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Caught back up......all I can say is WOW!!! 
Yes, the plan is for a return trip for the Diva trip......but there's been some discussion of not going at that time next year since we'll just have gotten back from our massive WDW trip.
I'm always a fan of the fountains if they're kept clean......something very relaxing sitting and watching them (and listening to them)......a great stress reliever after a long day at the park.
The Buena Vista area is awesome with the "characters".....what an added bonus!! So does the trolley run from the gates to ??......I guess what I'm asking is....what is the route?? Equal to a Main St Vehicle to the castle?? Is there just one or multiple??
Ok, enough questions for now!!
Yes, the plan is for a return trip for the Diva trip......but there's been some discussion of not going at that time next year since we'll just have gotten back from our massive WDW trip.I'm always a fan of the fountains if they're kept clean......something very relaxing sitting and watching them (and listening to them)......a great stress reliever after a long day at the park.
The Buena Vista area is awesome with the "characters".....what an added bonus!! So does the trolley run from the gates to ??......I guess what I'm asking is....what is the route?? Equal to a Main St Vehicle to the castle?? Is there just one or multiple??
Ok, enough questions for now!!
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I'm finally able to get back in here and reply to some posts! I have a feeling that the DIS has been hoppin' in terms of views and activitiy all over the Disneyland-related forums because the interest in Cars Land and Buena Vista Street is so high. As a result of all the traffic on the board, things are slowing down in some spots...and since I have endless computer troubles anyway, the combo of heavy board traffic and my computer is not a good one! 
I kept trying to get to the page with the comments from yesterday that I didn't reply to yet, and the page simply would not load for me, no matter which browser I tried. Some days Explorer works better for me, and other days Chrome works better. It's a pain to have to keep switching back and forth between the two just to get something to work, but I am determined to get to the end of this Cars Land/Buena Vista Street photo report!
Anyway, it's interesting to note that on my Facebook page, my Buena Vista Street album is generating more comments and "Likes" than my Cars Land album, even though I have many more Cars Land photos than Buena Vista Street photos, and the Cars Land photos are technically more 'fun,' I guess.
It seems like BVS is really going to be the 'heart' of this whole California Adventure re-imagining and expansion. Cars Land is the main focus in all the press, but I think that the idea of stepping onto BVS and seeing what things looked like when Walt Disney came to town is really touching something in people.
I find that the architecture and design of many of the BVS facades remind me of buildings in the neighborhood when I was a child. You can still find some random buildings here and there that have the same sort of look to them - like they are stuck in a particular moment in time.
Even the picture I posted yesterday - of the sign with the beauty salon advertisement - reminds me of old department store salons in the area when I was a child. Places like Bullock's, Orbach's, Broadway and the old May Company building (which is now LACMA West) used to have salons - and many of them were up on the Mezzanine level, just as that sign from Buena Vista Street indicates! My grandmother - the same lady who first brought me to the original Pan Pacific Auditorium, which later inspired the entrance to 2 Disney parks - used to go to these hair salons when she would go shopping. Most of them had "tea rooms" too!
So, as I said yesterday - Buena Vista Street is a land that my grandmother would have loved because she basically lived it. She lived in the Hollywood/Miracle Mile/Fairfax District area that Walt Disney visited. She was a teenager in the 1930's.
(See this post - which is Part 1 of the Pre-TR/Intro to my unfinished holiday TR from December 2011 - for more details on how my grandmother led me into a life of Disney when I was a wee tot! And that holiday TR will get finished, by the way - but I had to set it aside to plow through the Cars Land/Buena Vista Street stuff!
)
Anyway, I just thought it was fascinating that, while Cars Land is dominating most of the media attention, Buena Vista Street seems to be a sort of sleeper hit and it is striking a much more nostalgic chord, I think.
Bret -
I found it very refreshing to go into 2 new lands with a blank slate, simply taking photos of the things I wanted to take photos of and not having any idea what I would encounter. How often are we going to have a chance to do that in Anaheim? Unless and until Disney opens a third gate/park out here - and that would be probably a decade down the road if it ever happened - I doubt we will see anymore all-new lands in DL or DCA. New rides? Yes. New shows or new parades? Of course. New restaurants? I'm certain of it. Maybe even a new hotel or two.
But being able to experience a new land at DLR - let alone 2 new lands - is something that will probably not happen again any time while I am still young enough to move around!
There simply is not enough room to add too much to DLR without removing something else. Quite frankly, if DCA hadn't been screwed up in the first place, when it was first built on the cheap, we wouldn't be getting the new lands now!
You know what else is interesting? Liza and I were talking about this last Saturday....DCA has become a sleeper hit. It took a while to catch on with people, and now there are many people who actually prefer DCA to Disneyland (I know that's shocking!).
It used to be that you'd come to DLR for a trip, and Disneyland was the main place to be. California Adventure was kind of an afterthought - or it was left out of the mix altogether. In fact, I remember my friend asking me what point there was in going into DCA! She didn't see a need to ever go into DCA. I'm sure a lot of people thought that. The marketing for DCA was not great. It just didn't look all that interesting when it opened. The California theme was questionable - even to Californians!
And then, stepping into DCA and walking around for the first time, I think many of us had the sense that it was missing a lot of things. Yes, it was not going to be a carbon copy of Disneyland, and we wouldn't want it to be, but it was missing some of the special Disney magic that we have all come to love. There were some good things about DCA in many spots, and I grew to like it a lot, but it felt very 'thin' for a while - like there just was not much to it.
All of a sudden, Disney decided they'd better start putting some TLC into California Adventure, and make it an actual separate destination park - instead of just an afterthought. So they started filling it with things - Toy Story Midway Mania, World of Color, the Little Mermaid ride and now the 2 new lands - with the heartbeat of the park being the land based on what Walt Disney saw when he came to Los Angeles that got the whole Disneyland ball rolling - and they have got themselves a hit! This is a winner!
Sure, California Adventure is still different from Disneyland in many ways - it has a different vibe. I think we all like and appreciate that it has a different vibe. BUT, what it has now is a heartbeat. As Liza said, "It had good bones," in the beginning, but it needed work.
It needed a heartbeat. That's what was missing. And now, California Adventure has it!
Kim -
Thank you again for the nice comments. I appreciate it.
