Friday, May 16, 2014

It's So Hot Out at the Disneyland Resort

Earlier in the week, it came to my attention that I wouldn't be able to make it to the Disneyland Resort on Friday to do by weekly blog post.  So I began to think of what I could do.  Looking at my time frame, I noticed if had a small window of free time to visit on Thursday.  Even with that window of time, I wasn't sure if I would be able to post the pictures the same day.

I just thought I would play it by ear and do what I could with what I got.

So we start out on Thursday visiting the Disneyland Resort...


Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, Stroller, Rental
Signs point out about the Lockers being closed on Main Street U.S.A.

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Buena Vista Street
Visiting Disney California Adventure.  Somewhat of a demand at Park opening

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Buena Vista Street

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Buena Vista Street

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, World of Color, FastPass
The line to get a World of Color FastPass

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Grizzly River Run, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Grizzly River Run, Refurbishment, Refurb
It's so hot to have this ride closed

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Grizzly River Run, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
It's so hot, maybe a journey under the sea will cool me off.

Last weekend, The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure reopened after a refurbishment took place.

I call this The Little Mermaid Ariel's Undersea Adventure 2.0

1.0 version was the official version
1.5 version was Ariel's ice cream hair redone in the Under the Sea room, plus new transformation animation in the decent and between Ursula's lair and Kiss the Girl
2.0 version is the enhancements

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
The ride got a few enhancements, most noticeably in the "Under the Sea" segment.


Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
At first I thought the purple fish was sticking out it's tongue

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Look at this stuff, isn't it neat....

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Triton's Castle is now shown

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Just like at Disney World, but from what I have seen, I think ours it a bit better

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Fishies adorn the under sea segment

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Now the fishes that swim in a circle are not longer on the spiral rod.
They now hang down from a rotating disk that is hidden above a ripple

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
New hair on both Ariel and Eric

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Ursula is upset that her demise didn't get an enhancement

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Eric and I got our hair did

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Little Mermaid
Hope you enjoyed our new enhancements as much as we enjoyed receiving them

Disneyland Resort, Disney California Adventure, Toy Story Midway Mania, Queue, Structure
How long does it take to replace wood? ha ha

Disneyland time....

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Locker, Rental
More signs on closed lockers on Main Street U.S.A.

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Corridor

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.
#DisneySide

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Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Locker, Rental, Closed

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Locker, Rental, Closed
CLOSED!

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Plaza Inn, Refurbishment

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Plaza Inn, Refurbishment
CLOSED!

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise with a line stretching outside the building....

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Indiana Jones Adventure
and Indiana Jones has a post of 10 minutes ha ha

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Pirates of the Caribbean, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Crystal de Orleans
Inside the Crystal d'Orleans, this side door is closed with a big glass cabinet

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb
The walkway is closed

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, New Orleans Square, Rooftop, Club 33, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder with a 5 minute wait!

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Frozen, Meet and Greet
Olaf, how can you survive in this heat?
Are the Guests waiting to see Ana and Elsa worth melting for?

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Alice in Wonderland, Refurbishment, Refurb









Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Toon Town

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Gadget's Go Coaster, Refurbishment, Refurb

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Toon Town

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Toon Town

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Toon Town, Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, FastPass
Why?
Why is this person grabbing FastPasses for Roger Rabbit's Car-Toon Spin? Of all rides to get one. I mean, the wait is only 5 minutes.  The time the picture was taken was 11:15 a.m. and the return time was for 11:45 a.m.  Wouldn't it be easier and faster to just ride the attraction and get it over with. I mean, I doubt the wait will jump significantly in those thirty minutes. Because of the heat, Toon Town was practically dead

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Wait Time, Board

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise
Some retro style themed merchandise.
Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain are featured on one cup.
Dumbo/Mad Tea Party/Carousel and Peter Pan featured together on another

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise
Monorail and Matterhorn share the same cup

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Retro, Merchandise


One more time at Alice in Wonderland



Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Flag, Half, Staff, Mast

I wanted to ride the Disneyland Monorail for some snapshots of Alice in Wonderland, but they were closed.  The heat did have something to do with it. I didn't want to wait all day, and with little time I had, I decided to just take what I have and return the following day (at a later time when I was available) and get the remaining shots.

Returning back to Disneyland on Friday May 16, 2014


Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Monorail, One Way
Oh, you're kidding?
And no, they weren't.
They only had one monorail operating and the line to get on the monorail stretched down the ramp.
I didn't want to wait in the heat.
I thought I would just walk out of Disneyland to Downtown Disney station, board and ride the monorail, get some snap shots of Alice in Wonderland, walk out of Disneyland, walk back through Downtown Disney, and walk home.
But ... get this....
When I got to Downtown Disney, the Monorail's were closed ... AGAIN! ..because of the heat.

Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Refurbishment, Refurb


So I just took some more ground shots



Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Space Mountain
Look how white the top two tiers look!

Well that will conclude today's pictorial
Sorry about not getting any shots of Alice in Wonderland's refurbishment

Hopefully when I return on Friday, I will be able to get some. Until then...
Feel free to leave a comment

Until Next Time...

3 comments:

  1. I love the new lighting in the Under the sea scene, that, (along with the new fish "floating" above) really makes it feel like you are underwater.

    I also really like that fish were added in the tunnels, it makes the underwater environment feel more "lived-in", if that makes sense.

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    1. I think the enhancements they did for the Little Mermaid are great.

      With the added fishes, it feels a bit more alive. When it comes the the Under the Sea segment, I know they wanted to recreate the same light, vibrance, and feel from the animated movie, but I think the room looks much better in black light

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    2. Indeed. I always knew what they intended (trying to match the bright look of the scene in the movie) and I always enjoyed it, but this is definitely an improvement.

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