Disneyland Resort Update: We 'Member Construction Stuff

Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, CA

Oh hey, guys!  Member when we talked about stuff happening at Disneyland?  I member, and though it's been a while, we're gonna show you some of what's been up so you member too!

"Star Wars" Land

Disneyland is going on with their biggest expansion in history, member?  It's more than dirt now.  Member those noodles?  They're not just noodles.  There's concrete and holes and lots of construction equipment.  Take a look, so you can member more.

Member they're doing stuff at the northeast corner of the Mickey and Friends lot property?

I actually don't member, but I assume it's related to Resort transportation stuff.  If you member, feel free to clarify in the comments!
 

Member when this used to be all backstage?
 

Member Hungry Bear Restaurant?

Member when Tower of Terror wasn't covered by a burka?

Member when Disneyland was pure with lands Walt wanted?

Member they weren't descrating the Rivers of America?

Oh yeah, I member.

Member Big Thunder Ranch?

Member the goats?

Member when Disney didn't only design things off of intellectual properties?

Member Mine Train to Nature's Wonderland?

Member when people didn't care about Tower of Terror because they thought it was "Bad Tower?"

Member this being all dirt?  Now they're pouring concrete!

Yeah, you member...
 

Member this big hole they dug last year?

Member that train tressle and rocks and waterfall they talked about adding to the Disenyland Railroad? 

That's the backside of all that.  You member.  With reinforcing wire and lath for new rocks to be made.

Member just half a year ago, you could see straight into the drained Rivers of America?

Member all the people freaking out because they thought half the river was going away?  And it turns out it's less than a quarter of it?

Oh, I member.

Remember when this was all just Tatooine jokes?

It's good to member.

Yeah, member summer?

Member when the days were longer?

Member when it was fully daytime when I got here to take this overview instead of dusk?
 

Member when this panorama used to start the updates instead of be in the middle of them?
 

Member Star Wars?
 

This is all for Star Wars.

New Security

Member hearing about the security changes around the Disneyland Resort?  If you don't member, know that over the holidays, Disney got rid of the security checks at the west side of the Esplanade.  Now, there are security checkpoints at the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure, the ESPN Zone/Rainforest Cafe entrance into Downtown Disney, and the Earl Sandwich entrance into Disney.  You need to member that, because that means you need to pass security even if you're not going into the park.  It didn't used to be like that, member?  But that's the new system.

Member how this used to look?  The tram cut straight through from the right side of the picture.

Member all the part to the right being part of the parking lot?

Member not having all this space to queue up before security?
 

Member before terrorism?

Member when we didn't have to deal with this hassle because assholes didn't feel like they had to use guns to shoot random innocent people?

Member feeling safe without being inspected?

Member that caption about the old tram path and how it changed? Here it is from a different angle.

Member how I like to do sweeping panoramas to show off an overview of an area?
 

Here's another one.  Member.

Member when there were a lot less security checkpoints?  At least that's a plus that this area has so much more (even if they usually don't member to have most or all of them open).

Member when the security checkpoints were permanent?  Oh wait, no one members.

Member this when it was part of Pinocchio Parking Lot?

Member tacky looking temporary security set-ups that end up being permanent?
 

Member how the old metal detector locations had bottlenecks cuz they put one metal detector for every two bag check stations?  Oh, they're still doing that.

Member the old tram loading?  It's still there.

Member taking the walking path across Disneyland Drive and along the back of Downtown Disney to get to the parks if you didn't want to ride the tram?

Well that path is blocked now, so member that next time you visit.  You have to go through the Downtown Disney entrance and through that security checkpoint from now on.

Member when this area looked more like the photos above?  Well, it's back to how it looked like over a decade and a half ago.  On the west side.  East side is still the same as you member from last year.

'Membering Tower of Terror

Member Good Tower?  Member Shiriki Tower?  Member DCA's Tower not being either of those?  Well, last Monday was Tower of Terror's final run.  Cuz it's getting turned into a new Guardians ride, member?  With Groot and Rocket Racoon and Starlord, member?  Oh, member the artwork for that horrific looking exterior?  Yeah, you member.  Cuz lines for the last day were like three hours long.  But don't worry, when the new version opens, people will member to get in line and wait a long time for it even though they protested on Twitter that they didn't want DCA Tower to close down.

Member before fast tracked IP projects?

Member Twilight Zone?

Well, Disney went ahead and killed this ride.  So you'll only have memories to member from now on.  Lets take a look back...

I will member you...

Will you member me?

Don't let your life pass you by...

Weep not for the membering...

Always member the Tower of Terror.

I'll member...

I was gonna go shoot more of the park, like Rivers of America and Big Thunder Trail, but I didn't member.  Actually, it's because I ran out of daylight, and you usually need light to photograph things clearly, member?  But it's okay.  I'll member to photograph those things for the next update. 

That's the Disneyland Resort update for this week.  Member when Jim wrote updates?  And they were good?  Yeah, I member.  Those were good times.  But member, Jim didn't write this update, so you got a joke that was beaten to death, resurrected, and then beaten to death again and hung as an example.

One more thing to member: with the slow season for theme parks in coming up till the summer, you can expect to see more travel content.  Cuz I have lots of pictures of other places I've been too, and different theme parks too.  And I'll member to edit them and post them for your viewing pleasure.

Member to have a good week!

Mem bah!