History of Disney California Adventure
Cars Land Construction:
While Cars Land is absorbing the former Bountiful Valley Farm area of Disney California Adventure, it’s hard to include it in a discussion of extinct Disney California Adventure, mostly because it’s basically an addition (unless you mourn the loss of a parking structure). Still, as the 12 acre land represents the single-largest and costliest addition to Disney California Adventure, it’s difficult to overlook it.
Even from behind the construction walls, Cars Land is gorgeous and appears incredibly themed. It will house three new attractions, plus a number of shops and restaurants, but the biggest addition to the park, I think, will be the Radiator Springs walk-through attraction. This won’t be an attraction on Disney California Adventure maps, but the attraction will be experienced by all guests as they merely walk through the land. It appears to be the first time that Disney guests will literally be able to walk through a fully-fleshed out and themed Disney film in a land in one of the theme parks. Personally, that’s the experience that excites me the most about Cars Land.
As for actual attractions, the largest attraction is Radiator Springs Racers, which will be a hybrid dark ride and Test Track-type attraction. Numerous rumors point to this being the single-most expensive attraction Disney has ever built, which wouldn’t surprise me at all. Initial photos and video make it look amazing.
The other two attractions are not as highly touted. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, a tea-cup-like attraction, and Luigi’s Flying Tires, a ‘Flying Saucers’ attraction, round out the slate of attractions in Cars Land.
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Here’s a slideshow of some more progress photos:
Newer photos of Cars Land (still behind the walls) are out there, but I don’t want to spoil the surprise. This highly anticipated land has been a long time coming, and I think it will be unanimous among guests that Cars Land is far superior to the parking structure it replaced.
That may not seem like much, but for Disney California Adventure, a park that was once dubbed inferior to the parking lot it replaced by some, it’s vindication.
Head back to other Disney California Adventure lands:
Park Entrance
Sunshine Plaza
Paradise Pier – Part 1
Paradise Pier – Part 2
Golden State
Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Parades & Events
Cars Land Construction
Next week, make sure to check out our Disney California Adventure Grand Reopening page! We’ll be there for all of the Grand Reopening media preview festivities June 13th through 15th!
Photo Credits:
I want to give a special thanks to all of the photographers who graciously allowed me to use their photos in this Disney California Adventure 2001-2012 Retrospective. You can view each publicly-visible image on its respective photo-page of the owner by clicking the images. Those whose photos are present in this retrospective are as follows:
Matt Walker
Loren Javier
Disneyland Live
Jon Fiedler
Barry Wallis
Rob “partyhare”
Andy Castro (and his Dateline Disneyland co-contributors)
Tours Departing Daily
Perry Tak
Jeremy Joslin
William McIntosh
Michael Greening
Corey Dorsey
Joe Penniston
Brian Hammond
Jeff Phillips
Graham Breeze
Robert Miller
Jared Nunemacher
Joits
Peter Csanadi
Nikki Jee
Kaylee Huffman
Video Credits:
Ian Parkinson
dar1989
Kevin Yee
Kpeek2000
Mouseplanet
Thank you all!
What is your favorite element of ‘Extinct Disney California Adventure’? Did I miss any attractions or offerings that have gone extinct since Disney California Adventure first opened in 2001? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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
9.National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center Screen
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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