First up is "Walt's California". This building is modeled after the Carthay Circle Theater (where "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premiered) and will facilitate a new "Walt Disney Story", featuring interactive exhibits reflecting Walt's experiences with California.
Being installed under California Screamin' at this very moment is "Toy Story Mania". This attraction will be a more advanced version of "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters", but with a midway/carnival theme hosted by the Toy Story characters. In addition to the shooting targets, "Toy Story Mania" will utilize the use of 3-D projection and glasses, making for a more immersive experience. For those of you who can't wait, this attraction will be opening in summer of '08.
California Adventure's makeover will also include the addition of a brand new land - Cars Land. This section of the park will feature three new rides, including an exciting E-ticket called "Radiator Springs Racers". Also included in this new land are two family friendly rides, perfect for the kids.
Another attraction being added to the park's roster is a new Little Mermaid ride employing the omnimover ride system as well as spectacular animation and amazing special effects. Guests will be able to dive into the undersea world and experience the magnificent scenes and magical music of the feature film.
California Adventure isn't the only part of the resort being improved. The Grand Californian Hotel adjacent to the park will also receive an expansion during the overhaul. This expansion will include 200 new rooms as well as 50 new rooms dedicated to the Disney Vacation Club.
Last but not least is the addition of "Walt Disney's World of Color" to the Paradise Pier lagoon. This new nighttime show will utilize water, color, and music to bring classic Disney animation to life after dark. The addition of the show will also include a new viewing area for approximately 9,000 to enjoy the show.So that's what's in store for California Adventure. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited for everything that's going into this. I'm just scared to see what the ticket prices will be like when the expansion is over.
Anyway, those who are interested can read the full press report by clicking the
Alright, I'm done.
So long, y'all
T.H. Excellence
4 comments:
Hey TH
I had read about the expansion on Micechat but where did you find these cool illustrations?
www.disneylandnews.com - that's what the link leads to at the bottom. Clicking that will lead you to a page with its own links to the illustrations and a press release.
Anyway, I pretty excited about all of this. How 'bout you?
T.H. Excellence
Yeah, the cars ride looks like it will be pretty exciting. Perhaps like the Test Track in Epcot
I believe the new cars ride will utilize a newer version of the Test Track system, which is exciting. I've always wanted to do that ride, and now it's coming out to California.
There's also going to be a ride similar to the old flying saucers ride, except instead of riding fly saucers guests will ride giant tires to fit in the cars theme. Sounds fun.
T.H. Excellence
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