Park Expansion
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Following the record-breaking success of
the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts is unveiling a
significant five-year expansion of the
Disneyland Resort, including new familyoriented
attractions and shows that feature
more stories and characters from both
Disney and Pixar.
Nowhere in the world are Disney Park
guests more fascinated and passionate
about Walt Disney than in California. And
Disney's California Adventure will bring more
of the legacy of Walt, and the magic of the
original Disneyland Park, into its new
attractions and entertainment. Entirely new
and more immersive worlds, fantasy, magic,
and spectacular shows are at the heart of
the transformation that is about to occur at
Disney's California Adventure.
ENTRY PLAZA SHOWCASES
WALT'S ARRIVAL TO CALIFORNIA
The brand new gateway to Disney's
California Adventure welcomes guests into
an immersive world of historic California
streets as Walt experienced them as a
young artist arriving with big dreams.
A new visual icon in the tradition of
California's great entertainment palaces will
draw guests into the heart of the attractions.
This new facility will house a next generation
Walt Disney Story featuring an interactive
tribute to Walt's California experience and
his worldwide entertainment legacy that
continues today.
Red Car trolleys reminiscent of the old
Pacific Electric Railway will travel up and
down the main street. In addition, new
dining and shopping experiences along with
a slate of unique, live entertainment will
bring energy and life to the Walt Disney
Plaza. A Preview Center of the park
expansion, showcased to open in late 2008,
will feature models, Imagineering concepts
and a sneak peek at what is on the horizon.
PIXAR AND DISNEY STORIES
COME TO LIFE IN NEW
ATTRACTIONS
In 2008, the park expansion begins with
the opening of Toy Story Mania!, a
ride-through, interactive adventure where
guests ride into a high-energy 4-D carnival
midway hosted by Toy Story characters.
Woody, Jessie, Buzz, Hamm and the gang
come to life in amazing ways, immersing
guests in the rich stories of the Pixar
blockbuster “Toy Story” films.
The first major attraction based on Disney's
classic “The Little Mermaid” comes to the
park's Paradise Pier area with leading-edge
animation and special effects. Guests dive
into the magnificent scenes and magical
songs from the movie. A Mermaid Grotto
area with fountain and sand castle offer new
play experiences for children.
UNIQUE NIGHTTIME SPECTACULAR
The dramatic and unique Disney's World of
Color brings new nighttime excitement to
Paradise Pier. This nightly panorama of
spectacular water effects, dancing fountains
and music brings Disney animation to life
with an entirely new creative and technical
approach. The 9,000 person viewing area
offers prime waterside viewing of the show,
as well as provide a site for live
entertainment, music festivals, and outdoor
film premieres.
ALL NEW LAND DEVOTED TO CARS
Culminating the major expansion is the
entirely new, 12-acre addition: Cars Land,
immersing guests into a world inspired by
the hit Disney-Pixar film, “Cars.”
Radiator Springs Racers, a major“E-ticket” attraction, places guests right in
the middle of the amazingly detailed,
dimensional Cars world of Mater, Lightening
McQueen, Doc and Sally. Guests get a
quick race briefing from Doc and Lightening,
and suddenly find themselves in the midst of
an exciting race around hairpin turns, and
steep banks.
Cars Land increases capacity to the park
with two additional immersive family rides
featuring Luigi and Mater from the film. The
Cars Land Drive-In Restaurant offers a
unique signature dining experience. Guests
dine in automobiles, served by roller-skating
wait-staff while enjoying automobile-themed
short films during their meal.
Cars Land represents an unprecedented
level of collaboration between Pixar
Animation Studios and Walt Disney
Imagineering to create this extensive new
area. The land will connect Hollywood
Pictures Backlot and The Twlight Zone Tower
of Terror, through Cars Land, and into
Paradise Pier, further integrating the guest
experience and substantially extending the
total footprint of Disney's California
Adventure Park.