I didn't mind not riding anything in Cars Land. I know I probably should have gone on something, but my main goal was to take photos that day. I rarely go anywhere without a camera - even to the store or the bank! I will stop in the middle of a sidewalk and take photos of pretty flowers and anything else interesting I see. So, yes, my camera was in use pretty much the entire time during this preview - to the point where I am now wondering what I did to it because I am seeing strange lines and color tone differences pop up in some photos. I may have broken the shutter!
I'm hoping that, with some time, the CM's will figure out what to do about herding people over to one side of the road when Mater or Lightning McQueen are coming. I can see where, if they have like a minute or two of warning time, they can tell the guests to move. But in this specific case, Lightning was so close to me - just a few feet - that I couldn't believe the CM was more focused on getting me to the other side of the road than he was about making me run out in front of the car! I would have been better off staying where I was. I shouldn't have had to run up ahead of the car to gain some distance so that I could dart across the road. That seems silly. What if I had tripped (I am very klutzy!)? I'd be the only "Death by Lightning McQueen at Cars Land" to go on record!
In any case, the way it was handled can't be a good lesson for kids! So I do hope that the CM's go back to the drawing board and figure out another way to deal with that situation, because it will occur with many more guests. I will chalk that incident up to being the very first preview for non-Disney employees, and maybe they didn't expect such a rebel as myself
to be breaking the rules and staying on the side of the road with the Bug's Land signs!
Yes, I definitely think they should have told us early on that BVS would be open all day and night. I got most of my time in at Cars so I didn't miss too much there, but Liza was the one who left Cars Land only a couple of hours into the preview to hightail it to BVS, thinking the time was running out! And then she ran back to Cars Land when she found out about BVS.
Even though I'm not sure how I would have reconfigured my time, it would have been nice to know about BVS being open all day when we started so that I could make the decision of what to do and when.
I look forward to seeing any photos you take, and reading any trip report you do! I'll be curious what you think of the 2 new lands when you see them in person!
TK -
Whenever Deej goes MIA for a while, I always worry that it might be due to another health issue in her family. Hopefully she will pop in here soon.
Oh, the people who go marching into pictures are soooo annoying. Don't get me wrong - I'm not at all talking about the ones who do it accidentally or unknowingly. We've all done that - where we walk into someone's picture that we didn't know they were taking! It's an honest mistake. We all try to do the best we can in respecting other people and sometimes we slip up.
I am talking solely and specifically about the people who clearly SEE that we are taking pictures and proceed to just stomp through anyway...like that guy in my picture on BVS! Grrrrrrr.....
There was another guy in Cars Land who was with his girlfriend or wife. I had my camera raised up and pointed at something. They saw this. The girl was trying to slow down and wait (maybe they couldn't go around, for some reason). The guy said, "Just go," and they marched right in front of my camera.
Now sometimes, if I know it's going to take me a while to compose or frame a picture, I will tell whoever is waiting to go on ahead. I don't want them waiting for me. But in the case of the "Just go" couple, I was about to snap the shutter!
Kim -
I didn't buy anything, but I was shocked at all the things I wanted to buy. I didn't think I would be that tempted by all the merchandise, and yet I was!
Chereya -
Thank you for the nice comments! I think those ears are going to be a big hit. Also, there are some Conductor Mickey ears - which I thought I took a picture of but apparently I did not - and I think those will be very popular too!
I've still got some more photos to post - I am getting nearer to the end, but not totally done yet!
Laurie -
I know what you mean. The fountains have to be clean and not mucky!
The trolley was not running when I was there. People were pulling the horn/bell thingy a lot. But, when it starts running, I think it is supposed to run up BVS and around the fountain and back again (someone please correct me if I'm wrong on that)! Maybe it goes just past the fountain? I don't think it turns down any side streets, but I could be wrong. Around the fountain seems to make the most sense. I wish it had been running so I could tell you the exact route!
I think there is only supposed to be one trolley running. There was only one trolley sitting out, but I assume they probably have some back-up trolleys in storage somewhere!
Hi, Teri (is it Teri with one 'R"? Or is it Terri? I've forgotten!
)!!!
Welcome to my TR! Thank you for joining in, and for the nice comments! I'm so glad you've been enjoying the photos - I've got a bit more to post, but the bulk of them are behind us. I wanted to interrupt the previous TR I was working on to do a special CL/BVS photo report because it's timely and I knew that's what people wanted to see right now.
I have to admit - now that I've seen both of these new lands, I am crossing my fingers that Disney will really go all out and decorate them. I think that BVS could be a special place during the Christmas season, while Cars Land will be zany and clever. If they don't do anything holiday-esque with these areas, they are really dropping the ball.
Stay tuned for a little bit more!!!
I kept trying to get to the page with the comments from yesterday that I didn't reply to yet, and the page simply would not load for me, no matter which browser I tried. Some days Explorer works better for me, and other days Chrome works better. It's a pain to have to keep switching back and forth between the two just to get something to work, but I am determined to get to the end of this Cars Land/Buena Vista Street photo report!
Anyway, it's interesting to note that on my Facebook page, my Buena Vista Street album is generating more comments and "Likes" than my Cars Land album, even though I have many more Cars Land photos than Buena Vista Street photos, and the Cars Land photos are technically more 'fun,' I guess.
It seems like BVS is really going to be the 'heart' of this whole California Adventure re-imagining and expansion. Cars Land is the main focus in all the press, but I think that the idea of stepping onto BVS and seeing what things looked like when Walt Disney came to town is really touching something in people.
I find that the architecture and design of many of the BVS facades remind me of buildings in the neighborhood when I was a child. You can still find some random buildings here and there that have the same sort of look to them - like they are stuck in a particular moment in time.
Even the picture I posted yesterday - of the sign with the beauty salon advertisement - reminds me of old department store salons in the area when I was a child. Places like Bullock's, Orbach's, Broadway and the old May Company building (which is now LACMA West) used to have salons - and many of them were up on the Mezzanine level, just as that sign from Buena Vista Street indicates! My grandmother - the same lady who first brought me to the original Pan Pacific Auditorium, which later inspired the entrance to 2 Disney parks - used to go to these hair salons when she would go shopping. Most of them had "tea rooms" too!
So, as I said yesterday - Buena Vista Street is a land that my grandmother would have loved because she basically lived it. She lived in the Hollywood/Miracle Mile/Fairfax District area that Walt Disney visited. She was a teenager in the 1930's.
(See this post - which is Part 1 of the Pre-TR/Intro to my unfinished holiday TR from December 2011 - for more details on how my grandmother led me into a life of Disney when I was a wee tot! And that holiday TR will get finished, by the way - but I had to set it aside to plow through the Cars Land/Buena Vista Street stuff!
)Anyway, I just thought it was fascinating that, while Cars Land is dominating most of the media attention, Buena Vista Street seems to be a sort of sleeper hit and it is striking a much more nostalgic chord, I think.
Bret -
I found it very refreshing to go into 2 new lands with a blank slate, simply taking photos of the things I wanted to take photos of and not having any idea what I would encounter. How often are we going to have a chance to do that in Anaheim? Unless and until Disney opens a third gate/park out here - and that would be probably a decade down the road if it ever happened - I doubt we will see anymore all-new lands in DL or DCA. New rides? Yes. New shows or new parades? Of course. New restaurants? I'm certain of it. Maybe even a new hotel or two.
But being able to experience a new land at DLR - let alone 2 new lands - is something that will probably not happen again any time while I am still young enough to move around!
There simply is not enough room to add too much to DLR without removing something else. Quite frankly, if DCA hadn't been screwed up in the first place, when it was first built on the cheap, we wouldn't be getting the new lands now!You know what else is interesting? Liza and I were talking about this last Saturday....DCA has become a sleeper hit. It took a while to catch on with people, and now there are many people who actually prefer DCA to Disneyland (I know that's shocking!).
It used to be that you'd come to DLR for a trip, and Disneyland was the main place to be. California Adventure was kind of an afterthought - or it was left out of the mix altogether. In fact, I remember my friend asking me what point there was in going into DCA! She didn't see a need to ever go into DCA. I'm sure a lot of people thought that. The marketing for DCA was not great. It just didn't look all that interesting when it opened. The California theme was questionable - even to Californians!
And then, stepping into DCA and walking around for the first time, I think many of us had the sense that it was missing a lot of things. Yes, it was not going to be a carbon copy of Disneyland, and we wouldn't want it to be, but it was missing some of the special Disney magic that we have all come to love. There were some good things about DCA in many spots, and I grew to like it a lot, but it felt very 'thin' for a while - like there just was not much to it.
All of a sudden, Disney decided they'd better start putting some TLC into California Adventure, and make it an actual separate destination park - instead of just an afterthought. So they started filling it with things - Toy Story Midway Mania, World of Color, the Little Mermaid ride and now the 2 new lands - with the heartbeat of the park being the land based on what Walt Disney saw when he came to Los Angeles that got the whole Disneyland ball rolling - and they have got themselves a hit! This is a winner!
Sure, California Adventure is still different from Disneyland in many ways - it has a different vibe. I think we all like and appreciate that it has a different vibe. BUT, what it has now is a heartbeat. As Liza said, "It had good bones," in the beginning, but it needed work.
It needed a heartbeat. That's what was missing. And now, California Adventure has it!
Kim -
Thank you again for the nice comments.
I appreciate it.I didn't mind not riding anything in Cars Land. I know I probably should have gone on something, but my main goal was to take photos that day. I rarely go anywhere without a camera - even to the store or the bank!
I will stop in the middle of a sidewalk and take photos of pretty flowers and anything else interesting I see. So, yes, my camera was in use pretty much the entire time during this preview - to the point where I am now wondering what I did to it because I am seeing strange lines and color tone differences pop up in some photos. I may have broken the shutter!I'm hoping that, with some time, the CM's will figure out what to do about herding people over to one side of the road when Mater or Lightning McQueen are coming. I can see where, if they have like a minute or two of warning time, they can tell the guests to move. But in this specific case, Lightning was so close to me - just a few feet - that I couldn't believe the CM was more focused on getting me to the other side of the road than he was about making me run out in front of the car!
I would have been better off staying where I was. I shouldn't have had to run up ahead of the car to gain some distance so that I could dart across the road. That seems silly. What if I had tripped (I am very klutzy!)? I'd be the only "Death by Lightning McQueen at Cars Land" to go on record!In any case, the way it was handled can't be a good lesson for kids! So I do hope that the CM's go back to the drawing board and figure out another way to deal with that situation, because it will occur with many more guests. I will chalk that incident up to being the very first preview for non-Disney employees, and maybe they didn't expect such a rebel as myself
to be breaking the rules and staying on the side of the road with the Bug's Land signs!Yes, I definitely think they should have told us early on that BVS would be open all day and night. I got most of my time in at Cars so I didn't miss too much there, but Liza was the one who left Cars Land only a couple of hours into the preview to hightail it to BVS, thinking the time was running out! And then she ran back to Cars Land when she found out about BVS.
Even though I'm not sure how I would have reconfigured my time, it would have been nice to know about BVS being open all day when we started so that I could make the decision of what to do and when.
I look forward to seeing any photos you take, and reading any trip report you do! I'll be curious what you think of the 2 new lands when you see them in person!
WOW~ I just can't wait to walk into DCA and be on BVS! I love the retro feel. I can't believe Deej hasn't popped in to comment on all the great flower and light post pictures.
I can't even imagine experiencing this in person. Smiling looking at the great photos.
Yes, I am reading along too - I hate it when strangers' body parts get in my pictures
TK -
Whenever Deej goes MIA for a while, I always worry that it might be due to another health issue in her family. Hopefully she will pop in here soon.
Oh, the people who go marching into pictures are soooo annoying. Don't get me wrong - I'm not at all talking about the ones who do it accidentally or unknowingly. We've all done that - where we walk into someone's picture that we didn't know they were taking! It's an honest mistake. We all try to do the best we can in respecting other people and sometimes we slip up.
I am talking solely and specifically about the people who clearly SEE that we are taking pictures and proceed to just stomp through anyway...like that guy in my picture on BVS! Grrrrrrr.....
There was another guy in Cars Land who was with his girlfriend or wife. I had my camera raised up and pointed at something. They saw this. The girl was trying to slow down and wait (maybe they couldn't go around, for some reason). The guy said, "Just go," and they marched right in front of my camera.
