Architectural Guinea Pig
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This was the view you would see driving down Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, California back in the 1940s:
Here is a picture taken from roughly the same spot in the 1980s:
We are all here for the same reason: because we love the art of theme park design! Themed entertainment might not have started there, but Disneyland is where theme parks as we know them began.
And where did Disneyland's sister park, DCA begin?
Disney's California Adventure began as Disneyland's parking lot.
To quote Eisner: This unique place (the parking lot) embraces the richness and diversity of California: its land, its people, its stories and, above all, the dreamers it continues to inspire.
Welcome, to the 261-page pitch of...
Disney's Asphalt Adventure
Here is a picture taken from roughly the same spot in the 1980s:
We are all here for the same reason: because we love the art of theme park design! Themed entertainment might not have started there, but Disneyland is where theme parks as we know them began.
And where did Disneyland's sister park, DCA begin?
Disney's California Adventure began as Disneyland's parking lot.
To quote Eisner: This unique place (the parking lot) embraces the richness and diversity of California: its land, its people, its stories and, above all, the dreamers it continues to inspire.
Welcome, to the 261-page pitch of...
Disney's Asphalt Adventure
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