#0022

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What is this?

Answer:
This is the Monorail station in Downtown Disney. On very busy days, head south from the tram through Downtown Disney to here instead of going to the Disneyland park entrance. The lines are always short and it will whisk you right into Tomorrowland. This is my favorite way to enter the park, unless I'm planning to go to California Adventure first. The Monorail doesn't stop in California Adventure, but it does go through a small portion of it and the Grand Californian Hotel®.

The responses I received were:

Brian Martsolf
Disneyland Hotel Monorail station.
-- The Monorail used to stop at the Disneyland Hotel, but they had to reroute it when California Adventure was built, and it now stops next to the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney.

Jeff Toro
This is looking at the Downtown Disney entrance to the Monorail.

Shannon
Downtown Disney (Disneyland Hotel) entrance for the Monorail.

Richard Blythe
This is the underside of the track and station of the Monorail in Downtown Disney.

#0021

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Since the last one was so difficult, I'll give you an easy one this time. But, so it isn't too easy, you need to answer a few questions:

1) What character is this?
2) What show is she in?
3) Where would you go to see the show?

Answer:
She is the Magic Carpet from the "Disney's Aladdin -- A Musical Spectacular" show at the Hyperion Theater in California Adventure.

Several more photos from the show:

The Magic Carpet and Genie:

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Another actress who used to play the Magic Carpet:

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The other Magic Carpet actress and Genie:

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Aladdin and Jasmine riding the Magic Carpet as it flies through the theater above the audience (by the way, she is not holding the wire -- it is in front of her and she is holding her arms to her sides as if she had wings):

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Some of the cast on the stage while the Magic Carpet flies above the audience:

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Aladdin with a couple girls from the marketplace:

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Aladdin (different actor) and Jasmine:

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Iago and Jafar:

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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
I have no clue about this picture, but to keep in the mood, I will make my guess as Jasmine, in the Hyperian Theatre inside DCA, and the show is the Aladdin Musical Adventure.... It's the only show I can think of right now... Never seen it though.
-- Very good guess for not having seen the show. You only missed one. Me, I'm embarrased to admit how many times I've seen it...

Tim & Malinda
Carpet from the Aladdin stage show at the Hyperion Theater at California Adventure.

Ann Marie Fowler
1) I think Jasmine
2) Aladdin the show
3) Hyperion Theater at DCA.

TexasToest
1. The character is the Magic Carpet.
2. The show is Aladdin.
3. I don't know, other than California Adventure. I was driving, not navigating.

Shannon
Magic Carpet in Aladdin in the Hyperion Theater at California Adventure. I love her!!!

#0020

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Where would you find this?

Answer:
This phone booth is near the Bonita Tower of the Disneyland Hotel.

I think this is the most difficult one I've used yet. In fact, if you had shown me this photo about a month ago, I wouldn't have known where it was!

Edited on 09/09/06 to add: There is another similar, but not quite the same, phone booth in Disney's California Adventure, in the back of the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, near the restrooms by the Hyperion Theater.

A few more pictures from the hotel:


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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
I believe this is an English style phone booth ion the Hollywood Pictures Backlot at California Adventure.

Tim & Malinda
In the Hollywood section of California Adventure.
-- Interesting. You both picked the same area. And now that you mention it, I think there might be one back there, near the restrooms. I don't think it's full-sized and enclosed like this one, though. I'll have to check next time I'm there.

#0019

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Where would you find this?

Answer:
This is in Tarzan's Treehouse.


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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
Tarzan's Treehouse.

Tim & Malinda
In Tarzan's Treehouse.

Brian Martsolf
Tarzan's Treehouse.

#0018

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Where would you find this?

Answer:
This is one of four portraits on the back wall of the queue outside Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland.

The other three portraits and a closeup of a statue of Mr. Toad that is next to the queue inside the building:


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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
I believe this photo is in the waiting line for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride but I could be way off. It seems too obvious for that.
-- Sometimes I make them a little obvious, I guess.

