Disney News

Tucked inside the Disney Animation Building at Disney California Adventure®Park is the Beast’s Library. Inside this glorious library, guests can find their “Disney self” by participating in an interactive quiz with Lumiere.  After answering a couple questions, the enchanted books will reveal the Disney character you are most like.

Recently, this interactive experience was updated to include addition characters. Watch the video to see the fun waiting for you inside Beast’s Library!

The countdown is on for the reopening of Test Track® Presented by Chevrolet®. The re-engineered attraction will open on December 6th after being closed almost 8-months for refurbishment.

Disney Imagineers have promised a whole new experience as guests will create their own virtual concept vehicle in the Design Studio. Then, guests climb into a SimCar to put their design through its paces on the Test Track circuit while reaching speeds of up to 65 miles per hour. After your test drive, see stats on how well your virtual concept vehicle performed and explore the Chevrolet showroom full of cars designed by the experts!

This picture shows what the new 6-person SimCars will look like when Test Track® Presented by Chevrolet® opens in December.

Buena Vista Street, the new entrance of Disney California Adventure® Park, recreates the spirit of optimism and opportunity that Walt Disney discovered back in 1923 when he first stepped off the train in Los Angeles. Here guests will find the Red Car Trolley, shopping, dining, and entertainment options.

One of the entertainment options are the Citizens of Buena Vista Street. Similar to the Streetmosphere characters you can find at the Magic Kingdom® Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios®, this cast of characters brings the streets to life with laughs, smiles, and lifelong memories.

Meet the Citizens of Buena Vista Street:

Officer Calvin Blue

Donna the Dog Lady

Miss Molly Melville Matterhorn Montgomery III

As we get closer to the Dec. 6th Grand Opening of the New Fantasyland® area of the Magic Kingdom® Park, information continues to surface about the attractions, venues, and meet and greets that will be available to guests. Today, we have a video explaining some of the detail and story line involving the West Wing of Beast’s Castle, which will host the Be Our Guest Restaurant.

The Be Our Guest Restaurant will feature three uniquely themed dining rooms – the mysterious West Wing, an elegant ballroom, and a beautiful Rose Gallery (which will be used only at lunch). Join Imagineers Chris Kelly, Ted Robledo and Tim Warzecha as they explore the Be Our Guest Restaurant.