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  11:56am - Parked near the far corner of the Mickey level today
  The tram stop billboards feature Disneyland 70th now
  

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  The banners along the tramway also feature Disneyland 70th
  

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  The Esplanade has a large castle music box and more 70th banners, but no time to stop right now. I want to enter the park to pick up a virtual queue spot for World of Color Happiness!
  12:14pm - Secured my virtual queue spot for World of Color Happiness!
  

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  Disneyland 70th Decorations on the Main Street Train Station
  

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  Renovation work continues on the posts
  The east side turn stiles are still behind walls being converted to the new ones.
  A new electronic sign and Disneyland 70th Key to Disneyland location on the right.
  

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  Disneyland 70th Key to Disneyland, you can purchase a key and then go to stations like this throughout the park to unlock them and activate your key.
  A new electronic sign with a QR code to scan for show times. It loads the Disneyland App and takes you to the schedule for the day.
  The Disneyland 70th Guidemaps feature Paint the Night on the cover and Mickey and Minnie on the interior.
  

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  The Disneyland 70th Town Square photo op
  Main Street USA is decked out for the 70th.
  

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  Video: The Disneyland Band accompanied by Mickey Mouse Friends perform Celebrate Happy with the Dapper Dans in Town Square.
  The March arriving in Town Square
  

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  Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Dale
  Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Chip
  

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  The Dapper Dans
  A wider view of the scene
  

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  Main Street USA
  Sleeping Beauty Castle with its 70th decorations
  

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  The Enchanted Tiki room is closed for renovation
  

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  Renovation walls have been removed and a new fountain and wall have emerged near the restrooms.
  The fountain had no water yet
  

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  Merchandise queues stretched out of stores at times.
  

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  Attraction waits were moderate, the Jungle Cruise was not using the second story queue.
  1:05pm - Indiana Jones posted at 25 minutes
  In the former Fastpass distribution area there are a set of lockers
  

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  If you tap a MagicBand+ it triggers some action and a souvenir card is printed.
  Here is the Jungle Cruise Card
  The back of the card.
  

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  New popcorn buckets and other items are available throughout the park to celebrate the 70th.
  There seemed to be plenty of stock on hand and most queues were on the shorter side.
  

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  1:11pm - 13 min wait posted for the Haunted Mansion
  The exterior renovation on the Golden Horseshoe wrapped up since my last visit. There are banners for the 70th anniversary
  

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  No changes inside the Golden Horseshoe
  Another look at the Mickey popcorn bucket
  

• Page Number: 24
  

  Other popcorn bucket options
  This is a queue for another of the souvenir printouts
  

• Page Number: 25
  

  There are three available here, I will stop by later when the wait is shorter.
  The Disneyland Band was wrapping up a set as I walked by.
  The Matterhorn is closed for renovation.
  

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  Monorail Red has a 70th anniversary wrap.
  Sleeping Beauty Castle
  1:23pm - Disneyland wait times
  

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  1:24pm - The crowd for the 1:30pm Celebrate Happy Cavalcade
  Tilly at the Main Street Cinema has another tap point for a souvenir printout.
  

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  Here is the Main Street USA printout/card
  1:39pm - Found a spot for the Celebrate Happy Cavalcade
  

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  Video: Celebrate Happy Cavalcade opening day performance
  Duffy and ShellieMay lead the way
  

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  Max is marching along behind them
  

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  A trio of princesses on a float vs an Omnibus like other recent cavalcades
  

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  Goof and the gang are wearing their new Disneyland 70th Anniversary costumes
  

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  Mickey and Minnie Mouse
  An assortment of characters behind the second float.
  

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  I moved around to Town Square and caught a second pass of most of the cavalcade
  

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  Chip
  Goofy
  

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  Pluto
  Donald Duck
  

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  Mickey Mouse
  Miguel from Coco
  

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  The characters waving as the parade gate closes
  1:53pm - Heading to Disney California Adventure
  

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  Disneyland 70th Banners in the Esplanade
  A Castle Music Box sculpture between the two parks
  Video: A brief video clip of the Music Box audio. It plays very slow versions of classic Disney songs.
  

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  Each turret represents an original land and has icons from the land.
  I will circle back later for a more detailed look.
  

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  Buena Vista Street has the same banners as Main Street USA
  World of Color Happiness! is featured on the Disney California Adventure Guidemap.
  

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  The Buena Vista 70th Anniversary photo op
  Its graduation season. A cart on Buena Vista Street.
  

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  1:59pm - Disney California Adventure wait times.
  Route 66 in Cars Land this afternoon
  Shoestring fries have replaced the steak fries at Flo's since my last visit.
  

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  The trashcans have been separated. Food scraps on one side
  The other two cans on the other side.
  No wait for Luigi's at the moment, I did not notice but guessing it just reopened.
  

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  Cross Street no longer goes through to Avengers Campus. Construction has started on the expansion project.
  

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  The Cozy Cone can with the cone has been moved to the other side since my last visit.
  Better Together dessert package tables line the parade route.
  70th Anniversary merchandise
  

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  Ropes but no crowd for the parade, it has already stepped off in Hollywood Land.
  2:53pm - Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade returned today for the Disneyland 70th Anniversary Celebration and will run all summer.
  Video: Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Turning Red in the Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Up! in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Soul in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Inside Out in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Luca in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  Incredibles in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  Toy Story in Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  Final float of Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
  

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  As the parade heads backstage it pauses for a final performance by the dancers
  Video: Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade - Parade Gate Finale
  

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  3:11pm - 25 minute wait posted for Toy Story Midway Mania
  70th Anniversary stickers throughout Toy Story Midway Mania
  

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  Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade Dessert Package offering
  Cotton Candy bags
  Inside Out Water Art
  

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  Carthay Circle Restaurant Disneyland 70th decorations
  

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  Hollywood Blvd is lines with banners for the 70th
  The Disney Theater renovation is wrapping up. The Marquee is not finished yet but the rest of the building looks done.
  Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live has opened inside.
  

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  Thunderbolts billboard on Stage 17
  Phineas and Ferb greet guests on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood Land.
  

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  The Animation Building has a few new segments. I caught the Moana and Encanto ones when I stopped by today.
  

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  Encanto segment
  

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  Red Guardian Alexei Shostakov from the Thunderbolts in Avengers Campus
  The Avengers Campus side of the walkway to Cars Land has a blue construction wall.
  

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  Looking to the left no signs of work yet.
  

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  Some more walls visible
  A 15 min wait posted for WEB Slingers
  I opted to hike out to Toy Story because it had a posted 20 minute wait.
  

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  4:17pm - It was up to 35 by the time I got there but I decided to wait anyways.
  4:33pm - At the merge point
  More 70s in the load area
  

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  4:38pm - About a 20 minute wait to board today.
  There are 70s on a number of targets and other signs for the 70th throughout the attraction.
  Some pictures from the ride (I did not put glasses on the camera so the images of the screens are not good).
  

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  With the new targets the scores are on the higher side now. Even taking pictures I managed to get 250K.
  

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  Incredicoaster had a 20 min wait.
  San Fransokyo Square
  The tables on the fences from the festivals are still around and have 70th covers
  

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  A fence has been installed around the patio seating at Carthay Circle
  Video: Another look at the music box in the esplanade.
  

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  A closer look at the details of the musicbox in the esplanade. Each original land has a banner and symbol.
  

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  A closer look at the graphic on the base
  

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  The turrets each have hanging ride vehicle elements
  

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  A closer look at the Fantasyland Turret
  Dumbo
  Casey Jr
  

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  Mr. Toad
  Peter Pan
  

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  it's a small world
  Next up Frontierland
  

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  Sailing Ship Columbia and the Canoes
  Main Street USA
  

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  Adventureland
  

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  Tomorrowland
  

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  A closer look at the banners in the Esplanade for the 70th Anniversary
  Chip N Dale Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  

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  Minnie Mouse Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  Mickey Mouse Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  Pluto Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  

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  Donald Duck Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  Goofy Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  Clarabell Cow Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  

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  Daisy Duck Disneyland 70 Banner in Esplanade
  No signs of work on the ticket booths that are slated to be removed.
  

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  Earl of Sandwich is still open for business.
  Downtown Disney has activation spots, banners, and window displays for Disneyland 70th.
  

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  The Little Mermaid 70th Anniversary photo op near the tram stop.
  A look at the 70th offerings in Downtown Disney
  

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  The backstage gate near World of Disney features a Disneyland 70th graphic
  Disneyland 70th Banners line the walkway
  

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  World of Disney Windows feature Disneyland 70th displays and posters
  

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• Page Number: 97
  

  Finding Nemo Disneyland 70th photo op
  The photo ops are only one sided.. this is the back of the Lion King one
  

• Page Number: 98
  

  The Lion King 70th Photo op
  Each photo op can be activated with a Magic Band+
  Tortilla Jo's is almost completely gone. Just some of the west wall along Disneyland Drive remains.
  

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  Frozen Disneyland 70th
  

• Page Number: 103
  

  The former ESPN building renovation continues. The moving heads are covered again. The building still has not been closed in again.
  

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  Hawaiian food truck in Downtown Disney today.
  

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  The framing for the walls is being installed on the new Earl of Sandwich.
  

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  Disneyland 70th Anniversary Mural on the restrooms near the Downtown Disney security checkpoint.
  

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  This Nectar Kiosk is new since the last time I walked through. A full store will be opening soon.
  

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  I think this is where the Nectar store will be, next to the Dlander Store.
  Another look at the Earl of Sandwich
  A wider view of the ESPN building project.
  

• Page Number: 110
  

  A 70th Anniversary logo has been added to the hat at you walk toward the Disneyland Hotel.
  At the Disneyland Hotel another 70th Anniversary photo op, featuring Tinker Bell.
  

