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    From the parking structure the you can see the Maliboomer is slowly shrinking (wow I goofed the exposure on that shot)
    Looking down at the Tram stop..
    Signs up for the Halloween Party
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    The billboards have been swapped out for the Halloween ones.
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    The work on the Indy show build looks complete
    First stop, DCA. Notice anything missing here?
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    They cut out part of the mural, here you can see the cut.
    Where it used to be. Looks like they literally cut it away.
    Only a few more hours till elecTRONica starts
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    There are banners and signs up. More later...
    Next up the Little Mermaid work. The exterior is slowly taking shape.
    Seems like the walkway has become a little more narrow.
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    More exterior work
    A quick glance over to Cars, the steel just keeps growing.
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    As mentioned before the Maliboomer is shrinking. The World of Color platforms were all at show level and divers were in the water this afternoon
    A closer look
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    The slow repainting of Screamin is continuing (interesting from this angle/lighting you cannot really tell)
    A closer look at the new (left) and old (right)
    Toy Story should be back in a couple of days.
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    A clear line of sight to the Bugs theater.
    Looks like they are finally going to close in the left side of the Mermaid building.
    Working my way around to the new dining area. The trees and Rustworthy are all gone.
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    A shot that ws not possible before with the trees/etc.. you can see the entire mural now.
    A peak over the fence. They were still working on removal this afternoon.
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    The PT Flea building is now in its new location.
    The Pizza Mow Mow is completely gutted.
    Still working on the exterior demo.
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    Looks like a wall up at the exit to MM (so no more shots from there)
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    Now a spin on the Fun Wheel. the Tiki columns are still there but not much else.
    No more Rustworthy.
    Looks to be in its final location now.
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    Over to Cars Land rock work.
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    The top of the Mermaid building has been painted now.
    Still working on the concrete near the front.
    A closer shot of the roof.
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    Over to Cars Land. An overview.
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    Slowly moving along on these structures.
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    Is that the frame for one of the cones going up?
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    Some of the fences have been removed as the work is expanding toward the park now.
    The track is covered for the racers, read they are applying the surface.
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    Still cool to see the scale of the project, notice the workers.
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    Scaffolding is going up around the main building, guess that means the exterior walls are going up soon.
    Only some trees and rubble remain in the farm area.
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    A wider shot of the dining area work
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    Back on the ground and finishing my loop of the Pier
    A couple shots from the Zephyr, the park was fairly empty this afternoon
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    Looks like the rock is ready to be painted.
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    Noticed they took out many the of the toothpicks on the left already and working their way to the right of the project.
    The scaffolding that is going up behind looks to be bolted in
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    The carts that were up near Ariels are now down in the Wharf area.
    Looks odd with no buildings.
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    The Farmers Market is long gone now.
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    A closer look, notice what I think is one of the Cozy Cones in the center of the shot.
    Some new signs on the construction wall to help you find your favorite foods..
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    Made a quick stop by the Blue Sky Cellar, nothing new really.
    Did spot Duffy inside.
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    This is going to be a great vista once done to walk around the corner.
    The outside world is slowly being covered up.
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    Not much visible progress on the Red Car work.
    The new fence/column looks to be done and awaiting paint.
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    Fresh concrete as the mountain range grows.
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    No water on the falls today.
    No visible progress in the Sunshine Plaza either..
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    Even the back of the sign got a graphic.
    Time to check out the prep work on the backlot.
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    A couple of CMs out promoting the event. They were heading backstage so not sure what they were saying or if they were giving anything out.
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    Setting up the face painting booth (looks like they reused some of the Glow Fest structures, just a new graphics package on them)
    The gift shop
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    The Drawn to the Magic show was out in the street today and it sounded to me like they were using the elecTRONica speakers, the show sounded much louder and crisper than it usually does.
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    The drink stand.
    The sky repainting looks complete
    They are just working on the marquee
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    Signage for the film that will be playing in the evenings in the Muppet theater.
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    The stage area has had all the seating removed.
    The laserman will be performing here in the evenings.
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    The DJ platform.
    Dance platforms.
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    The Catering Co truck has received a new paint job.
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    Some seating for the bar and food truck.
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    Those stations out front are video game consoles.
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    The menu
    Curious the stats on the amount of audio gear/lighting gear they have installed for the show.
