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We made our way to Adventureland, where we took a little break before the Tiki Room show started. There is a Dole Whip stand there, which has two lines, one outside the attraction and the other once you go through the turnstiles. Guess which one has the shorter line?
I took a few pictures while we waited for the show to start. There was a little pre-show going on, where each of the statues speaks and moves. One actually had rain coming out of it!
It seemed like we waited for a really long time, but we'd been doing a lot of walking, so it was nice to take a break. We were able to go in and see the show with other guests, but Josh told us to stay afterwards so we could meet a special guest!
This is Ophelia. She was one of the flowers from the original show. See how excited Josh is?
We had one more stop before it was time for lunch, so we made our way through Adventureland and back toward Town Square.
There were construction walls in Disneyland, as well.
We went into the building where Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is. There is lots of great memoribilia in there.
I first saw this picture at Guest Relations in Epcot. DH searched high and low and was able to find it for me. It hangs next to the door in my bedroom, so I see it every time I leave the room.
I believe Josh told us that this is the drawing that John Hench made of the park as Walt described it, in order to convince the money people to let them build Disneyland.
The back of the castle, which was supposed to be the front. See Walt?
Once we finished up here, it was time for lunch. Josh led us to a little alcove next to Guest Relations, where we were to have lunch.
Here's the pin we each received as part of the tour:
We spotted the Mary Blair exhibit across the square and vowed to get over there before the trip was over!
We needed to get to the Disneyland Hotel, so we walked up Main Street toward Tomorrowland, where we'd take the monorail to Downtown Disney and walk from there. (Got that?) I believe we picked up Star Tours FPs, since we were walking by. The FP machines are different at DL. They don't suck your card into the machine, they only allow the card to go in so far and then you pull it out. I was so confused at first that we had to call a CM over to help out. We tried to explain why we are hopeless at DL FPs; he said he hadn't been to Florida, so he didn't know the FP machines are different.
This clothing store is called "Chester Drawers."
Doesn't this guy belong at the Studios?
The monorails are different from the ones at WDW. It's so weird to walk through familiar doors but come upon a completely different sight! It's bigger on the inside (Doctor Who, anyone?), and it's not divided up like the ones at WDW. And some of the seats are sideways, so you can look out the window as you glide along.
Up next: the Expo, a little break, and a full evening at Disneyland
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Nice to see all the pics from Tiki Room! I'm looking forward to seeing the new/old show at WDW. Did you walk out with "In the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" stuck in your heads?
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Wow-great report...can't wait for more-especially of run day! I have never been to DL and now I want to go! Love the pics! and I must say-when you said MM were empty-you were not kidding. that really struck me. "Empty" at WDW still has plenty more bodies around!
It was amazing how many people we chatted with at DL had never been to WDW either. I think that shows the amount of locals that enter DL is way larger than WDW!! Love that pin from the tour!
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Nice to see all the pics from Tiki Room! I'm looking forward to seeing the new/old show at WDW. Did you walk out with "In the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" stuck in your heads?
Nah..I like that song!
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So glad Duffy got his Dole Whip!
Sounds like a fun day. I am looking forward to hopefully catching the new Tiki Room show at WDW in December.
And we had the same problem with the DLR FP machines -- totally confusing at first!
Duffy was nice enough to share!
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More great pictures!
Thanks!
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Another great update!
More coming up!
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You take great pictures! Also, the tour sounds like it is worth the cost. Can't wait for more.
We got a AAA discount on the tour, too, which made it even better!
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Wow-great report...can't wait for more-especially of run day! I have never been to DL and now I want to go! Love the pics! and I must say-when you said MM were empty-you were not kidding. that really struck me. "Empty" at WDW still has plenty more bodies around!
We couldn't believe how empty it was!
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It was amazing how many people we chatted with at DL had never been to WDW either. I think that shows the amount of locals that enter DL is way larger than WDW!! Love that pin from the tour!
It most definitely is a locals park. We noticed that most CMs were from CA.
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More great pictures!!!!
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That does sound confusing about the FP machines!
we got used to it before too long!
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Great updates! I love the piranhas in the water on the JC! I cannot wait to see the original Tiki Room at DL and I'll be at WDW in October so that I can see what they've done with the recent rehab! It's one of my favorite attractions.
Beth, your TR is making me miss DL so much! Good thing I'll be there in a few months. I really enjoyed the Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour, but I had a really terrific guide who knew her stuff. It's funny Josh told you about Walt and Lillian celebrating their 50th the night before the park opened. So he thinks Walt was born in December 1905 and celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in July 1955. I know Walt was always ahead of his time, but I think that's a bit much! He needs to brush up on his facts a bit, but it's a good thing he has the right attitude.
Can't wait for more, especially to hear about the race!
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Great updates! I love the piranhas in the water on the JC! I cannot wait to see the original Tiki Room at DL and I'll be at WDW in October so that I can see what they've done with the recent rehab! It's one of my favorite attractions.
I'd read about the piranhas beforehand, so I knew I had to get a photo of them! It will be good to make a comparison between the original at DL and the "new" one at WDW.
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It's funny Josh told you about Walt and Lillian celebrating their 50th the night before the park opened. So he thinks Walt was born in December 1905 and celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in July 1955. I know Walt was always ahead of his time, but I think that's a bit much! !
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) I believe we picked up Star Tours FPs, since we were walking by. The FP machines are different at DL. They don't suck your card into the machine, they only allow the card to go in so far and then you pull it out. I was so confused at first that we had to call a CM over to help out.
We tried to explain why we are hopeless at DL FPs; he said he hadn't been to Florida, so he didn't know the FP machines are different. 
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He needs to brush up on his facts a bit, but it's a good thing he has the right attitude. 
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