Tim & Malinda
Outside Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

Richard Blythe
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride queue.

Brian Martsolf
This appears to be one of the wonderful details of the Toad Hall attraction exterior of Mr Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland.

#0017

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Where would you find this?

Answer:
This sign is intended to be a helpful reminder of where you parked, on the fourth floor of the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure. At six stories tall (bottom to top, the floors are named: Chip & Dale, Daisy, Mickey, Goofy, Donald and Minnie) and about a quarter mile long, this is the second largest parking structure in the world (my source: a Cast Member working the tram about a year ago). The only parking structure bigger than this one is at the Tokyo Disney Resort. The structure there has one more parking space than this one.


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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
Parking garage.

Shannon
I have no idea but I'm going to guess Toon Town and I can't wait to hear because he is my guy.
-- Wow! I stumped you with this? And right after you got the Columbia one? I'm shocked! You must never drive to Disneyland.

Ann Marie Fowler
The picture was taken in the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure.

Tim & Malinda
In the parking deck.

Richard Blythe
Sign in the Mickey and Friends parking lot.

#0016

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Where was this photo taken?

Answer:
This is the galley in the lower deck of Disneyland's Sailing Ship Columbia.


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The responses I received were:

Shannon
That is the kitchen area below deck on the ship Columbia.

Richard Blythe
I'm going to go vague and say: DCA. This is a good one. I don't know.

#0015

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What attraction is this part of?

Answer:
This is in the It's Tough To Be A Bug attraction in Disney's California Adventure, before you enter the theater.


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The responses I received were:

Jeff Toro
The waiting area of the Bug's Life 4-d attraction.
-- Is it 4D? Disneyland calls it 3D, according to the park's map, but I'm not sure...

Shannon
Inside the waiting area for A Bug's Life.

Randall Alberts
This is from the It's Tough to be a Bug attraction at California Adventure. It is also in the Tree of Life at the Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
-- I didn't know there was more than one. Thanks for that info!

Brian Martsolf
This would be from the pre-show area for It's Tough to be a Bug in Disney's California Adventure.

Ann Marie Fowler
My answer/guess: The part of the waiting area at It's Tough To Be A Bug attraction at DCA?

#0014

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What is in this building?

Answer:
This is the Ariel's Grotto restaurant in Disney's California Adventure.

The responses I received were:

Shannon
Ariel's Grotto restaurant in DCA.

Jeff Toro
Is that Wolfgang Puck's? Or, is it Ariel's now?
-- It's been Ariel's Grotto for some time now.

Tim & Malinda
Ariel's Grotto.

Richard Blythe
Ariel's Grotto.

#0013

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What is this and why does it have a door?

Answer:
This is by the entrance to the queue for the Alice in Wonderland ride. This mushroom is one of a few old ticket booths still remaining in Disneyland, from the days when you needed a separate ticket for each ride.

The responses I received were:

Tim & Malinda
It's the control for the Alice in Wonderland ride.
-- That's the correct ride, but the controls aren't in the mushroom.

#0012

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What is this and where is it located?

Answer:
This is one of the paddlewheel motors on the Mark Twain Riverboat.

The responses I received were:

Richard Blythe
The engine of the Mark Twain.
Don't you just love riding with the CM at top.
-- Believe it or not, that's one thing I haven't done yet. Maybe I should see if I can do that today.

Tim & Malinda
Part of the steam engine of the Mark Twain Riverboat.

#0011

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What was this originally, and what is it used for now?

Answer:
This is an old PeopleMover car. It, and one other, are currently used as the sales counter in Tomorrowland's Little Green Men Store Command shop outside the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride.

You should have seen the smiles on the Cast Member's faces when I stepped back to take that picture. I guess not too many people recognize it for what it once was.

The responses I received were:

BBlast
That's an old PeopleMover. No idea what it is being used for now..

