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- 12:03pm - Parked in the middle of the Pixar Pals Parking Structure this afternoon.
- There were a number of these mobile lights set up around the Mickey and Friends tram stop.
- Earl of Sandwich is still open.
- A Pixar Fest 2024 photo op/poster on the backstage gate near World of Disney
- The National Geographic Octopus photo op is still available.
- A large mobile looking Pixar Fest prop is being assembled in the Esplanade between the two parks. Pixar Fest begins next Friday.
- 12:20pm - Arrived at Disneyland
- Hyperspace Mountain poster as you enter the park.
- The renovation work in Town Square continues. The printed scrims were in place this week.
- A large Pixar Fest prop is being installed in Town Square
- This one piece is covered, all the others on both sides are not.
- The plants have not gone in yet.
- The other side
- Main Street USA this afternoon
- Mickey and Minnie leading the Disneyland Band
- Mickey Mouse
- Chip, Dale, Donald Duck and Goofy
- 12:25pm - Disneyland Wait Times
- Trees are in bloom around the park.
- That says 40 minutes I think...
- Both Star Wars popcorn buckets are still in stock
- Looked like some trees or plants were gone and the projector was more visible today.
- 1:00pm - Passing by Sleeping Beauty Castle
- The Mark Twain was boarding so went for a cruise
- The Disneyland Band arrived to play us off
- The work in the Rivers of America has wrapped up, just over a month to go until Fantasmic returns
- The new peak in the distance
- Too bad the Mark Twain did not have another deck or two.. it would make the view of the Haunted Mansion project more interesting.
- The mound of dirt is still there.
- New Orleans Square this afternoon
- Steaming by the Haunted Mansion
- Spotted one worker checking out the work.
- No visible progress on the gift shop.
- A little further down the river is Tiana's Bayou Adventure. The trees are taking shape and more details are being added to the mountain.
- A closer look at one of the trees
- Looking back at New Orleans Square
- A team working on one of the trees
- Back on shore along the Rivers of America. You can only see the equipment from this angle.
- Another look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure work, this time from the ground.
- Scaffolding up on the area below the bridge
- A temporary Briar Patch sign on the wall on the right one of the last Splash Mountain references in the area.
- The newly enclosed portion of the flume
- Waterfall area in Critter Country.
- The Mark Twain Steaming along
- The Seek and Find cylinders/key word turned out to be the same as last week.
- Sabine Wren was strolling through Black Spire Outpost
- The Droids in Training were out roaming around near the Droid Depot when I found them.
- Video: A pair of BDX droids exploring Black Spire Outpost.
- The cast members controlling the droids
- Some of the trees in bloom on Batuu
- Passing by Big Thunder under blue skies now
- Woody and Jessie walking along the Big Thunder Trail
- The canopy has not returned yet.
- A lot of people in the small world mall this afternoon.
- Making my way back to Tomorrowland. No Season of the Force banners. Just regular Tomorrowland ones
- The second card is C-3PO for the Seek and Find Game.
- The first and second card in the set. There is a new card every two weeks.
- Strolling down Main Street USA
- The Star Tours posted was updated for Season of the Force
- Signs still up trying to sell Magic Key Passes
- A number of light posts are gone from around the park. Here you can see a couple boxes marking where they were.
- 2:59pm - Arrived on Buena Vista Street
- Carthay Circle
- 3:03pm - Disney California Adventure Wait Times
- The performance corridor was not as busy as previous visits.
- This is the final weekend for the 2024 Food and Wine Festival.
- Work continues on the former Blue Sky Cellar
- A heavier crowd further along.
- The view from my table this afternoon.
- Walking through Ornament Valley
- The queues are routinely long, seems like a good number of guests still do not want to mobile order.
- Walls are down from near the Little Mermaid
- Return scanners have been installed in the queue
- The area looks complete and ready to open soon.
- Looking down the queue.
- The Jammin Chefs
- One of the World of Color platforms was raised and testing this afternoon
- Video: World of Color Fountain testing and platforms rising up.
- A few moments later the other two platforms were raised into position. You can see some bubbles as the process starts.
- DCA had missing lamp posts too.
