Disneyland Pictures: Day 3 pt 1: Bit of this and bit of that

[Rajah]

<p>(Hopefully these will work for everyone. If they don't on the first try, try hitting stop and refresh and that should fix the problem.
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<p>I'm posting this same message on the Disneyland board, but I wanted to make sure no one missed it.
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<p>I'm working on a full trip report as well, but this will summarize the trip through pictures. All of the pictures were either cropped or resized from images that are 1024x768, so if you want a larger version of any of the pictures, just let me know
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<p>Also, I did do retouching on several of them that were too dark or whatever, but I tried to get the colors as true as possible (except in the case of the sky when it was smoggy). For the most part, the main image editing I've done was to sharpen the images since none of the resized pictures were as sharp as the full-size image)
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Today's trip started out at the Storyteller Cafe. We were running a little late, so I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked.
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A view of one of the seating areas and the entrance to the left.<br><br>

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Another of the dining areas, with the "story" pictures on the walls. We never experienced the "storyteller" aspect of Storyteller's Cafe, unfortunately.<br><br>

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Even the lamps tell their own story here.<br><br>

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In each clump of lamps, there were several different patterns. And I really liked the backlit rock/glass.<br><br>

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Everything at this restaurant told a story. And even if you didn't know the "official" story, it was fun to sit back and think up stories to go along with the pictures.<br><br>

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Next was the Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour. I caught this picture of the train leaving while we were waiting for everyone to arrive.<br><br>

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Here's our guide, Brian. He was an interesting guide, and did know a lot of little facts.<br><br>

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Walt's office. This is his actual office, every item in its exact location as the last time he was there, just moved over from the studios to Disneyland.<br><br>

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Band setting up for later in the day. I loved the poinsettias around the flagpole.<br><br>

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The band marching down Main Street heading toward Town Square<br><br>

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Again.<br><br>

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The Alice in Wonderland family was following close behind and waving to the guests.<br><br>

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Our tour included a stop in the Tiki Room while we were the only ones there. Since we weren't interrupting other guests, flash pictures were allowed. Everything looks so fresh in here compared to how it was several years ago.<br><br>

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Jose.<br><br>

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A couple of the back-up birds.<br><br>

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Another of the singing baskets and a couple of birds.<br><br>

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And yet another angle. We didn't stay to watch the show as we were running late, but it was still fun.<br><br>

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Brian in the Club 33 lobby.<br><br>

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A window over the exit door and a lamp again in the Club 33 lobby. (They didn't take us all the way upstairs, just inside the lobby)<br><br>

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Brian took pictures of all the guests with cameras. Behind us is the old fashioned elevator that runs up to the second floor, where all the real action is.<br><br>

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Next was Snow White's Grotto. Here's Snow White herself with a little deer.<br><br>

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I just love this grotto. Used to be a very peaceful spot, but they've turned it into a princess meet-and-greet. True, there's no better place to meet the princesses. I just miss being able to come up to the grotto without the characters around.<br><br>


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Even the Evil Queen was around this morning. First time I think I've ever seen her at any of the parks. She was very "evil" to our tour, too. <br><br>

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The sails of a huge sailing ship are visible above the roofs of New Orleans Square, if you know where to look.<br><br>

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And in the balcony of the Disney Gallery, Walt and Roy's initials are found in the wrought iron. Here are Walt's.<br><br>

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And here are Roy's.<br><br>

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Can't leave Disneyland without a shot of the Mark Twain at dock with Thunder Mountain in the background. <br><br>

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Over to DCA now, for yet more pictures of Grizzly River Run.<br><br>

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That person in green waving... that's me. <br><br>

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Me again on my second ride. I was expecting to be hit by some back-splash by the geyser, but it never went off as we went over. It's totally random. <br><br>

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And here's my second ride through, this time with a couple of really cute young girls who were really having a good time. This is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.<br><br>

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After a brief stop at the hotel to rest for a few minutes and for me to change out of my wet pants (shirt was dry thanks to the jacket ), we came back into Disneyland via the monorail and I caught this picture of the Matterhorn with the wide-angle lens.<br><br>

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Small World, again seen from the monorail.<br><br>

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Small World, returned to its original colors of white, gold, and powder blue. It was pastels until just recently. This time, the picture was taken from the fast pass line.<br><br>

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As we walked down the queue to get on the ride, the clock went off. I just love that whimsical clock!<br><br>

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We'll end this set of pictures with yet another ride on Space Mountain, which DH waving at the camera. <br>

If you missed my previous Disneyland picture posts, here you go:

Day 1 pt 1: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=294887
Day 1 pt 2: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=295330
Day 2 pt 1: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=296688
Day 2 pt 2: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=300262

 

[catsrule]

Great pics, Rajah!

 

[Marla Hellwig]

i got to ride up that elevator - it is nice upstairs - too bad they didn't let you go up

 

[Rajah]

How cool, Marla!

I wish they'd let us ride up as well, but I understand why they didn't. I'd still like to get into Club 33 -- for a full meal, not just the lobby. But it was still neat seeing the elevator.

 

[helenabear]

Those are wonderful pictures Tammi! I love these so much, especially since it has been so long since I've been to DL! Thanks for posting these

 

[Dan Murphy]

Great pictures, Tammi!!! I really hope to get to DL/DCA again soon. Great parks they are. You need to talk to Tink33 to get you into Club 33, she has the connections. I liked the sails over New Orleans roofs, pretty cool effects!!

 

[Rajah]

Would you believe in all my trips to DL, this was the first time I saw the ship sails (or at least the first time I remember it), and I still had to have them pointed out to me?