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Jun 24, 2026
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Could new magic be coming to the small
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world mall at Disneyland? Stay tuned to
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find out.
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Hey Mouseketeers, welcome to the
0:12
clubhouse. Happy you've joined me today.
0:15
Today we're going to talk about future
0:18
projects at the Disneyland Resort and
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what we think may be coming, what um has
0:26
been confirmed and more. So,
0:29
first off, let's go over to Disney
0:32
California Adventure where we know the
0:34
first ever Coco attraction has been
0:36
confirmed.
0:38
And that has started construction. Not a
0:41
lot has happened. The land has been
0:43
cleared and they're getting ready to go
0:45
vertical.
0:46
But
0:48
we should see some progress coming up
0:50
over the next couple of months, so
0:51
probably this summer.
0:53
But that project has been approved. It's
0:58
underway. We know it's confirmed.
1:01
Then we go over to Avengers Campus and
1:03
we know there's two new attractions
1:04
coming there. They are very far along.
1:08
As you can see in this
1:10
picture here.
1:12
They are very far along. They
1:15
pretty big buildings. I'm not sure
1:17
exactly how they're going to hide these
1:21
buildings from the view of Cars Land.
1:24
I'm sure there's something planned for
1:26
that.
1:27
But right now you can see the building
1:31
from Cars Land. You can see the building
1:33
of course from Avengers Campus. But it's
1:35
it's really big building. The the one
1:37
attraction. The other one is not as big,
1:39
but still it's going to be a huge
1:41
expansion. There's also restrooms that
1:43
are going in there in between Cars Land
1:46
and Avengers Campus.
1:48
And then we head on over to Hollywood
1:51
Land at Disney California Adventure
1:53
Park.
1:55
>> [sighs]
1:56
>> What's happening there? We don't know.
2:00
There's an Avatar experience coming,
2:02
some kind of water attraction. I think
2:04
it's going to be similar to the Pirates
2:06
of the Caribbean attraction at Shanghai
2:08
Disneyland.
2:11
But, and it was confirmed to come to
2:13
Hollywood Land over where Monsters Inc.
2:16
Mike and Sulley to the Rescue is
2:17
currently located, and then the bus
2:20
transportation area behind that.
2:23
Um but, Mike and Sulley
2:27
uh Monsters Inc. Mike and Sulley to the
2:29
Rescue was delayed from being closed. It
2:33
was going to be permanently closed
2:34
around March of this year.
2:37
Uh but, that was delayed until next
2:39
year.
2:40
So,
2:41
um
2:42
my thoughts, and I've said this in old
2:44
videos, um my thoughts is Avatar doesn't
2:48
belong in that area.
2:50
Um if there was room over near uh
2:54
Grizzly River Rapids, Grizzly Peak area,
2:56
Soarin area, to put Avatar, I think it
3:00
might fit better.
3:02
Uh but, I think Zootopia
3:04
is a better fit for Hollywood Land.
3:07
In the first Zootopia movie, there's a
3:09
monorail.
3:10
Uh they have in the Zootopia city part
3:14
itself, there's city buildings. It just
3:17
seems that it would fit better in as a
3:21
transition from Hollywood Land going
3:23
into Zootopia Land.
3:26
Uh going from Hollywood Land, if
3:29
Hollywood Land's even going to stay,
3:31
um going into an Avatar experience, that
3:34
would be a little weird, um I think. And
3:37
I just can't imagine the
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um
3:41
I mean, I'm sure
3:43
Disney Imagineers have some kind of
3:45
plan, but it it just seems a little
3:47
weird to go from one land to the next
3:50
there.
3:51
So, we'll see what happens. So, those
3:53
are the projects that are confirmed for
3:55
Disney California Adventure Park. Uh
3:58
Zootopia Land has not been confirmed. Uh
4:01
it could be confirmed at D23,
4:03
uh the ultimate
4:05
Disney uh fan experience coming up this
4:08
fall, well, actually late summer in
4:11
August.
4:12
Uh but, we don't know yet. So, um I'm
4:16
hoping that they decide to go move the
4:19
Avatar experience over to the parking
4:22
lot uh next to Pixar Place Hotel.
4:26
Uh because that is a future expansion
4:28
for uh California Adventure Park.
4:31
But, yeah, I don't know. So, hopefully
4:34
we'll get some kind of details, some
4:36
kind of confirmation there.
4:38
But, one reason I'm sure that Mike and
4:41
Sulley to the rescue was delayed is
4:45
because
4:46
that area behind that attraction is the
4:49
bus transportation
4:52
section. So,
4:53
um
4:55
Disney is building a parking structure
4:57
across Harbor Boulevard.
5:00
Um
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and that is going to have like the
5:04
transportation center and the bus
5:06
drop-off and so forth. And then there's
5:08
going to be this huge bridge that's
5:11
going to get go even over the monorail
5:13
going beside Harbor.
5:16
And that's going to empty out in between
5:18
Disney California Adventure Park and
5:21
Disneyland Park. But, that hasn't even
5:23
started yet. I know they are starting
5:26
prep work and they're getting ready, but
5:30
I mean,
5:31
nothing started on that. So,
5:34
that could be, even though it's hopeful
5:37
that they've changed their mind that
5:38
Zootopia is going in Hollywood Land,
5:41
that section area.
5:43
Uh
5:45
I don't know. Um
5:47
I guess we'll find out. But, like I
5:49
said, they haven't even started on that
5:50
parking structure. They haven't even
5:52
started on the bridge. I know they're
5:53
doing a little bit of prep work here and
5:55
there, but
5:56
uh, that's going to take a while. I
5:58
mean, we're talking
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at least a year once they start going
6:03
vertical.
6:04
Uh, but they haven't even started that
6:05
part yet. So, we're probably talking 2
6:08
years before that even happens.
6:11
Um, those projects are confirmed, but
6:15
like I said, you know, there hasn't been
6:17
a whole lot of progress. There has been
6:19
on Coco. There is definitely on Avengers
6:22
Campus.
6:23
Um, nothing really on Avatar.
6:26
And not a whole lot going on with the
6:30
new um,
6:31
entry bridge from Harbor and that whole
6:34
new section that they're going to
6:36
develop there.
6:37
Um, there's that's still a ways out. So,
6:41
that could be why Avatar's delayed.
6:44
Uh, but I know there's been a lot of
6:47
rumors going around and I've said from
6:49
the start Zootopia is better there. So,
6:52
that, you know, rumors are that Disney's
6:54
changed their mind.
6:56
We'll see.
6:57
So, anyway,
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>> [laughter]
6:59
>> that's what's going on at Disney
7:01
California Adventure Park. Um, that also
7:03
covers
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um,
7:05
the Downtown Disney area, which I would
7:08
call it because
7:10
uh, the new parking structure and then
7:12
coming in between the two parks that
7:14
empties out also into Downtown Disney.
7:16
Uh, there's a lot of construction that's
7:18
been going on on the west end of
7:20
Downtown Disney where um, the new Earl
7:23
of Sandwich is going to be located. And
7:25
that looks like it's ready to open. Uh,
7:27
but
7:30
uh, nothing's been confirmed yet. So,
7:31
I'm not sure exactly when they're
7:33
opening that restaurant. And then
7:35
Porto's, which we know the old La Brea
7:37
building was taken out. Uh, that is
7:41
right beside World of Disney,
7:44
um, right almost in between the two
7:46
parks there. Well, it is in between the
7:48
two parks, but almost near the entryway.
7:51
Uh, but that's going to be the new
7:52
Porto's, uh, restaurant bakery. Uh,
7:56
we'll see when that's going to open. Um,
7:59
they're definitely busy working on it. I
8:01
just don't know how fast it'll be
8:02
developed and and built. So, we're
8:05
talking at least a year, probably more
8:07
out. So,
8:10
Disney team seems to take two to three
8:12
years for things that I feel like should
8:15
take them
8:17
no more than a year or even a couple of
8:19
months, but
8:22
I know there's permits and things like
8:24
that, but Disney's pretty slow on
8:26
construction sometimes. So, anyway,
8:28
that's where all that stands. Now, if we
8:31
head into Disneyland Park,
8:33
nothing's been confirmed there. There's
8:35
been There's been rumors for years about
8:39
Tomorrowland being revamped, being
8:41
reimagined.
8:43
Um,
8:44
nothing's happened.
