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    Some better shots of the tram stop billboards since no tram was parking in front of them this week
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    Work continues on the far stairwells
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    No visible progress on Indy.
    Halloweentime kicked off today around the resort.
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    I thought it was a nice touch several years ago when they redid the Mickey for the season.
    Overall the decorations look to be the same as last year. I was curious if they were going to try to bring over anything from DCA.
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    Main Street was nice and quiet this afternoon.
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    Till you reached the main part of the street, then you ran into the masses.
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    The wait times around 1:35
    The Columbia was not in use today.
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    No visible progress on this work.
    Haunted Mansion Holiday is back and so are the crowds to visit it.
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    The Halloween Tree is also back.
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    The park received its now traditional overlay.
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    Pocahontas was out along the trail for pictures.
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    The Halloween Roundup is also back.
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    Woody was out taking pictures
    A couple pumpkins were done, one of the fun reasons to visit the ranch this time of year is to see the new creations, by the end of the season they have quite a collection.
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    A pumpkin snowman?
    The inside looks the same more or less.
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    Jessie was coloring with the kids.
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    What is this? Poor Maggie... she would not turn around for a proper shot but you get the drift from this angle.
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    No visible progress here.
    or here..
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    Still longer than I was willing to wait to check out the temporary rails.. one of these days.
    Is that the start of the lighting install for the holidays, or were those left from last year?
    The smoking area has been moved.
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    A Villain meet and greet is back.
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    The smoking area is back here now, across from the Matterhron by the Autopia.
    Getting closer, the buoy is back.. the sea gulls cannot be far behind.
    Quite a few speakers installed again for Ghost Galaxys sound effects.
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    The line was slightly less than last year, again it was early, but last year by 1 or 2 the Fastpasses were gone every Friday it seemed and the wait well over an hour.
    Surprised not to see more merchandise this year, just a couple items. Here is the shirt.
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    If you were curious, current photo pricing.
    Captain EO still has the prime placement in Star Traders, the racks were calmer than they have been.
    A plain wall/door blocking the exit to Star Tours.
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    A retro shirt.
    The pumpkins are back in the hub.
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    A new popcorn container this year. Mickey sells for $9.50.
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    No visible progress here but you could hear pounding inside.
    Goofy out for a stroll, think he was over at the Firehouse Band performance.
    Minnie sporting her Halloween outfit.
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    So was Pluto
    And Mickey.
    Anyone recognize this carving?
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    Some of the merchandise for this year.
    No visible progress on the tiles. Read on a couple sites they were to start coming down last week. Now seeing Oct 1st.
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    Filming something.
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    More elecTRONica gear is being set up.
    No visible progress on the removal of the sun icon.
    More gear scattered around the plaza.
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    On the rigs in the backlot they have hung quite a few projectors. So looks like images will be on the buildings.
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    The tube system stretches back by Monsters.
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    Work continues on repainting the Hyperion.
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    Notice anything missing here? Mickey is gone so they can have a support there.
    New concrete as they reconfigure the entrance to stage 12.
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    Looks like the truck will be gone soon and that will be the main entrance to the building again.
    Looking back at the structure that has been installed.
    It looks nice with the trees and no wall.
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    Nothing is in front of Muppets. Everything is on the main street or in front of Monsters.
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    In the grass some stakes.. guessing for the Buena Vista Street work, but the numbers/letters did not mean anything to me.
    Looks like PT Fleas has been gutted and the glass removed on the lower parts as they prepare to move the building.
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    Some visible progress...
    Looks like they are replacing the wall/fence.
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    A hole torn in the side of the animation building. A new door?
    Heading out toward the Pier, the parade gate was open and you could see more of the elaborate steelwork for the Cars Land Rocks.
    As well as the new water tank that has gone up.
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    The Maliboomer is still standing but partially covered with scaffolding and a large crane sits backstage to start the removal (rumor is Monday it will start).
    For those of you that like to see the rockwork take shape here are a couple pages of pics.
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    Now its clearly visible how the scaffolding works..
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    The backside.
    Little Mermaid is chugging along.
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    The arch has been covered.
    A look inside.
    Back to the rocks.
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    This week the center platform was at show level and the other two submerged.
    Some repainting going on at the ice cream shop.
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    The smoking area has been moved out here now.
    Not much visible in the dining area work, but some people moving around.
    Back to Mermaid.
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    Over to Cars Land again.
    Wonder if the staircase will be enclosed at all or if it will stay like that.. does not look like anything is going around it, yet.
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    Not much progress on the ground in front of Mermaid.
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    Spotted a water truck but not much else through the main show building.
    Radiator Springs is growing by the week.
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    This shop (Lizzies I believe) is taking shape quickly.
    A closer look.
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    Not much visible progress on the tires.
    Nor out here.
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    The farm gang is still backstage.
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    A look at the Maliboomer scaffolding.
    from the ground looking up.
    The walls have been pushed out and a temporary gate installed for the parade.
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    Some Mermaid shots from the Zephyr
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    Looks like some of the stucco/concrete exterior is now on.
    On the way out some more random shots of the murals
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    The Magical poster is still up even though Remember starts tonight.
    The waits around 3:40.
    Its probably been this way for a while and I just do not remember, but noticed the monorail gates in Tomorrowland are magnets now.
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    A look at the Red Car work from the Monorail
    A closer look (yeah I know out of focus... but you get the drift, the track is in.)
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    Over at the Disneyland Hotel the left side of the Wonder Tower is looking good.
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    The shopping village is now gone.. a pan of the site for the new pool.
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    A wide shot of the area.
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    A couple close ups
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    Had a request for a closer shot of the art work.
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    Working on the entrance to Studio 365
    World of Disney
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    The Flag Retreat, everyone was in their Halloween gear.
    A better shot of the new Mickey bucket.
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    The current park guides.
    Same maps, except Disneyland has the Halloween overlays listed).
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    The Pixar Play Parade is once again running the full route from the Plaza through the Pier.
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    Soon to be a new meet and greet
    Preparing for World of Color
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    I do not think I posted any shots of the World of Color merchandise out on the Pier.
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    The parade heading backstage.
    The masses heading for the Pier after the parade.
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    Trying to show the concrete/stucco but with the lighting and tarp it was hard to see much.
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    Some random GRR shots
    Over to Disneyland. A look over the construction wall at the Newsstand
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    The waits around 6:30pm
    Preparing for Fantasmic
    No more Fastpasses for the day already.
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    I used mine to go for a ride though.
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    The hallway was packed and we were jammed up back into the elevators.
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    The only noticeable changes were in the seance room. Some new lights and Madam Leota now floats and looks like a new projection to me.
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    The gingerbread house for this year.
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    Jack pops up.
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    The News Stand from ground level
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    The Rumble Kings in DD.
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    The Ghost Galaxy projections seemed about the same, walked by a couple of times and never saw my favorites from last year (the comet/meteor stricks or the cracks).
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    Time for Fantasmic
    The lift was back in action.
    As were the eels.
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    So the only major missing part was the dragon.
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    Watched Remember from in front of Small World (really watched the projections.. and even retrained from taking a ton of pictures).
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    This menu looked extremely bright, think this is my first time coming from this direction since it reopened earlier this year.
    Two more Ghost Galaxy shots to close with.
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