It's turning out to be a beautiful fall here in Southern California. We may not have the autumn leaves, but I am enjoying the 70° afternoons and the beautiful sunsets. I haven't been to Disneyland in quite awhile, but I'm sure this great weather is contributing to the record crowds that have been reported here on MiceChat.

We start out the Weekend Update with...

Happy Friday the 13th, lots to get to this week, including the official start of Christmas, more on the parking mess at the Disneyland Resort and the return of Cheerleaders to the parks this weekend. Time to get things rolling.....


Be prepared for long waits to park your car at the Disneyland Resort for the foreseeable future.

Yes, we have talked about this a lot, but it is an ongoing

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I've yet to see Disney's latest take on "A Christmas Carol" with all of Robert Zemeckis' performance-capture 3D gewgaws. Part of it is because it's just not close enough to Christmas for me to catch the spirit--I'm definitely a post-Thanksgiving Yuletide reveler. The other part is I'm leery of any new film version of Dickens' tale that dares to tread where Alastair Sim (Best. Scrooge. Ever.) and Albert Finney (Most. Underrated. Scrooge. Ever.) have already gone. I've also got a soft spot...

I definitely remember it being much darker in this area in the last month or so. Much better. Either that or I am loosing my Disneyland mind.

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