Month: June 2024
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PIXAR PLACE HOTEL
Previously known as Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, Pixar Place Hotel reopened as a Pixar themed hotel in 2024 featuring primary colors and artwork inspired by Pixar films and shorts. It is one of three Disney-owned hotels at Disneyland Resort. This hotel is not as close to the park entrances as some non-Disney-owned hotels, but it…
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PIXAR PIER
Disney California Adventure Park originally featured a land called Paradise Pier, which was situated around the central body of water and themed to beach amusement parks (think Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or Santa Monica Pier). In 2018, that land was split into Pixar Pier and Paradise Gardens Park. Both new areas inherited the retro seaside…
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PHOTOPASS
PhotoPass is a service that allows guests to collect digital photos taken by Disney and download them for personal use. These photos are typically taken by Cast Member photographers in the parks, but they can also be taken by automated cameras on attractions. Guests usually pay for either single photos or a flat-rate PhotoPass+ service…
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PARADISE PIER
The original Disney California Adventure Park included a land called Paradise Pier, which was themed to California beachside amusement parks like the Santa Monica Pier or Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. This land surrounded the park’s central body of water and featured retro-themed amusement rides and nostalgic seaside eateries and shops reached via boardwalks and piers.…
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PARADISE GARDENS PARK
Paradise Gardens Park is an area on the far west side of Disney California Adventure Park themed to beach amusement parks (think Santa Monica Pier or Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk). In 2018, the land known as Paradise Pier was split into Paradise Gardens Park and Pixar Pier passing the seaside amusements theme to both. Paradise…
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NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
New Orleans Square is the area of Disneyland Park themed to the US city of New Orleans, Louisiana (particularly the French Quarter.) You can expect to see lots of charming details perched on wrought iron balconies and hopefully hear some live music. The major attractions found in this land are Haunted Mansion and Pirates of…