8:46
Uh, it's was confirmed,
8:50
let's see, the 2024
8:52
D23 Expo that they were going to
8:54
announce something and someone said last
8:57
minute they decided not to and I'm like,
8:59
uh,
8:59
they decided long before last minute
9:01
they weren't going to. Um, there was big
9:04
rumors around 2019 and 2022 about an
9:08
announcement about Tomorrowland and
9:11
nothing happened.
9:12
So, we'll see. Star Wars has moved out,
9:15
well,
9:16
Star Wars has moved into Galaxy's Edge,
9:19
all timelines of Star Wars. Um,
9:23
Star Tours is still left in
9:27
Tomorrowland, but that could that
9:29
attraction could easily be reimagined
9:31
and basically is the same thing as
9:33
Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run or very,
9:37
very similar at least. Um,
9:40
And
9:41
I might get a lot of comments on this
9:43
one, but I'd be fine if they took out
9:45
Star Tours altogether and put something
9:47
else there, but that's just my opinion.
9:50
I At the time when it opened,
9:54
it was a cool ride. Now, it's just kind
9:58
of a ride that you sit there and you
10:01
side to side, up and down, and I don't
10:04
know. It's just
10:06
not that great in my opinion anymore.
10:08
So,
10:09
technology has changed.
10:12
I'd be fine if they took it out or at
10:14
least reimagined it.
10:16
I would love to see all of Star Wars
10:18
taking out of Tomorrowland.
10:21
They have a huge Galaxy's Edge, bigger
10:25
bigger than it should have been to begin
10:27
with. I think a lot of that land
10:30
should have been used for other Disney
10:32
projects, but
10:34
that's just my opinion. Um and it's a
10:37
underutilized land. There's room for
10:40
more attractions, more restaurants.
10:43
There's a lot that could be added there.
10:46
So, I think first though they had to get
10:48
foot traffic over there, and they did
10:50
that by moving Darth Vader and Luke
10:53
Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, all
10:55
those over there. So,
10:59
I've noticed that there has been more
11:01
foot traffic.
11:02
Um
11:04
there was always foot traffic, don't get
11:06
me wrong, but they would go to Rise of
11:08
the Resistance, they would go to
11:10
Smuggler's Run, and then leave Galaxy's
11:13
Edge.
11:14
Um yes, some people would stick around,
11:16
but for the most part, most people were
11:18
kind of in and out. You know, and we're
11:20
talking that's 14 acres. There's a lot
11:23
they could still do over there. So,
11:26
anyway, I'm getting off topic, but
11:29
that could be something that comes up at
11:31
D23 in August. Who knows? Uh I'm
11:35
expecting a lot of announcements at D23.
11:37
I don't know if there will be for
11:39
Disneyland specific, but I'm expecting
11:43
during the Saturday night parks
11:45
experience
11:47
um
11:48
at the Honda Center. I I feel like
11:51
there'll be a lot of announcements for
11:52
Disneyland specific.
11:55
We'll see.
11:57
And also in Tomorrowland, there's the
11:59
old Carousel of Progress building.
12:02
That is being utilized for DVC lounge
12:07
for the Disney Visa um meet and greet
12:11
with a character. I believe it's Darth
12:13
Maul right now.
12:15
Um again, that's another Star Wars
12:17
character that should come out and go
12:19
over into Galaxy's Edge.
12:21
Uh but for the most part, that huge
12:25
Carousel of Progress building is not
12:26
being utilized. And a DVC lounge could
12:30
go anywhere, quite honestly.
12:33
Um I'm not sure. I'm not a DVC member,
12:36
so I'm not sure how much
12:38
that lounge is used, but that building
12:42
could definitely come out. Uh couple of
12:45
years ago, it was rumored it was going
12:47
to come out, but it was just going to be
12:49
replaced with a seating area, tables and
12:52
chairs and so forth for Pizza Planet um
12:56
as additional seating.
12:58
Hopefully, that's not the case because
13:01
that's a
13:02
pretty big area that could be utilized
13:04
for something great. Um
13:07
So, we'll see uh if there's any
13:09
announcements on Tomorrowland in at D23.
13:13
Now, if we head back to Fantasyland,
13:16
this is where
13:18
This is my opinion. This is not a rumor.
13:21
I don't think I've heard anybody say
13:23
anything about it.
13:24
Um so,
13:26
it's not a rumor, but there's a pretty
13:29
big area across from It's a Small World.
