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  7:24am - Parked on the Cars Level of the Pixar Pals Parking Structure this morning and ready to set off for the day.
  7:36am - On a tram heading for the parks.
  7:44am - No line so walked through one of the new gates. They are still using hand scanners so the process is the same as all the old turn stiles.
  

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  7:45am - Main Street USA 15 minutes prior to park opening.
  The Matterhorn this morning.
  

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  7:57am - Looking to my left.
  Ahead of me.
  8:02am - Alice in Wonderland is open so decided to stop there first.
  

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  Posted at 15 minutes already.
  8:09am - Onboard and setting off on my adventure.
  

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  8:13am - Dumbo posted at 15 minutes
  Is this a sign I should have gone to the Haunted Mansion first?
  

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  8:24am - Onboard and ready to take flight.
  

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  Video: My flight on Dumbo the Flying Elephant this morning, I realized I had full POV video of all the Dumbos from around the world except for Anaheim. So I went for a flight this morning to fill that gap.
  The path less traveled.
  The bench is gone and fences up.
  

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  No signs of work going on.
  There are now merchandise carts at this quiet entrance to Galaxy's Edge, joining the ones that have been at the other entrance for a long time now.
  

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  The other entrance carts are still there
  Passing through Frontierland
  Next stop the Haunted Mansion
  

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  8:25am - A 20 minute wait posted
  Only a portion of the new queue was in use when I entered, more than my last visit.
  This section of the queue I had not been in before so here are some pictures from my walk through -
  

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  This section was not in use yet.
  

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  8:46am - Made it back to the front of the Mansion.
  

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  The queue behind me had grown and was down the walkway as they worked to open more of the queue
  

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  The graveyard is still being worked on.
  

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  8:58am - Reached the merge point.
  8:59am - In the foyer and walking into a stretching room. Thanks to an unfavorable LL ratio it took over the posted 20 min this morning.
  

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  The Monkey Bride
  Jack Skellington and Zero
  

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  Video: Oogie Boogie at the finale of Haunted Mansion Holiday. An extended clip due to me being stopped near it.
  The backstage gate obstructing the back of the new gift shop as you exit the mansion.
  

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  Madam Leotas Somewhere Beyond store has opened since my last visit.
  Here are a series a pictures from my first walk through.
  

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  Tiana's Bayou Adventure was not operating and I heard from someone that it had not opened for the day yet.
  

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  The Mickey Elf popcorn buckets lasted the season.
  

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  9:24am - Pulling out of the New Orleans Train Station
  The limited windows into Tiana's makes for a poor view from the train.
  

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  Bayou Country is calm with the attraction down.
  Steaming along the Rivers of America
  

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  A raft circling the Island
  Next stop Mickey's Toontown
  25 min posted wait and backedup out the door so skipping Runaway Railway
  

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  9:36am - 5 Minute wait for it's a small world holiday
  9:40am - On a boat and setting off
  

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  Video: A few clips from my cruise on it's a small world holiday.
  Note the attraction is slated to run through the 20th this year.
  

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  Spotted some miniatures in several scenes this morning.
  A closer look
  

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  A gingerbread man in another scene
  Can you spot them here?
  Hard to see with the lighting but one near the middle of this shot.
  

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  One dancer short
  Another snowman
  

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  Stopped by Holiday Fun with Santa & Friends as it was opening.
  Snow falls as the first guests of the day enter.
  

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  Chip N Dale were out, Santa Goofy was not to appear until 11am
  

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  Alice and the Mad Hatter strolling through Fantasyland
  The Omnibus was boarding as I walked through the hub so took that as a sign to go for a ride.
  Video: A ride from the hub to Town Square on the Disneyland Omnibus.
  

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  Onboard and ready to go.
  Sleeping Beauty Castle
  

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  Passing a street car
  Frontierland
  

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  Adventureland
  

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  Main Street USA
  

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  We stopped early due to another bus in front of City Hall
  Walked back to Tomorrowland
  

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  10:22am - Posted 15 min wait for Buzz Lightyear
  It turned out to be about a 3 minute wait to board. There was no one in line and we walked right to the load area.
  

