Disney California Adventure Park

Disney California Adventure Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park. It opened on February 8, 2001. Each area is meant to resemble various aspects of California, its culture, landmarks and history. In 2018, the park attracted approximately 9.86 million guests, making it the 12th-most visited theme park in the world, its highest ever attendance total for a calendar year. The Incredicoaster is also the fastest roller coaster of all the Disneyland Resort.

History

The park opened on February 8, 2001. The park was built alongside Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Downtown Disney, a shopping, dining, and live entertainment destination. The three attractions were constructed at a combined cost of $1.4 billion.^[1]^[2]

Areas

Area	Description
Avengers Campus	Themed to the superheroes and villains of Marvel Comics, more specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Buena Vista Street	The entryway to the park, which depicts a typical Los Angeles street from the 1920's.
Cars Land	Themed to Pixar's Cars franchise, which pays tribute to the U.S. Route 66.
Grizzly Peak	Pays homage to California's wilderness areas and green parks.
Hollywood Land	Inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s.
Paradise Gardens Park	A Victorian-style seaside amusement park.
Pixar Pier	A Victorian-style boardwalk area themed to films from Pixar. It is divided into four sub-areas; Incredibles Park, Toy Story Boardwalk, Pixar Promenade, and Inside Out Headquarters.
San Fransokyo Square	Themed to Big Hero 6, and is inspired by California's fishing wharves.

Present roller coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Goofy's Sky School	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	February 8, 2001	Operating
Incredicoaster	Intamin	Launched	February 8, 2001	Operating

Attractions

Upcoming

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opening
Avengers: Infinity Defense	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Stark Flight Lab	Unknown	Robotic Arm	Unknown
Unknown Coco Boat Ride	Unknown	Boat Ride	2026 or later

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Golden Zephyr	D.H. Morgan Manufacturing	Flying Machine	February 8, 2001
Grizzly River Run	Intamin	River Rapids	February 8, 2001
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!	Otis Elevator Company	Drop Tower	May 5, 2004
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind	Zamperla	Balloon Race	October 7, 2002
Jessie's Critter Carousel	D.H. Morgan Manufacturing	Carousel	February 8, 2001
Jumpin' Jellyfish	Intamin	Paratower	February 8, 2001
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure	Sansei Technologies	Omnimover	May 26, 2011
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters	Unknown	Trackless	March 7, 2016
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree	Zamperla	Demolition Derby	June 15, 2012
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!	Ride and Show Engineering	Dark Ride	February 8, 2001
Pixar Pal-A-Round	Intamin	Ferris Wheel	February 8, 2001
Radiator Springs Racers	Dynamic Attractions	Slot Car	June 15, 2012
Silly Symphony Swings	Zierer	Waveswinger	February 8, 2001
Soarin' Around the World	Dynamic Attractions	Flying Theater	February 8, 2001
Toy Story Midway Mania!	Sansei	Dark Ride	June 17, 2008
WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure	Oceaneering Entertainment Systems	Dark Ride	June 4, 2021

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Francis' Ladybug Boogie	Unknown	Crazy Daisy	October 7, 2002	September 4, 2018	Scrapped
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train	Unknown	Miniature Railway	October 7, 2002	September 4, 2018	Scrapped
Luigi's Flying Tyres	Unknown	Flying Saucers	June 15, 2012	February 17, 2015	Scrapped
Maliboomer	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	February 8, 2001	September 7, 2010	Scrapped
Red Car Trolley	Brookville Equipment Corporation	Trolley	June 15, 2012	February 8, 2025	Station demolished, one of the cars now used as a stationary photo op
Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies	Unknown	Dodgems	October 7, 2002	September 4, 2018	Scrapped

References

↑ "Anaheim gets a brand new look". The Sacramento Bee.
↑ "New Disney park welcomes California dreamers". CNN Travel.

External Links

Disney California Adventure Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Articles on Disneyland Resort

Present Coasters

Disneyland Park	Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Chip 'n' Dale’s Gadget Coaster Matterhorn Bobsleds Space Mountain
Disney California Adventure Park	Goofy's Sky School Incredicoaster

Present Rides

Disneyland Park

Disney California Adventure Park

Former Rides

Disneyland Park	Adventure Thru Inner Space Autopia Autopia Astro-Jet Chip 'n Dale Treehouse Donald's Boat Flying Saucers Jolly Trolley PeopleMover Rocket Jets Skyway
Disney California Adventure Park	Francis' Ladybug Boogie Heimlich's Chew Chew Train Maliboomer Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies