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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.
- Mapped
- 31 experiences
- Headliners
- 6
- Queue scan
- 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
Showing all 31 listed attractions
6 Single Rider listings Audited Varies by day
Pixar Pier
7| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixar Pal-A-Round Headliner The 150-ft wheel with the face — half the gondolas slide. | — | — | — |
| Incredicoaster Headliner A launch, a loop, and Jack-Jack in the tunnels. | — | — | — |
| Toy Story Midway Mania! The midway blaster, boardwalk edition. | — | — | — |
| Jessie's Critter Carousel Ride a skunk. You know you want to. | — | — | — |
| Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Feelings, airborne. | — | — | — |
| Jumpin' Jellyfish A gentle parachute bounce. | — | — | — |
| Games of Pixar Pier Boardwalk midway games with Pixar prizes. | — | — | — |
Cars Land
3| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiator Springs Racers Headliner Two cars, one canyon, neon finale. | — | — | — |
| Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters Trackless tire-dancing. | — | — | — |
| Mater's Junkyard Jamboree Whiplash by tractor. | — | — | — |
Grizzly Peak
3| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly River Run Headliner Around and through the bear — you will get wet. | — | — | — |
| Soarin' Across America Headliner The hang-glider theater, coast to coast. | — | — | — |
| Redwood Creek Challenge Trail Rope bridges and ranger badges. | — | — | — |
Avengers Campus
4| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT! Headliner The Collector's fortress, six random drop profiles, one raccoon. | — | — | — |
| WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure Sling webs with your bare hands. | — | — | — |
| Avengers Headquarters Marvel heroes stage rooftop and ground-level demonstrations throughout the day. | — | — | — |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off! Star-Lord and Gamora recruit guests for a cosmic dance battle. | — | — | — |
Hollywood Land
7| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Boo's taxi ride home. | — | — | — |
| Mickey's PhilharMagic Donald loses the sorcerer's hat again. | — | — | — |
| Turtle Talk with Crush Duuude. It still works. | — | — | — |
| Animation Academy Draw a character in fifteen minutes, coached by a pro. | — | — | — |
| Sorcerer's Workshop Ink, paint, and finding out which villain you are. | — | — | — |
| Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! Mickey and friends lead an energetic clubhouse stage show. | — | — | — |
| Five & Dime A touring jazz car brings live swing to Buena Vista Street. | — | — | — |
Paradise Gardens Park
6| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Mermaid — Ariel's Undersea Adventure Under the sea in a clamshell. | — | — | — |
| Goofy's Sky School A wild mouse with a flight instructor. | — | — | — |
| Silly Symphony Swings The wave swinger over the bay. | — | — | — |
| Golden Zephyr Buck Rogers rockets, 1920s style. | — | — | — |
| World of Color Happiness! The bay becomes a fountain-and-light celebration of happiness after dark. | — | — | — |
| Paradise Garden Bandstand Rotating live bands perform beside the gardens and bay. | — | — | — |
San Fransokyo Square
1| Experience | Minutes | Level | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bakery Tour Follow the sourdough. Free sample included. | — | — | — |
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FIELD NOTES
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'