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    Looks like this banner is starting to peel off. Wonder when something based on the new Memories campaign will be installed.
    Speaking of memories.. the Esplanade banners are now swapped out.
    These look rather plain to me and kind of boring compared to the characters on the World of Color ones.
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    No real visible progress from ground level but they were moving dirt around still.
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    Again not much visible from the ground here, but can see some retaining braces on the left (these get lowered into holes to hold back the dirt)
    The walls for Playhouse Disney have been extended and the show is not running now.
    The new Pixar Pals featuring Monsters Inc.: Monsters Mayhem show started today.
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    The CDA clears the way for the Monsters.
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    A video clip of the show
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    Kids have an opportunity to participate in the show too (not as much as the Incredibles show)
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    Next up I stopped by the Animation building. The main lobby/room has new carpeting.
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    A better shot showing where the walls have been pushed out to around Playhouse Disney as it gets ready for the new show and facade tweaks.
    A better shot of the retaining walls I mentioned earlier
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    The walls have been enclosed some of the Playhouse Disney queue. Really surprised they did not put the entire queue behind the walls.
    As I was heading to Condor Flats noticed they have concrete on half the second fin on the Cadillac Range now.
    The line is much longer this week than last, but still nothing to worry about, maybe a 15 min wait tops.
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    GRR is back in operation.
    Still some work going on along the rails
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    Kind of surprised to still see the Kayak sign. Most if not all have been removed from around the ride to make it more time specific and less extreme sports.
    Still a fair amount of water dripping/leaking here.
    Working my way around the Little Mermaid building.
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    Work on the entrance sign for the attraction has begun as they are removing some of the facade to install it.
    Around front the walls are slowly going up.
    They were cleaning up after the Disney Channel Rocks show.
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    Divers in the water, as usual.
    Some shots from the Fun Wheel of the Dining Area work.
    Looks like they are just about ready to pour the rest of the floor inside the pizza place.
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    Quite a bit of work going on at the burger place.
    The painting on Goofys is moving along.
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    A closer look.
    The steel for the control tower for Goofys is up.
    A closer look (notice the worker for scale)
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    Pieces are being installed on the left tower of the Mermaid building.
    Concrete work near the Mermaid building.
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    Moving over to Cars Land they have put in place the steel for the retaining wall for Maters. They will now dig the pit for the ride system in the center of that circle.
    No real visible progress on the Cones
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    Continuing to pan to the right.
    More concrete being poured for the Flying Tires.
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    The Cadillac Range is filling in nicely.
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    The roof work of the Racers is moving along.
    The arch near the Wharf
    You can see the sheet rock for the exterior walls of the front.
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    A wider shot of the dining area.
    Trees are in the crates at the old Maliboomer site.
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    The queue looks untouched for the most part still.
    Mr. Potatohead was behind his curtain.
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    A random sweatshirt I saw as I walked by.
    A couple shots from the Zephyr.
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    Looks like they are just about ready to pour the new parade route.
    Continuing on toward the Swings.
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    The new park from ground level.
    Goofys control tower.
    From the Swings area.
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    Walking by the Wharf.
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    New banners for the Blue Sky Cellar line the parade route, the World of Color ones have been retired.
    From near the Blue Sky Cellar Entrance a look at Cars Land.
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    A closer look and pan from left to right.
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    A closer look at one of the fins.
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    The partially completed one.
    There is now a sign to help you visualize what you are looking at.
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    Time to head inside for the new exhibit.
    One of the screens when you first walk in has some great Cars Land shots.
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    I wish they would have the date on the shot, just to give context.
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    This was the most impressive shot to me. Looks to be from Tower of Terror.
    Heading inside now the first display board features new attraction posters.
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    The second board is Buena Vista Street
    The new entrance
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    The third board the new dining area and Goofys
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    The last board on the wall the Backlot work.
    Possible phase 2 work?? Notice the concept art for the Hyperion facade.
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    The new Playhouse Disney facade
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    In the display at the end of the walkway the overhead shot has been updated.
    And some other new pictures put in.
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    There is a new film playing in the screening room.
    Some of the pictures on the left hand wall have been replaced.
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    On the right hand wall the map has been swapped out with a new animated map.
