Walking Thru A Construction Wonderland

With Disney California Adventure opening up at 9am this week, that meant I had to wake up an hour earlier to head down to the Parks.

This morning was very cloudy but I decided to walk to the Parks instead.

First stop, Disney California Adventure


Looking at the construction of the new entrance to Disney California Adventure




A small sign letting Guests know that California Adventure opens at 9am


Once inside, checking out Carthay, minus a crane






At the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, walls have been place out in front to get started on the Red Car tracks in that area








Heading to Paradise Pier




Sitting on some rocks in the bay


The new smoking section has moved once again in Paradise Pier. It was placed here were the billboards were temporarily.


And since it moved, signs are now in place to remind Guests that the smoking section is no longer here.  I think the Disney California Adventure guide maps still show this section as being the smoking section.  Even the benches around this area have been removed


Over at the Little Mermaid building, the station lights are on. I wonder if this will now be an everyday thing now.


Light poles have been placed in front of the Little Mermaid building


Repainting work being done on the Seaside Souvenir lighthouse


Looking at the water tower for Goofy's Sky School






The backside of the beer station next to Silly Symphony Swings






Looks like some new possibly topiary style trees that look like seaweed


With a 9am opening, hardly anyone was in the Park. And if they were, most of them were over at Toy Story Midway Mania.


An arch way on the other end of the new restaurants

Now on to Mickey's Fun Wheel -




Looking out towards Goofy's Sky School


The once boxy looking walls have now taken some wavy shapes


Overlooking the area




Construction continues on Cars Land




Luigi's Flying Tires attraction is getting more detail


Looking out to Mater's Junkyard Jamboree






All of the tail fins now have concrete


Some columns have been placed in front of the arch. At the moment, I don't know what they are for. Looking back at some of the Cars Land models, I couldn't find anything that resembles those columns.


Looking at the queue work for Little Mermaid




Some brackets have been placed. Looks exactly like those in the new Paradise Park with the vines


Always in Maintenance Mode. :-/


Another look at Seaside Souvenirs


















Looking again at the Little Mermaid queue with its blue railings which look really nice








The hanging lamps on the outside have the seaweed look to them


















Heading out of Hollywood Pictures Backlot


Tight squeez












Heading out to the other park

Disneyland


The graphics on the tarps have returned


More blue has been painted on both sides of the Star Tours marquee


Speaking of marquees, with Buzz Lightyear no longer having Fast Pass, the marquee has been modified to reflect that.  It looks like the wait time sign (which was on the left) has been moved to the middle and the sides have been covered up with Star Command logo panels


It's a little after 10:30am and this is how Space Mountain looked!


Over at Autopia, some new signs have been placed at the entrance to indicate which side to walk along as both parties make their way up the main ramp


Looking over at Star Tours


Looks like some of the same people from last week who were up at the People Mover station are now by the Tomorrowland Terrace stage.


Riding the Monorail to catch a glimpse of the Carthay Theatre






The Tomorrowland side queue for the Matterhorn was rerouted a bit for some reason


Looking at the construction of the small building shack next to the Mark Twain landing dock




It's Bre'r Fox


It's always nice to see the horses roam the Indian site


Because the Columbia was backing up, the canoes were placed in a holding pattern


Splash Mountain without the scaffolding








A quarter-press coffin by the entrance to Court de Angels.  I wonder if the "Funeral March" tune plays as the quarter is getting pressed


The three images are 1) Hitchhiking Ghosts 2) Haunted Mansion 3) Cemetery Caretaker


Set up for the handicapped Guests who want to experience Pirates of the Caribbean. This set up reminds me of Space Mountain's handicapped queue


Heading out and looking at the entrance to Disney California Adventure









That will conclude for today.
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Until next time...