..make a hell of a desk though, wouldn't it?
-- That's pretty much exactly what it is now!

Brian Martsolf
Originally this was a PeopleMover car, now it is a checkout counter, presumably it's in the Star Trader gift shop.

Jeff Toro
This used to be the PeopleMover, I think, but do not know what's it's use now.

Richard Blythe
It was originally the PeopleMover ride (I miss it).
Now they are registers, ring me up!

Tim & Malinda
A ride vehicle from the PeopleMover and it is now in one of the gift shops.

#0010

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What is this building?

Answer:
This is the Rainforest Cafe restaurant in Downtown Disney.


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The responses I received were:

Shannon
I believe this is in Downtown Disney and it is Rainforest Cafe.

Jeff Toro
My second favorite restaurant next to Blue Bayou, it's the Rainforest Cafe.

Tim & Malinda
Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney!

Richard Blythe
That is the Rainforest Café, mmm yummy food.

Anybody else have a RF card? Free appetizers and front of the line pass.
-- I never heard of that card. How did you get it?

Brian Martsolf
W.A.G. Rainforest Cafe? I spent a good time at Disneyland last July but DON'T remember THIS building... Is it off in a corner of DTD?
-- It's toward the south end of Downtown Disney, between the Monorail station and ESPN Zone.

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Why are these people standing around looking at a trash can?

Answer:
These people are talking to Push, an interactive trash can in Disneyland's Tomorrowland. Push, so named because the flaps on the trash can say "PUSH" (and this is the only trash can in Tomorrowland whose flaps have any text on them), is a remote controlled device that travels around Tomorrowland, talking to park guests.

If you'd like to know the secret of how Push works, scroll down past the "Responses received" section to the bottom of this page.

March 10, 2007 Update: I found out on a trip to the resort yesterday that there is another Push in California Adventure.


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The responses I received were:

Richard Schill
I hope it is the same thing that we have down here in Florida at Disney World -- the famous talking Trash can at Tomorrowland?

Kym
Because the trash can isn't sitting on the ground fully. If you look at the legs of the trash can, they are suspended in the air.
-- It looks that way because it's on wheels. It would be nice if they could make that less noticeable though, huh?

Shannon
That is Push in Tomorrowland.

BBlast
Looks to me, of the two trash cans, one is sitting above the ground a bit. So my guess is that either there is a VERY little person in there moving around..or it is a radio controlled "character".

"Mommy, can we go see Timmy the Trashcan again?"
-- Very good guess! Well, except for the trash can's name...

Susan Kozicki
It is a talking trash can.

Bruce Sherman
Same reason they do it at WDW, 'cause it walks and talks. :) Just like in the mystery photo I did for WDW. :)

BTW, I believe its name is Push. :)
-- Now you tell me! I must have missed your mystery photo about Push. I don't remember seeing it...

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See the guy wearing a nondescript grey shirt and jeans, with one hand in a shoulder bag and the other by his mouth? He is Push. The controller for the trash can is in the bag and he has a microphone in the hand to his mouth.

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What attraction is this?

Answer:
This is the Grizzly River Run ride at California Adventure.


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The responses I received were:

BBlast
That's the Bigfoot water plume ride at Knott's Berry Farm...

..oh..a few miles off huh?
-- Yeah, you're a little off, there...

Shannon
That is Grizzly River Run in DCA.

Jeff Toro
Grizzly Rapids Disney's California Adventure.

Tim & Malinda
Grizzly River Run!

slith
Grizzly River Run.

Brian Martsolf
Grizzly River Run at Disney's California Adventure.

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What attraction is this from?

Answer:
These are the piranhas from the Jungle Cruise.


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The responses I received were:

Tim & Malinda
The fish on Jungle Cruise!

Shannon
Jungle Cruise -- the piranhas.

slith
Jungle Cruise.

Richard Blythe
The Piranhas from the Jungle Cruise.