Originally Posted By Darkbeer Photos from Monday, April 9th <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/2690553" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/2690553</a> Sub Lagoon photos The Disneyland Wait Board The Main Street Parade Gate is almost done (lattice) Toy Story Mania! progress from California Screamin' Photos from Easter Sunday, April 8th <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/2685001" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/2685001</a> The old Compass Bookstore is now re-opened and selling knick-knacks. Ducks Pirates posters in Downtown Disney More Ducks A Crane A long look at the new FN:SV refurb wall ads Sub Lagoon Progress A ride on the Railroad The Mark Twain The back gate at Harbour Gallery finally gets some TLC The current status of Tom Sawyer Island from the Canoes Captain Jack A slow Easter Sunday (Wait Board) A third star has been added to the Orange County Walk of Fame A trip to Knott's Berry Farm and the Ducks and Chickens Then MORE DUCKS in Tustin....
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Great pictures. I was in DL yesterday, and I also noticed the overall lack of lines. (But that could have been because both Space Mountain and POTC were closed for part of the day, so people may have just given up) There appeared to be walls up in the Court of Angels as well, with one that was a picture of the stairs, covering the entire arch, and the other was a generic painted wall, also completely covering the arch. It was in the same general area as the work on the roof, so it may have been part of that.
Originally Posted By bobiascastle I was hoping you were there for Easter. I always wonder what special things happen on certain holidays. As for the ducks, they heard you were taking pics of DLR ducks & got jealous. They want to famous too. ) Thanks for all the great pics (as always). )
Originally Posted By bobiascastle The DLR ducks either think they are pretty hot stuff or you are a crazy duck stalker. )
Originally Posted By dresswhites i have to admit, i am sad to hear compass books closed. it wasn't a great book store, but it was a bookstore. i think a borders would fit in nicely in downtown disney. i also think they need to add a starbucks!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer >>i have to admit, i am sad to hear compass books closed. it wasn't a great book store, but it was a bookstore. i think a borders would fit in nicely in downtown disney. i also think they need to add a starbucks!<< Compass Books is OPEN!!! They closed the one Bookstand at the request of Disney and opened a smaller version close to the DtD Monorail entrance, here is a photo. <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/2685001/1/142165366/Medium" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/2685001/1/142165366/Medium</a> The actual store is still there, just to the west of the AMC Theater entrance, and FYI, they do serve Starbucks coffee at the book store.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<Ducks>> Those ducks must be touring OC swimming pool. They usually come in the late afternoon.
Originally Posted By jmuboy That old Compass Book stand seems to be selling merchandise that does not fit tis setting. Weird. Why did DL move the Compass kisok?
Originally Posted By alexbook Compass Books is alive and well! Yes, we were asked to move our newsstand from the old kiosk to a newer and smaller one closer to the monorail, but the bookstore and cafe are in the same place and looking good with new flooring and carpet installed just last week. I don't know the whole story on the move, but my impression is that the old kiosk has been slated for demolition and the current tenant is temporary. Disclaimer: I work for Books, Inc., which operates Compass Books & Cafe in Downtown Disney, but I don't actually work in the Downtown Disney store, so I don't hear everything. Furthermore, I'm posting here on my own and not as a spokesman for Compass. Nothing I say should be taken as any sort of official statement by anybody.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>i have to admit, i am sad to hear compass books closed. it wasn't a great book store, but it was a bookstore. i think a borders would fit in nicely in downtown disney. i also think they need to add a starbucks! << I doubt Borders would even look at Downtown Disney, because none of the spaces available are big enough to hold one of their superstores, and their smaller stores are losing money. (They're closing a lot of their Walden Books stores.) Borders has been mentioned as a possible GardenWalk tenant, but we'll have to wait to see if that happens. I know a lot of people complain about the book selection at Compass, but that's largely dictated by the audience. My understanding is that when the store first opened there was a larger selection of "serious" books, but Disneyland guests just weren't interested. This isn't a knock on the guests, BTW. It's just that most people on vacation are looking for light reading, and lightweight books--hardbacks don't fit into fannypacks, you know.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>The actual store is still there, just to the west of the AMC Theater entrance, and FYI, they do serve Starbucks coffee at the book store.<< No, we don't. We serve Klatch Roasting coffee, which I'm told is superior. ;-) <a href="http://www.klatchroasting.com/" target="_blank">http://www.klatchroasting.com/</a> Oddly enough, we do serve Starbucks tea. Go figure. <a href="http://www.tazo.com/" target="_blank">http://www.tazo.com/</a>
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The coffee drinks at compass are excellent. Starbucks can only wish to have such good coffee in such a wonderful setting. I make an effort to stop by Compass Books each time I visit DLR.
Originally Posted By patrickegan After seeing the pic of the tree, anyone know what brand of landscape lighting they use at DLR?
Originally Posted By dresswhites maybe i am confused. i thought there was only a compass book store hear the lego store. did they also operate a kiosk?
Originally Posted By alexbook >>maybe i am confused. i thought there was only a compass book store hear the lego store. did they also operate a kiosk?<< Compass Books runs a bookstore/cafe on the West side of the AMC theater building (towards the Disneyland Hotel). Compass also has a newsstand, which sells magazines, newspapers, cigarettes, sodas, and "sundries" (pain relievers, baby wipes, batteries, toothpaste, etc., etc., etc.). The old newsstand was between the bookstore and ESPN Zone: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/2685001#142156820" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/2685001#142156820</a> The new newsstand is further East (closer to the Lego store and the monorail), directly in front of Starabilias: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/2685001#142165366" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/2685001#142165366</a> Does that make sense? My apologies if not. [I've found that Guests to whom I try to give directions usually end up more confused than they were beforehand. ]
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan The Finding Nemo refurb walls are look incrediable! Very nice pictures.......
