Nothing to See Here...

[Belle Ella]

This CM literally stands in the entrance to Sarge's and waves his flags while shimmying around, for probably hours on end. I asked him if his arms ever get tired, and he said something about it being the Happiest Place on Earth, so no one gets tired...or something similar.

EEEEE!

First of all, I'm super jealous you got to take photos (*cough*cough*) so I'm loving seeing what you took, even after we talked for what seemed like days about it when I got to see you.

Second, that CM was my trainer!!

OK, keep 'em coming!

 

[Sherry E]

Continuing on...

I noticed that a PhotoPass photographer had moved into a location facing this building at one point, to capture the guests posing against it as a backdrop. The trouble is, it would be hard to get a clear, people-free photo because there is a Stanley fountain there and everyone wants to see it up close...

A CM bearing beverages...

The reason I'm posting these photos with people in the background is in hopes some lurking DIS'ers will come out of the woodwork and say, "Hey! That's me in your picture!"

Hmmm...does anyone see the Hidden Mickey? This is a car hood located at Ramone's House of Body Art, in one of the window displays. There is a hidden Mickey on each hood in each of the windows at Ramone's, but I only found this one (or maybe two)! Some are easier than others...

See, this clever sign is the kind of detail that may be overlooked, and the kind that I love! Notice the Municipal Code says 20.12 (for 2012, the opening year of Cars Land)...

Another of my favorite things - the Stanley Fountain!

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Back with more in a moment!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Just an FYI, the fountain statue is Stanley, the founder of Radiator Springs. Not Mater

 

[Sherry E]

EEEEE!

First of all, I'm super jealous you got to take photos (*cough*cough*) so I'm loving seeing what you took, even after we talked for what seemed like days about it when I got to see you.

Second, that CM was my trainer!!

OK, keep 'em coming!

Jessica! Hey there! It was good to see you the other day. Hopefully it won't be so long before the next time!

I know - it did seem weird that we were able to take photos and the CM's were not allowed to take any at that point. Not that I'm complaining, of course, but it seemed backwards!

That CM was your trainer? How funny! I got a big kick out of him, waving his flags around and shimmying a bit here and there. Occasionally he would mouth the words to a song.

I wonder if your trainer was still at that post when Bret did his 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. preview. Maybe he will turn up in Bret's pictures too!

I chatted with quite a few CM's in DCA. One of them kept finding me when I was taking a picture of something really odd, like a spot on the ground or a height requirement sign or whatever. She must have thought I was a lunatic!

 

[Sherry E]

Just an FYI, the fountain statue is Stanley, the founder of Radiator Springs. Not Mater

Thank you for correcting me! Of course it is Stanley, and I totally zoned out. The sign says it's Stanley, and I still typed Mater! (That's what happens when you are tired and old!) I'll go back and change it - I have Mater on the brain because he is so prominent in Cars Land that I keep thinking I see him in everything!

 

[Belle Ella]

He's a funny guy. If I were to place a bet I'd say he was mouthing something from Mary Poppins. It's his favorite There was always something Mary Poppins related during my training days with him. It was kind of awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better trainer.

It's just funny because I'm sitting here scrolling through the photos and I literally just stopped and yelled "Look, it's ________"! and pointed at the photo. Everyone in the room probably thinks I'm nuts.

And I doubt the CM's thought you were a lunatic. I know I always love to know what guests are taking photos of, and I get the same thing from other CM's when our roles are reversed.

 

[Sherry E]

He's a funny guy. If I were to place a bet I'd say he was mouthing something from Mary Poppins. It's his favorite There was always something Mary Poppins related during my training days with him. It was kind of awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better trainer.

It's just funny because I'm sitting here scrolling through the photos and I literally just stopped and yelled "Look, it's ________"! and pointed at the photo. Everyone in the room probably thinks I'm nuts.

And I doubt the CM's thought you were a lunatic. I know I always love to know what guests are taking photos of, and I get the same thing from other CM's when our roles are reversed.

