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Disneyland Update – In a Galaxy Behind Frontierland

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April 25, 2016

Howdy MiceChatters, happy Monday! There’s all sorts of interesting things going on at the Disneyland Resort right now. Star Wars construction is moving at a much faster pace than previous construction projects we’ve covered for you in the past. Food and Wine Festival continues to delight. And a string of refurbishments are underway. Let’s take a quick look at the crowd forecast from Mouseaddict and dive into the latest MiceChat Disneyland Update!

Tomorrowplan Crowd Estimates for Disneyland Resort from Mouseaddict

April 25 – May 1

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Autopia gets back on the road on Friday, and Dapper Day swings into the parks this weekend.
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Wait Times

Sunday morning wait times weren’t insane, but they were hefty for the off-season. Hyperspace Mountain remains the longest wait in the park.

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The walkways were busy, but not crazy.

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Star Wars – This Is The Section You’re Looking For

Once you get over the shock of how much of Disneyland is being rebuilt, it’s fascinating to watch the rapid pace of land clearing and ground moving at Star Wars land. All of the Star Wars shots were taken for us by Photomatt. We think you’ll agree that he’s amazing.

First, the long view:

That’s the fort on Tom Sawyer Island. Though it looks like it’s staying, wouldn’t it be great if this got rebuilt to look more like the original fort?

This is what Big Thunder Ranch looks like today.

Back of the Fantasyland Theater.

This project goes all the way to the west side of ToonTown.

Now, let’s get a little closer. These shots are from Critter Country:

This is the back of the dam. Note the boxed trees.

Them empty riverbed.

This is where the big action is happening right now. This is where the river is making a sharper turn. (just past Hungry Bear).

The canoe dock with lots of relocated trees waiting in their crates.

We can still see into Tom Sawyer Island. This is the trail coming out of the graveyard behind the fort.

And here’s what we can see from Big Thunder Trail:

The Big Thunder Trail bridge leads directly into Star Wars Land.

This is the north side of the little lagoon with the jumping fish (across from the west side Big Thunder Mountain). You can see how all the trees and brush have been removed.

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Tomorrowland

Autopia is still getting its refurb. The attraction should reopen on April 29th with Honda as the new sponsor.

Beep, beep. The vehicles remain parked on the track. They appear to be unchanged.

The Peoplemover track has been touched up in places. If they don’t plan to bring anything back to this track, why do they keep it? It’s been rotting away for 16 years.

Here’s the new color scheme of the attraction. The bronze and oxidized metal look of Tomorrowland 98 is finally gone.

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Meanwhile, Space Mountain is getting really dirty again.

Matterhorn Maintenance

The Matterhorn is closed for a short refurbishment through the 29th of April.

Jungle Cruise News

The end is in sight for the Jungle Cruise refurbishment. The attraction will return with a safer load/unload system on May 6th.

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Now, let’s make the short walk across the Esplanade to Disney California Adventure.

Disney California Adventure

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Food and Wine

We took some time to enjoy Disney California Adventure’s Food and Wine Festival. Have you be able to visit? What are your thoughts? Do have have any favorite items?

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Cove Bar Popularity

They doubled the capacity of the Cove Bar, but the lines to get in are longer than ever.

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Frozen/Muppets

The Frozen sing-along closed last week. I think we were all ready to let it go.

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More Frozen

But don’t feel too sorry for Anna and Elsa. Their big new show in the Hyperion Theater is just about to debut. The show is expected to open May 27th.

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Soarin’

If you love California Soarin’, best get yourself to the park in the next month. One day after Shanghai Disneyland opens, the new “Soarin’ Around the World” film will debut at DCA on June 17th.

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Silly Symphony Swings

They sure can take this attraction apart quickly. The ride is being refurbished and will be reassembled in June.
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Grizzly River Run

Grizzly is down for its annual refurb and is scheduled to return on May 19th.

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Just Because

Because we love you, we like to share lovely images from the park which have nothing to do with construction or refurbishments. These are the “just because” photos. They remind us why Disneyland is special to us.

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MiceChat Podcast

Before you go, we’d like to recommend that you listen in on the latest MiceChat Podcast. Dusty and Doug are joined by Arthur Levine on a discussion of Disney news, rumors and juicy gossip. Then they take us with them to the gala opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It’s an epic podcast that you won’t want to miss.

And that’s it for this week folks. Our deepest thanks to PhotoMatt (Matthew Bumgardner) and CakvalaSC (Anthony Hays) for their AMAZING photos. Andy Castro has just returned from Tokyo and we look forward to seeing his photos and comments about Tokyo Disneyland Resort soon.