Now sometimes, if I know it's going to take me a while to compose or frame a picture, I will tell whoever is waiting to go on ahead. I don't want them waiting for me. But in the case of the "Just go" couple, I was about to snap the shutter!
Kim -
I didn't buy anything, but I was shocked at all the things I wanted to buy. I didn't think I would be that tempted by all the merchandise, and yet I was!
Chereya -
Thank you for the nice comments!
I think those ears are going to be a big hit. Also, there are some Conductor Mickey ears - which I thought I took a picture of but apparently I did not - and I think those will be very popular too!I've still got some more photos to post - I am getting nearer to the end, but not totally done yet!
Caught back up......all I can say is WOW!!!
I'm always a fan of the fountains if they're kept clean......something very relaxing sitting and watching them (and listening to them)......a great stress reliever after a long day at the park.
The Buena Vista area is awesome with the "characters".....what an added bonus!! So does the trolley run from the gates to ??......I guess what I'm asking is....what is the route?? Equal to a Main St Vehicle to the castle?? Is there just one or multiple??
Ok, enough questions for now!!
Laurie -
I know what you mean. The fountains have to be clean and not mucky!
The trolley was not running when I was there. People were pulling the horn/bell thingy a lot. But, when it starts running, I think it is supposed to run up BVS and around the fountain and back again (someone please correct me if I'm wrong on that)! Maybe it goes just past the fountain? I don't think it turns down any side streets, but I could be wrong. Around the fountain seems to make the most sense. I wish it had been running so I could tell you the exact route!
I think there is only supposed to be one trolley running. There was only one trolley sitting out, but I assume they probably have some back-up trolleys in storage somewhere!
Hi, Teri (is it Teri with one 'R"? Or is it Terri? I've forgotten!
)!!!Welcome to my TR! Thank you for joining in, and for the nice comments! I'm so glad you've been enjoying the photos - I've got a bit more to post, but the bulk of them are behind us. I wanted to interrupt the previous TR I was working on to do a special CL/BVS photo report because it's timely and I knew that's what people wanted to see right now.
I have to admit - now that I've seen both of these new lands, I am crossing my fingers that Disney will really go all out and decorate them. I think that BVS could be a special place during the Christmas season, while Cars Land will be zany and clever. If they don't do anything holiday-esque with these areas, they are really dropping the ball.
Stay tuned for a little bit more!!!
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OK, I hate it when people quote really long posts, but I have to ask where you took the photo with the '66 GTO? You said it was right after your battery/memory card ran out but before you got back to Flo's. My GTO-loving Dad would love that!!
Loving the mini-trip report and green with envy that I don't get to go until next spring!
PHXscuba
Continuing on...
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!!!
Loving the mini-trip report and green with envy that I don't get to go until next spring!
PHXscuba
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Hi, PHXscuba!
Yes, this is a mini-TR that's not so mini! This one actually has way more photos in it than that pesky holiday TR that hasn't been finished! That holiday report has more 'story' than this one. So I guess it all balances out.
The GTO was part of a shelf display on the wall in Radiator Springs Curios! There was merchandise (like shirts or whatever) right next to the GTO, I think.
Thanks for sticking with me in this TR that keeps changing!
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Thanks for the info. I am hoping I can maybe get my parents (who live locally) to spend a day with us at DLR when we visit next spring. I think they would like to see how DCA has evolved -- they haven't been in about 5 years and I know my dad didn't think much of DCA when it opened.
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Bret -
I found it very refreshing to go into 2 new lands with a blank slate, simply taking photos of the things I wanted to take photos of and not having any idea what I would encounter. How often are we going to have a chance to do that in Anaheim? Unless and until Disney opens a third gate/park out here - and that would be probably a decade down the road if it ever happened - I doubt we will see anymore all-new lands in DL or DCA. New rides? Yes. New shows or new parades? Of course. New restaurants? I'm certain of it. Maybe even a new hotel or two.
But being able to experience a new land at DLR - let alone 2 new lands - is something that will probably not happen again any time while I am still young enough to move around!
You know what else is interesting? Liza and I were talking about this last Saturday....DCA has become a sleeper hit. It took a while to catch on with people, and now there are many people who actually prefer DCA to Disneyland (I know that's shocking!).
It used to be that you'd come to DLR for a trip, and Disneyland was the main place to be. California Adventure was kind of an afterthought - or it was left out of the mix altogether. In fact, I remember my friend asking me what point there was in going into DCA! She didn't see a need to ever go into DCA. I'm sure a lot of people thought that. The marketing for DCA was not great. It just didn't look all that interesting when it opened. The California theme was questionable - even to Californians!
And then, stepping into DCA and walking around for the first time, I think many of us had the sense that it was missing a lot of things. Yes, it was not going to be a carbon copy of Disneyland, and we wouldn't want it to be, but it was missing some of the special Disney magic that we have all come to love. There were some good things about DCA in many spots, and I grew to like it a lot, but it felt very 'thin' for a while - like there just was not much to it.
All of a sudden, Disney decided they'd better start putting some TLC into California Adventure, and make it an actual separate destination park - instead of just an afterthought. So they started filling it with things - Toy Story Midway Mania, World of Color, the Little Mermaid ride and now the 2 new lands - with the heartbeat of the park being the land based on what Walt Disney saw when he came to Los Angeles that got the whole Disneyland ball rolling - and they have got themselves a hit! This is a winner!
Sure, California Adventure is still different from Disneyland in many ways - it has a different vibe. I think we all like and appreciate that it has a different vibe. BUT, what it has now is a heartbeat. As Liza said, "It had good bones," in the beginning, but it needed work.
It needed a heartbeat. That's what was missing. And now, California Adventure has it!
It really did feel refreshing and exciting to see two new lands that no public have ever seen since last weekend. This trip made me so excited to go all photo crazy. You are correct that it will be a very long time until we get to see a new land at the DLR. The rides, shows, etc. of what you said that we will see in years to come, but not two new lands.
If Disney company didn't built DCA so cheap when they first opened it back in 2001, we might not get the two new lands. But I'm glad that they added these two new lands at DCA
Ever since the expansion plan to DCA with CL, BVS, WoC, TSMM, LM ride, SSS, etc. I knew that DCA would become a very popular park when the expansion is complete. I don't think that it will be even better then DL, but it will draw more attention to the guests to come back to the DLR of not just visiting DL but also DCA.
You are correct that coming to the DLR was to go to the DL park. At first when I went to DCA when it opened back in 2001, I was excited to see a new park instead of DL. But it was just a let down and I have barely gone to DCA from 2001 to 2007. When I think of Disney parks, I want to see the Disney magic and see the characters and rides based on the movies. DCA didn't have that when they first opened it. It did improve over the years until the DCA expansion plan.
Ever since all those new additions to DCA, now DCA has a heartbeat which it didn't.
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Continuing on....
Well, since today is the official opening day of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and the "re-imagined" California Adventure, what better way to celebrate it than by finishing up the pictures I took last Saturday, June 9th? I can't believe it's almost been a week since I was there, and I wish I could be there today, taking more photos.
In fact, Liza and I had discussed the possibility of going back to DLR today - so that she could get an opening day pin and I could see what the opening day madness was like. Plus, I really wanted to see the new Storytellers statue in DCA, which was boarded up and hidden when we were there. And, I really wanted to try the newly re-expanded Carnation Cafe, because I loved it when it used to have indoor seating and a larger menu!
But, alas, it's not happening. (Liza can't make it.)
I don't know when there will be another opening day of a whole new land or a new park at the Disneyland Resort in my lifetime - or at least, while I am young enough and spry enough to still move around! Fantasyland was 're-imagined' and reopened in 1983, I think it was, and became the "new Fantasyland." ToonTown opened in 1993. Eight years later, California Adventure opened. And 11 years later, we now have Buena Vista Street and Cars Land. So, as you can see, these major new events (I'm not talking about new rides, new parades or shows, or even the new hotels or restaurants) do not come along very often at all.
Anyway...back on Buena Vista Street, I was in the Elias store and noticed what may be my new favorite Mickey t-shirt. I used to buy a lot of black Mickey t-shirts back in the day (the 1980's and 1990's) because the designs were really clever and interesting, and I had more money to spend. There seemed to be an abundance of black Mickey tees back then, too.
Liza and I were discussing that we had both noticed over the years how the t-shirt designs had become less interesting. There were not as many cute and clever ideas floating around for t-shirts, watches - or any of the merchandise I used to buy - for many years. Even the t-shirt colors had changed - I no longer saw as many black t-shirts as there used to be, but instead they all appeared to be gray or blue or other colors I didn't want.
Then suddenly, over the last few years, the merchandise ideas seemed to become interesting again, slowly but surely. From what I can see, the merchandise is on the upswing again - maybe Disney hired a whole new creative team for the Merchandising Dept. of Team Disney Anaheim?
Next Up...time for ice cream and meeting up with another DIS'er!!!
Well, since today is the official opening day of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and the "re-imagined" California Adventure, what better way to celebrate it than by finishing up the pictures I took last Saturday, June 9th? I can't believe it's almost been a week since I was there, and I wish I could be there today, taking more photos.
In fact, Liza and I had discussed the possibility of going back to DLR today - so that she could get an opening day pin and I could see what the opening day madness was like. Plus, I really wanted to see the new Storytellers statue in DCA, which was boarded up and hidden when we were there. And, I really wanted to try the newly re-expanded Carnation Cafe, because I loved it when it used to have indoor seating and a larger menu!
But, alas, it's not happening. (Liza can't make it.)
I don't know when there will be another opening day of a whole new land or a new park at the Disneyland Resort in my lifetime - or at least, while I am young enough and spry enough to still move around! Fantasyland was 're-imagined' and reopened in 1983, I think it was, and became the "new Fantasyland." ToonTown opened in 1993. Eight years later, California Adventure opened. And 11 years later, we now have Buena Vista Street and Cars Land. So, as you can see, these major new events (I'm not talking about new rides, new parades or shows, or even the new hotels or restaurants) do not come along very often at all.
Anyway...back on Buena Vista Street, I was in the Elias store and noticed what may be my new favorite Mickey t-shirt. I used to buy a lot of black Mickey t-shirts back in the day (the 1980's and 1990's) because the designs were really clever and interesting, and I had more money to spend. There seemed to be an abundance of black Mickey tees back then, too.
Liza and I were discussing that we had both noticed over the years how the t-shirt designs had become less interesting. There were not as many cute and clever ideas floating around for t-shirts, watches - or any of the merchandise I used to buy - for many years. Even the t-shirt colors had changed - I no longer saw as many black t-shirts as there used to be, but instead they all appeared to be gray or blue or other colors I didn't want.
Then suddenly, over the last few years, the merchandise ideas seemed to become interesting again, slowly but surely. From what I can see, the merchandise is on the upswing again - maybe Disney hired a whole new creative team for the Merchandising Dept. of Team Disney Anaheim?
So, this shirt immediately caught my attention... This is a shirt for me! It's a black Mickey shirt, it's long (which I love) and Mickey is wearing glasses! Mickey has vision problems! I wear glasses (I hate contact lenses), so I decided I must have it. I didn't buy it right then, but I want to eventually buy it. Maybe I can contact Disneyland DelivEars?
And then there's DJ Mickey...!
Coasting Through Life...
Themed Light fixture alert...
(the Moon...)
(The Sun...)
This is inside of Big Top Toys, which seamlessly transitions from Elias in that typical 'open' style that Disney often practices, where one shop leads to another - but you don't necessarily realize you have entered a new store! Know what I mean? Sometimes you may be just browsing and strolling through stores and going from room to room, and you are unaware that you have just stepped into another store!
Big Top Toys has a rather low, dark ceiling - in direct contrast to Elias' bright main room and elegant, high ceiling...
Conductor Mickey!!! (Why didn't I get pictures of the Conductor Mickey ears that were being sold as well?)
A window display with seemingly old books...I love this detail. Even the books have (faux) vintage jackets with the original artwork, to complement the 1920's/1930's theme of Buena Vista Street!! I tell you - I am a sucker for details! It is alllll about the details for me! Cars Land and Buena Vista Street are allll about the details! Even if guests don't notice what goes into creating the theme in which they become immersed, the details are there!
From "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"...It was hard to get a picture of this at that moment. No matter which angle I tried, there was a reflection or glare from the sun. Then I was picking up Liza's reflection because she was next to me, looking in the window. That's why I didn't photograph the books on the other side of the window - too much glare and reflection! Stupid sun! I will have to try this another time!