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  Spike the Bee photo op.
  Topiary Photo op
  Disneyland 70 banners line the Disneyland Hotel driveway
  

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  Decorations along the entrance way to the Disneyland Hotel
  

• Page Number: 113
  

  The carpet is new for Disneyland 70th
  

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  Inside a new mural for the 70th.
  

• Page Number: 116
  

  Some of the Disneyland 70th merchandise, including the new book - The Happiest Place on Earth.
  

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  Monorail Red features a new wrap for Disneyland 70th.
  

• Page Number: 118
  

  5:44pm - Trams heading to the parks are full as you would expect for a Friday night.
  The entrance of Disneyland from the Monorail
  

• Page Number: 119
  

  Monorail Red could use some interior renovation
  Passing over the Sub Lagoon.
  

• Page Number: 120
  

  Matterhorn Bobsleds are closed for their annual renovation.
  The windows have some film on them.
  

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  The Tomorrowland tap point for the souvenir printouts is not operational yet. It is installed in a planter near the Autopia.
  Autopia wait time this evening.
  Harold sipper for Disneyland 70th
  

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  Galactic Grill has a set of windows dedicated to mobile pickup of the popcorn buckets and sippers.
  Current menu at Galactic Grill
  

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  Only one seagull in the lagoon still.
  Matterhorn renovation walls feature the shields with information again.
  All appear the same as the last several years.
  

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  Monorail Red passing over the sub lagoon with its 70th anniversary wrap.
  

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  6:38pm - Small World Mall viewing for the 8:45pm Paint the Night Parade is full already.
  6:39pm - 10 minute posted wait for it's a small world.
  6:55pm - Setting off on my cruise, the attraction went down briefly so the wait was longer than planned.
  

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  No signs of Groot here (the Tokyo version has Groot right now and he is in this scene)
  

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  The lighting in several scenes seemed to be very bright.
  

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  Miguel and Dante from Coco have joined the cast of it's a small world.
  

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  Four dancers today
  

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  The pavement renovation projects have wrapped up and all the walls are down from the area.
  

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  A Disneyland 70 Photo Prop at Storybook Land Canal Boats
  Disneyland 70 Balloons
  Pinocchio Renovation has wrapped up since my last visit.
  

• Page Number: 137
  

  The queue for the Disneyland 70 MagicBand+ Activation point
  Here your band causes a shield to do something, no print out souvenir.
  

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  The left most one was out of service already.
  Sleeping Beauty Castle this evening.
  A Key to Disneyland Station in Fantasy Faire
  

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  A guest activating the station with her key.
  It lights up and blows bubbles in addition to some sound.
  

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  The queue for the Frontierland tap point was only a handful of guests so I got in line.
  There are three print outs available in Frontierland.
  Mark Twain Riverboat
  

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  Golden Horseshoe Revue
  

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  Disneyland Railroad
  A lamp post along the Rivers of America is gone for renovation.
  

• Page Number: 143
  

  Port Royal Curios and Curiosities has closed and has been converted to a seating area for the Royal Street Veranda since my last visit.
  A quick look around the seating area.
  

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  Walls up on this side of the Tiki Room too.
  7:30pm - Main Street USA was very busy as you would expect. Paint the Night Returns in 75 minutes.
  

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  7:37pm - The queue to enter Disneyland stretched to the Monorail this evening.
  

• Page Number: 149
  

  The Carthay Circle Restaurant has projections throughout the evening. I paused to see them before heading to World of Color Happiness.
  My group had been called already.
  

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  You can see some of the projection elements now, but it is still too bright out.
  Mickey Mouse out for a stroll.
  

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  8:12pm - Tinker Bell would come by every few minutes but nothing else was going on, I had to get going for World of Color so will have to try and see them another night.
  A moderate crowd in the park this evening.
  Found a spot for World of Color Happiness!
  

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  Video: The Muppets attempt to deliver the safety spiel for World of Color Happiness!
  Kermit the Frog
  Sam Eagle
  

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  Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
  Animal
  

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  Rowlf the Dog and Kermit
  

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  Miss Piggy
  

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  Fozzie Bear
  

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  Video: World of Color Happiness! Clips including I2I
  Some random pictures from World of Color Happiness!
  

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  Joy and the Inside Out gang take over the show after the opening.
  

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  Fear
  

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  Turning Red
  Wish
  

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  Bubbles are set off from throughout the audience
  

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  Anger
  

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  Anxiety
  Fog is dispersed from the planters
  

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  Bubbles with fog/smoke in them.
  9:29pm - The Esplanade this evening.
  The queue to enter Disneyland extends well past the Monorail
  

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  Another angle of the Disneyland queue
  9:34pm - Onboard a tram and about to pull out.
  Wondrous Journeys underway as I walked to my car from the tram stop
  

• Page Number: 172
  

  My walking path today.
  One last look at the new souvenir print outs. Here are the front of the cards I collected today.
  The back of the cards.