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- 11:59am - Parked on the far side of the Goofy Level of the Mickey and Friends parking structure.
- 12:13pm - Renovation work continues on the exterior of the Indiana Jones Adventure show building.
- 12:16pm - Arrived at Disneyland
- Picked up a Virtual Queue spot for World of Color - One Tonight.
- Town Square this afternoon. The canon is still out for renovation work.
- Disneyland Main Street USA this afternoon
- Paused at the Sherman Brothers window. Richard Sherman passed away on May 25th at age 95.
- Noticed the Toy Story Pizza Planet truck in the center street window has been re-positioned so you can see it now.
- 12:23pm - Disneyland Wait Times
- Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse leading the Disneyland Band on a march to Town Square
- Donald Duck turns 90 on Sunday.
- Spotted the Pizza Planet truck at the Tropical Hideaway
- Nothing visible over the walls yet
- More scaffolding is removed as Tiana's Bayou Adventure continues to move toward reopening later this year
- The new roof is almost complete
- A closer look
- Teams working throughout the site this afternoon
- Scaffolding still up below
- The rocks continue to take shape
- No visible progress on the queue building from this poor angle with the scaffolding up.
- From near the Canoe exit area.
- From the bridge you can see into the Haunted Mansion project site.
- A family of ducks out enjoying the park.
- Time for a cruise on the Mark Twain Riverboat
- Frontierland from the top deck
- Woody and Jessie were out greeting guests
- New Orleans Square from the Mark Twain
- Cruising by the Haunted Mansion projects
- Moving on to Tiana's Bayou Adventure from the Mark Twain
- Looking back
- No water in the flume at the moment
- A glimpse into Critter Country.
- Looking back. The walkway from the bridge to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge will be closing in July for renovation work.
- A quiet mid deck on the Mark Twain this cruise
- The Disneyland Band was performing as I disembarked so stopped for the performance
- Princess Tiana stopped by
- A sign outside the Golden Horseshoe so I went inside.
- The stairs on the left were fenced off for some renovation work, the ones on the right were available to reach the second floor.
- The stage featured a display for Celebrate Soulfully. Looks like the Piano Player does not perform anymore.
- A sign for some specialty items on the Golden Horseshoe menu.
- 1:23pm - The sun was coming out and the skies turning blue
- Renovation work continues.
- Oops I need to remember to stop before taking the picture.. there was a lot of traffic on Main Street USA.
- Video: The Dapper Dans of Disneyland performing in Town Square.
- 1:40pm - Making my way over to Disney California Adventure
- 1:54pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
- Conversion of the Blue Sky Cellar into the Golden Vine House for DVC is moving along.
- Shutters up on the inside of the new windows
- Scaffolding is down so you can see the door and sign now.
- The view from my table at Flo's today.
- The truck was not out in Avengers Campus today.
- Antman and the Wasp greeting guests
- Hollywood Blvd decked out for Pixar Fest
- Mrs. Incredible greeting guests
- 3:20pm - Performance Corridor crowd
- The Bakery Tour has reopened since my last visit. It was closed for renovation.
- Inside nothing jumped out as changed for the tour, looks like it was a kitchen renovation project.
- Some of the equipment looked new or at least really clean.
- They were making Baymax bread when I walked through.
- A healthy line for the one register walk up order location.
- The Island Reggae Band performing on the Paradise Garden Bandstand
- Video: The Island Reggae Band performing on the Paradise Garden Bandstand
- 3:55pm - No wait at this Pixar Fest marketplace
- Judy and Nick greeting guests
- Redwood Creek renovation continues
- Passing through Grizzly Peak Airfield
- Up! Pixar Fest balloons
- Found a spot on Hollywood Blvd just as Better Together A Pixar Pals Celebration was starting
- Turning Red
- Up!
- Carl
- Dug
- Soul
- Inside Out
- Luca
- Toy Story and the Finale
- Returned to Disneyland
- Exterior Renovation work continues
- Time for the nightly Flag Retreat in Town Square
- A daylight picture of the pizza truck at the train station. My first ones were at night.
- My train arriving.
- Passing through the closed New Orleans Square Station
- A look at the Critter Country renovation project from the train.
- The Rivers of America
- The Bugs Life photo op props have been moved to the planter outside the Fantasyland Theatre
- 4:49pm - The Pixar Pals Playtime Party
- Looks like the photo backdrops were pushed out further to allow for a large dance floor area.
- Not many guests at the arts and crafts area this evening.
- Luca was out with no queue so I stopped for a few photos
- Some other guests showed up, but still more cast members than guests in the area at the moment
- A wider view of the party
- The cast members were having fun dancing. Plenty of room now for kids to dance too with the photo backdrops moved and props removed.
- 4:59pm - 20 min wait posted for CarToon Spin so decided to head inside.
