Disney’s California Adventure Review | A Complete Disaster | Disneyland’s OTHER Park 

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Loved California Screamin

The new theme is 10x better bc it’s not a wooden coaster it’s trying to be the wooden coaster from santa cruz when it’s not

@@staringcorgi6475 don't care it was unique. Now the theme is very tacked on and doesn't make any sense with the wood looking structure

@@staringcorgi6475it was originally trying to be a wooden coaster when if first opened, but they phased that concept out after a while, now it’s just an unnecessary waste to add Pixar IPs into the park

CalVenture🤷‍♂️

It has nothing to do with not liking Disney! Watch my review of Disneyland Paris or Tokyo DisneySea and then you'll hear the positive side of Disney!

to be frank, DCA peaked in its 2012 design up until Tower of Terror's closure where they eventually decide to IP dump just to flaunt that they now own Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm

@@kendrick5501 I mean it’s Disney, why wouldn’t they use their ip. Never quite understood why people get mad at them for using their massive crowd-drawing ip.

@devinschroath cause merely focusing on just showing off IPs and slapping them on the parks aimlessly simply loses the originality and creativity done in their new attractions. It's especially when most classic Disney rides are original and not merely based on IP to the point you won't just see it in films and shows

@@kendrick5501 it’s Disney! And I’d argue with things like Galaxy’s Edge, Cars Land, Avatar, and Toy Story Land are not just slapping ip on things. But even if they do slap it on, that should be expert on Disney. They are an ip m/brand company to bring you into their work. I get the love for originality, but any sensible person at Disney knows that an existing, successful ip will get way more people there than risking a random story line no one’s ever heard of. It just makes sense. Not to mention their ip is just that- Disney’s original work and storytelling! Just showing up at the parks after launch. Go to a non-Disney/Universal park and they can be fully expected to come up with new story lines, and I’m all for that. All that being said, I’d love new stuff from Disney! They’re good at that! But I don’t know where we came up with this expectation that this company who’s goal is to provide experiences most people love while making money should risk it always on new long-term park investments. The brand has come a looong way since the 80’s.

@@devdevthrills - Galaxy's Edge was whatever in Disneyland since it's a magic kingdom-styled park, which is the easiest to just slap in IPs (but then they completely sacrificed the potential to have Discovery Bay as where Galaxy's Edge sits is where Discovery Bay was going to be built in), but Galaxy's Edge in Disney's Hollywood Studios doesn't exactly feel sensible given its theming and doesn't help that in both parks, Star Tours are still in Tomorrowland and Echo Lake, separate from Galaxy's Edge. The way they implemented the area was iffy. - Pandora is actually the best example of implementing an IP-based area while still maintaining the cohesion and theming a specific theme park is following, for this case Pandora being in Animal Kingdom should be fine given the park celebrates life - Toy Story Land, on the other hand, was simply created like how a-bug's-land was created, which have been mostly made to bandaid the park with its issues it's dealing with (particular both Walt Disney Studios Park and Hong Kong Disneyland were too small to enjoy even for a half-day, as for Disney's Hollywood Studios, basically just another IP dump that doesn't really properly mix well with the rest of the park) "but any sensible person at Disney knows that an existing, successful ip will get way more people there than risking a random story line no one’s ever heard of" Notice that one of the best theme parks in the world is Tokyo DisneySea, which is a Disney park that BRIMS with magic and originiality. Playing too safe is arguably way worse than taking risks that can potentially leave a great mark for Disney.

same, I like having a nice chill area with lots of trees

Me too, I love this area and the fact it’s more chilled.

Yes immersive!

Agreed! It may have less to do, but it is always several degrees cooler and significantly less crowded. I'm actually really glad that Disney expanded the Grizzly Peak area to encompass Soarin' (which used to be in its own area called Condor Flats), because it now feels like a proper land. I think it would be cool if The Little Mermaid was moved to Disneyland and the showbuilding was used to add one more original attraction to the Grizzly Peak area.

It's a cool atmosphere, but at the price point you might as well just go out into nature and explore yourself without forking hand-over-fist in cash.

This quote inspired me to start working on an Arizona-themed theme park in the already Arizona-themed Arizona in Planet Coaster lmao.

@@JSXSProductionswhat is planet coaster ? I lived in PHX for awhile and only knew if two “ theme park “ type places . Golfland and castles and coasters .

@@AverageJoe483Planet coaster is a video game in which you can build a theme park

@@AverageJoe483it’s a video game

​@rfish7371 planet coasters is a video game where you can build coasters and theme parks.

Yeah I’m disappointed they took away bugs life for that

DCA was at its peak prior to the retheme of paradise pier to pixar pier and ToT retheme. The guardians version is still well-themed just doesn’t fit with CA theming.

