Hey everyone...It's me again. I was just at the parks today, and I have yet another update. Today, I went to MK, AK, and then met up with Kenan and went to MGM. So here are some updates.
My first stop was the Magic Kingdom.
--Stitch's Great Escape shirts are still being sold. When I was there last time, the lady was taking them off the rack, but they are still being sold. They have 2 styles. One was the one that was in my update last week, and the second one was an (ugly) tied dyed shirt, with a SGE logo on the back.
--Cinderella Castle painting has already began. If you go on any of the bridges by the castle, you can see right down into the scaffolding. I couldn't see any of the actual golden color, but it smelled like paint, and they may be putting primer on it now.
--Since the Philharmagic line is almost always out the door, and extended queue ropes are almost always set up, and sign was added in the middle of the sidewalk, separating "Fastpass" and "Standby" when the lines get really long.
--Rehab of the Ariel's Grotto tent is also still going on.
--Nothing new at 20K
--The Tomorrowland Stage has been demolished, and concrete has been poured over the area where the stage once stood. However, a small section was left unpaved, maybe for a much smaller stage?
--The new Toontown Station may be ready to open as soon as next week. It looks finished to me. It looks like the exact same size, design, and colors as before...Just seemed like a waste of money to me.
--The top of the Tinkerbell's Treasures shop is being refurbed.
--I rode Splash Mountain today, and I was surprised to see that EVERYTHING worked. The Hopping AA, The jumping fish, the sweeping rabbits...everything worked. EXCEPT (Man, I was on a roll too lol) the waterfall near the end of the ride. It was turned off.
I left MK and went over to AK (after eating a PopTart on the Contemporary Roof). While I was at Contemp, I noticed that some of the pool area is under rehab...again!
--I went by Everest at AK, and it is coming along great. I can actually see where the car will be put in reverse now. If you even wanna try to understand this : From the way I see it, the train will go up the lift, go down a very small drop, and turn left and do a 180 degree turn. After that, there is a straight-away, and then a slope upward (the tangled mess of track). I'm guessing here, that the train will go up the slope, stop, then reverse (while the straight away switched tracks). If that is true (and from looking at it, I don't see how it can't be true) That means the helix on the right side of most of the pictures will be backwards...Actually, most of the track that is visible would be backwards. Just a very educated guess.
--The Cookie Cabin in Camp Minnie Mickey has been closed ever since it has come out of rehab.
--The waterfall coming off the backside of the Tree Of Life was not operating, and blue tarps were surrounding it.
I was at AKL, and I was able to find the only vending machines on property, that still sell cans for 1$. They are at the very end of the hall, covered by swinging doors (I don't know how anyone staying there can find these things)
So I went over to MGM...
--The RNRC gift shop has been rearranged. A register was removed, and merchandise was put in its place.
--The (CRAZY...lol Kenan) CM at the Animation Tour confirmed that they are transforming the old area where animators did their work, into a hands on, interactive exibit.It will most likely be a clone of the DCA Animation Tour. She said it should be open by the end of the year.
--Not an update, but I went by and saw my friend Andrea, who just started working at MGM. She said she likes it, and she is having alot of fun.
But that is it for today. Pictures will be up soon of "Cin Cin's Bling Crib" or as others call it, the castle painting, and a few other pictures will be put up soon.
My first stop was the Magic Kingdom.
--Stitch's Great Escape shirts are still being sold. When I was there last time, the lady was taking them off the rack, but they are still being sold. They have 2 styles. One was the one that was in my update last week, and the second one was an (ugly) tied dyed shirt, with a SGE logo on the back.
--Cinderella Castle painting has already began. If you go on any of the bridges by the castle, you can see right down into the scaffolding. I couldn't see any of the actual golden color, but it smelled like paint, and they may be putting primer on it now.
--Since the Philharmagic line is almost always out the door, and extended queue ropes are almost always set up, and sign was added in the middle of the sidewalk, separating "Fastpass" and "Standby" when the lines get really long.
--Rehab of the Ariel's Grotto tent is also still going on.
--Nothing new at 20K
--The Tomorrowland Stage has been demolished, and concrete has been poured over the area where the stage once stood. However, a small section was left unpaved, maybe for a much smaller stage?
--The new Toontown Station may be ready to open as soon as next week. It looks finished to me. It looks like the exact same size, design, and colors as before...Just seemed like a waste of money to me.
--The top of the Tinkerbell's Treasures shop is being refurbed.
--I rode Splash Mountain today, and I was surprised to see that EVERYTHING worked. The Hopping AA, The jumping fish, the sweeping rabbits...everything worked. EXCEPT (Man, I was on a roll too lol) the waterfall near the end of the ride. It was turned off.
I left MK and went over to AK (after eating a PopTart on the Contemporary Roof). While I was at Contemp, I noticed that some of the pool area is under rehab...again!
--I went by Everest at AK, and it is coming along great. I can actually see where the car will be put in reverse now. If you even wanna try to understand this : From the way I see it, the train will go up the lift, go down a very small drop, and turn left and do a 180 degree turn. After that, there is a straight-away, and then a slope upward (the tangled mess of track). I'm guessing here, that the train will go up the slope, stop, then reverse (while the straight away switched tracks). If that is true (and from looking at it, I don't see how it can't be true) That means the helix on the right side of most of the pictures will be backwards...Actually, most of the track that is visible would be backwards. Just a very educated guess.
--The Cookie Cabin in Camp Minnie Mickey has been closed ever since it has come out of rehab.
--The waterfall coming off the backside of the Tree Of Life was not operating, and blue tarps were surrounding it.
I was at AKL, and I was able to find the only vending machines on property, that still sell cans for 1$. They are at the very end of the hall, covered by swinging doors (I don't know how anyone staying there can find these things)
So I went over to MGM...
--The RNRC gift shop has been rearranged. A register was removed, and merchandise was put in its place.
--The (CRAZY...lol Kenan) CM at the Animation Tour confirmed that they are transforming the old area where animators did their work, into a hands on, interactive exibit.It will most likely be a clone of the DCA Animation Tour. She said it should be open by the end of the year.
--Not an update, but I went by and saw my friend Andrea, who just started working at MGM. She said she likes it, and she is having alot of fun.
But that is it for today. Pictures will be up soon of "Cin Cin's Bling Crib" or as others call it, the castle painting, and a few other pictures will be put up soon.
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I was at space ALL DAY...well not all day but till like 7 or something haha :lol:
