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• 11:58am - Parked and on my way to the parks.
• Indiana Jones show building renovation continues.
• Earl of Sandwich is still operating out of this location.
• A series of walls are up near the Disneyland entrance. Looks to be utility work of some sort, narrow areas walled off.
• The gates are still all accessible
• Some are a little challenging to reach with the walls right up to them.
• The gap between the wall and gates
• 12:13pm - Arrived at Disneyland.
• Lampposts are still missing.
• The canon in Town Square is back.
• Main Street USA this afternoon
• Taken a couple dozen steps later.. angles and timing can make the park feel quite different from a crowd perspective.
• Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse leading the Disneyland Band and characters to Town Square
• 12:23pm - Disneyland wait times
• 12:23pm - Disneyland wait times
• The Golden Horseshoe stage no longer has a display, no piano player on the schedule either.
• The walkway through Critter Country is closed. There are signs up in Frontierland and New Orleans Square to guide you.
• Looking across the Rivers of America
• Time for a cruise on the Mark Twain Riverboat
• The park guide map does not show the closure.. it just has a small note saying to check the app for current closures
• A closer look at the note.
• The app does not indicate the closure either. It just shows all the attraction closures.
• 12:39pm - New Orleans Square from the Mark Twain
• From this distance you can see some new brickwork.
• No real visible progress on the train station area.
• A closer look at the train station area
• Here you can see the wall is at the Harbour Galley
• The Critter Country sign is very visible over Fowlers Inn right now.. were trees removed/pruned or was it raised..
• A closer look.
• A look toward the train station
• Where the new gift shop will be.
• Back to the queue area where brickwork is underway.
• You can see new columns and walls rising in the area now.
• They were moving something, I could not see what.
• Looking into the queue area.
• The Haunted Mansion exit area
• Tiana's Bayou Adventure
• Brick work underway on the mansions front steps and entry way.
• A closer look at where they were laying new bricks this afternoon.
• Finally got to an angle where you can see they were moving a pile of lumber.
• Moving on, some work above the flume with a hole cut in the rocks
• The Critter Country sign.
• Tiana's Bayou Adventure was quiet this afternoon.
• Scaffolding and scrims are up around the Hungry Bear
• More fences up along the walkway and crews were working on it.
• Interesting the old walls are still up so its a double set of walls in this area.
• The concrete and bridge surface have been removed.
• The Haunted Mansion exit
• The former walkway waiting to be hauled away.
• Another angle of the team working at the entrance to the Haunted Mansion
• Here you can see the double walls
• Looking back at the bridge
• The conduit has not been covered yet
• A lot of scrims blocking the entrance area to Tiana's Bayou Adventure
• A wide look at the Hungry Bear
• The canoes are currently closed due to the work too.
• A couple more Tiana's Bayou Adventure pictures before moving on.
• The Mark Twain was not crowded and I was able to find a seat for the second half of the voyage.
• A ground level look at the current wall configuration.
• Here is where it meets the Harbour Galley
• With the area being a dead end it was relatively quiet
• I do not think I have posted a full look at the concept art on the construction wall in the daylight. So here it is, this has been up for months, so it is not new.
• An add on option for popcorn.
• 1:04pm - 25 minute wait posted for Pirates but it looks shorter
• Some work in the queue. Believe this was a lightpost (but have not looked at old pictures to verify)
• 1:11pm - On a boat and ready to go. So 7 minute wait.
• Spotted the first Alien Pizza Planet Delivery Truck
• Can you spot the Pizza Planet truck here?
• A better view of the Alien Pizza Planet Truck in the treasure room of Pirates of the Caribbean
• Some Pirates of the Caribbean pictures from my cruise.
• Heading into Adventureland
• 1:30pm - 25 minute wait posted for Indiana Jones
• They were just opening the back portion of the queue.. so seems my timing was not ideal.
• 1:47pm - Through the merge point and walking the queue. There were a good number of LL returning guests so we moved rather slowly given the small number of people ahead of me.
• Spotted the Indiana Jones Adventure Toy Story Alien Pizza Planet Truck.
• The queue was not going through/near the office, so I had to ask a cast member and exit the queue to get pictures.
• This is as close as you could get from the queue today.
• 2:02pm - Onboard and setting off on my adventure so about a 30 minute wait.
• No signs of change at the Jungle Cruise. Wonder what the plan is with the Dig Site.
• As I was exiting the wait was substantially shorter for Indiana Jones.. bad timing on my part.
• Posted wait for Indiana Jones 15 minutes at 2:10pm on a Friday in July.
• Passing through the hub.
• The Disneyland Band performing their Star Wars Medley as I walked by.
• Ariel was standing along the walkway in the small world mall area.
• The fence/trees/something looked different/updated along this section of the walkway.
• The walls are down from near the kiosk/vending area. Looks like temporary pavement was put in.
• The Pixar Pals Playtime Party has show times in the app.
• This seemed to draw a larger crowd than previous visits for the show. The 2:00pm show was wrapping up when I stopped by.
• But as soon as the show ended the area became a ghost town.
• Took the opportunity to take some pictures since there was almost no one around.
• The Onward photo op
• A look at the ground
• Monsters Inc photo op
• Up! Photo Op
• A better view of the pavement work around the vending area.
• Paused to listen to some music as I walked through toward the park exit.
• A number of signs outside Tour Garden. Seems there should be a better way to do this.
• A wider view of the entrance work.
• 2:57pm - Buena Vista Street
• 2:58pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
• This area looks ready to open.
• Ready to pick up my order at Flo's
• No delays today, my order was ready in about a minute..unlike last visit.
• The trees along the outside dining area of Flo's have a lot falling out of them right now.
• I decided to sit out there anyways and just cover my drink and tray.
• The crowds seemed light. I checked and there was still Magic Key reservations available for today.
• Radiator Springs Racers was down the entire time I was there eating and working. I saw a couple maintenance cast members walk by on the track.
• The Makers Market was quiet when I walked by.
• Seems everyone was in line next door for the one open register.
• Paradise Bay this afternoon
• 4:00pm - Only one table in use in the lounge.
• 4:02pm - 30 minute wait posted for Toy Story Midway Mania
• The queue was not even filling all the switchbacks
• A hole in the wall..
• A closer look
• 4:16pm - Onboard and ready to play, so a 14 minute wait. I miss the single rider queue.
• My score after the Western Town but before the final mine shaft portion
• The final game did not work. The projections were off and pulling the trigger fired only a handful of darts. So my score did not change much.
• Thought my score was decent given I missed the last game. Mentioned it to a cast member and they were more focused on loading the guests behind me.
• I had in my mind there was a Pizza Planet truck up here, but there is not... oops.
• Caught the end of Better Together Parade
• Walls still up blocking the seating area next to the meet and greet location in Paradise Gardens
• The Golden Vine House looks ready to open. The walls are gone and no signs of ongoing work.
• Looking across the walkway to San Fransokyo Square
• The grapes are growing.
• A closer look
• The vehicle is back in Avengers Campups
• Today's Animation Academy schedule. I was going to try and visit but they said the current show was full so it would most likely be the next show and I was not going to wait that long.
• Mickey Mouse waiting to cross Hollywood Blvd.
• Mickey Mouse on Buena Vista Street
• 5:30pm - Magic Happens Parade stepping off in Town Square at Disneyland
• Town Square in bloom
• Mickey has had a costume change and is leading the parade :)
• The exterior renovation work on Main Street USA has wrapped up and the scaffolding is all gone.
• No wait for Corn Dogs at the moment.
• Two of Three seagulls in the sub lagoon this afternoon
• Visiting Mickey's Toontown
• 5:47pm - 20 min wait posted for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway
• The Concessions neon sign still does not work.
• The Pizza Planet truck for those still looking for them.
• Here you can see a section of neon is missing.
• 6:01pm - Reached the pre-show.
• 6:08pm - Boarding my train car.
• A better look at the pavement work as I walked by
• It looks to be scored for removal.
• 6:32pm - No guests at Rontos Roasters
• Plenty of cast members in the Marketplace too
• Signs up and cast members stationed to warn guests that the walkway to Critter Country is closed
• A posted 40 minute wait for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
• The Outdoor Vending cart is not out near Rise of the Resistance
• More signs and cast members warning of the closed path and turning guests around.
• 6:41pm - Entered the queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
• 6:45pm - Was able to walk without stopping to this point.
• 6:49pm - Ready to enter the briefing room
• 6:56pm - Onboard the Star Destroyer
• 7:05pm - In Interrogation
• 7:07pm - On a transport
• 7:12pm - Back in Batuu
• Preparations for Fantasmic in a little over 90 minutes
• Matterhorn as the sun sets
• Sleeping Beauty Castle this evening
• Downtown Disney is hosting a promotion for Disney's Ariel series during the day.
• The July entertainment schedule for Downtown Disney
• A number of new lamp posts have been installed along Downtown Disney.
• There are still a fair number to go though.
• Fall already?
• A fun display inside the LEGO store. A 3D printed brick made from meteorite dust. This is a proof of concept for possible solutions to build on the moon.
• Parkside Market has scaffolding and a scrim around it.
• Shaved Ice truck
• No signs of when or if they may open.
• The artwork has been re-arranged and a 4th piece added since my last visit.
• Din Tai Fung opened since I last walked down here.
• The wait to enter Din Tai Fung
• The queue stretched along the side of the building.
• Pixar Place Hotel
• The new walkway, behind me is the security check point
• The rest of the protective covers have been removed and this block of stores exterior looks complete and ready for singage
• The Doo-Wah Riders performing this evening on the stage
• Video: The Doo-Wah Riders Performing their rendition of the Orange Blossom Special
• A light on inside the Parkside Market project shows framing but no walls yet
• Bubble machines on the posts around the lawn, assuming for the daytime Ariel promotion
• A-frames and a bench trying to convince you to stay on the walkway and not cut through parking lot.
• A critter crossing the street outside the gate
• Watched Together Forever fireworks from the parking structure. This is from the 4th floor of the Mickey and Friends on the stairs
• I moved closer to my car, this is from the third floor of the Pixar Pals structure
• My walking path today.