Theme_Park_Insider
04-13-2010, 06:19 PM
By Robert Niles: The kids and I took a trip down to Anaheim over the past couple of days, so I thought it a good time to bring you up to date on the construction at Disney's California Adventure (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/).
If you're unfamiliar with the project, here's what California Adventure will look like in two years:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/art/news/dca-concept-2010.jpg
Note the Disney's Hollywood Studios-style front gate, as well as the new Pixar-themed Cars Land standing between Tower of Terror and Paradise Pier, in the space that used to be a parking lot.
Here's a picture of what that area looks like now, looking from the south north toward the park. (You can see Grizzly Peak and the Grand Californian Hotel in the background.) If you look to the left in the photo, you can see the steel skeleton of a show building, while just above the palm trees you can see what sure looked to me like a banked track, already taking shape.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/cars-land-2010.jpg
Radiator Springs Racers (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/radiator_springs_racers/), a high-speed "Cars"-themed track ride, debuts in 2012.
In 2011, California Adventure will debut a new family dark ride, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/the_little_mermaid-_ariel's_adventure/). Construction's just begun on the show building, which you can see emerging behind the construction wall.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/little-mermaid-2010.jpg
The "Palace of Fine Arts" entryway to the old Golden Dreams show remains, and will be part of The Little Mermaid building's facade, as seen in this concept art:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/little-mermaid-concept.jpg
Here's more concept art, of the Paradise Garden Grill and Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta restaurants that will debut later this year. (I don't know about the "Spring" date mentioned in the caption.)
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/paradise-grill-concept.jpg
The concept art shows that the Jumping Jellyfish and Golden Zephyr rides will survive the park's makeover. But I have yet to see the Maliboomer (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/maliboomer/) on any concept art, seemingly confirming the widespread rumors that the space shot ride's days are numbered. (FWIW, Mulholland Madness will be rethemed as Goofy's Sky School.)
Finally, I leave you with this shot of the soon-to-open Mickey's Silly Symphony Swings (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/mickey's_silly_symphony_swings/), which I caught at night. The sky seemed appropriately turbulent for this tornado-themed waveswinger ride....
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/silly-swings-2010.jpg
More... (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201004/1873/)
If you're unfamiliar with the project, here's what California Adventure will look like in two years:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/art/news/dca-concept-2010.jpg
Note the Disney's Hollywood Studios-style front gate, as well as the new Pixar-themed Cars Land standing between Tower of Terror and Paradise Pier, in the space that used to be a parking lot.
Here's a picture of what that area looks like now, looking from the south north toward the park. (You can see Grizzly Peak and the Grand Californian Hotel in the background.) If you look to the left in the photo, you can see the steel skeleton of a show building, while just above the palm trees you can see what sure looked to me like a banked track, already taking shape.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/cars-land-2010.jpg
Radiator Springs Racers (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/radiator_springs_racers/), a high-speed "Cars"-themed track ride, debuts in 2012.
In 2011, California Adventure will debut a new family dark ride, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/the_little_mermaid-_ariel's_adventure/). Construction's just begun on the show building, which you can see emerging behind the construction wall.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/little-mermaid-2010.jpg
The "Palace of Fine Arts" entryway to the old Golden Dreams show remains, and will be part of The Little Mermaid building's facade, as seen in this concept art:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/little-mermaid-concept.jpg
Here's more concept art, of the Paradise Garden Grill and Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta restaurants that will debut later this year. (I don't know about the "Spring" date mentioned in the caption.)
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/paradise-grill-concept.jpg
The concept art shows that the Jumping Jellyfish and Golden Zephyr rides will survive the park's makeover. But I have yet to see the Maliboomer (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/maliboomer/) on any concept art, seemingly confirming the widespread rumors that the space shot ride's days are numbered. (FWIW, Mulholland Madness will be rethemed as Goofy's Sky School.)
Finally, I leave you with this shot of the soon-to-open Mickey's Silly Symphony Swings (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/disney's_california_adventure/mickey's_silly_symphony_swings/), which I caught at night. The sky seemed appropriately turbulent for this tornado-themed waveswinger ride....
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/photos/images/silly-swings-2010.jpg
More... (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201004/1873/)