This reminds me of the retro gas station area in the Original Farmers Market (which I think Deejdigsdis said she liked when she saw my pictures of it a couple of years back...)!
Its good to know that both Cars Land and Buena Vista Street...um...have plenty of gas! Hee hee! In fact, doesn't ToonTown have gas too? You can never have enough gas when you're at Disneyland. (Okay, Tag Fairy, I'm waiting for you!)
This...is the DCA time capsule! How cool is this? Liza and I happened to see a guy crouched down on the ground, with one shoe off. He put that shoe next to the time capsule and snapped a picture (or maybe it was video?), so he could show his friends or family that this was his "first step" on Buena Vista Street (or maybe into California Adventure altogether?).
And then there's DJ Mickey...!
Coasting Through Life...
Themed Light fixture alert...
(the Moon...)
(The Sun...)
This is inside of Big Top Toys, which seamlessly transitions from Elias in that typical 'open' style that Disney often practices, where one shop leads to another - but you don't necessarily realize you have entered a new store! Know what I mean? Sometimes you may be just browsing and strolling through stores and going from room to room, and you are unaware that you have just stepped into another store!
Big Top Toys has a rather low, dark ceiling - in direct contrast to Elias' bright main room and elegant, high ceiling...
Conductor Mickey!!! (Why didn't I get pictures of the Conductor Mickey ears that were being sold as well?)
A window display with seemingly old books...I love this detail. Even the books have (faux) vintage jackets with the original artwork, to complement the 1920's/1930's theme of Buena Vista Street!! I tell you - I am a sucker for details! It is alllll about the details for me! Cars Land and Buena Vista Street are allll about the details! Even if guests don't notice what goes into creating the theme in which they become immersed, the details are there!
From "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"...It was hard to get a picture of this at that moment. No matter which angle I tried, there was a reflection or glare from the sun. Then I was picking up Liza's reflection because she was next to me, looking in the window. That's why I didn't photograph the books on the other side of the window - too much glare and reflection! Stupid sun! I will have to try this another time!
This reminds me of the retro gas station area in the Original Farmers Market (which I think Deejdigsdis said she liked when she saw my pictures of it a couple of years back...)!
Its good to know that both Cars Land and Buena Vista Street...um...have plenty of gas! Hee hee! In fact, doesn't ToonTown have gas too? You can never have enough gas when you're at Disneyland. (Okay, Tag Fairy, I'm waiting for you!)
This...is the DCA time capsule! How cool is this? Liza and I happened to see a guy crouched down on the ground, with one shoe off. He put that shoe next to the time capsule and snapped a picture (or maybe it was video?), so he could show his friends or family that this was his "first step" on Buena Vista Street (or maybe into California Adventure altogether?).
Next Up...time for ice cream and meeting up with another DIS'er!!!
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PHXscuba -
I hope you're able to convince your parents to give DCA another try next year, or at the very least, join you in Disneyland! So much has changed in 5 years, even down to the DLH being remodeled and various other things. I think your dad would probably have a better appreciation for DCA now that there are car-related things here and there (like the GTO and other vintage auto references).
I wasn't really all that fond of DCA at first either (meaning 5 years ago, when I first decided to go inside and take a look). It's not even that I disliked it - it just felt like it was missing something, as I was saying to Bret yesterday. It felt like it needed to be filled in a little more. Now, however, it feels more like a full-fledged park. I think there are probably still a couple of things that could stand to be changed, fixed or added, but I think DCA is finally coming into its own, as they say.
Bret -
It should be very interesting to see what's in store for DCA from this point forward (including the Halloween and holiday seasons), and how the whole DLR will evolve over the next few years. Isn't the rumor that Tomorrowland is supposed to get a big overhaul? We'll see.
John Lasseter was saying on my local morning news yesterday that they (I guess he and the other masterminds at TDA & Pixar) have all kinds of ideas for things to do "in all the parks." So I guess that means they may be turning their eye towards WDW (or elsewhere?) after a bit. I really wish they would do a couple more things at DLR before working on other parks, but I guess that's not likely.
Jessica -
Yes, I wonder who it could be!
daisy_77 -
Hello and welcome! Thank you for the kind words. I'm really appreciative that anyone is following along! This Cars Land/Buena Vista Street stuff really drew in some new people to my TR who have not been here before (or who have not posted anything before, I should say). I'm glad to have been among the first on the DIS to begin sharing photos of the new lands!
I got distracted because, when I was glancing at the next round of photos to be posted here, I noticed yet another weird picture with a line going through it.
I was beginning to think that my camera was doing something wacky, or that I broke it somehow. (Two different memory cards and batteries were used, so I can't blame it on those things.)
But the really odd thing is that, when I view these photos in the camera, there are no weird lines or shade differences!
When I view these photos on the Canon software that came with the camera, no weird stuff there either! When I view the photos with the Windows picture viewer thingy, no funny business shows up then either!
The only time anything weird seems to appear is when the pictures get to Photobucket, or are about to be loaded to Facebook (when I was loading some photos to the Facebook account a couple of days ago I noticed that one picture had the mysterious line and tone separation in it). But when I view these photos anywhere else, they seem to be fine.
So I can't figure out what's happening. It doesn't seem to be a problem with the camera itself, since the weird stuff is not showing up on the photos as I scroll through them on the camera.
What could be causing this strange phenomenon?
I hope you're able to convince your parents to give DCA another try next year, or at the very least, join you in Disneyland! So much has changed in 5 years, even down to the DLH being remodeled and various other things. I think your dad would probably have a better appreciation for DCA now that there are car-related things here and there (like the GTO and other vintage auto references).
I wasn't really all that fond of DCA at first either (meaning 5 years ago, when I first decided to go inside and take a look). It's not even that I disliked it - it just felt like it was missing something, as I was saying to Bret yesterday. It felt like it needed to be filled in a little more. Now, however, it feels more like a full-fledged park. I think there are probably still a couple of things that could stand to be changed, fixed or added, but I think DCA is finally coming into its own, as they say.
Bret -
It should be very interesting to see what's in store for DCA from this point forward (including the Halloween and holiday seasons), and how the whole DLR will evolve over the next few years. Isn't the rumor that Tomorrowland is supposed to get a big overhaul? We'll see.
