This page is to help you quickly jump through this picture set. Below you will see a listing of the pages and the captions on that page.

• Page Number: 1
  

  Christmas is coming.. the tree is being prepared backstage and is visible from the tramway
  Holiday lights are up in the Downtown Disney trees
  Over at DCA noticed there is now a self serve stroller rental kiosk set up (on the left)
  

• Page Number: 2
  

  Out in the Bay the water level is up to the platform
  

• Page Number: 3
  

  The viewing area is moving along very slowly
  

• Page Number: 4
  

  Out on the platform these half domes have been installed
  They can tilt, raise, and retract
  Here is one in its stored/retracted position
  

• Page Number: 5
  

  Looks like projectors are being installed in the housings on the platform
  This show piece was being worked on still
  No visible progress out on the swings except for some stucco removal on the elevator shaft
  

• Page Number: 6
  

  Spotted a tech in the control booth
  The portapotties have been removed since this area will soon be under water
  Most of the cables are now submerged
  

• Page Number: 7
  

  The platform is now floating. And as people moved around you could see it moving slightly.
  The finished rockwork, next to it is the pipe that was/is being used to fill the Bay, no water was flowing this afternoon
  

• Page Number: 8
  

  Here you can see one of the half domes being raised
  

• Page Number: 9
  

  There was a temporary floating platform around the large showpiece (still not sure what to call it)
  Still painting the second Jellyfish tower
  

• Page Number: 10
  

  Here you can see some of the water cycling through.
  A better shot of the swings work.
  

• Page Number: 11
  

  Noticed this piece next to the last T they installed in the feed line.
  Forms are up around the interactive fountain area
  Looks like some concrete work is finally done around the new fountain
  

• Page Number: 12
  

  Rebar going in for the second tier
  A better view of the fountain area
  There were a couple of boats out in the water that were being used to move supplies and workers around the perimeter of the platform
  

• Page Number: 13
  

  A look over the screen of the swings reveals sandbags and maybe some forms up at the top portion, or that could be wood from the scaffolding, hard to tell
  The Mermaid site has quite a few more holes and trenches dug
  Out in Cars Land looks like a road or some other driveway is going in.
  

• Page Number: 14
  

  A closer look
  Down on the platform the tents are gone, here is a look at one of the areas that was beneath the tent
  One of the cut outs for the half domes
  

• Page Number: 15
  

  The backstage buildings look just about done
  More pipes going in (the foreground) and the other new backstage building looks done.
  

• Page Number: 16
  

  Another look at the Mermaid site
  The boards where the platforms met are now removed. (well stacked on the left in this shot).
  Here you can see the platform is floating above its resting posts
  

• Page Number: 17
  

  An overview of the Swings work area
  The World of Color viewing area
  Another wide shot of the area
  

• Page Number: 18
  

  The swings work from ground level
  The other side of the elevator shaft is untouched
  More dirt has been brought into the area near the swings
  

• Page Number: 19
  

  Now some shots from the Zephyr
  

• Page Number: 20
  

  Not much visible progress behind the wall closest to the Zephyr
  They partially raised this showpiece
  

• Page Number: 21
  

  Swung through the farm area and noticed the Christmas decorations are up in Fliks Fun Faire
  

• Page Number: 22
  

  A Halloween photo location in the former Fastpass area of Tough to Be a Bug
  More Christmas decorations installed at the Backlot entrance
  The banners are down along the street, guess the Christmas ones will be up soon
  

• Page Number: 23
  

  Out in the Esplanade they have a car painted for the Tinkerbell movie release
  

• Page Number: 24
  

  Not very crowded at the Disneyland turnstyles
  Not much visible progress on the new stroller location
  Walked through the Gallery and Disneyland story exhibit, still nothing in this one display case
  

• Page Number: 25
  

  Christmas merchandise is up in the windows, and in the stores already
  The new Magic Shop has opened.
  

