A Walk Down Buena Vista Street

When guests walk into any Disney theme park, they find themselves in a place apart from the everyday world they leave behind at the turnstiles. At the newly expanded Disney California Adventure® Park, guests begin their journey on Buena Vista Street, a nostalgic look at Los Angeles as it may have appeared to Walt Disney in the 1920s and ’30s when he first arrived in California – a wonderful and inspirational period of his life.

Once on Buena Vista Street, guests may board the Red Car Trolley to take a tour and be transported into Hollywood Land. The tour includes Carthay Circle Theatre, the new and striking Disney California Adventure® Park landmark that stands 89 feet 6 inches tall at the hub of the park. Guests may stroll around the downtown Buena Vista Street area featuring vintage architecture and a dozen shops and restaurants.

Some of Buena Vista Street’s landmarks include:

• The new entry turnstiles of Disney California Adventure® Park which were inspired by the Pan-Pacific Auditorium
• Inside Buena Vista Plaza, guests walk under Hyperion Bridge (the Disneyland Resort Monorail track), modeled on the concrete Glendale-Hyperion Avenue bridge near Walt Disney’s early Hyperion Animation Studios
• Carthay Circle Theatre, inspired by the motion picture palace where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937 and is the home of the Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge
• “Storytellers,” a statue of Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse, found in the central plaza. The statue, which is placed at street level and less monumental than the “Partners” statue in Disneyland® Park, depicts Walt Disney as a humble, optimistic young man, dreaming of achievements to come, standing alongside Mickey Mouse.

Buena Vista Street plays home to various shopping and dining opportunities. Upstairs at Carthay Circle Theatre is the Carthay Circle Restaurant, one of the premiere dining locations at the Disneyland® Resort, with a menu of hors d’oeuvres, salads, soups, California specialty entrees and desserts. Downstairs is the Carthay Circle Lounge, which serves appetizers, wine, craft beer and specialty drinks. Guests can also choose from various quick-service locations like Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café , Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream, and Mortimer’s Market.

On your next visit, be sure to explore Buena Vista Street and take part in the adventure of a young Walt Disney and walk along this boulevard of dreams.