Pixar per is WACK! 😭

@@golidollI’m a Californian too and I agree! I love the original DCA for the nostalgia but also I appreciated Paradise Pier re-theme to classic Mickey and friends. Not a fan of Pixar Pier.

Again, that is what Hollywood Studios has become.

I agree, I actually don't mind a full-on IP Disney park (as long as there is quality over the rides and services of course) but if that's what they wanna do in California Adventure they really should drop already the California Adventure name and start adding new things to make the Park more worth while because like don't get me wrong, I enjoy the Park and spend a good time there every time I go, but we can all agree that it could be something greater than what it is

And they should destroy the hollywood part, Pixar pier, and the LA entrance, they could completely make the Hollywood area an entire avengers campus expansion to fit more rides, and Pixar pier needs to go, just recreate the places from the Pixar movies and it will work with cars land and works much more effective than the tacky looking Pixar pier, they could keep grizzly peak because they could simply use it to re introduce the Country Bears and add a brother bear ride and possibly bring Winnie the Pooh over there too because critter country isn’t what is is anymore because of tianas ride, and boom Disneys Adventure Park

He said “you only plan on going there if you are from near by states” so he proved his point by what you just said 😂

@@awesomeshark3589 he said locals...meaning people in the LA and surrounding areas.

Yeah for sure DL gets its share of far away visitors BUT it is les than WDW. For example DL is smaller at half the amount of parks and actually will regularly close attractions for seasonal theming (Xmas and Halloween). WDW does this much less as they have such huge attendance they can't rationalize shutting anything down unless absolutely necessary. You also have to remember WDW basically controls the majority of Orlando and owns so many more resorts whereas Anaheim is just a small little parcel of land there with what, like three hotels? WDW definitely is the bigger draw but got to say I do love that DL is the original.

@@lanceflx63 It's said not even a minute in.. "A lot of the people that visit Disneyland are locals; people who live in California or nearby states" Also as far as people from Mexico and Japan, he said it's not an International destination to the same degree as WDW is which is definitely true. Saying "oh well people from neighboring States and some out of country tourists come!" does not in anyway disprove what was said in the video.

As an overseas tourist, it is a bit easier for me to come to LA from Sydney with direct flight. But next time I might consider WDW sounds like it is a bigger and better one?

Except for California’s Adventure, the newer attractions are spread out instead of all the good attractions in one half of the park. It’ll take years before they can fully change this park.

I sort of agree but think that it's also gone backward again. I'd say essentially everything they've done after adding Cars Land has been really bad. It has totally made the park a thematic mess that is more absurd than the initial mess.

@@zacg_ It’s almost like they can’t settle on a specific theme, which is weird, because for other Disney parks, the different themed lands work really well, I just don’t know why it falls apart so badly for this park. It’s a shame really, this place has potential.

@@zacg_ Yeah, I agree with you one hundred percent. I would have agreed with this guy ten years ago. But a majority of the changes made in the past couple of years have made the park worse in my opinion. I seriously don't think that there was a single good change made to DCA since Cars Land. Pixar Pier was the worst offender if you ask me. About 15 years ago they were in the process of making Paradise Pier better. Instead of being this jumbled mess of a generic boardwalk amusement park theme, they started making the theme a bit more focused. It went towards this 1920's, like golden age of coney island or Santa Monica boardwalk theme. It was a small change, but was something that made it feel more like a specific time and place that you were being transported to. Then just threw that all in the garbage by slapping Pixar characters all over everything. It's not that I don't like Pixar, or that the characters shouldn't be in the parks, but there's a wrong way and a right way to do it. Perfect example of a right way to do it is Cars Land. And another good example was Toy Story Mania, which opened in Paradise Pier about a decade before the Pixar Pier re-theme. With that one they actually tried to make it fit in with the 1920's boardwalk theme. It enhanced the theme rather than distracting from it. All of the re-themings that they did with Pixar Pier have zero consistent theme between them. Now it's back to being a jumbled mess again. Avengers Campus is okay. I will admit that Guardians of the Galaxy actually improved the ride experience of Tower of Terror. I do like the music and the screens on the ride actually make it more fun. but in the end it's just a reskin. And a very ugly re-skin at that. It sticks out like a sore thumb in my opinion. I can't help but look at it and see it as Tower of Terror but with a bunch of gaudy crap stuck on it. Well, because that's what it is. And you can see it from almost anywhere in the park. I think ultimately the problem isn't that they're putting IPs into the park, or even too many in the park. The problem is that they're just slapping IPs onto the cheapest and laziest attractions imaginable. And they're putting them in the park with no rhyme, reason, or thought put into it. Completely destroying all of the immersion and theming in the process. I honestly think that the state the park is in today is worse than it was when it opened. Actually, I take that back, Cars Land alone makes it better today, but if you were to take that out I would seriously say that it was better in 2001 (or maybe 2004 when ToT opened). At least back then it had a theme. Sure it wasn't a very good theme but it was something. What the hell is the theme now?