- Found the Pizza Planet truck.
- The queue was backed up to this point which looked more than 20 minutes. So I turned around and walked out. The sign now read 40 minutes which seemed more accurate.
- Saw pictures of some boxes up in the castle forecourt recently. Looks like they may have done some work on the ground/compass points.
- Sleeping Beauty Castle this afternoon
- Season of the Force has ended and Space Mountain is back to the regular version.
- AT-AT buckets now instead of Millennium Falcon
- The Tiki room was making a final call as I walked by so walked through to find the Pizza Planet truck.
- 5:40pm - The Jungle Cruise was posted at 20 minutes but looked substantially shorter
- 5:44pm - On the boat cruising the river. It was a near walk on.
- The wood fences are still up and no signs of the temple ruins coming back.
- Can you spot the Pizza Planet Truck?
- A closer look at the Pizza Planet truck
- Preparing for Fantasmic!
- 6:01pm - Decided to take the Monorail to Downtown Disney. I was able to walk right onto a waiting train.
- Looks like they are just about ready to pour more concrete in this area of the Downtown Disney project.
- Scaffolding and scrims block the view from the Monorail now of the Market
- Looks like the concrete project has wrapped up.
- From the Monorail platform
- From ground level
- No indications of when this location will be opening. Still a small area fenced in on the right.
- Scaffolding removed as Din Tai Fung moves toward opening. No date announced but seems like it will be sooner rather than later.
- A closer look at Din Tai Fung
- The walkway to the Disneyland Hotel is walled off the security checkpoint removed. There is a new one to the south past the lawn. The construction walls feature Pixar Fest artwork.
- Marcella Sweet working on an Elemental Mural
- Toy Story mural by Pei Jun Tang
- Turning Red mural by Pei Jun Tang
- Turning around to head toward Downtown Disney. The walls are down and the area is wide open now.
- Another look at the Parkside Market
- Chain Link fences line the lawn side now.
- Starting to uncover the decorative elements on this building.
- The new security checkpoint on the south side has opened. There was a constant stream of guests as this is the primary entrance for the parking lot, Pixar Place Hotel and Disneyland Hotel now.
- There are new restrooms just inside the checkpoint. Due to the line outside to come in I did not use the checkpoint to get pictures of it from the outside.
- The walls on the south side of the seating area seem to be pushed back further than I remember from my previous visit.
- The entrance walkway. The Michael Haggins Band was performing on the lawn. I pulled up a table with this view. You could hear great but could not really see.
- There were two groups performing today.
- A wider view of the old entrance area. No indication from ground level if a new checkpoint is being created or what. I would guess there will be a new one, maybe smaller, for the hotel so those guests.
- The Parkside Market
- Stopped by the LEGOS Store
- A reminder.. next weekend is Father's Day
- The temporary Marceline's Confectionery
- No indication of how far along the renovation work is.
- The Wonderground Gallery has reopened in a new location, the former California Sole one near Naples
- A look inside the new Wonderground Gallery location
- GradNite party only guests were being queued up near the ticket booths
- Received an alert I could go wait for 90 minutes for World of Color
- Decided to walk through Club Pixar
- The DJ and Dancers are no longer part of the Club so the stage sits empty. Music still plays.
- The DJ location is still up there but no lights on.
- The Drive-In and games are still available.
- A GradNite photo op on Hollywood Blvd
- More GradNite preparations in Avengers Campus
- The return line for WEB Slingers stretched down towared the building.
- 7:53pm - Dr. Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts was about to start (7:55) so decided to go in for a show. Last week it was announced the show will conclude its run later this month.
- Video: A few clips from Dr. Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure
- Thor joins Doctor Strange
- Cruz out along Cross Street
- Radiator Springs this evening
- Lights are on in the Golden Vine House
- Terrible picture.. but spotted the Pizza Planet truck at Maters.. the queue was longer than I was willing to wait so will need to return to get a better picture
- 8:21pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
- No lights on the sign yet
- Found a spot for World of Color - One, well really the Inside Out 2 pre-show
- Several strings of lights were out on the Zephyr plus other random bulbs
- Video: Inside Out 2 Pre-show
- 8:55pm - The preshow runs before 9pm..
- Over exposed...
- As World of Color - ONE started we decided to leave and opt for the fireworks at Disneyland.
- Mater was out celebrating GradNite
- He was visible from the walkway but to join the queue you had to be part of GradNite they were checking bands for Cars Land entry.
- 9:13pm - No delays reaching Disneyland and on Main Street USA earlier than planned for Together Forever - A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular with Fireworks
- Video - A couple clips from Together Forever - A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular with Fireworks
- No Buzz or Up! House on the wire this evening.
- 9:49pm - On a tram and waiting to depart.
- My path today at Disneyland.