• Page Number: 26
  

  A look around
  

• Page Number: 27
  

• Page Number: 28
  

• Page Number: 29
  

  Tilly at the Cinema entrance
  

• Page Number: 30
  

  The 2:30 Street Party had just rolled into the second stop (the hub)
  The lineboard around 2:45pm
  A random shirt I saw for sale in Adventureland
  

• Page Number: 31
  

  The Mark Twain is decorated for the Princess and the Frog show/celebration that will kick off next Friday.
  New Orleans Square is starting to be decorated.
  

• Page Number: 32
  

  The new doort to the French Market is done and open
  Inside there is a light, nothing else really when you look up.
  

• Page Number: 33
  

  The Disneyland Railroad is back in service after being closed the previous couple of trips.
  One of the stores in NOS now features Princess and the Frog merchandise
  

• Page Number: 34
  

  The Royal St Veranda is open again
  A look at the menu
  

• Page Number: 35
  

  A better shot of the Mark Twain
  Stopped by the Halloween Roundup one last time
  

• Page Number: 36
  

• Page Number: 37
  

  The new entrance to the Village Haus is done too
  It features doors that are open then inside an automatic sliding door
  

• Page Number: 38
  

• Page Number: 39
  

  A look inside, no other visible changes
  Out in the Small World Mall the snow machines have been installed. This year they went with the newer/larger ones that Main Street used last year.
  

• Page Number: 40
  

  A closer look
  Small World is down for the Holiday makeover
  

• Page Number: 41
  

  Painting still going on around Chip and Dales and Mickeys Houses
  

• Page Number: 42
  

  The Go Coaster is back in service and looks great
  

• Page Number: 43
  

  Not much visible on the new snack shack a the Fantasyland Theater
  Noticed when there was a choice they opted to put the new snow machines on the roof tops vs mounting them on the light poles.
  Holiday hats in Tomorrowland.
  

• Page Number: 44
  

  The snow is being installed on the castle
  

• Page Number: 45
  

  The new building backstage behind Monsters @ DCA looks to be just about done
  

• Page Number: 46
  

  A random Monorail Red window shot (Friday they had Blue and Red running)
  A couple pictures of the new stroller location
  Noticed they cutted part of the building leading to where the current rentals are.
  

• Page Number: 47
  

  The new building
  Water is back in the moat
  

• Page Number: 48
  

  Walked through the Christmas store in Frontierland
  

• Page Number: 49
  

  The Billys were on a roll Friday.
  Noticed something missing here, not sure what to call the gems
  

• Page Number: 50
  

  Went for a ride on the Mark Twain (the last one of the evening, 5:45pm)
  The Fantasmic tech boat
  A healthy crowd around the riverbank with 3 hours till showtime still
  

• Page Number: 51
  

  The tech crews were hard at work setting up for the show
  I know this is a bad picture but there were two large crates, one on either side of the docks, and they seemed new to me. This is one of them.
  

• Page Number: 52
  

  The line board around 6:10
  One of the snow machines mounted to the Fantasmic light rig
  They had some of the Christmas lights on
  

• Page Number: 53
  

  Over to Tomorrowland and a look at Space Mountain (only have till Sunday if you want to ride Ghost Galaxy)
  Roger Rabbit near Partners
  

• Page Number: 54
  

  Back to NOS
  Spotted this photo op out front of the Haunted Mansion and could not remember if I took a picture of it before.
  

• Page Number: 55
  

  Some Christmas merchandise at the Disneyana store
  

• Page Number: 56
  

  Time for Halloween Screams
  

• Page Number: 57
  

  Its kind of interesting with all of Main Streets lights off or dimmed, the jack o laterns look great!
  

• Page Number: 58
  

  We made a brief (just long enough to pick up a gift card) stop on Saturday 10/31.. here are a couple pictures I took while waiting. The south side of the Dreams tower has a new color scheme
  The courtyard facing side is being painted, all the windows look to be installed.
  A closer look
  

• Page Number: 59
  

  A couple random shots of the pool area
  

• Page Number: 60
  

  The old and new rooms near each other
  The side facing Downtown Disney looks to have the windows done, next up the painting
  

• Page Number: 61
  

  Work still continues on the new bar and take out area at Tortilla Jos