My guy it’s awesome. Shut up

At age 55, a lot of Disneyland feels like an intrusion. I think maybe the new land was an attempt to keep from changing the original too much, but it's just not a good land.

The old theme was really stupid making a ca park in ca it’s like making a winter themed park in alaska

This park is the perfect example of “don’t copy of what is already been made.” this parks old theme was just plain stupid in my eyes. When you’re trying to make a park about the state that your sister park is in your should never try and make it feel like you’re certain landmark or city when you can literally just go to those places for free.

@@staringcorgi6475I’m a Californian, and it never felt like that to me. California has a specific vibe a lot of states don’t have, which is why the theme works. A boardwalk is a classic theme that so many parks have, and Paradise Pier nailed it. Plus even Grizzly Peak was great. Soarin over most states would be boring, but California is beautiful, and we all love that orange smell! Plus Grizzly is the best rapids ride Disney ever built, and it captures the vibe of Yosemite really well. I do agree that the studios section always sucked, although I think it would have been fine if it had opened with ToT and had a good dark ride.

@@cjmorton91 but why pay disney prices instead of going to santa monica pier and santa cruz board walk i think it would be better if they put the California adventure park in anywhere but California

How in hell does Avengers Campus reflect California, but Hollywood and Pixar Pier don’t?

i stopped watching when he said sea world had a more interesting main entrance lol dca was a perfect park during 2012-2016 the vintage aesthetic was evenly implemented throughout the park it felt perfect being in paradise pier and seeing grizzly peak tower of terror and cars land canyons in the distance or vice versa it felt correct i gave up on any recovery for this park awhile ago

@@1TSS0FLVFFYyeah like that was acc insane weird ahh take

I like it now, though part if me misses the memories I have with some of my family, (just mom and brother), walking in and getting Ice cream at the California Zephyr. I also remember the California music as well as walking under the golden gate bridge. While I agree the park is better now, I have 1 complaint: For the original park the common complaint among fans was that it's not original. So, then Disney fixed the lack of originality issue by copying the Disney's Hollywood Studios entrance from Florida and putting it as DCA 2.0's front gate. Couldn't they have done something more original? They also removed the C-AL-I-F-O-R-N-I-A letters right before social media was taking off-I bet that's ONE thing they regret.

One world of color is absolutely beautiful! I went just a few days ago. I would go to the second show at 10 there’s a lesser crowd and better view

The Toy Story toys fit perfectly with the carnival theming of the pier area!

Agreed 😊

yep

What’s wrong with Magic Mountain? Haven’t been there since I was like 10

@@LostMidge-pu4qc Mostly operations. Last time I went x2, Viper, tatsu, riddler's, wonder woman, superman, goliath, and scream were all down at once. However the second day was a lot better. It's also the decaying atmosphere.

I did not mention the night experience at the park, but I will say I do enjoy the park at night more than during the day. The lighting is very nice!

​​​​@@CoasterStudios Not for the price....that's part of the Disney trap now (ambiance) and the immersive experience with lack of Quality rides, on the cheap as I see it, cost cutting... When I worked at Knott's, it was told to me by one of the Knott's managers, that the reason that Disney put in a ferris wheel and coaster and that whole carnival ride area was to compete with Magic Mountain and Knott's..... People Expect More from Disney.....Adding more 3D stuff because I'm guessing, automatronics are more expensive to create and maintain.

this is fair. Too bad the vertical loop on it is the worst part of the ride lol. Not a good representation for vertical loops!

@@CoasterStudios Yes I agree

@@CoasterStudiosis it rough or something?

@@CoasterStudios yes the vertical loop is horrible. I thought the rest of the ride was pretty fun though, it's long and the drop before the loop is alright

Would love it

As I mentioned at the end, I really like Mission Breakout and Radiator Springs, so that’s why I end up going.

@@CoasterStudios if I go to a restaurant and I don't like it. I will never visit that restaurant again. I won't go there 15 times and complain about it

Newgen Intamin Trains please!!

@@IntaminFanGRLPowerCoastersYES

it's an overall pretty fun ride but yeah theres like no airtime and those restraints are so bulky

Yeah the narrator has that a douchey unimpressed voice throughout the video and is just a b*t*ch about the whole thing not appreciating the greatness. And why should it be like Disneyland Park, the whole point is to be a different experience.

it is interesting to me it strated going downhill coincidentally around the same time as when Bob Chapek took over as Chairman of Parks and Resorts, succeeding Tom Staggs.

Goofy’s Sky School is one of the worst wild mice ever built and does not belong at a Disney park. It’s something youd see at a local carnival.

@@CoasterStudiosI get the dislike for Goofy, it really needs a repaint, but I think Incredicoaster is fun, but I get how people could think it was meh, especially if you’ve been on better rides.