(Sorry for the delay - I got distracted by watching "The Bachelorette"! Hey, it's all in the ABC/Disney family, right?)

Your trainer guy from Sarge's seems like the sort of person who would crack jokes while keeping a completely straight face, so he appears serious!

 

[AussieMumma]

Wow Sherry, fantastic photos, I can't wait to be there in October! I got your link from the Halloween thread, thank you so much for posting it there. Dh's turn to look through the photos now

 

[abbie13_15]

Great detailed pictures Sherry! Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[tksbaskets]

Can I just say again how great it is that you got to go to the preview and you are sharing with us??

Loving the pics and prose!
TK

 

[Sherry E]

Wow Sherry, fantastic photos, I can't wait to be there in October! I got your link from the Halloween thread, thank you so much for posting it there. Dh's turn to look through the photos now

AussieMumma -

Thank you so much, and welcome!

I think it was a good idea to post the link in the Halloween thread because it seems to be working! I don't know what happened to the people in my Christmas thread, but posting the link there didn't seem to be as successful!

I've got more photos coming up!

Great detailed pictures Sherry! Thanks for sharing with us!

Abbie -

Thank you! Welcome to my TR thread. Yes, I do love the details, so a place such as Cars Land is perfect for pictures. Stay tuned, as there will be more photos coming up!

Can I just say again how great it is that you got to go to the preview and you are sharing with us??

Loving the pics and prose!
TK

Thank you so much, TK!! And thank you for continuing to follow along, no matter what kind of trip I report on (good, bad, surprise, planned, Spring, Halloween, Christmas or otherwise!)!

The preview was definitely a good idea for this type of thing (2 brand new lands). I didn't mind skipping the previews last year for the new rides, but for new lands there is a sense of urgency, I think.

To be honest, I wasn't sure if anyone would even venture over here to see my TR/photos because the Cars Land Superthread seems to be attracting a lot of people on the main DL forum (and they did not include a link to my TR, but they have links to other threads). I figured that most folks would stay over there. But I figured I'd start posting and hope that a few people would be interested enough in seeing the new things that they'd follow along.

Well, after dealing with some annoying browser issues last night (a browser crashed and I had to uninstall it, then reinstall it, and that seemed to have affected the 2nd browser on my PC too), I think I am back in action and can resume the photos!!

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I've shown you the cute signs leading to A Bug's Land from Cars Land. I've shown you the Stanley fountain (even though my mind wants to keep calling him Mater, because Mater was all over the place in CL and I can't get him out of my head!!). I've showing you the Mater Petting Zoo. I've shown you one hidden Mickey. What's next?

I still have a couple more favorite things from CL to share, as well as more detail stuff. Then we have to visit Buena Vista Street again! And I will show you the $9 sundae I got at Ghirardelli. And then, I will show you the few photos I managed to capture in Disneyland, before we left for the day!!

Stay tuned!!!

 

[rentayenta]

OMG your pics are incredible! The entrance to CarsLand is amazing!

 

[Sherry E]

Continuing on from the previous page...

More of Stanley's fountain...

See the letters "RS" painted on the rock (for Radiator Springs)?

I must admit - these rock formations and colors remind me very much of what I would expect to see on Mars!

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Don't touch that dial! I'll be right back with the next round o' photos!

 

[Sherry E]

OMG your pics are incredible! The entrance to CarsLand is amazing!

Hi, Jenny! Welcome back to my thread!

Thank you so much for the kind words. I was just kind of snapping around like crazy, and not really too concerned with adjusting settings and that kind of thing. I just crossed my fingers and hoped that something would come out okay. It was a very overcast day for a few hours (June gloom!), so that did not lend itself to really great photos - but I loved it because it took a long time for the sun to get really strong. Heat is not my friend!

I think there may be more than one way to get into Cars Land - you can go in the way I went in, past all the dramatic red rocks and wacky signs, or you can go in near A Bug's Land. I really think the impact is so much stronger - especially for your first time seeing this new land - if you go in past the red rocks. It really makes much more of a dramatic impression!

