If you are looking at Disney food locations, you may notice they are grouped into certain broad categories. A quick-service designation usually means a restaurant where you will line-up and pay at a register, or you may have the opportunity to use mobile ordering at many of these locations. When your food is ready, you will […]
A queue is another name for a line or staging area where you wait for your turn to experience an attraction. You will see the entrances to queues marked with signs also showing estimated wait times. There may be more than one queue for an attraction and some serve distinct functions like Single Rider or
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
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
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
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.
