I, along with Tom Corless, Kenny Siegel, Scott Smith, and Matt Paul spent plenty of time at Disneyland during the D23 Expo, and we got some pictures of new happenings around the Resort. Here is our shared photo report:
During the D23 Expo, Disney set up a special tram service running from across the street from the Anaheim Convention Center, to the old Lion King Tram loading area near Harbor Blvd.
Construction on the new backstage facilities behind what will eventually be Cars Land
Billboards for “Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” have been placed on Stage 17
A list of attractions that were and are closed for refurbishment through-out the Resort
The walls for the new stroller rental location in the Esplanade have been expanded outwards
Walls are up in front of the CALIFORNIA letters
Signs are up around the walls directing guests to the entrance of Disney’s California Adventure
A bunch of random characters can be found on these construction walls, like the Little Einsteins
And Handy Manny
The Pixar Play Parade on Friday weirdly began like this
The Toy Story section came up as usual
But after that came Lightning McQueen
Followed by Tow Mater
A look around the new Lucky Fortune Cookery
The sign looks lovely lit up at night
The very limited menu
World of Color construction
One of the Jumpin’ Jellyfish towers is closed and under tarps
A view of the construction from Mulholland Madness
A huge part of the seating area next to Mulholland Madness is walled off
A look at World of Color construction from the other side of the lagoon
The boardwalk queue underneath Silly Symphony Swings appears to be progressing nicely
The first Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party is on October 2nd
Now let’s move over to Disneyland
The Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party ad over at Disneyland
A look at some new Pockit Pals available later this year at the Disneyland Resort
The Autopia car is new, while The Haunted Mansion Gus one was available only at the 9/9/09 40th anniversary event
Halloween merchandise is already starting to pop up around the Resort
Some work going on at the entrance to Frontierland
The Haunted Mansion is closed for the installation of Haunted Mansion Holiday, which this year will feature some 40th anniversary surprises ;)
Royal Street Veranda is currently closed for refurbishment
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience was closed Tuesday through Thursday last week to install equipment for a private management screening of Captain EO, to see if the show might return this January
Space Mountain is closed for the installation of the first annual Ghost Galaxy overlay
The Tomorrowland repaving project is being completed
Construction on the new, permanent turkey leg stand coming to Fantasyland, Edelweiss Snacks
The Enchanted Cottage at the Princess Fantasy Faire is still closed for refurbishment
The amazing new Fantasmic dragon “Murphy”
Over at Downtown Disney, the Toy Story/Toy Story 2 double feature is coming out for a two week run at the AMC beginning October 2nd
The big renovation of the Disneyland Hotel has begun, starting with the Dreams tower
As you can see, some of the windows have already been ripped out
Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party is the usual big push for Halloween Time
And we’ll end this photo report with the new bag design for the scrumptious Mickey Mouse Pretzels
Thanks for your photos everyone!
