Disneyland- January 2012 Trip Report

On January 21st and 22nd I spent two amazing days in Disneyland/DCA with some truly great friends. Having a new camera with me, I was able to take quite a few pictures that actually turned out quality wise. I mainly wanted to focus on the recent changes and construction, but I also included a few fun shots as well. Here is my 2 day experience through pictures:

La Brea Bakery is currently down

Carnation Cafe is currently down

Penny Arcade is down

My next stop was the Jolly Holiday Bakery. I ended up loving this place, and ate here 3 times.

There was some construction going on at the entrance of Adventureland

It looks like they painted this rock. Very tropical looking.

The friends

 Next stop was Indiana Jones Adventure

Walking through the queue, I noticed this new post, along with a new opening in the ceiling.

Some of these posts and wedges throughout the line actually are holding up parts that have begun to fall. Keepin' it authentic, Disney. :)

Wish this would have turned out better.

What happens when you look into the snakes eyes? Hmm?

Time to head around to see New Orleans/Critter Country

Fantasmic! has been down for a refub, and these yellow rails were up the whole time. I'm hearing rumors of some new effects.

Since Fantasmic! was down, the Columbia is also down for maintenance.

See the dynamite? These exact new (to me) barrels are freshly painted, and can be found on the rafts, Thunder, and Pirates. They all look the same. I thought it was interesting that they did that.

Haunted Mansion was down for Holiday uninstall.

I found this hidden mickey in Critter Country, by the Pooh store.

And I found this one on the opposite side from the previous picture on Splash.

The door was open on Tom Sawyer's Pirate Lair, and a trailer could be seen.

Cherry Picker in front of Haunted.

Such a cool little hidden place.

The ropes on Tarzan's Tree House need some serious attention.

 Shall we wonder to Frontierland now? 

See the wire cable on the track? I've always wondered what it was for.

I really dislike this seat. And not because of the accident. It's just a weird, creepy seat.

Oops, the flash went off.

 Tom Sawyer's Pirate Lair

Raft Guide: "Welcome to Tom Sawyer's isla- Wait, I mean Pirates Lai- Wait, I mean Tom Sawyer's Pirate- Well, Whatever it is!" 

I found this set of cords, and it was cracked open. So, I decided to see what was in it. A couple of CAT-5 cables and power cords. These are most likely for the lasers. Disney uses another system that I can't remember the name of.. It's not DMX... It's a newer technology. (Now it's going to bother me until I find the name of it...)

The box that the cords lead to.

Where Mickey pops out.

The cave was flooded.

East India Trading Company

Let's take a look at the Matterhorn. 

There's been a lot of rumors about the Matterhorn. The only thing Disney has confirmed is the new bobsleds. All other rumors of new show elements are nothing more than rumors at this point.

Temporary cover on the side of the Matterhorn and Nemo.

 Lunar New Year Celebration!

 Tomorrowland

The spike on Innoventions is now white. I wonder if they are painting it a different color.

An updated stage...

We got to go VIP, twice.

 Soundsational Parade

After I took this, I noticed how the little girl in the background is dressed the same. Adorable!

Disney California Adventure/ World of Color

Apparently this wall will be here for another 3 or 4 weeks.

Goofy's Sky School is becoming inclosed.

I thought this was funny.

The bubbles that came up from under the water that had projections on them are now gone, since they rarely worked. Now everything is projected on California Screamin', including new lasers and effects.

Fire!

This concludes my photo update for January. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below. Thanks for reading the Random Post! I hope you can make it to Disneyland soon also. 

Until next time-

-Austen

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