On this week’s episode of the WDW Fan Boys podcast, Tim and Brett discuss Tim’s recent trip to Disneyland. We talk about the issues that come from the homogenization of the parks in all the wrong places, as well as much more positive thoughts on Carsland and Club 33. At the end of the show we share an interview with Ron Bidnez of the WDW Kingdom Cast podcast. Ron shares some of his own thoughts from a recent trip to Disneyland as well.
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The last day of our trip was another long one. We “slept in” until around 10:00 AM before showering and heading into the parks. In the late morning, we saw Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) on the walking path between Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage and The Matterhorn. Over at California Adventure the Genie and Carpet ended Aladdin A Musical Spectacular by planking.
We also opted to have another meal at Cafe Orleans amidst our well paced touring. A point of note, the 3 cheese Monte Cristo isn’t as good as the turkey and cheese Monte Cristo. Another point of note – they both sit like a rock in your stomach.
I didn’t reach any decisive conclusions on the Fastpass systems at Disney California Adventure, other then my best guess from yesterday: California Screamin’ and Soarin’ Over California are linked and Tower of Terror and Grizzly River Run are linked. Goofy’s Sky School is linked to everything. Over in Disneyland I am able to confirm that Autopia and Roger Rabbit’s CarToon Spin are on their own individual Fastpass links and are not linked to any other attraction.
One of the things I really enjoyed watching this trip was Mickey’s Fun Wheel. While waiting for World of Color the Fun Wheel cycles through various iterations of graphics on its spokes. Here is a video I took before getting kicked out of the aisle by a cast member.
I also thought that fans of our show would enjoy seeing a ride through of The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. The interior of this ride is identical to Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, set to open in 2012 at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
All in all, another great Disney trip. The D23 Expo was exciting and interesting and it’s always great to visit Disneyland. Now I’ll give me feet a 3 week break before heading to Disney World from September 16th-20th.
Attractions Visited Today
Disneyland
Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters
Disneyland Railroad
Indiana Jones Adventure
Jungle Cruise
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Roger Rabbit’s CarToon Spin
Space Mountain
The Haunted Mansion
Disney California Adventure
Aladdin A Musical Spectacular
Animation Academy: Toy Story Zoetrope
California Screamin’
Mickey’s Fun Wheel
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
Tower of Terror
Toy Story Midway Mania
World of Color
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Another long day at the parks, highlighted by out trip to the Blue Bayou. Marie left midday to do some laundry, during that time I did my best to figure out the links on both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure’s Fastpass systems. This is what I seemed to figure out:
Disneyland: Everything but Autopia and Roger Rabbit’s CarToon Spin seem to be on the same system. Autopia and Roger Rabbit seem to be on a separate system, but I haven’t checked to see if the two of them are linked.
Disney California Adventure: Grizzly River Run and Tower of Terror seem to be on the same system. Soarin’ Over California and California Screamin’ seam to be on the same system and somehow Goofy’s Sky School seems to be linked to all 4.
I also used the solo time in the parks to ride Splash Mountain and Grizzly River Run using the single ride queue – this is a great option for people that don’t want to wait in a long line and nobody else in their group wants to get soaked.
We saw World of Color from a different view point (the Yellow section). This time we were on the Rotunda area of Paradise Park. The angle was better for straight on viewing of the show, but there were many more people in front of us which blocked the view of some of the lower fountains/effects. I’m not sure if we’ll opt for World of Color or Fantasmic tomorrow night.
Attractions Visited Today
Disneyland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Indiana Jones Adventure
“it’s a small world”
Jungle Cruise
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Splash Mountain
The Disney Gallery/The Colors of Mary Blair
Disney California Adventure
Aladdin A Musical Spectacular
California Screamin’
Grizzly River Run
Monster’s Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue
Soarin Over California’
The Blue Sky Cellar
The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
World of Color
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On this week’s episode of the WDW Fan Boys podcast, Tim and Brett discuss Tim’s recent trip to Disneyland. We talk about the issues that come from the homogenization of the parks in all the wrong places, as well as much more positive thoughts on Carsland and Club 33. At the end of the show we share an interview with Ron Bidnez of the WDW Kingdom Cast podcast. Ron shares some of his own thoughts from a recent trip to Disneyland as well.
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