DCA's CALIFORNIA Letters - Visiting old friends in Sacramento!? Randomland
Disney's California Adventure opened in February 2001, and from that time until January 2011, just a month shy of a decade, the giant letters C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I and A stood out in front of DCA welcoming millions of guests to CALIFORNIA!
Although the park has a fantastic new entrance and a GREAT re-theming around the still-relatively-new Buena Vista Street, some of us grew attached to those giant CALIFORNIA letters.
I knew I had to take a break on a recent road trip and visit my old friends in front of their new home at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA!
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[Music] Sacramento today and enter the world of
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Sacramento today and enter the world of
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Sacramento today and enter the world of random
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land Sacramento California the capital
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land Sacramento California the capital of the Golden State so much history here
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of the Golden State so much history here
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of the Golden State so much history here and of course I love history and I love
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and of course I love history and I love
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and of course I love history and I love my home state of California but today
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my home state of California but today
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my home state of California but today I'm here for something very Disneyland
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I'm here for something very Disneyland
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I'm here for something very Disneyland Resort specific what does Sacramento
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Resort specific what does Sacramento
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Resort specific what does Sacramento have to do with the Disneyland Resort
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have to do with the Disneyland Resort
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have to do with the Disneyland Resort this what in the world for those of you
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this what in the world for those of you
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this what in the world for those of you who have no idea why I'm so excited or
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who have no idea why I'm so excited or
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who have no idea why I'm so excited or what the heck I'm talking about I'm
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what the heck I'm talking about I'm
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what the heck I'm talking about I'm talking about these these ginormous
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talking about these these ginormous
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talking about these these ginormous letters spelling out California because
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letters spelling out California because
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letters spelling out California because they used to be located right in front
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they used to be located right in front
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they used to be located right in front of the entrance to Disney's California
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of the entrance to Disney's California
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of the entrance to Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort see
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Adventure at the Disneyland Resort see
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Adventure at the Disneyland Resort see nowadays this entrance looks completely
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nowadays this entrance looks completely
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nowadays this entrance looks completely different and the letters disappeared in
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different and the letters disappeared in
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different and the letters disappeared in January of 2011 but at least we know
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January of 2011 but at least we know
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January of 2011 but at least we know they're safe and sound in Sacramento
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they're safe and sound in Sacramento
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they're safe and sound in Sacramento they still exist they still exist now
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they still exist they still exist now
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they still exist they still exist now these letters are located here on the
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these letters are located here on the
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these letters are located here on the grounds of Cal Expo which is the State
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grounds of Cal Expo which is the State
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grounds of Cal Expo which is the State Fairgrounds for the California State
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Fairgrounds for the California State
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Fairgrounds for the California State Fair and it kind of actually makes some
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Fair and it kind of actually makes some
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Fair and it kind of actually makes some sort of ironic sense that these letters
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sort of ironic sense that these letters
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sort of ironic sense that these letters ended up here not just because they're a
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ended up here not just because they're a
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ended up here not just because they're a symbol of California and this is the
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symbol of California and this is the
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symbol of California and this is the capital of California but also because
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capital of California but also because
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capital of California but also because in the' 60s the original plan for this
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in the' 60s the original plan for this
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in the' 60s the original plan for this Cal Expo property was to turn it into a
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Cal Expo property was to turn it into a
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Cal Expo property was to turn it into a California themed theme park can't think
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California themed theme park can't think
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California themed theme park can't think of what that reminds me of now H and
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of what that reminds me of now H and
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of what that reminds me of now H and when you think of it that way it makes
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when you think of it that way it makes
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when you think of it that way it makes absolutely perfect sense that the
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absolutely perfect sense that the
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absolutely perfect sense that the letters from Disney's California
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letters from Disney's California
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letters from Disney's California Adventure would end up here on the
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Adventure would end up here on the
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Adventure would end up here on the grounds of Cal Expo which sadly never
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grounds of Cal Expo which sadly never
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grounds of Cal Expo which sadly never became a theme park but now does contain
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became a theme park but now does contain
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became a theme park but now does contain Raging Waters within its Gates huh
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Raging Waters within its Gates huh
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Raging Waters within its Gates huh that's kind
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that's kind
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that's kind of weird for just one month shy of 10
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of weird for just one month shy of 10
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of weird for just one month shy of 10 years these letters stood out in front
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years these letters stood out in front
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years these letters stood out in front of California Adventure and thousands
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of California Adventure and thousands
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of California Adventure and thousands and thousands of guests took their
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and thousands of guests took their
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and thousands of guests took their picture posing next to the letters it
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picture posing next to the letters it
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picture posing next to the letters it was all part of the Old Entrance which
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was all part of the Old Entrance which
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was all part of the Old Entrance which was set up to look kind of like a
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was set up to look kind of like a
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was set up to look kind of like a California postcard and these letters
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California postcard and these letters
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California postcard and these letters were just in front of the turn styles to
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were just in front of the turn styles to
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were just in front of the turn styles to enter the park and really became sort of
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enter the park and really became sort of
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enter the park and really became sort of the symbol of the old DCA now I for one
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the symbol of the old DCA now I for one
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the symbol of the old DCA now I for one am a huge massive fan of the
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am a huge massive fan of the
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am a huge massive fan of the improvements to California Venture I
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improvements to California Venture I
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improvements to California Venture I love the new Pan Pacific Auditorium
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love the new Pan Pacific Auditorium
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love the new Pan Pacific Auditorium entrance I love bua Vista Street I think
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entrance I love bua Vista Street I think
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entrance I love bua Vista Street I think it's fantastic but all that aside I do
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it's fantastic but all that aside I do
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it's fantastic but all that aside I do kind of miss these massive letters so
