home > Disneyland Resort > Pictures > Friday, August 9, 2019

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
    A ground level look at the new Mickey and Friends elevator taking shape. They are creating the spans that will go out to the new shaft.
    A look into the new tram plaza area. More planters are taking shape.
    A ground level look into the site.
  • Page Number: 2
    Circular planters are for palm trees.
    Crews in the middle are compacting and leveling the ground in preparation for pavers. In the background they have started to install the pavers.
    Concrete has been poured for the tram drop off planters on the left side since my last visit.
  • Page Number: 3
    A closer look as teams are working inside the planters.
    The ramp has been poured in the distance too.
    Panning left to check out the plaza. In the distance notice the blue pavers in the furthest two seconds are in.
  • Page Number: 4
    Today teams were working on the curbs for the planters around the trees.
  • Page Number: 5
    The ring has been added since last visit.
    Concrete around the trees.
  • Page Number: 6
    A side view of the new elevator project.
    Today they poured the 5th floor connection. A worker was smoothing it out.
  • Page Number: 7
    A slightly wider view.
    A full view of the project.
    A closer look at ground level.
  • Page Number: 8
  • Page Number: 9
    The bridge over Magic Way and beyond it the walkway to Downtown Disney. This is scheduled to open next month.
    A closer look at the walkway.
    Still working on planting the trees along the far portion.
  • Page Number: 10
    Notice the street lights are in for the parking lot now.
    Finishing up the curb work.
  • Page Number: 11
    No real visible change on the ramp from this angle.
    Plenty of piping/conduit waiting to be installed.
  • Page Number: 12
    Looks like more landscaping work on the far side.
  • Page Number: 13
    Back to the tram plaza.
    The spires of Batuu in the distance.
    Disneyland Drive.
  • Page Number: 14
    The tram plaza from the Pixar Pals Parking Structure.
    The tram stop from this side.
    Panning left you can just barely make out the blue pavers.
  • Page Number: 15
    The new elevator project from this vantage point.
  • Page Number: 16
    About 15 minutes later I arrived at the parks, not too bad for security check and the tram ride. Signs up warning of an altered schedule this weekend due to the CHOC Walk.
    First stop for me, Disneyland.
    Wanted to stop by Disneyana to see the Haunted Mansion 50th merchandise but they were directing everyone to enter through the Gallery.
  • Page Number: 17
    In the Opera House lobby there was a queue set up wrapping around the Great Moments lobby area.
    Main Street USA this afternoon.
    Fantasia Ice Cream returned to Gibson Girl last week.
  • Page Number: 18
    Disneyland waits just before 2:00pm
    Main Street transportation had a variety of options this afternoon.
  • Page Number: 19
    Some work going on behind the bench.
    Each corner by the walkway has a box. Guessing they are changing the lighting or maybe some signage?
  • Page Number: 20
  • Page Number: 21
    Main Street Electrical Parade popcorn buckets with refill options.
    The offer details.
    Sleeping Beauty Castle
  • Page Number: 22
    Popcorn container options in Tomorrowland.
    A selection of Star Wars hats at the Star Trader.
    The frozen drink stand was open today in Tomorrowland
  • Page Number: 23
    Tigger was out near the Matterhorn.
    The Tomorrowland side of the Matterhorn was closed today.
    With only one side open FastPasses were gone and stand by was well over an hour.
  • Page Number: 24
    Passing through Toon Town.
    No signs of the Jolly Trolley return
  • Page Number: 25
    How long has this bird been on the speaker?
    The moat was looking a little brown.
  • Page Number: 26
    Sleeping Beauty Castle
    Where the pretzel cart used to be in Frontierland.
    One of the the 50th Anniversary of the Haunted Mansion merchandise options was a set of hitch hiking ghosts. The first being Phineas Popcorn bucket. He is more a popcorn holder.
  • Page Number: 27
  • Page Number: 28
    Haunted Mansion Cotton Candy.
    The line for Port Royal for merchandise went over the Pirates bridge.
  • Page Number: 29
    The front of the line to enter the store. It was moving slowly when I walked by.
    A Bride Churro at the cart in New Orleans Square.
    The Haunted Mansion on its 50th Anniversary.
  • Page Number: 30
    Madame Leota's Heirlooms of the Passed cart near the exit.
    Some of the merchandise in the area.
  • Page Number: 31
    A closer look at the cart offerings.
