• The new WDWMAGIC iOS app is here!
    Stay up to date with the latest Disney news, photos, and discussions right from your iPhone. The app is free to download and gives you quick access to news articles, forums, photo galleries, park hours, weather and Lightning Lane pricing. Learn More
  • Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
    Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.

News Coco Boat Ride Coming to Disney California Adventure

britain

britain

Well-Known Member
Disney Irish said:
I wouldn't be opposed to a redo of the Pier, but I would think it still remains a pier unless they are going to remove that entire section and redo it from the ground up.


They sort of already have done that within the larger Pier neighborhood, you have the Incredibles Neighborhood, the Toy Story Neighborhood, the Inside Out Neighborhood, and now finally the Coco Neighborhood.
Click to expand...

Yeah, they've already (in their minds) 'glowed up' the pier. This is DCA's Fantasyland and it's how it's going to be for a good long while. Maybe in another ten years color schemes will change again. Rollercoaster tubes might go back to blue. Some attractions will be rethemed in time (UP swings anyone?) But the pier is mainly going to stay the way it is.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

Premium Member
DrStarlander said:
Daps Magic posted a really nice walk-through of Paradise Gardens today, which I appreciate being out of state and really not having spent much time in there: Here

The inside of Boardwalk Pizza is actually pretty cool, forgot about that. As much as I would like Coco themed F&B it would also be kind of a shame to lose that look in there, it was well done.
Click to expand...
I agree its nice but its pretty generic at this point if you ask me, kinda of a holdover from the original Paradise Pier theme. I think it would be more beneficial to the area if its rethemed to Coco since the overall vibe of the area has already changed and will be changed with Coco.
 
coffeefan

coffeefan

Well-Known Member
DrStarlander said:
Daps Magic posted a really nice walk-through of Paradise Gardens today, which I appreciate being out of state and really not having spent much time in there: Here

The inside of Boardwalk Pizza is actually pretty cool, forgot about that. As much as I would like Coco themed F&B it would also be kind of a shame to lose that look in there, it was well done.
Click to expand...
Disney Irish said:
I agree its nice but its pretty generic at this point if you ask me, kinda of a holdover from the original Paradise Pier theme. I think it would be more beneficial to the area if its rethemed to Coco since the overall vibe of the area has already changed and will be changed with Coco.
Click to expand...

I've also never eaten at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta. On that note, pizza restaurant sales are falling across the US:

Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries, according to industry data. Sales growth at pizza restaurants has lagged behind the broader fast-food market for years, and the outlook ahead isn't much brighter.
Click to expand...



A fully realized Pizza Planet along the Pier makes a lot of sense though.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

Premium Member
coffeefan said:
I've also never eaten at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta. On that note, pizza restaurant sales are falling across the US:





A fully realized Pizza Planet along the Pier makes a lot of sense though.
Click to expand...

Pizza is comfort food, whoever is saying that the US is falling out of love with pizza is crazy, as the US goes through trends. But that is like saying that Americans are falling out of love for wings just because Buffalo Wild Wings is having a down year. Both are the number 1 and 2 (flip flop constantly) eaten foods during Super Bowl. Certain foods will just remain comfort foods in the US even if the overall sales of restaurants are down.

I think DCA should have pizza somewhere, I just don't know if it should be next to the new Mexican themed attraction.
 
D

DrStarlander

Well-Known Member
coffeefan said:
I've also never eaten at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta. On that note, pizza restaurant sales are falling across the US:





A fully realized Pizza Planet along the Pier makes a lot of sense though.
Click to expand...

Interesting article, especially seeing the trends. Obviously with Bakery and Mexican on the rise, the future is in MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE! 🤣
Screenshot 2026-01-08 at 3.29.31 PM.png
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
DrStarlander said:
Daps Magic posted a really nice walk-through of Paradise Gardens today, which I appreciate being out of state and really not having spent much time in there: Here

The inside of Boardwalk Pizza is actually pretty cool, forgot about that. As much as I would like Coco themed F&B it would also be kind of a shame to lose that look in there, it was well done.
Click to expand...

I’ve always had a soft spot for Boardwalk Pizza for two reasons.

1. It reminds me of going to Monte Carlo deli in Burbank with my mom as a kid and smelling the Goomba food from the attached Pinocchio’s restaurant.

2. It’s always a respite from the crowded parks and walkways. You walk in there and it’s blissfully empty. No one competing for your spot or that soda machine. And the AC smacks you in the face when it’s hot outside.
 
D

DrStarlander

Well-Known Member
mickEblu said:
The question is would a Coco quick service feel like Rancho Del Zocalo or something cheaply themed with Pixar iconography like most of Pixar Pier?
Click to expand...
It certainly could. I think the question is whether they go referential or go for immersive (it's a pier amusement park leveraging an IP or are you transported into the IP). Going for immersive would certainly be out-of-the-norm at Pixar Pier. But the Coco ride itself is going to be immersive, so...maybe.
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom