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8/2/2021

July Return Trip to Disneyland Resort: Part 1 - Disney California Adventure

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Last week we made our way back to the Disneyland Resort for our second Disney trip since the parks opened. We hadn't planned on making any return trips prior to the parks re-introducing some kind of Annual Pass program, but, well, it was a big couple of days for our family. Something I'll get into in the second half of this update later this week. In the meantime, enjoy Day 1 of our update at Disney California Adventure. 

Be sure to check out our video comparing the parks from early June to late July below. 

Written by Gregg Condon
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Welcome back to the Disneyland Resort. Much easier time getting through Security than in June. Still, Disneyland does need to improve their entry process.
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I would buy all of these if they sold them. But we'll get back to you tomorrow Disneyland
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It was a beautiful morning at DCA, we decided to rope drop Radiator Springs Racers.
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Just before rope drop, heading to Cars Land
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RSR has one of the best queues 
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Heading into Avengers Campus, first time we've used this entrance.
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Captain Marvel making sure everything is on the up and up
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Spidey, still a super fun ride. Not sure it still needs a virtual queue though.
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First time checking out some of the food in Avengers Campus
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Lol, stand-by.
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Now THAT'S a giant pretzel
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Hey Guardians, we'll get back to you later, we were headed to Animation and AC!
One of a few things they got completely right on opening day 
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Grizzly Peak is the one of the other things they got right on day one 
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It was a beautiful day on Paradise, err, Pixar Pier
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Back to Avengers Campus and some fun with the Guardians of the Galaxy
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This thing was back, so of course we had to walk all over it
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I love this ride so much and it may be my favorite in the park
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Always looks like he's holding a Cheez-It
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We finally tried some Avengers drinks! 
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Who knew that Dale was a Variant?
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Absolutely LOVED the new Coco scene in Philharmagic. Can't wait to see this show in full screen in October at Magic Kingdom.
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When are they adding Miss Minutes to Philharmagic?
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Thanks for traveling west Walt! Be sure to check back later this week for Day 2!

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  • Touch of Disney at Disney California Adventure - March 30, 2021 
  • Walt Disney World: Disney's Hollywood Studios and EPCOT Update - February 3, 2021
  • Grogu's Day Out at Walt Disney World - January 28, 2021
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Re-Opening Pre-Opening Cast Member Preview - July 7, 2020
  • Disneyland Resort Update - Food and Wine, Avengers Campus and more - March 4, 202


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3/30/2021

Touch of Disney at Disney California Adventure

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Last weekend we made our trip to Disney California Adventure for their Touch of Disney food event. We had a fantastic time, it was amazing being back in the park for a few hours, and saying hi to some of our favorite characters from 6+ feet away. 

We of course also tried some great food. Enjoy! 

Written by Gregg Condon
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Welcome to Touch of Disney!
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No trams, so a bit of a walk to the entry
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Heading into DCA!
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When we got to the park we were STARVING, so it was right to the location where we could get some food quick!
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That ended up being a churro cart in Grizzly Creek. Lol.
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EUREKA!
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They're doing some work on the outside of Little Mermaid. Not sure if they're doing anything inside.
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Our first tastes. Beef Barbacoa Taco and Bengal Skewers. Both were excellent!
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Pepperoni Pizza Egg Rolls. Probably our favorite thing we had at the event.
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Black Widow Walls
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Heading into Smokejumpers for some more tasty treats!
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Monte Cristo and a Jack and Coke Icee (to go along with our egg rolls)
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They had lots of photo locations, we oddly didn't see any PhotoPass people. Hmm.
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Peoplemover return confirmed! Lol. Wish this wasn't a trucker hat because I totally would have gotten one.
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Pork Banh Mi and some Bourbon thing. Both very tasty!
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About 4:00pm the crowds definitely started dying down
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Wings, Mac and Cheese and a hunk of meat on a bun.
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45 minute wait for the swings and World of Color! Guess this is the same as it was the last day the park was open?
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Looking across the bay. Is it still called Paradise Bay or is it Pixar Bay?
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Longest line was for the bar. Yeah.
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Hey Buzz! Thanks for keeping an eye on the place while we've been gone!
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They were testing Incredicoaster while we were there.
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I will say, it was nice to be able to get some pictures with nobody in them
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3, 2, 1 ... GO!
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My favorite entry to Cars Land
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Not sure there's ever been a better use of forced perspective than this area
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I mean seriously ...
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Hey Mater!
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Some new paint and stuff. Ooooh. Aaaah.
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What's up A!
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Woof Woof Pluto!
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By DCA, see ya real soon (we hope)
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Hello Gorgeous
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The long walk back to the car
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We had a blast!
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Overall, we had a fantastic time at Touch of Disney. Was it worth the $75 entry, probably not, but hey, it's Disney and we had a great day. 

As I mentioned in our Comparison video of Taste of Boysenberry Festival, Taste of Universal, and Touch of Disney ... I think out of the 3, Disney had the least amount of available seating and the biggest issues ordering the food.
While I think mobile ordering is the way to go, and that part was indeed easy, getting the Disney Gift Card onto the app to use it for the food was a bit cumbersome. I hope they figure out some way to fix that before the parks open. Because it would be nice just to be able to "load" cards onto the app to use for dining. 

But those minor things aside, it's a great event and we're glad Disney has figured out a way to get some people back to work sooner than their April 30th opening date

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  • Disneyland Resort Update - Food and Wine, Avengers Campus and more - March 4, 2020
  • Disneyland Resort Update - Lunar New Year and Rise of the Resistance - January 22, 2020


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3/4/2020

Disneyland Resort Update - March 4, 2020

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Today we have a rather large update from Disneyland and Disney California Adventure for you to feast your eyes on. During our visit last weekend we were kind of all over the place, which was a good thing. 

So this update has a bit of construction stuff, some Galaxy's Edge stuff, and some food and wine stuff (which we WILL get back to soon). Enjoy! 

Written by Gregg Condon
Me: My kids are grown, I avoided ever getting a mini van!
Disneyland: Hold our Moof Juice. 
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Our first stop in the morning was to get the Indy pop. I have to be 100% honest, I didn't realize it was a big one. When we walked into Wunderland Gallery in Downtown Disney to get ours I was shocked, as you can see below. 
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Before taking Indy back to the car for the day, had to take him around the park a bit. 
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After getting our Rise boarding group (18 FTW) I had to actually leave to run an errand. We made it to Rise with 5 minutes to spare. 

I also had to try out my new iPhone 11 Pro, rather impressed with the results. Check out a Rise of the Resistance Slide Show below. 
Video of the amazing ROTR Pre-Show and "transport"
Jake and I also had some fun and did a reverse POV
The extensive rehab for The Haunted Mansion is continuing 
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Apparently some of these scrims have come down since Saturday
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Over at DCA we took a quick look at the Food and Wine festival. Didn't try any treats, but we'll be back. 
Avengers Campus construction is continuing as well. 
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As well as the admin building next to Luigi's. 
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They're still claiming "Summer" for this to open. We'll see. 
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There was some cone'struction going on in Cars Land
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Back over at Disneyland, couldn't remember if we had a shot of this during our last update
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And there was this thing. 
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If you've followed our site for any length of time you'll know we are huge fans of single rider lines. That said, not sure it really works for Star Tours. I think our wait was pretty much the same as the stand-by line. 
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No lie, I don't think I'd ridden "regular" Space Mountain since 2012. So yay!! 

​Wonder if they'll bring back the Dick Dale soundtrack for 90's night? That would be worth the admission alone. 
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After saying goodbye to Jake (he had woof'ers to take care of) I went and did some other single rider things. Like Indy!! 
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Look into my eyes 
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Mark Twain ... Maaaaark Twaaaiiiin
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It was a beautiful late afternoon, so decided to do a POV of the Mark Twain
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Sunset over Galaxy's Edge 
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Did single rider on the Falcon. I had only done this once before, as a pilot. I will say, there is definitely a difference between being a pilot and an engineer. The ride itself was still a ton of fun, more a difference in the movement of the cockpit. 

​Another slideshow, because why not. :) 
What a piece of junk 
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There was some kind of lightsaber meet in Galaxy's Edge. This was super cool. These photos aren't watermarked so if you participated and want to use any of them, feel free to do so. :) 
I had never noticed all of the hidden mickey's before
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Over in Fantasyland, some work going on with the Carousel and Snow White
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It's going to look amazing when it's done 
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Goodnight sweet Disneyland. We'll be back soon!! 
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  • Disneyland Resort Update - Lunar New Year and Rise of the Resistance - January 22, 2020
  • Disney California Adventure and Avengers Campus Update - January 5, 2020
  • Rise of the Resistance Early Morning at Disney's Hollywood Studios - December 18, 2019
  • Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2019 - September 9, 2019
  • Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Preview at Walt Disney World - August 15, 2019


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