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kind of miss these massive letters so
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kind of miss these massive letters so it's pretty awesome to find them intact
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it's pretty awesome to find them intact
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it's pretty awesome to find them intact up here in the capital of California
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up here in the capital of California
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up here in the capital of California Sacramento now of course because the
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Sacramento now of course because the
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Sacramento now of course because the letters were so iconic Disney didn't
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letters were so iconic Disney didn't
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letters were so iconic Disney didn't want to just pulverize them into
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want to just pulverize them into
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want to just pulverize them into nothingness so they thankfully contacted
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nothingness so they thankfully contacted
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nothingness so they thankfully contacted the friends of the California State Fair
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the friends of the California State Fair
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the friends of the California State Fair who found them their new permanent home
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who found them their new permanent home
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who found them their new permanent home at Cal Expo it's crazy to think of them
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at Cal Expo it's crazy to think of them
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at Cal Expo it's crazy to think of them getting these giant concrete letters out
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getting these giant concrete letters out
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getting these giant concrete letters out of the ground without damaging them
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of the ground without damaging them
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of the ground without damaging them putting them on some sort of truck and
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putting them on some sort of truck and
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putting them on some sort of truck and taking them all the way up here to
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taking them all the way up here to
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taking them all the way up here to Sacramento without any real visible
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Sacramento without any real visible
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Sacramento without any real visible cracks or anything wrong with them
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cracks or anything wrong with them
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cracks or anything wrong with them according to the Orange County Register
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according to the Orange County Register
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according to the Orange County Register these puppies are Pretty stinking heavy
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these puppies are Pretty stinking heavy
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these puppies are Pretty stinking heavy this o right here weighs 6 1/2 tons
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this o right here weighs 6 1/2 tons
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this o right here weighs 6 1/2 tons 13,000 lb you need to go on a diet buddy
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13,000 lb you need to go on a diet buddy
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13,000 lb you need to go on a diet buddy it's time combined the letters weigh
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it's time combined the letters weigh
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it's time combined the letters weigh 87,000 lb must have been pretty
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87,000 lb must have been pretty
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87,000 lb must have been pretty difficult to move them here and you know
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difficult to move them here and you know
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difficult to move them here and you know probably a lot of gas money let's face
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probably a lot of gas money let's face
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probably a lot of gas money let's face it gas ain't cheap you know it's very
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it gas ain't cheap you know it's very
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it gas ain't cheap you know it's very unusual to see the letters out of their
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unusual to see the letters out of their
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unusual to see the letters out of their original context that I'm used to seeing
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original context that I'm used to seeing
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original context that I'm used to seeing them right in my hometown in front of
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them right in my hometown in front of
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them right in my hometown in front of DCA but it's awesome that they saved
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DCA but it's awesome that they saved
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DCA but it's awesome that they saved them I mean at first DCA really wasn't
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them I mean at first DCA really wasn't
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them I mean at first DCA really wasn't every Disney Fan's favorite theme park
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every Disney Fan's favorite theme park
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every Disney Fan's favorite theme park in the world but after a while you know
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in the world but after a while you know
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in the world but after a while you know these California letters sort of I don't
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these California letters sort of I don't
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these California letters sort of I don't know they became like friends I never
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know they became like friends I never
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know they became like friends I never knew how much I needed you until this
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knew how much I needed you until this
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knew how much I needed you until this moment I've missed you so much anyway
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moment I've missed you so much anyway
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moment I've missed you so much anyway there's not that much more to say about
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there's not that much more to say about
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there's not that much more to say about him I'm just really excited to visit the
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him I'm just really excited to visit the
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him I'm just really excited to visit the California Sun and I'm really excited
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California Sun and I'm really excited
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California Sun and I'm really excited that it's still exists so thank you for
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that it's still exists so thank you for
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that it's still exists so thank you for joining me on this visit to our old
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joining me on this visit to our old
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joining me on this visit to our old friend c a l i f o r n i and of course
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friend c a l i f o r n i and of course
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friend c a l i f o r n i and of course my favorite a okay subscribe for some
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my favorite a okay subscribe for some
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my favorite a okay subscribe for some more Adventures we'll see you next time
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more Adventures we'll see you next time
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more Adventures we'll see you next time [Music]
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lifes i.com our website where there's
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lifes i.com our website where there's articles and cool stuff and things
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articles and cool stuff and things
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articles and cool stuff and things wonderful
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wonderful
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wonderful things I love you C I love you a I miss
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things I love you C I love you a I miss
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things I love you C I love you a I miss you so much oh L we had such good times
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you so much oh L we had such good times
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you so much oh L we had such good times together I'm so glad you're okay oh hey
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together I'm so glad you're okay oh hey
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together I'm so glad you're okay oh hey I what's
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I what's
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I what's up oh F you always had the best jokes oh
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up oh F you always had the best jokes oh
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up oh F you always had the best jokes oh here you are oh always love your curves
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here you are oh always love your curves
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here you are oh always love your curves how are you are oh and I thought I'd
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how are you are oh and I thought I'd
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how are you are oh and I thought I'd never see you again a the second eye I
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never see you again a the second eye I
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never see you again a the second eye I love you I wish you could come back with
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love you I wish you could come back with
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love you I wish you could come back with me forever a we were always the best of
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me forever a we were always the best of
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me forever a we were always the best of friends I got to go but I just I feel
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friends I got to go but I just I feel
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friends I got to go but I just I feel like I'm losing them all over
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like I'm losing them all over
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like I'm losing them all over again wow for n on 10 years these
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again wow for n on 10 years these
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again wow for n on 10 years these letters did there
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letters did there
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letters did there Duty now they've come home to sleep well