A very Happy 11th Birthday to Disney California Adventure!
That's right! The failure of a second theme park at the Disneyland resort debuted on this day.
In the words of Michael Eisner...
"To all who believe in the power of dreams, welcome. Disney’s California Adventure opens its golden gates to you. Here we pay tribute to the dreamers of the past: the native people, explorers, immigrants, aviators, entrepreneurs, and entertainers who built the Golden State. And we salute a new generation of dreamers who are creating the wonders of tomorrow, from the silver screen to the computer screen, from the fertile farmlands to the far reaches of space. Disney’s California Adventure celebrates the richness and the diversity of California…Its land, its people, its spirit and, above all, the dreams that it continues to inspire.”
Park attendance never really was that great. Here's a map of the park in 2001...
And here is a painting of what the park should look like this summer...
The park is receiving a new entrance area, Buena Vista Street...
...complete with Red Car Trollies and a new "Storytellers" statue that is yet to be revealed.
This summer will also see the debut of Cars Land...
...and a renamed Hollywood Pictures Backlot. I will be renamed "Hollywoodland" after the former name of Hollywood, California.
Probably the thing I will miss most about the old DCA is the CALIFORNIA letters at the entrance.
(Me, Emily and Amy in 2002)
(Me, Emily and Amy in 2010...less than a month before the letters were removed!)
We miss you O!
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