With crowds starting to appear, trying to get to the Parks early today.
More new signage welcoming Guests from the hotel shuttle service stops
Making my way inside Disney California Adventure
Mickey's Fun Wheel -
No Mickey to conduct a band today. Therefor the Silly Symphony Swings is not in operation
Cozy Cone Motel with traffic cones as lamp shades
Selected Cast Members are getting ready to test Luigi's Flying Tires
Looking at Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
Cast Members seated in their flying tires
One can see the pathway from "a bug's land" to Cars Land
More LED lights on the roof of the courthouse for the rockwork
To the right of the tarp, the top portion of Sarge's Surplus Hut neon sign
Another look at the pathway between "a bug's land" and Cars Land
Lights appear
Transformers were recently installed on the lamp posts of Cars Land
Looking over at Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
The newest palm trees next to the Theatre..far from dead. The ones on the left did the same thing when they were planted
Carthay Circle Theatre with roof tiles
Close up of the tiles
More palm trees were recently added around Carthay Circle Theatre. A different type of palm on each side of the entrance
Carthay Circle Theatre marquee
Elias & Co
The Disneyland Monorail bridge getting its trasformation
Looking down towards Hollywood Land
Detail work on Buena Vista Street
More detail work for Buena Vista Street
The taps came down from the Cahuenga Building
And tarps went up on Monster's Inc. Mike and Sully to the Rescue
Back on Buena Vista Street. Real bricks are being used! No brick paneling
Are those Minnie's unmentionables hanging atop the tower?!
No, it's just a new red with white polka dots wind flag
Minnie in a new costume for Minnie's Fly Girls Charter Airlines
Grizzly with a steady wait
A couple of rafts were still being tested with water dummies
Trying to prevent the constant water leak from the underside of Grizzly's lift hill
While the front buildings of Grizzly River Run were touched up, this one on the back side still looks aged
Buena Vista Street progress
New and old shades at Disney California Adventure entrance
Monorail crossing the bridge
Oswald's getting painted up
Disneyland-
Half of the tarps from the Bakers have been removed
Matterhorn looking lovely as ever
Close up!
The backside of received more snow. The snow is also running down the mountain.
Taking a ride aboard the Disneyland Monorail
Buena Vista Street
Matterhorn station
New rocks have been installed above the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage waterfall rock work
Buena Vista Street's entrance taking shape
The Red Car Trolley station stop on the left. The base looks to be for the flag pole
Taking a look at the new rock work. It's for lights that are aimed at the Matterhorn mountain
Even from ground level they did a good job of concealing them
Jolly Holiday Bakery sure is a popular spot for suit Cast Members to eat lunch. Just wish if they were going to be "on stage" that they remove their name tags.
The president of Disneyland, George Kalogridis eating
Heading out now...
Looking over at Disney California Adventure's entrance to Buena Vista Street
Looks good!
Buena Vista Street turning out nice
Some more detail work
Heading out of the resort
Thank you for your patience with the photos
And thanks for stopping by and taking a look
Until Next Time...
Hey can you take pictures from the Hyperion theater again, they offered great views of
ReplyDeleteCars-land?
When I go it tends to be "dark" on Thursdays. Only during peak season when they do it 7 days a week would I be able to get a chance.
DeleteGoing on another day when Aladdin is playing can be difficult for me
Thanks for the great photos! I love the weekly updates.
ReplyDeleteAbout the "suits" eating in the park: I really don't mind if they choose to have lunch on stage. It shows that they are experiencing the park and becoming familiar with it. How can people complain that the TDA "suits" don't go into the park enough, then complain that they need to take their name tags off when experiencing the park?!
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with suits walking the park or experiencing what Disney has to offer so they can get familiar. But I am just thinking from the Disney standards point of view that Cast Members shouldn't eat "on stage". Ideally the Cast Members (suits in this manner) shouldn't take seats from the paying Guest.
DeleteIf there were no name tags on them, Guests will still see their suits, and may wonder who they are. I'll be the first thing they may look for is a name tag. But if there were no name tags displayed, it would be anybody's guess on who they are.
I agree with Mint on this. It is great to see executives in the parks, either working in the parks (business casual, nametag on) or experiencing it as a guest (regular clothes, no nametag or ID shown).
DeleteBut they are two separate ways of being in the park. When you are working, you follow all policies set forth for being onstage, and they are the same whether you are wearing business casual or wearing a costume. If you are "on lunch", then you are not working and you can be in the park as a guest during the period you are off the clock IF you are not in a costume, and that means removing your nametag.
Sitting, eating, drinking, or using a non-company electronic device in an onstage area while in costume or on the clock is a serious breach of policy that can lead to termination for all Cast Members, and executives are not above it. It's not the end of the world, but it is clearly against the rules.
Agreed^^
ReplyDeleteWow! Such an exciting time for Buena Vista Street and DCA as we can really see it take shape. The palm trees are already tying everything together beautifully. That also looks like nice new work on the Matterhorn! Thanks again for your quality updates.
ReplyDeleteHooray for real bricks.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, love to see things coming together. Can you take some more photos of the Matterhorn queue building? I would love to build a 3D models of it. If you checkout my blog I'm currently building "The Plantatin House"
ReplyDeleteThanks again for all the updates. Having grown up in California and now living in Arizona this the only way I can get my Disneyland fix