John Lasseter was saying on my local morning news yesterday that they (I guess he and the other masterminds at TDA & Pixar) have all kinds of ideas for things to do "in all the parks." So I guess that means they may be turning their eye towards WDW (or elsewhere?) after a bit. I really wish they would do a couple more things at DLR before working on other parks, but I guess that's not likely.
Jessica -
Yes, I wonder who it could be!
daisy_77 -
Hello and welcome! Thank you for the kind words. I'm really appreciative that anyone is following along! This Cars Land/Buena Vista Street stuff really drew in some new people to my TR who have not been here before (or who have not posted anything before, I should say). I'm glad to have been among the first on the DIS to begin sharing photos of the new lands!
I got distracted because, when I was glancing at the next round of photos to be posted here, I noticed yet another weird picture with a line going through it.
Remember this shot of McQueen from a ways back in this report? I was questioning what the strange line was that was going down the photo.
Well, today I noticed yet another photo that had a similar line and tone change in it.
Well, today I noticed yet another photo that had a similar line and tone change in it.
I was beginning to think that my camera was doing something wacky, or that I broke it somehow. (Two different memory cards and batteries were used, so I can't blame it on those things.)
But the really odd thing is that, when I view these photos in the camera, there are no weird lines or shade differences!
When I view these photos on the Canon software that came with the camera, no weird stuff there either! When I view the photos with the Windows picture viewer thingy, no funny business shows up then either!The only time anything weird seems to appear is when the pictures get to Photobucket, or are about to be loaded to Facebook (when I was loading some photos to the Facebook account a couple of days ago I noticed that one picture had the mysterious line and tone separation in it). But when I view these photos anywhere else, they seem to be fine.
In fact, I just re-uploaded these 2 today, and they are fine.
So I can't figure out what's happening. It doesn't seem to be a problem with the camera itself, since the weird stuff is not showing up on the photos as I scroll through them on the camera.
What could be causing this strange phenomenon?
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I like the black Mickey shirt with glasses too. Prior to lasik in 2008, I always wore glasses. Contacts never agreed with me. I did not notice the reflection you pointed out at all, so it may be time for new glasses, lol. The time capsule thing is pretty neat. Good thing nothing was wrong with your camera. Glad the lines were just an uploading fluke.
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Kim -
That black Mickey shirt with glasses is so clever and different, and yet so simple in concept!
(As I've said, it doesn't take much to amuse me, I suppose!) It's nothing fancy or wildly imaginative. It's just Mickey wearing some glasses! But, for those of us who maintain our "four-eyes" status because we refuse to stick contacts in our eyes, this is a shirt for us! It's a shirt for everyone with vision problems! Mickey can't see either, and that makes me feel better!!I always despised the idea of sticking anything in my eyes. I don't even like putting drops in them. Plus, it's a pain to go in and have to fish the lenses out of my eye at the end of the day. I'd rather stick with glasses until I ever get to a point where I can do LASIK.
My first guess would have been that the weird line/tone change in those photos above was due to a camera/shutter issue - not that I would want it to be, of course, but it would seem likely. But since the photos are not showing up with the strange lines in the camera or in the camera's software, the issue doesn't seem to be coming from the camera, or from the process of transferring the photos from the camera to the PC. The problem seems to be happening (somehow) during the process of uploading to either Photobucket or Facebook. One minute the line is there, but then I look at the picture in my camera and it's not there - and it re-uploads just fine.
So I am praying it was just a weird fluke of some kind and that my camera and shutter are okay! I cannot be camera-less, so it better work!
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It will be interesting to see what kind of decorations that DCA will have during the Halloween and Holiday season. I am hoping that they will decorate both land during those season. Now that CL & BVS are now completed as part of the DCA expansion plan, I wonder what the DLR will be doing in the future. I heard the rumors about Tomorrowland getting a overhaul as well as Frontierland's Big Thunder Ranch area. I am looking forward to the TL overhaul the most. But I am really interested to hear what they will do with the former PeopleMover/Rocket Rod tracks. It have been so many years since Rocket Rods was taken off line and I am hoping that they will do a PeopleMover type ride in the future so we could go around TL as well as the Autopia track.
I wouldn't be surprise to see John Lasseter and the other members of Pixar to help other Disney parks around the world. Look at HKDL with Toys Land based on the movie "Toys". It would be nice if they would do more magic at the DLR, but it is almost likely they will focus there attention on the other Disney parks.
Great pictures of the light fixtures inside BVS store. I wish that I took a lot of pics inside the stores, but I just like being told by CM's not to take photos inside the store. I have been told by CM's in the past not to take pictures inside the store.
Nice job on your pics Sherry.
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I loved the pictures from the stores. The new merchandise does look great. I've been a bit disappointed in the ladies shirts of late. Not being 18 yo and skinny the thin teen cut shirts really don't appeal to me.
Now a vintage Mickey or the cool one with the head phones on....those were great.
I like your Mickey with the glasses shirt too Sherry!
Hope Deej is OK....I was thinking the same thing.
TK
Now a vintage Mickey or the cool one with the head phones on....those were great.
I like your Mickey with the glasses shirt too Sherry!
Hope Deej is OK....I was thinking the same thing.
TK
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It will be interesting to see what kind of decorations that DCA will have during the Halloween and Holiday season. I am hoping that they will decorate both land during those season. Now that CL & BVS are now completed as part of the DCA expansion plan, I wonder what the DLR will be doing in the future. I heard the rumors about Tomorrowland getting a overhaul as well as Frontierland's Big Thunder Ranch area. I am looking forward to the TL overhaul the most. But I am really interested to hear what they will do with the former PeopleMover/Rocket Rod tracks. It have been so many years since Rocket Rods was taken off line and I am hoping that they will do a PeopleMover type ride in the future so we could go around TL as well as the Autopia track.
I wouldn't be surprise to see John Lasseter and the other members of Pixar to help other Disney parks around the world. Look at HKDL with Toys Land based on the movie "Toys". It would be nice if they would do more magic at the DLR, but it is almost likely they will focus there attention on the other Disney parks.
Great pictures of the light fixtures inside BVS store. I wish that I took a lot of pics inside the stores, but I just like being told by CM's not to take photos inside the store. I have been told by CM's in the past not to take pictures inside the store.
