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Disney Announces Significant Expansion
Plan
For The Disneyland�
Resort
Multi-Year Build-out Plan Includes Major Attractions and a New �Cars Land� at Disney�s California Adventure� Park.
A new visual icon in the
tradition of California�s great entertainment palaces will
draw guests into the heart of Disney�s California
Adventure� Park. Inspired by the Carthay Circle
Theatre where Walt Disney premiered Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs in 1937, this new facility will house a
next-generation �Walt Disney Story� featuring an interactive
tribute to Walt�s California experiences, and his
entertainment legacy that continues worldwide today.
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The Walt Disney Company today unveiled a significant multi-year expansion plan for the Disneyland� Resort in Anaheim that continues its growth as a multi-day, world-class tourist destination.
Announced by Disney President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo at a press conference at Walt Disney Imagineering�s Glendale headquarters, the expansion will bring new entertainment and major family-oriented attractions to Disney�s California Adventure� Park including an entirely new Cars Land inspired by the hit Disney�Pixar animated film Cars.
�The success of the Disneyland� Resort over the past few years provides us with both the opportunity and the need to invest for growth, to enhance and expand the experience for our guests and attract new visitors, while at the same time delivering attractive returns on the investment,� said Iger. �This plan is a reflection of our belief in the bright future of the Disneyland� Resort and our continuing commitment to grow the Anaheim Resort Area as a world class tourist destination.�
As part of an
all-new 12-acre area called Cars Land, Radiator
Springs Racers will be a major new �E-ticket� attraction
at Disney�s California Adventure�
Park. Guests will take a trip into the world of Mater,
Lightning McQueen and the gang from the Disney�Pixar
film Cars, and race around hairpin turns and
steep banks.
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Disney Imagineers will be bringing
more of Walt Disney into Disney�s California
Adventure� Park,
celebrating the hope and optimism of California that attracted
Walt to this land of opportunity in the 1920s. Guests entering
the new Plaza will be instantly immersed in the world that
inspired Walt during his early days as an animation pioneer.
The new, interactive Walt Disney Story attraction will set the
stage for the unfolding story of Walt that will permeate the
park.
The expansive program reaches throughout
Disney�s California Adventure� Park, with
an amazing Little Mermaid attraction, a groundbreaking,
signature nighttime spectacular and new viewing area for
9,000, and the addition of the 12-acre Cars Land featuring the
world of Radiator Springs with three new attractions.
Extensive landscaping, new retail and dining will create an
even richer environment throughout the park in ways that
reinforce Guests� connection with Walt.
�Our
Disneyland� Resort
Guests have a deep emotional connection with Walt Disney,
whose life story really captures the pioneering spirit of
California in the 1920s,� said Rasulo. �The creative evolution
of Disney�s California Adventure� Park
will connect guests to Walt�s own California adventure and
reflect the place that he found when he first arrived with a
cardboard suitcase in his hand and a head full of
dreams.�
The expansion is part of Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts� overall growth strategy of continuing to invest in
its core business of existing parks and resorts around the
world, while exploring new opportunities to capture more of
the growing family vacation market. This announcement follows
Disney�s ground-breaking last month for a 250-room expansion
of Disney�s Grand Californian Hotel� & Spa, including
50 rooms dedicated to the West Coast debut of Disney Vacation
Club, the company�s growing time share business.
Disney�s Grand Californian
Hotel� & Spa is undergoing a major new
expansion which will add more than 200 new Guest rooms
plus 50 rooms dedicated to the West Coast debut of
Disney Vacation Club when the addition opens in
2009.
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Multi-day,
World-Class Tourist Destination
Today�s announced expansion builds upon the
transformation of the Disneyland� Park
into a multi-day destination resort that began in 2001 with
the creation of the Disneyland�
Resort and the opening of Disney�s California
Adventure� Park, the
Downtown Disney� District and Disney�s
Grand Californian Hotel� & Spa.
Since then, the Disneyland�
Resort has continued to grow with the addition of popular
attractions and shows, including: Finding Nemo Submarine
Voyage*, Pirate�s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, Buzz Lightyear
Astro Blasters*, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror�, Monsters,
Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!*, Block Party Bash*,
High School Musical 2: Schools Out!, Disney Princess Fantasy
Faire, and Jedi Training Academy, along with the
re-Imagineering of Space Mountain and enhancements to Pirates
of the Caribbean.
�This expansion builds on a
commitment we made more than a decade ago to create and grow
the Anaheim Resort Area as a world-class tourist destination
where guests would want to stay for more than one day,� said
Disneyland� Resort
President Ed Grier. �That investment has become a success
for Disney, the Anaheim community and for the economy of
Southern California.�
According to the Anaheim/Orange
County Visitor and Convention Bureau, Anaheim is one of the
fastest-growing tourist destinations in the country, enjoying
some of the highest hotel occupancy rates in the nation and
attracting millions of visitors each year who spend billions
of dollars.
