July 1, 2009 - World of Color, Paradise Pier, and more

[dlfreak]

1. Summer Nightastic Photopasses, no dragon here! 2. Jumping right into DCA we find the typical maze of walls near WOC and TLMAUA or for those less geeky... the "World of Color" water show and the new "The Little Mermaid Ariel's Undersea Adventure" darkride. 3. Some of the relatively recently unveiled new work. 1. Coffee Cart finds a new home from its displaced former location in Golden State park. 2. Trees are not yet unwrapped. 3. COFFEE! 1. Pins near Treasures in Paradise. Jeez they are just EVERYWHERE. Laod Bhang's pin cart, which also used to sit in Golden State Park has been backstage for a few weeks and this pin cart has temporarily taken over for Mr. Bhang. With this econcomy, it's a good thing Laod also sells fireworks in Frontierland to help pad the bottom line in the meanwhile. 2. Portrait artists moved here too. 3. I've always loved these hand-made gourmet candies. 1. Groovy man. 2. A less photographed angle of Tower. 3. And now the ongoing saga of Paradise Bay for it's transformation for the World of Color nighttime spectacular. 1. Now that looks like a fun ride! 2. Some sort of techy stuff going on in what looks to be a projector box. 3. More park. And now a series of WOC photos... WOC photos again... WOC photos some more...

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WOC photos... Construction Strikes Back WOC photos, Return of the Magic. WOC photos ad naseum... 1. No more WOC photos... Wocka wocka! Some benches under the shade structures now that Mania's line isn't taking up the space. Seems like there could be more in there! 2. A lovely shot, I'd say. 3. Your Screamin' Photos are now BOGO! They're still using old Screamin' loop in the graphic. 1. New personal best! 2. A look at what appears to be a mostly completed expansion of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Spa which includes the new DVC villas and rooms. 3. DVC viewing platform. 1. A closer look. 2. Looks like there's actually furniture and lighting fixtures already in place in many of the rooms. 3. Still more work to do though with scaffolding still set up inside. 1. Final look at GCH. 2. Corn Dog Castle and Souvenir 66 still stand but their days are limited. 3. DCA's Dinosaur Jack has officially become extinct. After an identity crisis a few years ago and a color scheme swap a few years back, his pig-in-lipstick nature caught up with him and he's now gone the way of the dinosaurs and the dodo. 1. No corn dogs for you... in the Pier that is. You can get your fresh-made Corn Dogs—WITH FRIES instead of CHIPS!!!!!—at the Farmers Market. 2. Faded glory. 3. I don't know why I like this shot, I think I include it in every update. 1. Golden Dreams days are also numbered... well technically it's already done but Ariel's moving in soon! 2. DCA... a giant human trap built by a mouse. 3. She'll be a part of MY world in 2011.

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1. Life is so hectic for me lately, it was nice to be able to stop and just appreciate the flowers. Oh yes I went there, I appreciate the flowers, get over it. 2. New umbrellas help shade the munching masses. 3. That hotel will soon be blocked from park view by the rocky peaks of Ornament Valley. 1. Mexi-MUNCH. 2. Napkins et al. 3. Slight update to the former Chinese location. 1. A menu very similar to Rancho Del Zoaclo in Disneyland. Like Pizza Oom Mow Mow, which shares a very similar menu to Disneyland's Pizza Port, it becomes pressing for one to find some variety of choices at the parks. If the Resort is trying to target multi-day guests... serving the same food in both parks just doesn't sound smart. 2. A giant sign for the new location. 3. The former location is currently being convered to a new eatery, rumored to serve Chinese food. 1. HSM takes a turn before reaching the mass of walls in the Golden State to head backstage on its new shortened route. 2. Yes, you can get your Corn Dog Castle fare at the Farmers Market now but instead of disgusting salty Lays you can enjoy it with a mound of fresh fries. 3. I love the simple additions made to the SF row of houses. 1. Old restrooms now slated for removal to make room for Ariel and her fishy friends. 2. Restrooms. 3. Flowers! 1. More flowers! 2. The happiest little place in Carburetor County. 3. C'mon by, ya hear! 1. Lightning McQueen. 2. Two best buds. 3. Tow Mater. 1. Do not enter here to take your picture with Lightning and Mater. 2. Hidden Mickey in Tower. 3. No bathroom or bank for you.

