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- Arrived at the parking structure just after 8:00am and was directed into a spot on the Mickey level.
- The Esplanade at 8:35am, the parks open at 9:00am and they had started to let guests in around 8:30. A much calmer and less crowded scene than a couple weeks ago.
- Main Street USA with guests all on their phones waiting to try for Rise of the Resistance boarding groups. Everyone who wanted one at park opening got one, backup groups lasted until noon today.
- Making my way up Main Street USA at 9:03am
- A check of the carousel renovation.
- A check of Snow White's Scary Adventures renovation work.
- Belle & the Beast were out near it's a small world on the parade route greeting guests.
- My two young nephews were with us today so we went for a cruise on it's a small world at 9:30am.
- Only one side was loading and only a boat or two wait.
- Main Street Transportation was making the rounds.
- The Disneyland Band arriving for their 10am set. No time to stop though as I was heading out to a Walt Disney Archives Event. I will return this afternoon.
- Forgot to mention our boarding groups. Most of the group received 87. They had a problem with the app loading/refreshing. I waiting then cancelled and rebooked mine and ended up with group 117 because I was going to be gone until mid afternoon.
- I returned to the parking structure at 2:32pm and this time ended up on Goofy on the far side.
- Signs for this evenings Pixar Nite as well as no boarding groups are out.
- They were selling tickets right up to the event.
- At the Toy Story lot they were passing out Mulan buttons to guests, I did not see any on either of my times through the Mickey and Friends garage today.
- They had a Fluffernutter Churro on display at the cart so stopped for a picture
- A description of the churro. There seems to be a healthy line for these.
- Disney California Adventure waits at 3:18pm
- Signs up to try and guide guests to order or pick up their food.
- A quick look at the Avengers Campus project.
- Disneyland waits at 3:29pm
- Sleeping Beauty Castle this afternoon
- Storm Troopers out in Black Spire Outpost
- A second set were also roaming around.
- Our first Rise of the Resistance group was called at 2:43pm and we entered the queue at 3:49pm
- There was a little backup at the scan point, only a minute or so pause.
- The water fall was not flowing.
- We walked through most of the queue without even slowing down.
- 4:00pm reached the briefing rooms, 11 minutes only.
- 4:16pm onboard the transport
- 4:22pm back to Batuu for a total time of 33 minutes.
- The second group of ours was called while onboard and one member of that group did not want to ride so I was able to go for a second pass through.
- 4:27pm - entered the queue
- 4:35pm - About to enter the caves
- 4:47pm - reached the briefing rooms
- BB-8
- A cast member working on the exterior of the shuttle, noticed one the first time through too. They had prop wrenches and equipment.
- Or was it a prop? While onboard the shuttle an announcement played saying the ride stopped. Within 10 minutes a cast member opened the interior door (the one that never opens) and escorted us through the center of the shuttles then back outside.
- Waiting to disembark... it was interesting to see how the shuttles operate (no pictures of course).
- Walking back through the courtyard to get our tickets scanned for a later experience.
- The Mark Twain heading toward port.
- The Golden Horseshoe this evening.
- Main Street USA at 5:26pm, we decided to stay here for the 6:00pm Magic Happens Parade.
- A family of ducks out for a walk
- Almost parade time. It was fairly dark but noticeably more light than last Friday.
- Video of the opening of the 6:00pm Magic Happens Parade on Main Street USA at Disneyland.
- Next up Moana
- Video of the Moana section of the Magic Happens Parade at Disneyland.
- Video: Coco section of the Magic Happens Parade at Disneyland.
- Next up the Frozen sectin
- Video: Frozen section of Magic Happens Parade at Disneyland.
- Kristoff
- The finale making its way up Main Street USA
- Video: Finale groups - Magic Happens Parade at Disneyland
- Next up we headed to Tomorrowland to pick up a wristband and button for the Indiana Jones Adventure 25th Anniversary AP night tonight.
- Here is a picture of the button and wristband.
- We waited over 30 minutes since our timing was bad and we showed up right when it opened at 6:30pm. After waiting the group was beat and we headed for the exit and decided to skip the ride this evening.
- 8:05pm back at the parking structure. Took one of the new elevators. Here is a look at the floor logo.. too many other guests inside for other pictures, its a regular elevator.