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    As I mentioned earlier Muppets will close each night early for the Tron trailer/clips.
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    No water/mist from the spaceship. Is it broken already or just off today?
    Stopped by the store to check out the new merchandise
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    Back to the entrance, here you can see where the mural used to be.
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    A look at the backside.
    Over to Disneyland. This area was set up for the party entrance.
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    Plenty of signs to warn you of the early park closing.
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    First stop of the day to check out the recently reopened Disney Clothiers on Main Street (and avoid the Street Party a little)
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    Speaking of the Street Party...
    The waits around 3:10pm
    Now time for a trip aboard the Mark Twain, which received a new show narration.
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    A video of the journey (the audio is a little hard to make out due to my pointing away from it, but I figured this was better than a 10 minute clip of a speaker)
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    Sorry for the blurry shot, but the only usable one I had. They have added netting to the rail along the Rivers of America, where they green tarp was near the Big Thunder exit.
    Next stop the Ranch to check out the latest creations.
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    Even the turkey got into the act for the season.
    The Village Haus is under wraps
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    But the walls have been pushed back a bit on the side where the Tangled Meet and Greet will be. So there is now a courtyard.
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    The light installation is underway on Small World.
    Notice anything missing here?
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    Mickeys house is now being painting.
    Minnies house is done.
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    On Main Street some new plants (the old ones were orange).
    A heathly crowd entering the park still.
    The wait times around 4:00pm
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    The Plaza Pavilion was being used to sell tickets and distribute wristbands of the party.
    Also they were giving guests the option to upgrade their party tickets.
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    Stopped by the Fortuosity shop to check out their Halloween decorations.
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    Had a request a long time ago for Dooney & Bourke bags.. here are a could shots (and they were on sale too)
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    Back outside and across the street.
    Some exterior work is continuing.
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    They were setting up for the Halloween Party.
    Some work on the Plaza Inn
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    In case you did not have a costume you could always buy one in the park.
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    The east side of the entrance was all blocked off for the party guests.
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    A couple more shots of the Indy building work.
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    RideMakerz now has the cast of Cars available.
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    Mark your calendars if you like Oktoberfest.
    Out to the Disneyland Hotel. The left side of the tower exterior looks done.
    And the balconies have stayed on the top floor and the far side.
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    The new/old.
    Demo work continues on the water falls.
    Panning from the far left to the right of the site.
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    Still nothing in the new signs across from ESPN
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    In the DStreet window
    The Art on Demand system is back online.
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    Getting closer...
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    Another look at the Cars Land work
    A closer look
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    Over to the Mermaid work.
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    Almost showtime. The plaza was full of guests waiting for the kickoff.
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    Showtime. This was the 6:00pm kickoff.
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    A video clip of the opening of the show.
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    After the show a group of CMs came out to interact with the crowd.
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    Waiting for the 6:45 show.
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    The show was the same for the most part. Except better with the lighting now that it is darker (the first one should be better once the time changes later this month).
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    The show concludes with a countdown till the portal opens (the Backlot).
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    The DJ area.
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    A short clip to get a feel for the area.
    Dancers on the Backlot stage.
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    The event makes use of a lot of projectors on the buildings.
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    A look around the arcade. It is stocked with classic 80s video games.
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    How many do you remember playing?
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    There is a Coke vending machine nearby too.
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    Walking back toward the DJ area.
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    Found a spot to watch the laserman show.
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    A brief video of the show (more in a few pages from a better location)
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    Next up a stop by the Muppet Theater for the screening. It is a 10 minute set of clips from the film. No filming/photos allowed.
    One of the bases for the light rigs.
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    Kind of interesting. All the lights were off on the back part of the backlot (where the Hyperion is). It was not this dark, it just photographed really dark.
    But then I tried a flash shot..
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    Looking up the street.
    The bar
    The Menu
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    Back for round two with laserman.
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    A clip from the opening of the show.
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    Another look at the arcade
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    The tokens that you use for the games.
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    One last walk through as I was heading out to see World of Color
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    A caught the last half of Wold of Color from the Bay Area.
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    I had a Fastpass for 10:15 but I wanted to see if they added a Tron tag. There was nothing at the end of the show so I headed out.
    How ElecTRONica is listed.
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