Nice job on your pics Sherry.
Thank you, Bret!
I got as many pictures as I could in a short time (there are still a few from 6/9 left to post, and then I go back to the unfinished December 2011 holiday TR!
). I did my usual 'zero in on the details' bit, but at supersonic speed!I don't know if I overlooked you talking about it in your TR in the past, but when did the CM's begin to tell you to not take photos inside the stores? I've never been told that but, then again, I don't have a big DSLR! Maybe the DSLR worried them (if they thought you were a professional photographer), although I don't know why they would care about you taking photos OF the decorations or merchandise in a store. It's not like you are stealing anything. You're not walking out of the store with the stuff. That's very weird!
Well, I will continue to take photos of the merchandise and in-store displays and decor until the CM's tell me otherwise!
I loved the pictures from the stores. The new merchandise does look great. I've been a bit disappointed in the ladies shirts of late. Not being 18 yo and skinny the thin teen cut shirts really don't appeal to me.
Now a vintage Mickey or the cool one with the head phones on....those were great.
I like your Mickey with the glasses shirt too Sherry!
Hope Deej is OK....I was thinking the same thing.
TK
TK -
I know what you mean about so many of the shirts being cut for skinny teen girls!
I noticed the same thing! A lot of the sweatshirts are geared towards younger, teen girls too!I have always loved a long, black t-shirt. Although I'm a very visual person who loves bright, colorful things (flowers, lights, decorations, etc.), in clothes I have always worn a lot of black - and that has been no matter what age (younger or older) I was, what size I was (thinner or heavier) or what mood I was in at the time!
So, for a while in the '80s and '90s, I got a whole bunch of black Mickey t-shirts. I wore them out until they were ratty and full of holes! Then, Disney stopped making the t-shirts in black - or at least, they cut way back and didn't make as many adult t-shirts for females in black anymore. They were all like weird grays or reds or blues. And the designs got less interesting over the years. So I had to resort to drastic measures and get the next best thing to black, which was dark blue! But it wasn't the same!
Finally, a few years ago (I think it was 2008) I found one of my all-time favorite t-shirts in World of Disney - the black t-shirt with blue and pink paint-splattered Mickey on it. And it was a long shirt! The return of the black Mickey t-shirt!
I snapped that shirt up right away! But I don't wear it too often because I'm afraid that if I wear it out, I will never find another one to replace it! I have to treat it as a precious gem!Now, seeing the shirt with Mickey in his glasses has renewed my hope that there will be more adult black t-shirts in the stores.
I love the DJ Mickey and Headphones Mickey as well! It's just that I would love them more if they were black shirts!
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Thank you, Bret!
I got as many pictures as I could in a short time (there are still a few from 6/9 left to post, and then I go back to the unfinished December 2011 holiday TR!
I don't know if I overlooked you talking about it in your TR in the past, but when did the CM's begin to tell you to not take photos inside the stores? I've never been told that but, then again, I don't have a big DSLR! Maybe the DSLR worried them (if they thought you were a professional photographer), although I don't know why they would care about you taking photos OF the decorations or merchandise in a store. It's not like you are stealing anything. You're not walking out of the store with the stuff. That's very weird!
Well, I will continue to take photos of the merchandise and in-store displays and decor until the CM's tell me otherwise!
I can't wait to see more pics from your day at the preview.
When I did the sign quest in January 2011 when I was in one of the shops at the MK, one of the CM's saw me taking pictures of the signs and asked me not to take any pics of the merchandise in the store. It was the Disney Showcase store where i was warned. I know they don't want people to take pictures in the Crystal Arts store. Plus I was also warned by CM security guards when I took photos of the signs at the GCH. I told them that it was a scavenger hunt and looking for signs at the DLR. But they warned me not to take pictures inside the store. I am trying to be really careful of what I take at the DLR after the sign quest trip. Maybe I am being too cautious about taking pics inside the stores. But I am really sad that I didn't take too many pics inside the stores at BVS & CL. I just don't know why they worry about a DSLR camera when I am not a professional photographer. Maybe I need to use my regular point and shoot instead of a DSLR when I am in the stores.
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I still have some pictures left to share (from Disneyland on June 9th).
Last night I had a whole post put together, with the final photos from California Adventure and some explanations of a few things. Prior to that post, I hadn't really been explaining a whole lot in this specific TR, and I finally took the time to type out some things.
But, when I was all finished my PC locked up as I was trying to submit the post. It locked up before I could even copy and/or save the info, and I had to shut down. So, basically, I have to redo the whole thing, which is really discouraging. It's not that I typed so, so, so much that I can't recall most of what I said. It's just that it's so frustrating to lose all of the content I took the time to put together for one post! I was referencing a menu and a receipt and all kinds of other things.
Anyway, once I can get out of DCA and into DL it should be fine. There really won't be too much to explain about the Disneyland photos. It was mainly that last DCA post where I threw some extra paragraphs in.
Between the PC freezing up and having to switch browsers periodically, TR's for me can be an exhausting task in general. But I want to plow through and forge ahead!
And after I finish with June 9th, I want to quickly go back to the dreaded holiday 2011 report while I feel I am on a roll...and before the next holiday season rolls around!
Stay tuned and hang in there, everyone!
Last night I had a whole post put together, with the final photos from California Adventure and some explanations of a few things. Prior to that post, I hadn't really been explaining a whole lot in this specific TR, and I finally took the time to type out some things.
But, when I was all finished my PC locked up as I was trying to submit the post. It locked up before I could even copy and/or save the info, and I had to shut down. So, basically, I have to redo the whole thing, which is really discouraging. It's not that I typed so, so, so much that I can't recall most of what I said. It's just that it's so frustrating to lose all of the content I took the time to put together for one post! I was referencing a menu and a receipt and all kinds of other things.
Anyway, once I can get out of DCA and into DL it should be fine. There really won't be too much to explain about the Disneyland photos. It was mainly that last DCA post where I threw some extra paragraphs in.
Between the PC freezing up and having to switch browsers periodically, TR's for me can be an exhausting task in general. But I want to plow through and forge ahead!
And after I finish with June 9th, I want to quickly go back to the dreaded holiday 2011 report while I feel I am on a roll...and before the next holiday season rolls around!
Stay tuned and hang in there, everyone!
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