Thursday, November 3, 2011

Christmas Time Creeps into the Disneyland Resort

Compared to a windy and dry day yesterday, the weather today was near perfect for a visit to the Disneyland Resort


Walking along Harbor Blvd, checking out the backside of the mountain range of Cars Land




Supposedly will be getting ripped out starting Monday.. Guess we'll see, since that was supposed to happen back in January too..


Construction for Disney California Adventure's Buena Vista Street




A little bit of Christmas can be seen while walking through the temporary entrance of Disney California Adventure


An alley of wreathes


Hopefully they will plug the lights in


Even the Paradise Pier restaurant dinning area is getting a little dressed up for the holidays




The back side of the wreath as we head out of the dinning area by the Paradise Pier parade gate.  This one on the entrance next to Screamin'


Looking at it from the front

- Mickey's Fun Wheel -


Looking at Cars Land construction from the fun wheel












Cozy Cone Motel food stations


Luigi's Flying Tires and Flo's V8 Cafe






Radiator Spring Curios


Mater's Junkyard Jamboree




A closer look at one of the cones of the Cozy Cone Motel




Someone was playing with the wait time signs.  60 min for non-swinging and 0 min for stationary. ha ha. It was such a slow time that there wasn't a wait for either side


Walking up the ramp past California Screamin', a close up look at part of the backside rock work of Cars Land


Duffy's little corner got in the Christmas spirit


There is even an snow bubble


From the Blue Sky Cellar patio, looking towards Cars Land


Looks like decoration pieces for Luigi's Flying Tires


Looking at Radiator Springs Courthouse


Bubble wrap on some of Mater's lamps


A sculpture of the organ player in the Haunted Mansion, with working LED lights in the skulls


Saw this in Off the Page


Carthay Circle Theatre


Some new information posters let Guests know where they can find specific items that were once in the Greeting's Store










Heading out of Disney California Adventure


More frame work for the area that is just inside the main entry gate to Disney California Adventure


More frame structures can be seen peeking over the wall


Eye hooks have appeared along the rim of the entry gates to Disney California Adventure.  Possibly for Christmas decorations

- Disneyland -






Main Street pretty much back to normal for a short time before the Holiday Time kicks in


More set pieces for the Christmas Day Parade


A wreath with a big tacky blue bow.  Likely just for the parade taping

 Monorail time!


Taking the Disney Monorail to check construction work for Buena Vista Street




Can see some of the frame structures rising up




Br'er Bear ... in Fantasyland


The "small world" gift shop's flooring being placed in




Over in Toon Town, Christmas decorations have started to appear






Are they trying to down play Christmas with that tree?  Each year it seems to get worse and worse.. I miss the one several years ago where the top was drooping from being overloaded with ornaments..








Minnie's Christmas tree


Mickey's Christmas tree ..  Again not as nice as in the past


Over in New Orleans Square...


Pirates of the Caribbean's light house flag pole has a ball on top again. It has been missing for several years


More beads draped along the railings


Light strung across the streets of New Orleans Square








The details are great!


This sign can mainly be seen from the train, but they still decorated it


Christmas comes to Critter Country


Nice bright red Oak tree at Pooh's new meet 'n greet








Pooh's tree is better than Mickey's!  ;-)




Again ruining the forced perspective of the Castle with same-sized garlands






New Angel antenna toppers this year




Happy New Year 2012 ear hats





That will conclude today's pictorial.
Thanks for you patience and stopping by to take a look

Until Next Time...

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