Stay tuned - plenty more photos coming up. Eventually I will get back to Buena Vista Street too - which is so amazing, but in a totally different way than CL!

 

[Sherry E]

Continuing on....

Since these things are kind of tacky looking, I am hoping that, at night, they make a dramatic impression!

I can't recall which store this display was in, but it's kind of cool!

I love these!

My wrist band...

Here comes Lightning again! (What is that weird line going down the picture?)

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More coming up!!

 

[DisneytheKid]

Wow! Great pics! Thanks for posting!

Continuing on from the previous page...

More of Stanley's fountain...

See the letters "RS" painted on the rock (for Radiator Springs)?

I must admit - these rock formations and colors remind me very much of what I would expect to see on Mars!

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Don't touch that dial! I'll be right back with the next round o' photos!

 

[Sherry E]

Continuing on...

Light fixture alert!

I love love love this picture of all the characters (including Pixar characters)! This was a giant postcard sort of thing. Did you notice that Lightning is wearing Mickey ears while Mater is wearing a Goofy hat?

These are cookies!

Sorry...can't help but giggle over "Butte Gas," especially after seeing Bret's photo of the sign that says "Stanley Always Has Gas"....

At this point, both my camera's battery ran out and the memory card I was using reached capacity. So I had to go outside and do a quick swap. When I was finished, a CM working at the entrance to the store was chatting with me and commenting on all the wonderful details around the land. She told me to go and check out the oil stains on the ground at Flo's, which were deliberately put there. But before I went back to Flo's, I snapped a few more in this area...

All the states along Route 66!

Some details on the ceiling...

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More coming up!!!

 

[Sherry E]

Wow! Great pics! Thanks for posting!

DisneytheKid -

Thank you so much, and you're welcome! I'm glad you joined in. I will have more coming right up. I am on a roll!

 

[Sherry E]

Continuing on...

These have nothing to do with "Cars," but I took pictures anyway...

And, back to Cars Land fun....

Again, the clever puns and details make this little land so amazing! I love this "Mechanical Clinic". Look closely at the sign...

This ground is deliberately made to look distressed and cracked...

And this oil stain is all for effect, as well! Supposedly some Cast Members were trying to clean it up when they saw it - only to discover that the stain could not be removed! Then they were told that it was all part of the theme!! Disney is soooo clever and calculated with their details that they even fool their own employees!

We're back at Flo's...and we are getting to maybe my favorite of all favorite things!! (I'll let you know what it is when we get to it!)

As you can see, the crowds were not bad at all! Maybe the June gloom scared them away! It won't be this empty after June 15th!

Okay, now is where we reach my favorite thing (possibly)! When you walk into Flo's, instantly you hear music....music like what you would have expected to hear at a malt shop or drive-in back in the '50s and '60s.

At the moment I walked in, the song playing happened to be "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles (though written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin). I looked up to notice that the ceiling changed colors in time with some of the beats of the music!! I stood there, mesmerized, as I watched the color change from intense blue to violet to orange to bright pink and many shades in between. I even stood there for a couple more songs to watch the colors change again!! I couldn't catch all the colors on camera quickly enough to show you the whole range, but I captured a few of them!!


(A kind of midnight blue shade...)

(Hot pink...)

(What is this? Like maybe a mauve sort of situation?)

(And a shade of purple...)

Anyway, the Flo's ceiling also turned orange and a couple of in-between colors, but I couldn't catch them. In any case, I thought it was so pretty and so dramatic, and the fact that the color-changing kept time with the music was even more fascinating to me! It doesn't take much to amuse me! Just give me a nice colorful ceiling and I'm happy!


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We have a little bit left of Cars Land, and then it will be time to move on to Buena Vista Street (though I didn't get as many photos on BVS as I did in CL, sadly). There's still quite a bit ahead, so hang in there!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Ugh, I replied but the Dis like burped/hiccuped or something.....totally went away & wouldn't reload for a few minutes.......anywhos........

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I'm loving these pics!!! Feel like I was right there beside you!!!