News Paradise Pier Becoming Pixar Pier

[Macro]

there is no way "worth the wait" and "bing bong figure" belong in the same sentence

Sure they do. You just have to make sure to include a "not".

 

[chadwpalm]

The new carousel was worth the wait. Just like the Bing Bong figure.

 

[DrAlice]

Of course it wouldn't be right if i didn't add a minor complain. It would have looked great if instead of the red gate around the carousel they had added more themed wooden fencing.

A million times THIS! I thought the same thing when they did Goofy's Sky School. Those ugly railings scream Six Flags. It was down for a year, they had the time to replace it with something better. There's no excuse for those things. Oh well.

I can't get too excited about this carousel one way or the other. This always seemed like a sideways move to me. Now I haven't seen it in person, but I think I'm going to miss the sea creatures. Having said that, I won't miss Daddy Fish Butt's nipples.

 

[Phroobar]

I want to ride the Pikachu they are riding in the video.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

I want to ride the Pikachu they are riding in the video.

 

[T.Will]

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[FigmentForver96]

I totally agree that "Pixar" is not a theme. When WDW wanted a "Pixar Land" in DHS, I'd argue against it. Thus, to me, Pixar Pier is not really a themed land.

But, in the same vein, neither was Paradise Pier. The boardwalk piers with rides was just that: a pier with a bunch of unrelated rides. Copying that into a theme park did not make that themed. It was still a bunch of unrelated rides grouped together simple to copy a place, namely an amusement park, which is not a theme park, just a thing one can find in California (which is the theme of DCA, which in itself, is not a theme).

So, the pier went from one unthemed place setting to another unthemed place setting.

The big disappointment is that the money spent might have been spent to convert the pier into a real themed land.

The only upside is that in some way, the refurbed land is "more Disney" in that Pixar characters are now Disney characters. So, at least you know you're in a Disney park and there is some emotional reaction to the characters one knows, even if they're crammed into the land with no discernible overarching theme.

Given that poor compromise with the land as a whole, the next criterion is how well did the conversion of each ride go with respect to theming that one particular ride with its assigned Pixar IP? Here we can critique the self-aware story of the Incredibles and Jack Jacks on sticks. Or if Jesse's creatures really place set you into the Toy Story world. Or if the Bing Bong thing had any artistic or imaginative flair. And that will be left as an exercise for the gentle reader...

I feel Hollywood Studios would have worked with a “Pixar Studios” pitch. Have a park like campus to represent Pixar Studios..as you enter the buildings you then enter the movies. Keep Toy Story Mania, add Monster Inc ride and you could even clone Ratatouille if they wanted. Throw in an interactive experience or two and done.

Alas....

 

[Phroobar]

Missed opportunity.

 

[dlr74]

Went to see Jessie’s Carousel today and it was a 45 min wait hundreds of people were in line for it. It also hasn’t appeared on the Disneyland app yet so you can’t check the wait time before going down there

 

[D.Silentu]

Old wisdom would dictate that forty-five suckers were born in that line, but from your testimony it sounds like there were many, many more. If only people would show a little discernment, we just might get something better to appreciate than an overdue carousel.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

All the AP’ers just want to copy their favorite trendy vloggers ho act as if this is the next PoTC. That’s what I call Pixar Peer Pressure.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Went to see Jessie’s Carousel today and it was a 45 min wait hundreds of people were in line for it. It also hasn’t appeared on the Disneyland app yet so you can’t check the wait time before going down there

looks there are still not enough videos of a carousel themed to Jessie on youtube.

 

[NobodyElse]

Today's the big day, folks.

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New ride at Disney California Adventure
The new Jessie's Critter Carousel officially opens Friday at Disney California Adventure!

The merry-go-round is located in Pixar Pier.

The new attraction is inspired by the "Woody's Roundup" cartoon from "Toy Story 2."

The carousel is part of the second phase of an extensive Pixar makeover of the former Paradise Pier boardwalk.
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[NobodyElse]

The Second Phase!

It's like the dawning of a new era...

 

[DanielBB8]

I hope the Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind will finish in May. Then it'll be complete.

 

[mickEblu]

I hope the Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind will finish in May. Then it'll be complete.

And then finally we can truly enjoy the greatest land to come to DLR since NOS!

 

[MisterPenguin]

And then finally we can truly enjoy the greatest land to come to DLR since NOS!

Remember something Walt said about never being done or something!!

As long as there's an opportunity for a Bo Peep petting zoo; or a Coco Loco Skeletons Wild Mouse Haunted Ride; or Monsters Inc Invisible Door Maze of Mirrors; or Good Dinosaur Giant Neck Slide... then Pixar Pier will never be complete!!

 

[BrianLo]

And then finally we can truly enjoy the greatest land to come to DLR since NOS!

Ya, SW:GE does open in May.

 

[Darkbeer1]

Ya, SW:GE does open in May.

Huh, a half finished area with a broken ride and no sit down restaurant...… PP is better than all the WDW parks combined!

 

[SSG]

Spencer Stevenson‏ @Spence_Mountain

Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind update.