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The Bank of Main Street is closed for its rumored transition into the new Disney Gallery. 1. 50 Magical Years and good old Abe. 2. Marketing must have loved the discovery of his concidential 200th birthday to tie into the attraction's reopening. 3. No Opera House for you. Flag retreat with the Disneyland All-American College Band. I can't believe they're back already, man how time flies! 1. Band logo. 2. Backstage, oooh ahh. 3. A fun shot. Are you secure enough to appreciate the flowers? They are still purple and gold in the hub to honor the Lakers' championship win. 1. Fun times, almost there kids! 2. The new AO scheme looks awesome in the sparkling summer sun. 3. Walls are finally gone and new trees have been added to the area. 1. The new area comes with a few places to sit. 2. The popular giant marble ball has returned, as well. 3. Monorail Orange. 1. New windows. 2. Closer look. 3. And now for a ride on the subs, why not?

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FISHY! Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage pics... More Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage pics... Even more Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage pics... 1. Awesome colors. 2. HEY! HEY! HEY! 3. I love those Small World towers! And if this update didn't have enough photos ad naseum... Celebrate! A Street Party has had a few minor updates and now here's a collection of photos! If you're not interested in Celebrate! pictures, skip over the entire next page to continue with the update.

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Celebrate! A Street Party! photos... that name doesn't even make sense. Somebody needs to smack some sense into marketing with this whacky new names lately.

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1. Finale! Finally! 2. Golden sunshine. 3. Love that dusky light in the park! 1. No Snow White for you. 2. The queen still peers down on Fantasyland. 3. New ships in Peter Pan's Flight. 1. Window displays outside of the new Bibbidy Bobbidy Botique. 2. Cinderella was never dressed in yellow and there were never any snakes in her story either. 3. A fancy door to tell you to go away. 1. Rancho Del Zocalo's menu. 2. Harbor Galley has thankfully reopened as more than a glorified ODV and features some pretty tasty sounding fare. 3. That New York Salad sounds awesome...   I was mesmerized by the new glow balloons while waiting for Magical... First no jokes about my dinosaur phone. Second, I texted in to the TLT Dance Club and the above sequence is their reply to my text: "DisneyDestLLC: Thx 4 txting TLT Dance Club! Watch 4 ur shout-out on the Verizon Wireless screens. Keep rockin the night away during Summer Nightastic!" A horrible shot of the LCD screen reminding you to text in your requests and dedications. La Raza 97.9, a local music station, was hosting the TLT Dance Party and they rapidly obliged my request for some Selena and my dedication went on the screen within about 5 minutes of texting it in! Bidi Bidi Bom Bom! Viva Selena. -Joey ____________________ THE END! Please use the COMMENT feature to discuss this article! For corrections please e-mail, dlfreak, @mouseinfo.com ____________________ Photographs were taken with a Kodak EasyShare P850 camera.

[HSM fans]

Great update!!!!! Those are some great pics!

[who2dunkaroo]

As always, great update. I like how you pick out different attractions to showcase each time, Peter Pan/Nemo, etc. And -this is an outstanding photo man:

[smitty-78]

Great pics dlfreak lovein the update!

[grumpy808]

Thank you for the update - as always, GREAT!

[smiley_face2]

Awesome!! I love how you take pictures of the beautiful flowers and landscaping...it's one of the things I enjoy most about the whole resort. Everything is so well kept and looked after, and they change it up all the time! Thankyou!! and I agree with ummmm who2dunkaroo....sorry about the spelling... that is one AMAZING picture!!
I want a glow balloon!!!