History of Disney California Adventure
Parades & Events:
Since 2001, a few parades and special events have come and gone at Disney California Adventure. Here are a few of the more notable parades and events that have gone extinct.
Eureka! – The California Adventure Parade
Eureka opened with Disney California Adventure in 2001, and ran through Summer 2002, when it went extinct. I never saw it, and I’m not quite sure what to make of it. The photos make it look odd, as if it was an eclectic hodge-podge of ideas of all things related to California. Since this is essentially what the original Disney California Adventure was, it fit!
This video, however, piques my curiosity about Eureka. It appears to be a more beautiful, well-made parade in the video, albeit seriously lacking cohesion. Someday, perhaps some of these floats will be recycled (if they even still exist), and maybe we’ll see them in a parade that incorporates the cultural richness of California, plus a few Disney characters!
Disney’s Electrical Parade
It’s probably not quite fair to call Disney’s Electrical Parade an extinct attraction just yet. It no longer runs at Disney California Adventure, but due to construction, it pretty much couldn’t. Plus, it’s now running at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, which has SpectroMagic! waiting in storage to displace the classic Main Street Electrical parade.
Still, it’s no longer running at Disney California Adventure, so Disney’s Electrical Parade fits. Here are a few photos of it:
Once the initial grand reopening subside, I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney’s Electrical Parade returned to Disney California Adventure. Perhaps for Summer 2013?
Food & Wine Festival:
Much like Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival, Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival was a seasonal event held at Disney California Adventure. In late 2010, Disney announced that it would not host the 2011 and 2012 Disney’s California Food & Wine Festivals due to ongoing construction. The announcement was worded such that it gave the impression that the Festivals would return following construction, although it did not explicitly state that.
I consider Disney California Adventure the “ambiance park” at Disneyland Resort, much like Epcot fills this role at Walt Disney World. Food & Wine Festivals are a great way to create an enjoyable ‘value-add’ to the theme park ambiance, and here’s hoping that the Food & Wine Festival returns to Disney California Adventure for 2013.
Explore the rest of Disney California Adventure on the next page! You can navigate to specific lands and changes via the links below, or take the full tour by simply clicking the numbers below!
Park Entrance
Sunshine Plaza
Paradise Pier – Part 1
Paradise Pier – Part 2
Golden State
Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Parades & Events
Cars Land Construction
Opening To Arthur Christmas 2012 DVD
1.Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Logo
2.Sony Entertainment Network Promo
3.Hotel Transylvania Preview
4.The Pirates! Band Of Misfits Preview
5.The Smurfs Preview
6.12 Dogs Of Christmas:Great Puppy Rescue Preview
7.DVD Menu
8.MPAA Rating PG Blue Screen
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10.FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Screen
11.Warning/Attention Screen
12.The Views Expressed Screen
13.Columbia Pictures Logo
14.Sony Pictures Animation Logo
15.Aardman Logo
Here is one change to DCA in recent years that I DON’T like — when they changed the Tower of Terror into the Guardians of the Galaxy. I miss the creepy old hotel experience and the idea that you are on an elevator that goes awry; and the Twilight Zone music. Needless to say, I’m not a fan of the Guardians of Galaxy movie. It is still a very exciting attraction of course, but I like the old theme better.
I rode Maliboomer on it’s last day before it closed. It was so jerky that it threw out my back (I normally don’t have back problems) and pretty much ruined that day for me. I think it was just how the ride was constructed that made it so rough. I have ridden many freefall rides like Maliboomer and never had problems, including Tower of Terror.
Incredible article! Really took me back to when I first visited Anaheim when I was 6. This was in 2004, when California adventure was mostly unchanged from 2001. The original DCA will always hold a special place in my heart solely based off of nostalgia. But it was a pretty terrible park honestly. For a 6 year old who wouldn’t go on the bigger rides for another 3 years, there was very little to do there. Mullholand Drive was one of the only rides I really remember enjoying. A distinct memory of the park I do have is the songs they would play, which were filled with nostalgia, but also got annoying after a period of time. During that trip and a follow up trip in 2007, we would only spend 2 of our 5 hopper days at DCA and we’d usually end up going to Disneyland at night. Now fastforward to 2015 when I visited the park again. The change was unreal. Such a better park, and I know some argue this but I believe it to be an all day park for once. I’m very interested to see if Disney eventually tries to retheme areas like the old maliboomer. Also, looking back at superstar Limo it really is hard to believe that ride came to fruition. The imagineers are great and the one in charge of this project had to have been fired, right?
Interesting insight. Regarding Superstar Limo, I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s the person in charge of that project who was at fault. The Imagineers who built DCA are the same ones who built Tokyo DisneySea which was being constructed at the same time. DisneySea is a far more superior park because it was given a much larger budget by the Oriental Land Company. DCA, on the other hand, was funded completely by Disney under executives at the time who wanted to build on the cheap. Imagineers had to make do with their tiny budget which I’m sure was frustrating. There are many things I can criticize the Imagineers on, but for DCA, I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s their fault for building an underwhelming theme park.
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