#Disneyland california adventure map series#

Disneyland was boxed-in, however, because of the growth of Anaheim around the park while the Walt Disney World property was 30,000 acres at the time, the Disneyland site was about 400. After succeeding with the multi-park business model at Walt Disney World resort in Florida, the Disney company decided to turn Walt Disney's original theme park into a multi-park resort complex as well. The present-day site of Disney California Adventure was acquired by Walt Disney in the 1950s and functioned as the parking lot of Disneyland for over 40 years. Eisner, February 8, 2001, In front of the Sun Icon of the former Sunshine Plaza its land, its people, its spirit, and, above all, the dreams that it continues to inspire. Disney's California Adventure celebrates the richness and the diversity of California. 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. Here we pay tribute to the dreamers of the past: the native people, explorers, immigrants, aviators, entrepreneurs, and entertainers who built the Golden State. Disney's California Adventure opens its golden gates to you. To all who believe in the power of dreams, welcome. The most recent addition to the park was San Fransokyo Square which opened in August 2023.Īccording to the Themed Entertainment Association, the park hosted approximately 9.9 million guests in 2018, making it the 12th-most visited theme park in the world that year. Construction lasted for five years and was completed in stages, culminating with the opening of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land along with the re-dedication of the park in June 2012. In 2007, Disney announced a major overhaul of the park consisting of new expansion as well as re-construction of existing areas of the park. Disney spent the next several years incrementally adding new rides, shows, and attractions, and implementing other promotions aimed at boosting attendance.

#Disneyland california adventure map series#

Disney initially projected high attendance rates at the new park a series of preview openings held in January 2001 led to negative reviews, however, and after the park officially opened to the public on February 8, 2001, the company's attendance projections were never met. Construction of the park began in June 1998 and was completed by early 2001.

The concept of a theme park dedicated to California arose from a meeting of Disney executives in 1995, following the cancellation of WestCOT, a planned West Coast version of Walt Disney World's EPCOT Center. The park opened on February 8, 2001, and is the second of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort complex, after Disneyland Park. The 72-acre (29 ha) park is themed after Disney's interpretation of California, by the use of Disney, Pixar and Marvel properties. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. Thought it was a fun read.Disney California Adventure Park (originally Disney's California Adventure Park and colloquially California Adventure) is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. This is just a fun little fake 1930's newspaper article to set up the back story of the Indiana Jones Adventure.

Each person has personalized photos throughout this section of the book. Then, a one-page-per-day description of Fantasmic, World of Color, etc. Pictures are a little abstract so that they can return later and re-examine it to see if I was right once they recognize things. This is the 'contents.' First is a letter of welcome to my friends, then a little graphic I compiled - personalized for each guest - of the top twelve attractions I think they'll enjoy most. Title Page This features the resort logo, Walt's dedication, and the 'fun map.' Note that I used the much-despised new age resort logo to help my friends differentiate 'Park' from 'Resort' more easily since they're not at that level yet :P. I saved them as PDFs and uploaded them to a different site, so hopefully people have more luck. They're in three parts due to the formatting work I had to do on different areas of it. Always heed virus scan technology! It knows a lot better than we do.Įxcellent idea, gary94080! I went ahead and uploaded the booklets I'm giving to my companions if you'd like to look through.

I suspect that the problem is related to the website and not to my document, but better safe than sorry. Lost Boy, I'll go ahead and remove the link then. Re: Disneyland/California Adventure fun map