  • Page Number: 32
  • Page Number: 33
    A closer look at the 50th sign on the mansion.
  • Page Number: 34
    A replica of the sign that was outside the mansion for several years during construction.
    A 335 min wait, I used a FastPass.
  • Page Number: 35
  • Page Number: 36
    4 minutes from walking toward the entrance to heading inside.
  • Page Number: 37
    Pictures from the stretching room.
  • Page Number: 38
    From the hallway as I shuffled toward my doom buggie.. interesting note, I drew carriage number 13 (my pictures of the number did not come out though, too dark and moving too much).
  • Page Number: 39
    Some video clips from my ride through the Haunted Mansion to mark its 50th anniversary.
  • Page Number: 40
  • Page Number: 41
  • Page Number: 42
    This was the end of the Popcorn cart line at 3:30pm. It wrapped around to the fountain and was starting to wrap back on itself again.
    The Mint Julep stand line stretched past the drinking fountains and mobile order was for after 7pm.
    The line for the store was just as long as before.
  • Page Number: 43
    Work on the entrance to Adventureland continues. Some walls are up still along the water.
    Next stop Disney California Adventure. As you enter the park you are greeted with walls up around the Red Car stop.
  • Page Number: 44
    No indication of what is going on. Looks to be with the track. A plausible theory I read said they may be moving the charging equipment from Hollywood Land to hear for the trolleys.
    A look at the artwork on the wall.
  • Page Number: 45
  • Page Number: 46
  • Page Number: 47
  • Page Number: 48
    The side facing the restrooms.
    Disney California Adventure waits at 4:24pm
    No real visible progress on the Hollywood Land work
  • Page Number: 49
    Steel for one of the buildings is now visible from Hollywood Land.
  • Page Number: 50
  • Page Number: 51
    Spiderman strolling along Hollywood Blvd.
    The Black Panther was meeting in front of his location.
    A photo op for Marvel's 80th Anniversary.
  • Page Number: 52
    Some of the items at Award Wieners
  • Page Number: 53
    The Spiderman attraction work from the parade route. Looks like they have started to cover the framing.
  • Page Number: 54
    Walked by the Cozy Cone in Cars Land. A summer special.
  • Page Number: 55
    The Marvel work from Cars Land.
    The stand by queue for Little Mermaid was in use today.
    At Disneyland you could walk into the Disneyana store now with no wait. So here is a look at some of the Haunted Mansion 50th merchandise they had.
  • Page Number: 56
  • Page Number: 57
  • Page Number: 58
  • Page Number: 59
  • Page Number: 60
    Inside the vault two guitars. The one on the left was $33,000 and the one on the right $13,000.
    A closer look.
  • Page Number: 61
  • Page Number: 62
  • Page Number: 63
    No film was playing in the Opera House lobby. Not sure if this is because it was being used as a queue earlier or just the way it is now.
    The Dapper Dans of Disneyland performing along Main Street USA
  • Page Number: 64
    Made a quick trip out to New Orleans Square and the queue still stretched up the bridge to my left for the merchandise.
    Today the 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band wrapped up their summer. Here are some pictures from their 6:00pm set in Town Square.
  • Page Number: 65
  • Page Number: 66
  • Page Number: 67
  • Page Number: 68
    Making my way up Main Street USA at 6:25pm
  • Page Number: 69
    The 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band - video clips from their 6:45pm Sleeping Beauty Castle set.
  • Page Number: 70
  • Page Number: 71
  • Page Number: 72
  • Page Number: 73
  • Page Number: 74
  • Page Number: 75
  • Page Number: 76
    Time for the 7:35pm Train Station set.
  • Page Number: 77
    Video clips from the finale 7:35pm Train Station performance of the 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band including a proposal by one of the band members.
  • Page Number: 78
  • Page Number: 79
  • Page Number: 80
    FightON! Two USC students in the band this year.
  • Page Number: 81
    2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band - Earth, Wind & Fire Finale
  • Page Number: 82
    2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band Finale performance - 8:45pm Hollywood Backlot Stage - A couple clips from their set.
  • Page Number: 83
  • Page Number: 84
  • Page Number: 85
    Finale song and introductions of the 2019 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band
  • Page Number: 86
    As I was walking out Disneyland Forever was going on so I paused in the Esplanade to watch some of the show.
    As I hiked the nearly half mile back to my car (I was in the far corner of the garage, I noticed they left quite a few rows only 1 deep of cars on the level I parked.
Back to previous page