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    Parked and on my way to the parks at noon.
    Picking up leaves and cleaning the walkways and parking lot.
    The Fantasy Tower renovation work looks to be wrapped up. No signs of people working today.
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    A DVC space in the Fantasy Tower lobby.
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    The new tower in the distance
    Since my last visit some more scaffolding has been removed revealing more of the new facade
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    A closer look
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    The walkway has reopened but at half width.
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    Decided to take a walk over to the Pixar Place Hotel work.
    I did not venture inside, but scaffolding is up and work on the back is underway.
    This half of the back of the tower has not progressed in a while.
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    From Disneyland Drive the front of the building has some more details since my last visit.
    Crews are still repainting the left/south side of the tower.
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    The entrance is still closed.
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    Walking back to Downtown Disney
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    Once through security the barriers have been moved out and are just fences now vs walls.
    The environmental art is still present
    A wider view showing the new fence and how it comes up to where the concrete work was done.
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    They were working on this planter.
    A look toward the Monorail station at the area that was redone recently.
    A new dining kiosk, Clyde's Hot Chicken opened recently.
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    The menu
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    The Jazz Kitchen has quite a different feel now than before. The renovation work looks to be on its final stages.
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    Walls are up around the former Catal, Uva Bar and Sprinkles locations.
    The railing has been cut away. Maybe exterior stairs coming?
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    12:41pm - Arrived at Disney California Adventure
    First stop Pacific Wharf to check in on the San Fransokyo Square project.
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    More graphics have been added to the buildings since my last visit. Here is a look at the new as well as some of the previous additions over the next series of shots.
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    No changes with the bridge.
    Not a lot of visible change here either.
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    Looks like electrical and other preparation work for the signage is installed.
    These boxes looked new.
    No visible progress on the restroom facade
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    Spotted a barrier and wall near the beer truck.
    A closer look
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    from the other side.
    The truck is back in Avengers Campus, it was not there my last visit.
    No visible progress on this project for the gift shop.
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    Moon Girl was out greeting guests in Hollywood Land
    Passing through Carthay Circle
    The Silly Symphony Swings are being reassembled as the renovation project enters its final stages.
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    The platforms were down by the projector housing doors were open and several of the spot lights housings were open today.
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    Soarin' Around the World has returned.
    1:40pm - Entering Disneyland.
    Main Street USA
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    Three new window tributes were revealed this morning above the Wish Lounge on Main Street honoring Make a Wish.
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    Confetti from the morning celebration was still in the planters
    Next up a check of the Adventureland Treehouse project.
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    The Fantasmic stage has scaffolding up around the work on the Maleficent Dragon after the incident last week.
    Boarding the Mark Twain Riverboat
    New Orleans Square from the Rivers of America
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    Now a look at Tom Sawyer Island. The front portion has walls up and it looks like they are preparing to reopen the island for guests.
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    Notice there is a renovation wall behind the building
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    It was hard to see anything through the cover but it seemed like the dragon was still in the same position as the pictures I saw online before the covers went up.
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    Here you can see the renovation walls up near the dock.
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    Looks like they may be working on the railings aboard the Mark Twain. The near ones looked stripped down and the outer rail looked like new.
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    Another angle
    A section that looks newly redone.
    One stair case was also closed.
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    Looking back at New Orleans Square
    Passing by Splash Mountain
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    The EP Ripley steaming along the Rivers of America
    Ship to Shore Marketplace looks ready to reopen after its renovation.
    A closer look at the menu
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    A few more Adventureland Treehouse pictures from New Orleans Square
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    The Mark Twain Riverboat at Frontierland Landing
    No real visible progress on Tianas Palace.. also odd the printed scrims are rolled up and not in visible.
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    Scrims are up again at the Train Station project
    Sleeping Beauty Castle this afternoon
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    The Matterhorn Bobsleds are closed for a scheduled renovation project
    The walls feature the history signs again.
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    Made a quick visit to Mickey's Toontown
    The facade work on the roof is still ongoing.
    CenTOONial park tree roots are looking ok still.
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    Disneyland wait times at 3:00pm
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    Disney California Adventure wait times at 3:10pm
    Plenty of seating inside at Flo's
    I opted to eat outside with a view of Ornament Valley.
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    The cactus in Ornament Valley are starting to bloom.
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    Green Army Patrol on the move
    Girls Night Out performing at the Paradise Gardens Bandstand.
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    The Lightning Lane return was backed up to the walkway for Goofy's Skyschool
    Standby was posted at 45 minutes
    Even with all the marketplaces gone the walkways seemed busy today.
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    Five and Dime performing in Carthay Circle
    Elias & Company on Buena Vista Street
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    4:21pm - The wait for the Disneyland Railroad stretched halfway down the stairs
    Disney 100 Mickey Statue in Town Square
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    Disney 100 hanging flower baskets
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    Time for the nightly Flag Retreat
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    Making my way through the hub
    A family of ducks was also visiting the hub.
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    Matterhorn from the Monorail platform
    Time for a look at the Downtown Disney west side project check over the next series of pictures from the Monorail.
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    Foundation work is underway
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    The boundary of the project has been pushed out to the new concrete. The old concrete and planter have been removed.
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    Passing by the entrance of Disneyland
    A look at the Matterhorn from the Monorail
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    Passing through the hub again.
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    5:16pm - Guests ready for the 6:30pm Magic Happens Parade
    Stopped to listen to the Main Street Piano Player
    Merchandise for the upcoming live action Little Mermaid film in the Emporium.
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    Disney Parks Starbucks tumblers
    The Dapper Dans performing near the firehouse
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    Goofy was entertaining guests as they waited for the parade.
    Silver Cinderella popcorn buckets
    Goofy strolling along
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    Mickey passed by too
    6:30pm - Magic Happens Parade
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    Mickey Mouse
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    Minnie Mouse
    Goofy
    Pluto
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    Donald Duck with Dale in the background
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    Moana
    HeiHei
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    Maui
    Miguel
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    Kristoff
    Sven
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    Pinocchio
    Tinker Bell
    Cinderella
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    Arthur, Merlin and Archimedes
    Sleeping Beauty Finale
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    6:55pm - Haunted Mansion wait posted at 13 minutes
    Ducks enjoying the lawn.
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    A good site.. most of the queue was not in use
    7:02pm - In the foyer and heading toward the stretching room.
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    My doombuggy stopped near the caretaker for several minutes
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    Video: Haunted Mansion Graveyard Caretaker
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    Beware of hitchhiking ghosts..
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    Sleeping Beauty Castle
    Round two of Mickey's Toontown
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    About a third of the entrance walkway was being used for stroller parking.
    Mickey and Minnie Mouse
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    Good Boy! Grocers closes at 7pm.
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    The gate to enter Goofy's yard near Donald's boat has been removed (think it was gone last visit too but too busy to get a picture)
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    The lawn this evening.
    Interesting there is a need for a sign to find the stand by entrance.
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    Another view of the lawn this evening
    Taken just before 8pm when Toontown was starting to close for the fireworks.
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    Took a walk through Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
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    Quite a few cast members and no guests at the Milk Stand
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    Found a table with a view for a few minutes to check email.
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    The area around Rise of the Resistance was busy. Lightning Lane looked rather backed up and Standby was at 90 minutes.
    The Rivers of America were calm this evening. They were not offering Wondrous Journeys projections this evening.
    The Mark Twain was conducting night cruises though.
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    Out door vending set up in Town Square.
    9:20pm - Found a spot for Wondrous Journeys
    A look behind me.
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    They played a high wind warning announcement.. low level was calm.
    Showtime
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    Wondrous Journeys did have fireworks but only low level ones.
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    Video: Wondrous Journeys Finale
    9:55pm on a tram and heading for the parking structure.
    Here is a look at my final path from today's visit.
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