Fantasmic gets a new Dragon (PICS)

[Dustysage]

Originally Posted by Baloo

SO the real question would be if Fishbulb was up to take pictures of the helicopter or because he wanted to check out the joggers and the helicopters just happen to show up

That would certainly explain a lot.

[JulieMouse]

And I thought I was doing well to get to World of Disney at the crack of 9:30 today in order to get my AP special doorbuster and extra discounts....

Thanks, Fishy for those cool photos, I love DL at sunrise!!

[Fishbulb]

Originally Posted by DisneyIPresume

One little minor clarification though -- the freeway that runs behind TDA is the Santa Ana Freeway and not the Golden State Freeway.

Girl it could have been the Timbuktu freeway and I wouldn't have known. Anybody that knows me KNOWS it took tremendous mental capacity for me to even identify the sky that early in the morning. lolol


And yes, it's true Pressler DID show up and try to talk me into buying a churro. A SPOOOOOOOOKY Churro

[grrandram]

I didn't see any dragon. Is it like Pete's Dragon?

[chadb14]

Originally Posted by Fishbulb

backstage area was buzzing with activity. Kinda neat.

Spot the Omnibus

Just after 7am a Helicopter flew in from the north, crossed over the golden state fwy behind TDA and landed near the coral.

Suddenly it was up again, flying over the berm, across the Rivers of America and to the front of Tom Sawyer's Island.

Looks like that was tight squeeze

[grrandram]

Originally Posted by DisneyIPresume

One little minor clarification though -- the freeway that runs behind TDA is the Santa Ana Freeway and not the Golden State Freeway. I-5 in So Cal can be confusing, because north of downtown Los Angeles it is referred to as the Golden State Freeway. However south of downtown the name changes to the Santa Ana Freeway. Same freeway, just a different name.

Sorry to nitpick there. But you never know if some out-of-towner trying to get to DL asks how to get to the Golden State Freeway, only to discover he's driven to Magic Mountain!

I think people would ask "how do I get to the 5" or "where's the I-5". Probably only people who live here would call the freeways their other names.

10 - Santa Monica Fwy / San Bernardino Fwy
110 - Pasadena Fwy / Harbor Fwy
60 - Pomona Fwy
710 - Long Beach Fwy
5 - Golden State Fwy / Santa Ana Fwy
101 - Hollywood Fwy / Ventura Fwy

Is the 91 the Artesia Fwy?

[pianoman13]

Thanks for the pictures!

Originally Posted by Imag1neer

Fishbulb your a stronger man than I am waking up that early its much appreciated! I cant wait to see this new dragon,its gonna be awesome!

Lets hope it looks like the dragon in this commercial

YouTube - Fantasmic!

I love the Jurassic Park sound effects added in for the dragon. haha

I hope that the dragon looks like that(or better?). I think the one we're getting is supposed to move more as well.

[Sir.Mouse]

So will you be waking up early again to capture the rest of the dragon?

[Ortizmo2000]

Im guessing the vantage point was the top of the M&F structure?

[Wendygirl]

Thank you for doing this. I'm geeky enough that I love this kind of stuff. Even if it does look like just an empty cage I find it exciting!

[Gullywhumper]

Thanks Fishy for getting up so early, I loved the sunrise over Disneyland pics. I can't wait to see the new Dragon when I get back to Disneyland in July ...sigh.

[Noctourne]

Only at Disneyland does a giant dragon be airlifted into a circular river...

[The Forbidden Eye]

Originally Posted by tcsnwhite

Does anyone know the exact date for when the new Fantasmic! is up and running? along with the other new summer entertainment upgrades?

Fantasmic! is expected to return in June with the new enhancements.

[Dan - Tasmic!]

Thanks Fishy for the photos and waking up at the break of dawn to get them. Is there any other reson for waking up that early, or was it just because of that??

Originally Posted by Dustysage

That would certainly explain a lot.

LOL

[DisneyIPresume]

Originally Posted by Fishbulb

Girl it could have been the Timbuktu freeway and I wouldn't have known. Anybody that knows me KNOWS it took tremendous mental capacity for me to even identify the sky that early in the morning. lolol


And yes, it's true Pressler DID show up and try to talk me into buying a churro. A SPOOOOOOOOKY Churro

Wow. You really did need some coffee.

Thanks for waking up sooooo early and getting those wonderful shots!