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Disneyland Resort · Anaheim, California

Disney California Adventure

“golden hour, all day”

California, condensed and lit for golden hour — a boardwalk pier with a face on its wheel, a bear-shaped mountain with a river through it, and a neon canyon where the cars race two abreast.

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31 experiences
Headliners
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31 eligible names
Opened
February 8, 2001

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cars land's cadillac range switches its neon on at dusk — stay for it

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Pixar Pier

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Experiences in Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
Pixar Pal-A-Round Headliner Icon The 150-ft wheel with the face — half the gondolas slide.
Incredicoaster Headliner Coaster Single Rider A launch, a loop, and Jack-Jack in the tunnels.
Toy Story Midway Mania! Dark ride The midway blaster, boardwalk edition.
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Spinner Feelings, airborne.
Jumpin' Jellyfish Drop tower A gentle parachute bounce.
Games of Pixar Pier Landmark Boardwalk midway games with Pixar prizes.

Cars Land

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Experiences in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
Radiator Springs Racers Headliner Race track Single Rider Two cars, one canyon, neon finale.
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters Spinner Trackless tire-dancing.
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree Spinner Whiplash by tractor.

Grizzly Peak

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Experiences in Grizzly Peak at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
Grizzly River Run Headliner Raft ride Single Rider Around and through the bear — you will get wet.
Soarin' Across America Headliner Dark ride Concept art Single Rider Check day-of The hang-glider theater, coast to coast.
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail Walkthrough Rope bridges and ranger badges.

Avengers Campus

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Experiences in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT! Headliner Drop tower The Collector's fortress, six random drop profiles, one raccoon.
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure Dark ride Single Rider Sling webs with your bare hands.
Avengers Headquarters Show Marvel heroes stage rooftop and ground-level demonstrations throughout the day.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off! Live music Star-Lord and Gamora recruit guests for a cosmic dance battle.

Hollywood Land

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Experiences in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Dark ride Boo's taxi ride home.
Mickey's PhilharMagic Show Concept art Donald loses the sorcerer's hat again.
Turtle Talk with Crush Show Duuude. It still works.
Animation Academy Show Draw a character in fifteen minutes, coached by a pro.
Sorcerer's Workshop Landmark Ink, paint, and finding out which villain you are.
Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! Show Seasonal Mickey and friends lead an energetic clubhouse stage show.
Five & Dime Live music A touring jazz car brings live swing to Buena Vista Street.

Paradise Gardens Park

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Experiences in Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
The Little Mermaid — Ariel's Undersea Adventure Dark ride Under the sea in a clamshell.
Goofy's Sky School Coaster Single Rider A wild mouse with a flight instructor.
Silly Symphony Swings Spinner The wave swinger over the bay.
Golden Zephyr Spinner Buck Rogers rockets, 1920s style.
World of Color Happiness! Nighttime spectacular Seasonal The bay becomes a fountain-and-light celebration of happiness after dark.
Paradise Garden Bandstand Live music Rotating live bands perform beside the gardens and bay.

San Fransokyo Square

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Experiences in San Fransokyo Square at Disney California Adventure
Experience Minutes Level Trend
The Bakery Tour Landmark Follow the sourdough. Free sample included.

What makes this park itself.

DCA is the comeback story: it opened rough in 2001, then Cars Land and the pier remade it into the resort's golden-hour park — the one you want at sunset with a churro.

Ride Radiator Springs Racers at dusk when the Cadillac Range neon comes on, then walk straight to the pier and let the wheel's face stare into your soul.

The field map lets Grizzly Peak divide the park, then balances the long Cars Land approach against the bright waterfront geometry of Pixar Pier.

opened
February 8, 2001
districts
Seven
the icon
Pixar Pal-A-Round
my headliners
Racers · Incredicoaster · Soarin'