- Mel and Friends performing on the Band Stand
- Took a stroll around Pixar Pier
- The Toy Story return filled its queue and stretched out along the Pier a ways. Stand by was posted at 55min but guessing it was longer with the backup
- The Incredicoaster was busy too. Standby was over an hour.
- The return was not as backed up as Toy Story but still not flowing smoothly
- Tomasina performing.
- Redwood Creek renovation is ongoing
- The LL return queue for Grizzly River Run was using extended switchbacks. It was in the 60s but sunny.
- Thought this seemed long given the weather.
- Pluto pretending to be an airplane
- I was expecting Soarin' to be a mess given the other attractions I just walked by. It was not. LL return was walking right in. Stand by was around 35-45 minutes the several times I checked this afternoon. I wanted to experience the California film but th
- Five and Dime performing in Carthay Circle
- A Red Car at the Animation Building
- Looks like they are starting to set up for Pixar Fest (or something else)
- The Marvel signs and photo op have been removed. Guessing Pixar Fest preparations.
- Chef Goofy
- Another view of the lights, there were a handful of these units around the tram stop
- More missing lamp posts
- Walls have been removed and some test dining was underway at Centricos. I saw May 2nd is the official opening date.
- Paseo looked ready to go but was not open when I walked by.
- Tiendita looks ready to go. The ordering kiosks were turned on.
- Back to Centrico
- The schedule for this weekend.
- Season of the Force was on one side of the sign in Downtown Disney
- The other side was Food & Wine Festival
- Taqueria is now closed.
- The Parkside Market continues to take shape. Looks like the crane is gone.
- The scrims were rolled up so you could see the concrete work today. Forms are in but no concrete yet.
- A Pixar Fest photo op at the former ESPN building.
- The Earl of Sandwich trailer was not open yet.
- Only a DJ this evening.
- Walking back to the park.
- Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln was closed today. The lobby was open though.
- Another missing lamp post.
- Video: Magic Happens Parade opening sequence on Main Street USA.
- Mickey Mouse
- Minnie Mouse in Magic Happens
- Chip in Magic Happens
- Goofy in Magic Happens
- Moana in Magic Happens
- Heihei in Magic Happens
- Miguel in Magic Happens
- Anna and Olaf in Magic Happens
- Pinocchio in Magic Happens
- Merlin and Arthur in Magic Happens
- Tiana and Naveen in Magic Happens
- Sleeping Beauty in Magic Happens
- Visiting Star Tours
- 5:50pm - Says 15 min wait.
- 5:54pm - At merge point
- 5:59 - At security droid and they announced there is a problem so boarding will be slowed.
- 6:10pm - At a gate, so 20 min wait due to the delays.
- 6:12pm - Onboard.
- 6:46pm - Runaway Railway was down as I entered Toontown this evening, next door Car Toon Spin also went down.
- Chubby popcorn bucket in stock.
- 7:11pm - As I was leaving the area noticed they opened Runaway Railway so decided to go for a ride.
- The wait time has not been activated yet.
- All is back in working order here
- 7:15pm - Waiting for the preshow. Took about 4 minutes to walk the queue, no real wait.
- 7:19pm - Boarding my train.. lucky number 13.
- 7:28pm - As I was leaving the wait time was posted at 25 min.
- Passing by Sleeping Beauty Castle
- 7:37pm - Disneyland Wait Times
- Another lamp post missing.
- The lights on the construction wall by the Haunted Mansion were almost all off. Only a handful were on.
- The Mark Twain was conducting night cruises today. The river Jazz performances and project show are not running.
- 9:20pm - Arrived in Black Spire Outpost and managed to squeeze into a spot for the Fire of the Rising Moons. Not the best view but for a 10 min investment not horrible.
- Guests and the light sabers
- Video: Fire of the Rising Moons - Together Forever a Pixar Nighttime Spectacular version
- I did not know until after but this evening they previewed Together Forever a Pixar Nighttime Spectacular in the park instead of the scheduled Mickey's Mix Magic.
- 9:45pm - Time to leve.
- 9:50pm - Arrived on Main Street USA
- 9:57pm - Going to board a tram. Noticed the temporary lights were on this evening.
- 10:07pm - Back at the car. Here is my path for the day. 22 min from fireworks ending until I reached my car.