13:32
It's called Small World Well, the whole
13:34
area is called Small World Mall, but I
13:36
think of that little section as mostly
13:38
Small World Mall.
13:40
Um if you know what I'm talking about,
13:42
it's two towers that has um the speakers
13:45
for the parades. Um it's
13:49
basically it's just a lot a huge area
13:52
for parade viewing. Uh sometimes those
13:55
character meet and greets there.
13:57
Uh but for the most part, it's not
13:59
really used. Um and then behind that is
14:04
a small kind of water area. Um it has a
14:07
dock, which has been used for seating.
14:10
And um and tables and Disney recently
14:14
did a little refurbishment to the area,
14:17
but um
14:19
that dock could come out, free up some
14:22
space. The water area was used for the
14:24
old paddle boats,
14:26
uh which have been closed for
14:28
gosh, I don't even know how long. I
14:30
don't ever remember there being paddle
14:33
boats there. Um so, you know,
14:37
way back in I don't know, it may have
14:39
closed in the '70s, '80s, I don't know.
14:41
Um
14:42
I did not go to Disneyland until the
14:44
late '90s. So, um
14:46
I have no idea when those when that area
14:50
or that attraction closed.
14:53
So, um
14:55
if they
14:57
took the Small World Mall area, they
14:59
took the paddle boat area, they took out
15:01
that dock,
15:02
there is the problem of the monorail
15:04
going through there,
15:06
but that could be rerouted, or maybe
15:10
even it could stay and they could work
15:11
with it. I don't know. Uh but I feel
15:14
like that area could be developed into
15:17
something.
15:18
And like I said, this is just my
15:20
opinion, but I've seen them doing a
15:21
little work here and there around that
15:23
area. Uh they built the new seating area
15:27
across from Matterhorn. Um and that has
15:31
tables and chairs. So, I was hoping
15:34
maybe that meant they're going to take
15:36
out that dock. Well, if they do that,
15:39
then again, that frees up area.
15:42
Now, this whole section that I'm talking
15:43
about, Small World Mall and the little
15:46
water area behind it,
15:49
it's at least as big as the current
15:52
Fantasy Faire area, which has a theater
15:55
and a character meet and greet uh
15:58
building. And
16:00
um you know, there's the little um
16:03
Maurice's
16:05
uh stand there for food and beverage. Uh
16:08
there's also uh an extension to the
16:10
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique there.
16:13
Um so, I mean, there's a lot that could
16:15
be done with this area.
16:18
Even if it was just a walk-through area,
16:20
um they could also add a spinner ride.
16:23
And you may think, "Oh, well, they
16:24
already have Dumbo at Disneyland." Well,
16:27
the Magic Kingdom has two Dumbo
16:29
attractions, side by side, of course,
16:31
but um they also has a have a lat
16:35
have Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride.
16:39
It's right there. It's another spinner
16:40
ride that's in the Magic Kingdom. Would
16:42
Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride fit right
16:45
there at Small World Mall? Yeah, it
16:47
would. I mean, that would fit perfectly.
16:50
Um
16:51
it would take up a lot of room because a
16:53
spinner ride, you know, is is round and
16:56
huge because of the the arms that go up
16:59
and down and so forth. So,
17:02
could something go there? Yes, I feel
17:03
like something could.
17:05
Um and I feel like maybe Disney's
17:07
prepping for something like that, you
17:08
know? They could just be prepping for
17:10
the span the mall area there to
17:14
um include seating or more standing
17:17
space for the parades. I don't know.
17:20
Um I haven't heard anything. This is
17:22
just my opinion.
17:24
But I feel like new magic could be
17:26
coming there.
17:27
Because you go to Small World
17:30
and then there's this path that goes to
17:32
the parade gates, but it's kind of like
17:34
a
17:35
dead zone right there across from Small
17:38
World. Um during the day there's not
17:41
anything really in that section going
17:43
on. So, um and then also the parade
17:47
gates that
18:40
could be pushed back a little.
18:43
Um
18:44
they can't be pushed back too far unless
18:47
they're pushed on the other side of the
18:48
railroad or maybe on just on the
18:51
Disneyland park side of the railroad
18:53
because there's the railroad issue
18:55
there.
