Disneyland Weather Vanes

Inspired by one of my favorite readers, Eric C., I decided to put together a photo display of all the weather vanes at Disneyland (DCA can be another post!). The first one is from the Red Rose Taverne location when it was formerly known as Village Haus in Fantasyland. A closeup:



This one is debatable; there are no NESW markings, but it does have an arrow and appears to spin, so I'll include it. It is also part of the former Village Haus complex.



From Mr. Toad’s:



From Pinocchio’s Daring Journey:



From the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square:



Atop the Toon Town Depot:



Minnie Mouse house in Toon Town:



Mary Poppins rests atop the Jolly Holiday Bakery in Central Plaza:



Across the Plaza is this rooster at The Plaza Inn:



Edelweiss Snacks in Fantasyland:



Zooming in:



Another one that is debatable; no arrows, no NESW markers, but it is often lumped into the category of weather vanes.



Any others I missed?

Later additions to this post:

Bryan - Thanks for jogging the memory! This one on the Harbour Gallery:



Back in Toon Town, you can find Miss Gadget Hackwrench on the roof of the loading area for Gadget’s Go Coaster:



In Town Square at the Guided Tours waiting area:



Thanks to Daveland friend Stacy, I now have a snap of the Matterhorn weathervane:



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Trip Report: What's New

Rather than drive to Anaheim at the crack of dawn for the CHOC walk, I decided to go up the afternoon before, spend a leisurely day at the park, and get a good night's rest at the conveniently located Anabella Hotel. Beautiful grounds, clean rooms, tasteful decor, and just blocks from The Disneyland Resort, I cannot recommend it highly enough! On top of that, the staff is extremely courteous and friendly.





Now that we've covered my lodging, let's get down to the good stuff. Best surprise of all was that the Carnation Plaza Gardens were still there.



I did my best to capture as many of the small details as possible; hopefully I'll still have an opportunity to do a shoot at night when the dance floor is full.



How about that terrazzo floor?



Or the mirror ball?



In Adventureland, the rocks outside of the restrooms have taken on a very strange shade of green. Not sure that I really care for this; it seems to be a little artificial looking to fit into the Adventureland theme. It would seem that the ability to create authentic looking lands is not quite what it used to; I would add in Fort Wilderness and other aspects of Tom Sawyer Island that have been redone over the years. Instead of rustic and hand-hewn, they seem very manufactured and pristine.





Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square is still under the tarps getting spruced up.





If anything is going on at The Plaza Pavilion or the new Jolly Holiday Bakery, it must be on the inside.



Detouring over to the Disneyland Hotel, I was happy to note that the geyser was steaming AND shooting up as scheduled!



Construction continues on the pool at the hotel as well—even on the weekend!







Great E-Ticket detail on the pool tile:



Across the way at California Adventure, Buena Vista Street is still in the early phase of construction:





Lighting, signage, and other small details are beginning to emerge in the Carthay Circle portion of Buena Vista Street:







Just two of Cars Land:





And that is it for today's post. More photos to come later this week from my recent Disneyland/DCA trips.

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