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- 7:24am - Parked on the Cars Level of the Pixar Pals Parking Structure this morning and ready to set off for the day.
- 7:36am - On a tram heading for the parks.
- 7:44am - No line so walked through one of the new gates. They are still using hand scanners so the process is the same as all the old turn stiles.
- 7:45am - Main Street USA 15 minutes prior to park opening.
- The Matterhorn this morning.
- 7:57am - Looking to my left.
- Ahead of me.
- 8:02am - Alice in Wonderland is open so decided to stop there first.
- Posted at 15 minutes already.
- 8:09am - Onboard and setting off on my adventure.
- 8:13am - Dumbo posted at 15 minutes
- Is this a sign I should have gone to the Haunted Mansion first?
- 8:24am - Onboard and ready to take flight.
- Video: My flight on Dumbo the Flying Elephant this morning, I realized I had full POV video of all the Dumbos from around the world except for Anaheim. So I went for a flight this morning to fill that gap.
- The path less traveled.
- The bench is gone and fences up.
- No signs of work going on.
- There are now merchandise carts at this quiet entrance to Galaxy's Edge, joining the ones that have been at the other entrance for a long time now.
- The other entrance carts are still there
- Passing through Frontierland
- Next stop the Haunted Mansion
- 8:25am - A 20 minute wait posted
- Only a portion of the new queue was in use when I entered, more than my last visit.
- This section of the queue I had not been in before so here are some pictures from my walk through -
- This section was not in use yet.
- 8:46am - Made it back to the front of the Mansion.
- The queue behind me had grown and was down the walkway as they worked to open more of the queue
- The graveyard is still being worked on.
- 8:58am - Reached the merge point.
- 8:59am - In the foyer and walking into a stretching room. Thanks to an unfavorable LL ratio it took over the posted 20 min this morning.
- The Monkey Bride
- Jack Skellington and Zero
- Video: Oogie Boogie at the finale of Haunted Mansion Holiday. An extended clip due to me being stopped near it.
- The backstage gate obstructing the back of the new gift shop as you exit the mansion.
- Madam Leotas Somewhere Beyond store has opened since my last visit.
- Here are a series a pictures from my first walk through.
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure was not operating and I heard from someone that it had not opened for the day yet.
- The Mickey Elf popcorn buckets lasted the season.
- 9:24am - Pulling out of the New Orleans Train Station
- The limited windows into Tiana's makes for a poor view from the train.
- Bayou Country is calm with the attraction down.
- Steaming along the Rivers of America
- A raft circling the Island
- Next stop Mickey's Toontown
- 25 min posted wait and backedup out the door so skipping Runaway Railway
- 9:36am - 5 Minute wait for it's a small world holiday
- 9:40am - On a boat and setting off
- Video: A few clips from my cruise on it's a small world holiday.
- Note the attraction is slated to run through the 20th this year.
- Spotted some miniatures in several scenes this morning.
- A closer look
- A gingerbread man in another scene
- Can you spot them here?
- Hard to see with the lighting but one near the middle of this shot.
- One dancer short
- Another snowman
- Stopped by Holiday Fun with Santa & Friends as it was opening.
- Snow falls as the first guests of the day enter.
- Chip N Dale were out, Santa Goofy was not to appear until 11am
- Alice and the Mad Hatter strolling through Fantasyland
- The Omnibus was boarding as I walked through the hub so took that as a sign to go for a ride.
- Video: A ride from the hub to Town Square on the Disneyland Omnibus.
- Onboard and ready to go.
- Sleeping Beauty Castle
- Passing a street car
- Frontierland
- Adventureland
- Main Street USA
- We stopped early due to another bus in front of City Hall
- Walked back to Tomorrowland
- 10:22am - Posted 15 min wait for Buzz Lightyear
- It turned out to be about a 3 minute wait to board. There was no one in line and we walked right to the load area.
- My score was not great today.
- Stopped to listen to the Disneyland Band
- Clarabell and Pluto greeting Guests
- Video: Storytelling in the Fantasyland Theatre during the Fun with Santa and Friends! time.
- Pinocchio was acting out the story.
- A wider view of the scene. It was not busy.
- 11:05am - Santa Goofy arriving.
- The Dickens Yuletide Band
- Video: The Dickens Yuletide Band
- 11:39am - Going for a Monorail ride to Downtown Disney (before it closes for renovation tomorrow)
- Passing over Disney California Adventure
- Buena Vista Street
- Looks like more trees staged to be installed in Downtown Disney
- You can see the back of the fence for the Earl of Sandwich work, hard to tell the status of the project with the limited views
- The backside of Parkside Market
- Parkside Market has opened Saturday.
- The Parkside Market consists of four offerings. Outside is Sip & Sonder
- The Sip & Sonder Menu
- Menus of the other locations
- GG’s Chicken Shop
- Seoul Sister
- Seoul Sister Menu
- GG’s Chicken Shop Menu
- From the stairs going up. Notice the walls up around the former ESPN as they work to divide up the ground level for future offerings.
- Vista Parkside Market on the second floor.
- The Disneyland Monorail Station
- Heading back downstairs
- Disney Wonderful World of Sweets has not opened yet.
- 12:12pm - Arrived at Disney California Adventure
- Buena Vista Street this afternoon
- 12:16pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
- Entering Cars Land
- Renovation work continues at the Cozy Cone
- My view at Flo's today. It took almost 20 minutes from when I said I was there for them to have our order of two hamburgers completed.
- The windows of the Cozy Cone are all covered
- Renovation work continues on the backside
- Passing through Avengers Campus
- Hollywood Blvd
- Clara Cluck visiting guests
- Buena Vista Street Tree
- 1:37pm - The queue to order at Smokejumpers was out the door
- Pluto in Grizzly Peak
- Santa Goofy visits Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
- The park felt crowded this afternoon.
- Viva Navidad Street Party wraps up its season today.
- Video: A few clips from the 2:10pm performance of Viva Navidad Street Party
- Mickey's Happy Holidays Approaching
- Video: Mickey's Happy Holidays
- Minnie Mouse
- Minnie and Mickey Mouse
- Blessed with Voices
- Holiday Toy Drummers
- Five and Dime performing
- Heading to a Story Time with Deadpool Holiday Special
- 2024 merchandise was on sale
- Mostly Khosher
- Mickey's Happy Holidays on Hollywood Blvd
- Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho
- Video: Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho performing for Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure
- This animated LED Mickey Mouse was on someone's stroller.
- Phat Cat Swinger performing on the Palisades stage this evening.
- Video: Phat Cat Swinger performing at Disney Festival of Holidays
- After the Phat Cat Swinger set I walked quickly over and caught the final Viva Navidad Street Party. I walked around the perimeter since I was too late to get a good spot.
- Back for the 6:30pm Phat Cat Swinger set
- Video: A few clips of Phat Cat Swinger performing their rendition of the Nutcracker Suite
- 7:09pm - Disney California Adventure wait times
- Stopped by the 7:15pm performance by Hālau Hula Kealiʻi O Nālani & Daniel Ho
- The performance was the same as the earlier one so I opted to walk over to Disneyland to see a Wintertime Enchantment moment
- 7:24pm - Main Street USA
- 7:30pm - Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle
- Video: A clip of the snow fall during Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle on Main Street USA
- The lights and animations were off in most of the windows at the Emporium.
- Noticed the light has not returned yet nearest the train station.
- 7:45pm was a popular time to leave. It was a 3-4 tram wait.
- Walking by Parkside Market
- My path today at the Disneyland Resort.