction will be blocked sooner rather than later.
  • Paseo and Centrico looks to be nearing completion. Signage was being installed and other exterior details. I have not seen a date yet but last I read it was Spring 2024.
  • As we walked around the parks and Downtown Disney I noticed some guests participating in the Eggstravaganza hunt but not nearly as many as last week.
  • At Disney California Adventure the lockers for Grizzly River Run have been relocated across the walkway from the attraction and gift shop where the former stage was. They sort of fit in but look a little awkward to me and are facing the main walkway. The former location seemed a little more out of the way and worked better. It appears the former location is going to be an expanded DVC kiosk. The one side facing the walkway was not enough so it will be the entire area. That was still behind walls.
  • So far this year my timing has not been great and the groups at the Food and Wine Festival have not really been ones I prefer to see. The music selections and types are not what I enjoy. That trend continued today unfortunately. It is nice to see a rotation of groups but I would have preferred to see some of the others on the slate.
  • We returned to Disneyland just before 8pm and the lines to enter the park stretched out to past the Monorail. They moved and it was an under 10 minute wait but was long. DCA had only a handful of guests per line at the same time.
  • The Jungle Cruise was listed as temporarily closed and had been for a while so we headed that way in hopes of it opening soon and a short wait. We waited about 10 minutes for it to reopen and were able to walk onto the second boat out. Our skipper was just ok. The ruins are still boxes and hard to tell if anything changed since it was a night cruise.
  • Wondrous Journeys returned this evening and runs until Pixar Fest next month. This evening there was nothing on the wire, no Blue Fairy or Baymax. Wonder if this was an opening night glitch, some other issue, or the plan for this short run. Other than that the show seemed about the same as the previous run. Nothing jumped out at me as a substantial change.
  • Took the tram back to the parking structure after the fireworks. I really do miss the walkway right by the trams.. so you can walk through and if the trams are long just keep going. Having to go through Downtown Disney feels so much further. It would be great if they would make that walkway an exit only, especially in the evening. They only had two load zones open. We made it onto the third tram to pull into the second stop.

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