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. […]
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
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
Some of the biggest thrill rides at Disneyland Park are found in and on “mountains”: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Matterhorn (Mountain) Bobsleds, Space Mountain and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (formerly Splash Mountain). And, across the Esplanade at Disney California Adventure Park…
You can visit Mickey Mouse in his own land at the far north side of Disneyland Park: Mickey’s Toontown. Mickey and Minnie greet guests here in their houses. Visitors can have some active fun at Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard and Donald’s Duck Pond or grab some food at Cafe Daisy or other small eateries. The land’s
The first themed land you encounter after entering Disneyland Park is Main Street U.S.A. Once through the park gates, guests proceed under the Disneyland Railroad – Main Street U.S.A Station and out onto a town square which appears to be from the turn of the last century. Extending ahead toward the hub, and keeping the
