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Have you ever wondered how far you
walked in a day at Disneyland? Well
we have. So we got ahold of a pedometer
from our friends over at SierraMountainWorks.com
and in the 5 hours we were at the
parks on Friday we walked approx.
6.69 miles (13,633 steps). Just thought
that was interesting to share.
The crowds at both parks were about
average for Summer. Not too bad, but
not too light either.
I think its interesting how Country
Bear promos are appearing in both
parks now... I still do not understand
why they got rid of the Bears... seems
like with all the hype for the movie
it would have done really well. Maybe
put some new songs in or something
even...
We also spent some time at Downtown
Disney Friday night to see what's
going on. There was a fair number
of people walking around. The main
walkway lights were out for about
half the area... wonder why. We also
stopped to see many of the groups
that were performing along the walkways.
They were ok. Seems that the teenage
set really found the groups to be
great. I guess I am too old or something.
Seems like a demographic clash to
me with most of the shopping and dining
locations targeted toward older people
with money not teenagers.
DCA Items:
- One of our main goals of the evening
was to see how the set up for the
concert series was going to be.
They had the Eagles Tribute group
performing so we went to a concert.
- Our first impression is its a
nice venue for small crowds, but
if a large crowd shows up it doesn't
seem like it can handle it. There
were only a couple hundred chairs
in the area. The rest is seating
on the ground, grass, and standing
room. Not sure on the capacity of
the area, but seems small to us.
We were surprised no "jumbotron"
systems were brought in tomake the
groups more visible. Or maybe we
are just assuming more people than
they are... time will tell.
- Also it was nice with the setting
sun and the breeze. At 3:30 it may
be a bit warm out there.
- The sound was ok. The mixing was
off and they kept tweaking it. Hopefully
it will be right by tomorrow for
the Beach Boys.
- The re-arranged farm area actually
looked really good to us. Seemed
like a nice balance.
- We did not get a peak into the
new area, the windows were covered
and the tractor viewing was closed.
- It was great to see the college
band performing a full set over
at DCA
Disneyland Items:
- We did not spend too much time
in the park. Just did a walk through
and watched the college band.
- Speaking of the band, no Art this
week... wonder why? (For those who
do not know, Arthur Bartner is the
band director and also USC's).
- It was great to see the fair amount
of people lining up for Fantasmic
before 7pm. Its still amazing how
a show 10 years old can pack them
in night after night. Its been quite
a while since a show of that caliber
has been around
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