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Disneyland® Resort: The Happiest Place on Earth Just Got Happier

On Oct. 17, 2007, Disneyland® Resort announced expansion plans for Disney California Adventure® Park that would bring more Disney magic and storytelling into the park. But, the plans didn’t exclude the rest of the Disneyland® Resort. This five-year journey has added magical innovation, new attractions, shows, parades and firework spectaculars at both theme parks. It also included stunning renovations at the three Disneyland® Resort Hotels and exciting experiences and locations in the Downtown Disney® District.

This week is a very special time for the Disneyland® Resort as it marks the completion of the majority of this five-year expansion with the opening of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street. To help celebrate this milestone, we will have agents at the Disneyland® Resort covering many of the additions as well as focusing most of our website updates to the California parks. Please be sure to follow along as we uncover how “The Happiest Place on Earth Just Got Happier.”

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Carthay Circle Restaurant Details and Menu Highlights

The Carthay Circle Restaurant at Disney California Adventure® Park will serve its first guest on Friday, June 15th, when the new Buena Vista Street area opens in the park. The restaurant, under direction of Executive Chef Andrew Sutton, will showcase the tastes of contemporary Southern California cuisine.

The interior of the Carthay Circle Restaurant recalls the grandeur of its namesake – the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles – the location where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937. The menu will feature a wide selection of local craft beer, wine, meat, and seafood.

Just a few of the selections you will find on the menu:

Grilled Jamaican Jerked Kingfish with a Tropical Salsa of Pineapple, Mango, Black Beans and Lime

Crispy Firecracker Duck Wings Finished with Soy, Lime and Sriracha Chili Sauce

Angus Flank Steak Cobb salad with Mine Shaft Blue Cheese, Bacon, Avocado and Arugula with Cabernet Essence

Fried Banana Split Monte Cristo Sundae

Carthay Circle Restaurant will be open for both lunch and dinner and will provide guests with reserved center stage viewing of World of Color*. Advance Reservations may be made by your Magic Maker® 60-days in advance.

*For guests dining between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., each guest purchasing and appetizer and an entrée or an entrée and dessert receives a ticket to center stage viewing area for the FIRST show. Guests dining between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. will receive access to the SECOND show (with same purchase).

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:22:48-05:00May 22nd, 2012|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: Carthay Circle Restaurant, Disney California Adventure, Disney California Adventure Dining, Disney California Adventure Expansion|0 Comments

Disney California Adventure® Park’s Expansion Soon to be Complete

Disneyland® Resort has announced that both Cars Land and Buena Vista Street will open to the public on June 15th, bringing the five-year expansion of Disney California Adventure® Park to an end. This expansion brings a whole new look to Disney California Adventure® Park and gives its guests an opportunity to explore 8 different lands: “a bug’s land,” Buena Vista Street, Condor Flats, Grizzly Peak, Hollywood Land, Pacific Wharf, Paradise Pier, and the much anticipated Cars Land.

Buena Vista Street resembles what Walt would have seen when he first moved to Hollywood in 1923. Buena Vista Street will be the home of the new Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge as well as various shops and will feature red car trolleys traveling the length of it.

Cars Land will bring the town of Radiator Springs from the Disney·Pixar movie Cars to life. Cars Land will feature 3 new attractions – Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, Luigi’s Flying Tires, and Radiator Springs Racers. Guests will be able to ‘fill up’ their empty stomachs at Flo’s V8 Café, Fillmore’s Taste-In, and the Cozy Cone Motel.

Disney California Adventure® Park will be closed to guests on June 14th so that final preparations can be made to the park. Disneyland® Park and the Downtown Disney® District will operate normally on that day.

Check out this video preview of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land:

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:23:11-05:00March 9th, 2012|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: California Adventure, Cars Land, Disney California Adventure, Disney California Adventure Cars Land, Disney California Adventure Expansion, Disney's California Adventure|0 Comments

Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival Canceled

Disney California Adventure® park is in the middle of a multi-year expansion. Due to the construction, they have had to make some changes to accommodate the growth including not being able to be host the 2011 and 2012 Disney’s California Food & Wine Festivals in Disney California Adventure® park. This was not an easy decision, but expansion work over the next two years in some areas of the park present significant logistical challenges around scheduling the hundreds of festival offerings. This work includes transforming the park’s entry plaza as well as the hub area where the event main stage has been located. When the work is completed, it will be reminiscent of the Los Angeles that Walt found when he arrived in the 1920s, complete with Red Car Trolleys. Below is a rendering that shows what the area will look like when completed.

The Cast Members at Disney California Adventure® Park feel it’s most important to ensure our park experience is the best it can be during this exciting time. After the expansion is completed and we Cars Land opens in 2012, other opportunities for special events and festivals will be explored.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:24:17-05:00November 8th, 2010|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News|Tags: California Food and WIne Festival Canceled, Disney California Adventure, Disney California Adventure Expansion, Disney's California Food and Wine Festivals|0 Comments