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Disney park set to remove iconic entrance feature
December 9th, 2010, 12:22 pm · 24 Comments · posted by Sarah Tully
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Disney crews plan to remove the iconic “California” letters outside of Disney California Adventure starting Jan. 4 as part of an overhaul of the theme park.
The 11 1/2-feet-tall letters, which sit in front of the entrance turnstiles, serve as popular spots for visitors to take pictures. Children often climb on top or groups gather in front to document their trips before they go inside. See a slideshow, above, of pictures of the “California” letters, mostly contributions by Around Disney Flickr group members. Join the Around Disney Flickr group HERE.
Disney is dismantling the statues as it constructs a new entrance area, part of a $1-billion makeover of the theme park, the company announced Thursday. Read more about the Disney California Adventure changes on the official Disney Parks blog.
The company plans to save the statues for “possible future use,” according to the Disney Parks blog.
The California letters are often redecorated for different seasons. Usually, they have different colored mosaic tiles. For the holiday season, candy-cane stripes and Disney characters go on top. When the “World of Color” show launched in June, the letters got shiny, rainbow-colored makeovers.
The new California Adventure entrance will be designed after the classic Pan-Pacific Auditorium that was open from 1935 to 1972 in Los Angeles and burned down in 1989. The entire California Adventure park is being remodeled to look like the 1920s and 1930s, when Walt Disney began his career in California.
California Adventure’s new entrance and the rest of the renovations are set to be completed in 2012.
Disney recently removed other key features as part of the makeover. For example:
http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2010/12/09/disney-park-set-to-remove-iconic-entrance-feature/63826/
Disney park set to remove iconic entrance feature
December 9th, 2010, 12:22 pm · 24 Comments · posted by Sarah Tully
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Disney crews plan to remove the iconic “California” letters outside of Disney California Adventure starting Jan. 4 as part of an overhaul of the theme park.
The 11 1/2-feet-tall letters, which sit in front of the entrance turnstiles, serve as popular spots for visitors to take pictures. Children often climb on top or groups gather in front to document their trips before they go inside. See a slideshow, above, of pictures of the “California” letters, mostly contributions by Around Disney Flickr group members. Join the Around Disney Flickr group HERE.
Disney is dismantling the statues as it constructs a new entrance area, part of a $1-billion makeover of the theme park, the company announced Thursday. Read more about the Disney California Adventure changes on the official Disney Parks blog.
The company plans to save the statues for “possible future use,” according to the Disney Parks blog.
The California letters are often redecorated for different seasons. Usually, they have different colored mosaic tiles. For the holiday season, candy-cane stripes and Disney characters go on top. When the “World of Color” show launched in June, the letters got shiny, rainbow-colored makeovers.
The new California Adventure entrance will be designed after the classic Pan-Pacific Auditorium that was open from 1935 to 1972 in Los Angeles and burned down in 1989. The entire California Adventure park is being remodeled to look like the 1920s and 1930s, when Walt Disney began his career in California.
California Adventure’s new entrance and the rest of the renovations are set to be completed in 2012.
Disney recently removed other key features as part of the makeover. For example:
- <LI class=firstItem>Crews most recently took out a mosaic mountain that flanked the entrance and a metal, sunburst statue inside the gates. See a post about the Disney entrance.
- Disney closed restaurants to create a new dining area in Paradise Pier. See a story about the new Disney dining area.
- Workers dismantled the Maliboomer thrill ride. See a story about the Disney California Adventure ride removal.
- The park closed the Bountiful Valley Farms area for the construction of the upcoming Cars Land, an area based on the “Cars” movie. Read a story about the closure of the Disney farm area.