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  My score was not great today.
  Stopped to listen to the Disneyland Band
  

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  Clarabell and Pluto greeting Guests
  Video: Storytelling in the Fantasyland Theatre during the Fun with Santa and Friends! time.
  Pinocchio was acting out the story.
  

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  A wider view of the scene. It was not busy.
  

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  11:05am - Santa Goofy arriving.
  

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  The Dickens Yuletide Band
  Video: The Dickens Yuletide Band
  

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  11:39am - Going for a Monorail ride to Downtown Disney (before it closes for renovation tomorrow)
  

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  Passing over Disney California Adventure
  Buena Vista Street
  Looks like more trees staged to be installed in Downtown Disney
  

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  You can see the back of the fence for the Earl of Sandwich work, hard to tell the status of the project with the limited views
  The backside of Parkside Market
  

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  Parkside Market has opened Saturday.
  

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  The Parkside Market consists of four offerings. Outside is Sip & Sonder
  

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  The Sip & Sonder Menu
  Menus of the other locations
  

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  GG’s Chicken Shop
  Seoul Sister
  

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  Seoul Sister Menu
  

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  GG’s Chicken Shop Menu
  

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  From the stairs going up. Notice the walls up around the former ESPN as they work to divide up the ground level for future offerings.
  

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  Vista Parkside Market on the second floor.
  

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  The Disneyland Monorail Station
  

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  Heading back downstairs
  

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  Disney Wonderful World of Sweets has not opened yet.
  

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  12:12pm - Arrived at Disney California Adventure
  

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  Buena Vista Street this afternoon
  12:16pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
  

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  Entering Cars Land
  Renovation work continues at the Cozy Cone
  

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  My view at Flo's today. It took almost 20 minutes from when I said I was there for them to have our order of two hamburgers completed.
  The windows of the Cozy Cone are all covered
  

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  Renovation work continues on the backside
  Passing through Avengers Campus
  

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  Hollywood Blvd
  Clara Cluck visiting guests
  

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  Buena Vista Street Tree
  1:37pm - The queue to order at Smokejumpers was out the door
  Pluto in Grizzly Peak
  

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  Santa Goofy visits Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
  

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  The park felt crowded this afternoon.
  

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  Viva Navidad Street Party wraps up its season today.
  Video: A few clips from the 2:10pm performance of Viva Navidad Street Party
  

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  Mickey's Happy Holidays Approaching
  

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  Video: Mickey's Happy Holidays
  Minnie Mouse
  

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  Minnie and Mickey Mouse
  

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  Blessed with Voices
  

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  Holiday Toy Drummers
  

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  Five and Dime performing
  Heading to a Story Time with Deadpool Holiday Special
  

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  2024 merchandise was on sale
  

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  Mostly Khosher
  Mickey's Happy Holidays on Hollywood Blvd
  

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  Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho
  Video: Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho performing for Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure
  

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  This animated LED Mickey Mouse was on someone's stroller.
  Phat Cat Swinger performing on the Palisades stage this evening.
  

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  Video: Phat Cat Swinger performing at Disney Festival of Holidays
  

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  After the Phat Cat Swinger set I walked quickly over and caught the final Viva Navidad Street Party. I walked around the perimeter since I was too late to get a good spot.
  

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  Back for the 6:30pm Phat Cat Swinger set
  Video: A few clips of Phat Cat Swinger performing their rendition of the Nutcracker Suite
  

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  7:09pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
  Stopped by the 7:15pm performance by Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho
  

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  The performance was the same as the earlier one so I opted to walk over to Disneyland to see a Wintertime Enchantment moment
  

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  7:24pm - Main Street USA
  7:30pm - Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle
  

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  Video: A clip of the snow fall during Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle on Main Street USA
  

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  The lights and animations were off in most of the windows at the Emporium.
  

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  Noticed the light has not returned yet nearest the train station.
  7:45pm was a popular time to leave. It was a 3-4 tram wait.
  Walking by Parkside Market
  

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  My path today at the Disneyland Resort.