    A short video clip of the map.
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    The wall above the desks.
    The first desk features a look at the evolution of the track layout (I will post the detailed shots in the construction progress section tomorrow).
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    The second desk features a look at the attraction entrance marquee.
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    Panning around there is a new display case featuring Ursula
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    The attraction model is still there and the clam models joined it in the case
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    The cars area looks the same.
    Thought this was an interesting sequence in the new video. It shows the computer model for the attraction.
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    One last look at DCA on the way to Disneyland
    This weekend is the Character Fan Days
    The holiday poster is still up.
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    The Day One at Disneyland exhibit in the gallery is gone and the new Magic on the Water one opens Saturday.
    More walls as some of the rail on the East side of the street is covered now too.
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    Looking back across Town Square. Mickey is out in the middle there.
    The music shop is still closed
    The wait times around 2:45pm
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    A look down Main Street from the Castle.
    Some rail work in Fantasyland near the Village Haus
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    The schedule for the day.
    This weekend only one gift cart and no other carts out in the middle.
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    Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, and Wendy were at one station.
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    A couple of the Country Bears at another.
    Baloo and King Louie
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    The seven dwarfs were all out at another, what a rare photo op (and the longest line I have seen for characters at the Family Fun Weekends so far)
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    They even have times posted for the dwarfs
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    The line was wrapped around and back toward the gate near the train tracks.
    An even longer line was in the center of the arena as guests were queued up to have a Disney sketch artist draw their favorite character for them (for FREE).
    The dwarfs heading off to a rest.
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    A look over the shoulder of one of the sketch artists. It was some great one on one time for everyone who waited.
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    The Alice gang heading backstage.
    Every half hour the MC took the stage and characters were introduced as they headed over to their spots for pictures.
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    First up Daisy and Donald
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    A video of the introductions.
    Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar
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    Clopin and Esmeralda with Judge Claude Frollo making a guest appearance.
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    Pinocchio was hanging out in the kids coloring area.
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    The line for Snow White and the Evil Queen (no where near as long as the Dwarfs)
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    The Hunchback crew
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    Some more shots of the sketch artists
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    The Country Bears returning for more pictures
    Time for another group of characters to come out. The Dwarfs led the show.
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    A video of the second group.
    Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, and Wendy were next.
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    Last out was Baloo and King Louie
    The Dapper Dans from Main Street took the stage next for a performance.
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    A video clip of the Dapper Dans
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    I managed to get in the queens way by accident...
    The closest I could get to having Snow White with the dwarfs.
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    Moving on, the Columbia was out and wrappin gup its day.
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    Here it is heading back to the harbor
    A fence up right passed the tables.
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    Critter Country is now closed with the walls pushed out to the bridge before Splash.
    The fence does not go all the way to the end so you can take a look behind it and looks like nothing is going on.
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    Quite a bit of scaffolding and markings on the drop.
    Walking through NOS
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    The waits around 4:20pm
    Small World has reopened.
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    More painting in Toontown.
    A look from the Monorail shows alot of dirt being moved around but nothing else too visible.
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    Same out front. Some dirt and holes but nothing else yet.
    One more look from the other side.
    Over at Downtown Disney the entrance steps are being redone.
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    Over to the Disneyland Hotel. Walls are now up around the Magic Tower.
    There is a maze to walk through to get to the lobby.
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    Once in the lobby several windows are covered as they have walls out front too.
    The entrance is still available.
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    Here you can see them working.
    A line for Chef Goofys, looked to still be closed downstairs. I was loosing daylight quickly and had to move on.
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    The Wonder Tower is just about done.
    Just one small corner left to paint.
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    They have enclosed the restaurant again.
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    Is that fresh concrete (or just the reflection with water.. hard to tell with the setting sun)
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    The new steps at the Monorail station.
    The Billys
    Stopped by to see if the Gallery was open (hoping for a sneak peak, it was not).
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    Out to Star Traders.
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    Scot Bruce at Tomorrowland Terrace
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    Waiting for the Magic, the Memories, and You! to begin.
    Show time.
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    A video of the 8:00pm showing.
    During Remember they did not project anything onto Small World.
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    A couple random Remember shots.
    Shots from the 9:15 showing.
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    The current time guides
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