June 2012 – present LOCATION Cars Land – When entering from Buena Vista Street, you will see Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree on the left, across from Fillmore’s Taste In. BACKGROUND Like the rest of Cars Land, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree opened in 2012 as part of California Adventure’s first major expansion. The Junkyard closely resembles Mater’s stomping […] Read more…
June 1971 – present LOCATION Frontierland – When entering from Main Street USA, you’ll find the River Belle Terrace on your left, just as the path opens up to New Orleans Square. If you’re arriving from New Orleans Square, you’ll see the River Belle Terrace patio on the waterfront, across from the entrance to Pirates of […] Read more…
Summer 1977 – July 2024 LOCATION Critter Country – When entering from New Orleans Square, you’d find the Hungry Bear Restaurant on the right, just as the main path veered left toward Winnie the Pooh. EXPERIENCE Service Type – quick service Seating – outdoors, two different patio levels Reservations – no Entertainment – none The Hungry […] Read more…
June 2012 – present LOCATION San Fransokyo Square – When you cross the bridge to the central dining area in the square, you’ll find Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop on the left, beyond the Lucky Fortune Cookery. If you enter from the main drag of the land, you’ll also see Ghiradelli on the left, […] Read more…
March 2015 – present LOCATION Grizzly Peak – When entering from Buena Vista Street, you will see the Smokejumpers Grill on the right, just before Soarin’ Around The World. EXPERIENCE Details: Service Type – quick service Seating – indoor and outdoor, adjacent patio with seating Reservations – no Entertainment – none Menu Hungry pilots in search […] Read more…
July 1956 – present LOCATION Bayou Country – Walk along the water as you leave New Orleans Square, and you will see the Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes on the right, after you pass the Harbour Galley Restaurant. If you’re coming from the Galaxy’s Edge side of the park, you’ll see it on your left as […] Read more…
When Walt oversaw the initial construction of Disneyland in the 1950’s, he wanted a place where he and his family could stay overnight in the park. So Imagineers built a small apartment over the Main Street USA fire house for the Disney family. Though quite small (about 500 square feet), the apartment was fully functional, […] Read more…
Source July 1967 – August 1995 LOCATION Tomorrowland – When entering from Main Street USA, guests would find the PeopleMover in the center, just beyond the Astro Orbitor. BACKGROUND When Tomorrowland was reintroduced as “New Tomorrowland” in 1967, the PeopleMover arrived as one of the brand new headliner rides. The ride, which transported guests around […] Read more…
July 1989 – May 2023 LOCATION Critter Country – When you first arrive in Critter Country from New Orleans Square, you will see the mountain on your left. The entrance is tucked away on the far left, just after the exit from the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square. BACKGROUND Imagineers first began designing Splash […] Read more…
September 1979 – present LOCATION Frontierland – When entering from Main Street USA, you will see the entrance to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on the right, adjacent to the dock for the Mark Twain Riverboat & the Sailing Ship Columbia. If you enter from the Fantasyland path, you’ll see the entrance on your right, after […] Read more…
July 1955 – present LOCATION Main Street USA – You will see the vehicles making their way up and down the center of the street throughout the day, especially mid-late morning and noon. BACKGROUND The Main Street Vehicles are a collection of cars modeled after early 20th century automobiles: a fire engine, an omnibus, several […] Read more…
May 1998 – present LOCATION Tomorrowland – When entering from Main Street USA, follow the main path all the way to the Innoventions building, and you will see Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port on the right, next to the entrance to Space Mountain. EXPERIENCE Details: Service Type – quick service Seating – indoor dining room and […] Read more…
Have you ever noticed how Disneyland seems both giant and kind of small at the same time? You can thank Walt Disney Imagineering for this visual feat, particularly their methodical use of a technique called “Forced Perspective”. With Forced Perspective, buildings and objects look taller than they actually are, and Imagineers can manipulate perceived distance […] Read more…
October 2002 – September 2018 BACKGROUND When California Adventure opened in 2001, the area in the park now occupied by A Bug’s Land was part of the “Golden State” region of the park. The theater, which showed It’s Tough To Be A Bug! was the only A Bug’s Life themed attraction in the park, and […] Read more…