Before we get started with the latest trip report let’s give a big shout out to the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for pulling off a nice win last night. Donald looks ready to throw those Yankee’s one mean fast ball!
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Tuesday was an exceptionally nice day at the park with that made to order Anaheim weather and low crowds. I got to the main gates at 8:15, with the park opening at 9:00. The “
Magic Mornings” guests get to enter the park up to one hour early. I got a place right in front of one of the gates. The ticket taker reminds me of my Grandma.
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At 8:40 they opened the gates and let everyone get right up to the turnstile.
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A n t i c i p a t i o n…
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At 8:42 the let us in! No running
please.
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Let’s peak back into the New Disney gallery. My cheap camera just has a fit with this poster.
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Look what we have here, something new – a Silver Plated “E” Ticket!!! I almost bought one, but it wasn’t in my budget for this trip. It looks like it’s the
1959 version and also comes with the neat-o
1959 replica book.
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The little note on this beautiful machine says its been in Disneyland since
1955. It's really a shame it’s not operating anymore, but a least I can stare at it endlessly (
and trust me, I do).
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The candy makers were hard at work making
Nuttles!
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Fancy for no reason other than to be fancy, Disneyland at its best.
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The Matterhorn as seen from the Plaza Gardens.
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You’ll notice an ongoing theme in the bulk of the photos to follow – no people! I love people as much as the next guy, but I gotta admit; I love “
Disneyland under Glass” – that’s the first few hours on a weekday in the off season. Large sections of the park are mine for the taking.
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There’s plenty of things to complain about in Southern California, the weather isn’t one of them.
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One empty log after another, only about every 5th one had guests. Not much of a wait at 9:30am.
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Paging the Omega man.
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Not only did the canoes have no line, they had no cast members either. I guess it was self service day? Tempting indeed.
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This is Anaheim, are you sure?
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I could handle one of these by myself… yeah right!
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Answering the age old question of where “
does a bear go in the woods”.
New Orleans Square was freshly cleaned and oddly devoid of people.
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My usual hang out at Disneyland.
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My alternate hangout in Disneyland is “
Club 30”. I saw an “
Otis Elevator” man go in this door; it looks like a small hallway inside?
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No one ever pays any attention to this guy, he’s just all alone is this weird little courtyard room.
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Just behind that courtyard and in between two shops are these unlocked, unobserved stairs.
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Were do these stairs go? There wasn’t even a sign that said “
Cast Members Only” and no one was around. I was a good boy and resisted the urge.
Zocalo Park has a fun and funky mood to it.
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It gets extra funky with this guy when it’s just you and him.
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Heading to the hub I found this magnificent animal.
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Let’s follow the trolley around the hub for a bit.
Work is still being done on the castle moat. I want that job so bad!
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Look, you get to play with lots of pretty paint colors, just like the old cartoons!
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Poetic isn’t it?
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The vintage ticket booth is looking splendid. It was missing its top in my trip report from July (
link).
Three fences of course is looking good as well.
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Anyone familiar with the Matterhorn queue line knows this is a welcome sight.
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Drinking fountains for all sizes and an emergency defibrillator, what will they think of next?
Groovy Baby.
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“
Discover the Joys of National Motoring”.
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The controls look simple enough – I am really liking that vintage brass & wood steering wheel!
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Who do you think would win in a race to Town Square?
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He said he had gloves “
somewhere”…
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I’m hungry so it’s off to the Bengal Barbeque.
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In my last trip report I raved on and on about the Chieftain Chicken Skewers at the Bengal Barbeque (
link).
Warning **Don’t get them now** They now are using small
gross rubbery grey chicken chunks that I wouldn’t feed to a dog. I couldn’t even take a picture, as it would be considered indecent. I rarely return food, but this time I ran back up there and said “
what is this?” The super nice CM (
Jose) told me they just changed the “
type” of chicken last week, it’s now a “
mix of white and dark meat”, yeah, from road kill!
Anyway, Jose tried to give me a different skewer in exchange, but I couldn’t decide on which one so he gave me all three. Two are beef which were ok but I’m not a big beef on a stick fan and the asparagus bacon wrap thing was different. I should have asked for my money back, but as nice as Jose was, he didn’t seem to offer the returning of my money. The Bengal Barbecue is off my list!
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Time to visit
Tom Sawyers Island. I have only been to the island once since the Pirates took over and I’m ready for them to leave anytime. This visit however had a purpose.
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My memories of youth are right there in that bubbling water…
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There are some nice views from the narrow center of the Island.
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It's brilliant how Splash Mountain whips you out by the river just for few seconds, great sensory overload.
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The reason I traveled over to the island was to see the recently reopened “
back trail”. Just to the left of the fort entrance there is a trail that follows the river bank all the way to the back side of the fort.
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This path has been closed for a while; I think ever since they removed the original fort and replaced it with a Home Depot version. The path just reopened last week.
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It’s a great path, not as “
improved” as the others on the island.
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There are several sections with no rail or fence; you could actually fall into the river here, just like the old days.
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As you travel up the path, it starts to bend around behind the fort.
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I will confess this much -
many years ago we would go to this spot and do things you are not supposed to do in the park.
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Turning around as the trail ends gives a great view of the river and the Hungry Bear Restaurant.
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The graveyard is back behind the fort. It’s not as large as before, but nice to see its return.
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Here’s a little video walking on the trail heading back to the front of the fort. Don’t watch this video if you suffer from motion sickness.
This is the only train I saw on this visit to the park. The Disneyland Railroad and Casey Jr. are both down for refurbishment.
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Somehow I always end up on the wrong side of things!
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It's just past noon and time to leave. Still light crowds and not a ton of people arriving.
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The fall flowers seemed a little less vibrant than a couple of weeks ago (
link).
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Ghost Goofy stole some kids Churro and he almost ate it.
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This is for
Major and all the poster fans out there. It's very hard to get a picture of this due to the reflections, but I thought you’d find it amusing. Is that the sub from the original poster with Alfred Hitchcock and a smiling Hitler in the windows?
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