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World of Color Photos

World of Color is a nighttime water show at Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort. World of Color is held one or more times per night in Paradise Bay, and features colorful water jets, projections of classic Disney animated films (and Pirates of the Caribbean) onto “screens” of water, and various other water and special

Current Paradise Pier Panorama

Yesterday I shared a photo of how Paradise Pier’s midway would appear to a guest visiting Disney California Adventure in 2001, so it’s only fitting to share how that same midway would look today. It’s all very familiar, yet very different at the same time. While I think the current Paradise Pier looks much better

Original Paradise Pier Panorama

When Disney’s California Adventure opened on February 8, 2001, this is more or less what guests would have seen when they gazed across Paradise Bay towards the Paradise Pier midway. This is a sight that looks different, yet still very familiar today. California Screamin’ no longer has its Mickey Mouse ears, the Sun Wheel is

History of Disney California Adventure

Disney California Adventure has been the most troubled theme park ever built by Disney. The park first opened in 2001 and was immediately the subject of controversy and scorn amongst fans who felt that it was cynical and tacky. Some even proclaimed that the original Disney’s California Adventure was inferior to the parking lot that

Beach Club Villas Night Photo

During our May 2012 Walt Disney World trip, we stayed at the Beach Club Villas on Disney Vacation Club points for the first time. This was actually the last resort to check off our “list” of Disney Vacation Club Resorts at Walt Disney World, and it turned out to be my favorite. Unsurprisingly, this was

Epcot Monorail Race Photo

This scene of two ‘racing’ monorails, Spaceship Earth, and the flower bed at Epcot has become one of my Walt Disney World “Signature Shots.” The original from 2009 is one of my most popular Flickr photos of all time, and that photo (which was inspired itself by a Walt Disney World press photo from the