18:56
But, you know, there's things that could
18:58
be done. So, we'll see. Um I feel like
19:01
again we're going to get a lot of
19:02
announcements at D23 in August
19:06
for Disneyland specific. A lot of that's
19:09
wishful thinking, but hey,
19:12
you got to dream. Walt dreamed. I'm
19:14
dreaming. So,
19:16
we'll see what happens. But, um
19:20
I feel like that is one section of
19:22
Disneyland that
19:24
nothing
19:26
has really ever happened in years
19:29
as far as any kind of development going
19:31
on. Um
19:34
even the path going to It's a Small
19:36
World from Fantasyland proper, which
19:40
means where Dumbo and Mr. Toad and
19:43
Pinocchio, Snow White, and so forth are
19:45
at. Um that is a pretty big section. So,
19:49
we could see some new magic coming
19:51
there.
19:52
Um currently, again, there's no
19:55
announcements for Disneyland Park as far
19:57
as any kind of expansion or anything.
19:59
So, I feel like at D23, we're going to
20:02
hear something. I don't know what.
20:06
Um I don't know if it'll be anything
20:08
major.
20:09
Um it could just be Tomorrowland is
20:12
going to be reimagined and
20:15
some changes going on there.
20:17
Don't know exactly, but
20:20
we'll find out. And we're going to find
20:22
out soon because
20:24
D23 is just over 2 months away. My cat,
20:28
if I keep looking down, just jumped up
20:30
on the table. So, anyway, I think he
20:32
wants to join the video.
20:35
So, let me know in the comments what you
20:37
think, Mouseketeers.
20:39
I'm hoping for some big news at D23, the
20:43
ultimate Disney fan event in August.
20:45
It's August 14th, 15th, 16th. Sorry if I
20:48
got those dates wrong. I'm going off of
20:50
memory here, but I'm pretty sure those
20:51
are the correct dates.
20:53
Uh D23 day is at Disneyland Park the day
20:56
before.
20:58
So, I'm hoping for some big news, some
21:01
big announcements. I mean, specifically
21:04
for Disneyland. You know, when they do
21:06
D23, destination D23 at Walt Disney
21:09
World every other year,
21:11
they do a lot of Walt Disney World kind
21:13
of news and and
21:15
and when the expos in California, I
21:18
expect a lot of
21:20
California news, Disneyland news.
21:22
Um but we'll see. In past years, there
21:26
hasn't been a lot
21:27
um
21:28
you know, huge news. I guess Well, I
21:31
guess 2 years ago um
21:34
when they announced Coco and expansion
21:37
of Avengers and things like that. I
21:38
mean, that was big, but I'm looking like
21:41
really big news for Disneyland park
21:44
specific.
21:46
I think there's a lot of potential
21:47
there. I think there's a lot of areas
21:50
that could be expanded. Even if it's
21:53
just adding another attraction and a
21:55
restaurant over in Galaxy's Edge. I
21:58
mean, there's a lot of room there that's
22:01
not utilized. So, we'll see what
22:04
happens. Um
22:07
don't take out Rivers of America at
22:10
Disneyland.
22:11
You hear that Imagineers?
22:13
And Josh D'Amaro.
22:17
I think that is one of the most idiotic
22:21
things that Disney has ever done
22:24
is taking out Rivers of America at Magic
22:26
Kingdom.
22:28
Maybe there's other reasons behind it. I
22:30
don't know.
22:32
But Disney World has so much land and
22:37
I've been backstage behind Splash
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Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain.
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There is a lot of land there and I know
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they want to expand.
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But they could easily do it. Easily.
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Without taking out Rivers of America.
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They could shorten it like they did at
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Disneyland.
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But taking it out completely, I think
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that's one of the worst mistakes that
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they ever did.
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And
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I think there would be a huge backlash
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if it ever happened at Disneyland Park.
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I know for a fact the Mark Twain and the
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Columbia are utilized a lot at
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Disneyland. Plus, that's where they do
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Fantasmic at Disneyland. So, I doubt
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very seriously they would. But in
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addition to where Rivers of America is
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at,
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there is a lot of land and a lot of area
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that they could still expand without
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closing current attractions.
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Is it huge land? Huge spaces? No.
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Disneyland is very, you know, developed.
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Disneyland Park specific. But there is
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area and there is potential.
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We'll see what happens at D23, the
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ultimate Disney fan event, in August.
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And I'll keep you posted shortly after.
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