Tag: Disney California Adventure
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Happy 10th Birthday, California Adventure!
On February 8th, 2001, Disney California Adventure officially opened for business. Ten years later, there will be no celebration or fanfare since the park is still riddled with construction. As Annual Passholders, we were allowed to preview the park several days before the official opening. Read on for a few pictures from our first trip to the Park.
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Disney Dance Cr-ewwww?
The sacrifices I make for the sake of the DIS Unplugged Blog sometimes amaze even me. Recently, the “Drawn To The Magic” show at Disney California Adventure was replaced by “Disney Dance Crew”, which opened to less than stellar reviews. Not being one to trust reviews (I still can’t believe everyone loves “World of Color”…
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ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure recently opened ElecTRONica, a new nighttime celebration promoting the upcoming release of the film TRON: Legacy. The Hollywood Pictures area of the park has been transformed into a party scene, set in the future fantasy world of TRON. At night, ElecTRONica comes alive with music, shows, food and drink, games and a…
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Video of New Tron: Legacy Encore Scene Added to World of Color
When the new nighttime spectacular World of Color premiered in Disney California Adventure last June, Imagineer Steve Davison, Vice President for Parades and Spectaculars, mentioned they had the ability to add or change scenes to the show. On Friday, October 29, Steve Davison announced on his Facebook page, “World of Color TRON has arrived!!! Enjoy!”, and the…
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Mulholland Madness becomes Goofy’s Sky School
Yesterday, Disney closed the Mulholland Madness ride at Disney California Adventure. Mulholland Madness was one of the original rides created when the park opened in 2001 and, like the Maliboomer, represents to many the initial failed concept for the park. Rather than dismantling the ride, Disney has decided to transform it into “Goofy’s Sky School”. It…
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The Great Disney Scavenger Hunt at Disneyland Resort
It was bright, early, and hot at the Disneyland Resort on Sunday, September 26 as approximately 2,000 participants gathered for the D23’s inaugural Great Disney Scavenger Hunt. I had never done anything like this before, but am a huge Disney fan and love competitions. Here is my experience of D23’s Great Disney Scavenger Hunt.
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Keeping Pace – 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon
See all of those runners in the photo below? There are 14,000 of them, if you want to be precise – and that is a 4-lane road they are on. They all gathered at 4AM on September 5, 2010 to run in the 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon at the Disneyland Resort in…