felt nostalgic last night and watched a vhs of our trip to disneyland in 91.

(side note: shout out to the uncles who recorded EVERYTHING. kids these days will only have 10 second clips that may or may not live on a cloud and never get to have the type of memories we got to have recorded!)

saw us on these boats and assumed it was story book land. but the amount of people in the boat, and there being a steering wheel, threw me off. so i went down a rabbit hole… and realized it was a ride I never knew/remember existed! super fun for me to learn about it. and subsequently realize that part of the dock (that I’ve never even been to!) still exists!

also here’s the question… we were in an area that looked like toon town… but it obviously wasn’t because it wasn’t open yet. there were lots of gadget characters around. and they had the little jail with the stretchy bars. and mini furniture. and it looked totally like toon town. where was that??

also also… i know we always talk about the “kinetic energy” of tomorrowland- but it was wild to see it in action on my own tape! people mover, sky buckets, cars, boats, monorail, subs… all in one panning of the camera. wild!

He was walking towards pirates with significant other and dog in stroller. He was very kind and was saying hi and letting pictures happen, but I heard him say “great to meet you but I’m just here with my family so thank you”. Made me feel sad that some famous people just want to enjoy the parks like everyone else but can’t unless they plaid squad up or disguise.

It's so humid and hot that the Nuttles are still sitting, not setting, not getting packed. Shouldn't that room be CRT? we've checked back twice and both times have been told come back in another hour 😔

I'm guessing due to the storm Pudge is starving

Pretty cool experience being up here.

I love the Haunted Mansion, and I like NMBC, but the movie and the ride are about Christmas, not Halloween. The movie starts with Halloween being over already. I think that the classic Haunted Mansion is much more themed for Halloween, and it is robbed of its moment in the spotlight because of the 6 month long transformation into NMBC. Does anyone else feel like this is a strange or silly choice by Disney or is everyone happy having this change last so long?

Makes for nice photos at Small World.

I saw an older archived post I couldn’t reply to, so thought I’d start a new post in case anyone else runs into this.

Situation: bubble blower blows air and dribbles fluid out, not forming bubbles.

Note: this fix is not for the faint of heart, but the point of failure is shown in the second image - you need to reconnect that metal shaft to the tube on the left. This rotates, enabling film to be draped over the holes, so the air can push out bubbles.

Nearly everything in this machine is structurally tied to something else, so you need to tear down almost the entire machine. He’s my rough recollection of the order, omitting the stuff I actually didn’t need to tear down:

To start, you’ll need a precision screwdriver with a narrow shaft. I had to use a cheap set because my expensive bits wouldn’t fit.

1. The yellow bracket at the top of the handle is first.
   
2. That enables you to unscrew and remove the handle.
   
3. Then you can unscrew and remove the barrel.
   
4. Next (I advise) you remove the yellow cone.
   
5. Then remove the orange/blue “spigot”. You’ll need to do this to reach one of the “dome” screws.
   
6. Remove the transparent dome. The green or red gear might fall out. This is fine.
   
7. With the dome removed, you can remove the red ribbon, which pinches the blue shaft together.
   
8. Now you can unscrew and open the blue shaft.
   
9. Reconnect the tube to the metal shaft.
   
10. Turn on the machine to make sure the tube and the shaft are rotating.

You can connect the bubble solution and test.

Put it all back together! Congratulations on being an ultraparent

Six months ago, I started a big project to redo the interior of my pet snake's enclosure to my favorite ride! This was a huge undertaking and I had to learn some new skills to put this together but the result was so worth it. By far the hardest part about doing this was figuring out which colors to paint everything since things are lit differently depending on where you are inside the temple, but after watching enough ride POVs, I had a general idea. I will post an update when I finish the exterior!

PS: I know the snakes on the bridge are part of the archways on the actual ride, it was just easier to paint them if they could each be handled separately.

If you see this i found you wallet. Turned it into hotel security!

Just rename it to "Yesterdayland" and have all the classics re-housed there in one form or another.

When watching Disneyland ride through, i always notice this spot towards the end of Tiana's Bayou Adventure has a section of rock work that is more color coded for Big thunder mountain. Is it a remnant of the Splash Mountain theme? Missed spot during the re-theme?

Last week was so chill. Not a big crowd. Didn’t need fast pass. Easy to get on rides. Loved it!

I follow an IG account that posts most Animation Academy daily schedules. Is it just me or have they cut sessions way down? Im really hoping they aren’t eviscerating this experience; it’s one of my favorites.

Coco is one of my favorite movies and felt like I needed to have it. I’m not big on Disney merch except ears. I made the trek from L.A during a 3 day weekend. It was a madhouse at the parks. Got the cup and left. No magic key discount. No music, it just spins and lights up. Has anyone ever done this for merch? I almost second guessed myself on the way for doing this lol.

So crazy idea I know but hear me out! Ever since the D23 announcement everyone has ideas. So here's mine!

Split Autopias footprint in half.

Build Tron out of the old Capt EO theatre.

Keep Space Mtn

Keep Star Tours (personally id put something Stitch theme but im keeping expectations low)

Keep Astro Orbiter

Keep Buzz (personally id put something else here idk what though. Just throw Buzz in CA like the other Toy Story stuff)

Turn Autopias Tower into a People Mover dispatch.

New Autopia dispatch is by Matterhorn/Small World (where the old Motorboat use to dispatch from)

People Mover goes above Autopia Track through Tron Space and does a U turn around the centerpiece between Star Tours and Buzz and through Buzz across to Nemo where it ends

Am I crazy? Lol

Nikon D850, Sigma 35 f1.5 Art
I don’t even own a flash. No pirates were harmed by taking these photos.

Guess that's never happening but it looks cool

I’ve been thinking about the Tomorrowland update and now have a question about the monorail. Is the loop de loop necessary or would it be possible to edit the tracks to cut that part out?

The first picture is of the current track and the second one is what I was thinking it could be altered to.