Jose Castillo’s 7/29/09-8/4/09 Photo Report

Anthony Yacullo

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Jose Castillo’s 7/29/09-8/4/09 Photo Report

Our final photo report from last week’s WDWNT group trip to Disneyland comes to us from our technical director Jose Castillo. This was actually Jose’s first trip to Disneyland, and therefore his first photo report for us here at Disneyland News Today:

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The Palace of Fine Arts is all that remains of Golden Dreams

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The WDWNT crew on their way to enjoy Disney’s Wall Adventure

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The model in the Blue Sky Cellar shows that some sort of statue will be where that wooden structure is

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A look at World of Color construction

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One of the lighting towers for the show

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Paradise Park is due to be completed sometime this December

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While the lagoon is scheduled to be filled beginning in September

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Tom, Matt, and I on Mickey’s Fun Wheel

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In fact, the Fun Wheel is a great place to get overhead construction photos from

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Peeling of the Orange Stinger had just began at this stage in the trip

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Small World Mall is a great place to see Magical. It’s not crowded at all, and the fireworks and projections are amazing

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Here are a couple of shots of Pixie Hollow Enchantment

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The D23 Expo ad on the west side of the Esplanade features the Hitchhiking Ghosts

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The Expo is just about 30 days away!

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It certainly was fun to see the progress of the peeling of the Orange Stinger over the course of 7 days

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Matt Paul and Myrna Litt’s daughter-in-law Jackie were the only 2 brave enough to go on the Maliboomer

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What photo report this summer is complete with-out a few Electrical Parade photos? :) Here’s some from the WDWNT Fan Meet

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Sunday morning, I volunteered for an ABC TV quiz show in Innoventions. Unfortunately, I entered the contest and lost ;(

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Our Fan Meet on Sunday consisted of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise

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Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion

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And The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

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The Jungle Cruise/Princess barge in Fantasmic

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Our final meet was a group showing of Magical. Greg McNaughten of MiceCast and Imagineering My Way joined us

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If you want to see fireworks at their absolute best, make sure you see the show right in the Hub

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World of Color construction on Monday morning

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More of the Orange Stinger was gone

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California Screamin’ kept breaking down all week

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By Tuesday, the Orange Stinger was about half peeled

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And that concludes Jose’s first trip to Disneyland and this photo report. Thanks for the photos Jose!

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