Disney�s World of Color will
bring new nighttime excitement to Paradise Pier at
Disney�s California Adventure�
Park. This nightly panorama of spectacular water
effects, colorful lighting and music will bring Disney
animation to life with an entirely new creative and
technical approach.
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Coming to Disney�s California
Adventure� Park Over the Next Several
Years
In
addition to the new themeing and attractions,
Disney�s California Adventure� Park
will receive new restaurant and retail innovations,
landscaping to enrich the placemaking, facade and
graphics enhancements, and an extensive menu of
entertainment and events.
Disney�s California
Adventure� Park is already
home to some of the highest-rated attractions and shows
at the Disneyland�
Resort, including: Soarin� Over California,
California Screamin�, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror�
and the Broadway-caliber show, Disney�s Aladdin - A
Musical Spectacular.
Cars Land
The expansion will culminate with an
entirely new, 12-acre addition: Cars Land,
immersing guests into a world inspired by the hit
Disney�Pixar movie, Cars, playing to America�s
love affair with automobiles.
Radiator
Springs Racers, a major �E-ticket� attraction,
places guests right in the middle of the amazingly
detailed, dimensional Cars world of Mater,
Lightning McQueen, Doc and Sally. Guests get a quick
race briefing from Doc and Lightning, and suddenly find
themselves in the midst of a race around hairpin turns
and steep banks.
Cars Land increases
capacity to the park with two additional immersive
family rides, featuring Luigi and Mater from the movie.
Cars Land represents an unprecedented level of
collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Disney
Imagineering to create this extensive new area. The new
land will substantially extend the total area of
Disney�s California Adventure�
Park.
Update: From the Fact Sheet: Cars Land increases capacity to with two additional immersive family featuring Luigi and Mater from the Cars Land Drive-In Restaurant offers unique signature dining experience, dine in automobiles, served by roller-wait-staff while enjoying automobile- short films during their meal.
Toy
Story Mania!, a ride-through, interactive
adventure where Guests ride into a high-energy 4-D
carnival and play classic midway games hosted by
characters from the Disney�Pixar Toy Story
films, is coming to Disney�s California
Adventure� Park in
Summer 2008.
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Paradise
Pier
Paradise
Pier will host major new attractions beginning next
summer with the opening of Toy Story Mania!, a
ride-through, interactive adventure where Guests ride
into a high-energy 4-D carnival midway hosted by Toy
Story characters. Woody, Jessie, Buzz, Hamm and the gang
come to life in amazing ways, immersing guests in the
rich stories of the Pixar blockbuster Toy Story
films.
A major ride based on Disney�s classic
The Little Mermaid comes to the park�s Paradise
Pier with leading-edge animation and special effects.
Guests will dive into the magnificent scenes and magical
songs from the movie. A Mermaid Grotto area with a
fountain and sand castle will offer new play experiences
for children.
The first major ride based on Disney�s
classic The Little Mermaid comes to
Disney�s California Adventure�
Park with leading edge animation and special effects. Guests will dive into the
magnificent scenes and magical songs from the movie
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Unique
Nighttime Spectacular
The dramatic and unique Disney�s World of Color
will bring new nighttime excitement to Paradise Pier. This
nightly panorama of spectacular water effects, colorful
lighting and music will bring Disney animation to life with an
entirely new creative and technical approach. The 9,000 person
viewing area offers prime waterside viewing of the show � and
provides a site for live entertainment, music festivals, and
outdoor film premieres.
Entry Plaza and
Gateway
The totally
new gateway to Disney�s California
Adventure� Park welcomes
guests into an immersive world of historic California streets
as Walt experienced them as a young artist arriving with big
dreams.
A new visual icon in the tradition of Los
Angeles, California�s great entertainment palaces will draw
guests into the heart of the attractions. This new facility,
which was inspired by Los Angeles� historic Carthay Circle
Theatre that premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
in 1937, will house a next generation Walt Disney Story
featuring an interactive tribute to Walt�s California
experiences, and his entertainment legacy that continues
world-wide today. Red Car trolleys reminiscent of the old
Pacific Electric Railway will travel up and down the main
street. New dining and shopping experiences and a slate of
unique, live entertainment will bring energy to the Walt
Disney Plaza.
Hollywood
Pictures Backlot
Hollywood Pictures Backlot will be a new home for a
slate of special ticketed events and chances to hear first
hand from innovative directors, writers and animators. An
update of the popular family show �Playhouse Disney� will
provide an experience for younger children.
Golden
State
The �Golden
State� area of the park will see the addition of numerous new
dining opportunities tied to the incredible bounty of
California�s farmland and its rich ethnically diverse food
heritage. Food and wine festivals that celebrate the seasons,
tastes and cultures of the dynamic communities of the Golden
State will entertain guests, bringing unique one-of-a-kind
experiences.
Preview
Center
A Preview
Center located on San Francisco Street in the Golden State
region of the park will feature models, Imagineering concepts
� giving park guests a sneak peek at the excitement that lies
ahead. The Preview Center is scheduled to open in late
2008.