Looking into Disney’s California Adventure crystal ball
Blue Sky Disney takes a long look ahead at an envisioned second phase of expansion for Disney’s California Adventure that wouldn’t begin until 2011 and beyond.
Much depends on these plans coming to fruition — most of all the success of the $1.1-billion first phase of the Anaheim theme park’s expansion. Nonetheless, it’s always interesting to see what Disney’s dreamers might have on their minds.
A look at the rumored plans, land by land:
Golden State
* Enhance the Yosemite theme to encompass a more turn-of-the-last-century, Theodore Roosevelt-era vibe
* Add animal animatronics to the mountainside of the Grizzly River Run water ride
* Replace the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail with an E-ticket train ride or nature adventure attraction
Paradise Pier
* Add an E-ticket ride in the California Screamin’ roller coaster helix
* Replace the Mulholland Madness coaster with an E-ticket thrill ride or character-themed attraction
* Move the existing San Francisco-themed area to the Pacific Wharf dining area
Hollywood Backlot
* Add an E-ticket ride
* Add a grand entrance to Hyperion Theater
Carsland
* Add a C- or D-ticket ride
* Add another attraction in a placeholder location
Keep in mind the Halls of Imagineering are littered with fantastic fantasies that never became reality.
You can read more about Disney’s California Adventure expansion plans in our preview series.
Find the latest amusement and theme park news at the
Los Angeles Times Funland blog: www.latimes.com/funland.
— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
[Image: Disney]
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February 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
You know, Disney stopped using “E-ticket” to describe attractions in 1982. That’s like 26 years ago.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
What San Fran area all they have is the golden gate bridge
February 18th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Atwater Village Newbie Says: “You know, Disney stopped using “E-ticket” to describe attractions in 1982. That’s like 26 years ago.”
No Newbie, they didn’t. They stopped selling ticket books in the mid 80’s that had those tickets but when describing or pitching the rides they are still called E-tickets and D-tickets and so on.
Mark Says: “What San Fran area all they have is the golden gate bridge”
The GG Bridge is not even part of the SF area Mark. The SF Area is down near the hub. If you see the Golden Dreams film, those three buildings there are the San Fran area in terms of architecture.