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.

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  The Star Tours line stretched out through the bus area, this was at 7:45am.
  The first group being led down Main Street around 8:15am.
  The hub was being converted into an extended queue.
  

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  Available today R2D2 popcorn buckets.
  Waiting for the opening ceremony to begin.
  

• Page Number: 3
  

  Tony Baxter arriving and taking his seat.
  Always under the watchful eye of some storm troopers
  

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  Almost ready to start now that everyone has been seated.
  

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  Showtime. Our hostess for the event welcomed everyone
  

• Page Number: 6
  

  Here is a video of the opening ceremony.
  

• Page Number: 7
  

  In case you did not watch the webcast or my video the gist is there is only one seat left on the next Star Tours flight so a battle ensues.
  

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  After winning the fight and earning the seat he still had to go through security.
  

• Page Number: 12
  

  It was unveiled that Tom Staggs was the Jedi.
  

• Page Number: 13
  

  Preparing for the ribbon cutting.
  

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  After the ceremony I headed out to Main Street to see the queue. The first guests are on the left.
  As far as you could see were guests.
  The front of the line.
  

• Page Number: 17
  

  Remember the shot I had early of the queue on the ground, it is full now.
  As well as over here.
  

• Page Number: 18
  

  Did anyone wait in this? How long was it? I heard estimates of up to three hours.
  Tons of guests still coming in the park.
  

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  Over to DCA now. Here was the end of the Little Mermaid line. All the way to the entrance to Condor Flats.
  It went all the way through the attraction queue then out to some of the tiers of the World of Color viewing area. Again anyone wait in this? How long was it?
  My next stop was the Whats Next presentation that was given on the other side of the wall in the Wharf area.
  

• Page Number: 20
  

  It was great to have an unobstructed view of the rockwork. The closer you get the more impressive the scale is.
  Some shots from this great vantage point.
  

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  The theme of the presentation was construction so here are some performers that were part of the show.
  A video of the opening number.
  

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  Tom Staggs took the stage first.
  

• Page Number: 23
  

  So you have a sense of where we were and what it looked like. It was a very small venue, maybe 16 chairs across and not that many rows.
  An overview of the presentation. Cars Land, Cruise Line, and Aulani.
  

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  The screen looked better on the far shots, but it really did not photograph well.
  Our event hostess again.
  

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• Page Number: 26
  

  George Kalogridis, President of the Disneyland Resort
  

• Page Number: 27
  

  He spoke about Goofys Sky School that opens July 1st
  And the entrance and Buena Vista Street
  This was great, it was a 3D flythrough of the new entrance. I hope this makes it way into the Blue Sky Cellar.
  

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  Next up Kathy Mangum and Kevin Rafferty and Cars Land
  

• Page Number: 29
  

  They gave a virtual tour of Cars Land through concept art and their descriptions. Here is the video then went to a live camera to give an update. The live camera is below as a series of stills..
  This was great. Since we could not go into the active construction site they put a live camera guy up on Tower of Terror and took us on a tour.
  The Cozy Cones
  

• Page Number: 30
  

  The gify shop, Lizzies
  Flos
  

• Page Number: 31
  

  Ramones in the back.
  Over to the Racers
  

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• Page Number: 33
  

  Mater showed up at the end of the segment, I could not see him from my spot.
  Next up the Cruise Line
  

• Page Number: 34
  

• Page Number: 35
  

  He discussed the new ports and upcoming new ship.
  

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  Next up Aulani.
  Jason Castro singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow opened the segment.
  

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  A video of the song by Jason Castro.
  Joe Rohde took the stage to walk us through the resort.
  

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  This was a ceremonial rock that was placed before construction started, I missed the name, was too busy trying to get pictures...
  

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  The finale was a traditional Hawaiian song/story.
  

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  Mickey and Minnie came out for the finale.
  

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  A clip of Mickey and Minnie
  

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  Our hostess returns to wrap things up.
  

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  Heading out a couple more Cars Land shots for the road since it will probably be close to a year till I am able to walk here again.
  Some refreshments on the way out (note the new backstage gate structures on either side of the walkway to give you an idea of where we were).
  

• Page Number: 47
  

  One last look at Cars Land.
  There were new guide maps at both parks Friday.
  Inside the DCA one.
  

• Page Number: 48
  

  The ad flap inside.
  And Disneylands ad flap.