REVIEW: LA Style Fails to Impress at the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

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Back for another year at the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is the LA Style marketplace. Both of the food items are returning from previous years, however, there is a new non-alcoholic beverage on the menu that has certainly caught our eye. Menu for the LA Style Marketplace at Disney California Adventure … Read more

VIDEO: Guest Shares Error Screen In Place of Targets at Toy Story Midway Mania! at Disney California Adventure

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One guest found themselves facing a programming error in place of a target while riding Toy Story Midway Mania! at Disney California Adventure. TikTok User magicalxmari found this error message during a ride on the 4D midway-style game earlier this month. The message reads, “python.exe has stopped working” and gives the option to close out … Read more

More Equipment & Scaffolds Arrive at Pacific Wharf for San Fransokyo Reimagining in Disney California Adventure

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Construction work has continued along a drained waterway as crews continue to transform the soon-to-be former Pacific Wharf at Disney California Adventure into San Fransokyo from “Big Hero 6.”

REVIEW: Lamplight Lounge Adds Disney100 Cocktail for Disney 100 Years of Wonder in Disney California Adventure

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You can sip and celebrate Disney 100 Years of Wonder with a Disney100 Cocktail, now being served at Lamplight Lounge in Disney California Adventure. But is this a magenta marvel or will it leave you seeing red? Read on and find out! Disney100 Cocktail – $18.00 Empress Gin, Pea Flower, Honey, Lavender, and Lemon Juice … Read more

REVIEW: Pacific Wharf Café Dishes Out A Sweet Dessert for the 2023 Lunar New Year Festival at Disney California Adventure

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The Lunar New Year Festival is typically known for savory dishes, with few dessert options. For the 2023 festival, the Pacific Wharf Café decided to stray away from hearty, heavy options and serve up a special dessert

REVIEW: Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining Introduces Pork Dumplings and Special Cocktail for 2023 Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure

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Menu for Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining in Disney California Adventure for Lunar New Year 2023 Food: Beverages: The Lamplight Lounge Lunar New Year Cocktail is also available at Lamplight Lounge proper. Photos of Menu Items for Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining in Disney California Adventure for Lunar New Year 2023 *NEW* Pork Dumplings – … Read more

REVIEW: Lamplight Lounge Debuts All-New Specialty Menu for 2023 Lunar New Year Festival at Disney California Adventure

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Every year for Lunar New Year, Lamplight Lounge creates a special menu for the event. For the 2023 festival, four new items have arrived: a savory dish, a sweet dessert, a beer, and a juicy cocktail. Menu for Lamplight Lounge in Disney California Adventure for Lunar New Year 2023 Food: Beverages: While Lamplight Lounge had … Read more

REVIEW: New Edible Straws With Slow Burn Memory Refresher From Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff at Disney California Adventure

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Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff at Disney California Adventure is offering new edible straws with their Memory Refreshers. We visited the sweet shop to try out the straws, and decided to review the Slow Burn Memory Refresher, too. Edible Straws – $1 each These are sturdy, edible straws that come individually wrapped and are doused in … Read more

Paradise Pier Hotel Entrance Opens Inside Disney California Adventure

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Guests can now walk directly from Disney California Adventure to Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel thanks to an entrance inside the park. The entrance is between Corn Dog Castle and Seaside Souvenirs in Paradise Gardens Park. There are red walls at the edge of the park. A sign reads “hotel guests only.” Lamps hang from the … Read more

Possible New Hotel Guest Entrance Under Construction at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure

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Guests may soon be able to walk directly from their hotel to Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure, thanks to another park entrance that seems to be under construction. A construction wall is up between Corn Dog Castle and Seaside Souvenirs, where an entrance could easily connect the land to Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & … Read more

Joe Gardner and Mr. Mittens From ‘Soul’ Added to Pixar Pal-A-Round at Disney California Adventure

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The Pixar Pal-A-Round at Disney California Adventure has been receiving a number of updates to reflect the latest movies. Earlier this year, we saw characters from “Onward” and “Turning Red” added to gondolas, and now Joe Gardner and Mr. Mittens from “Soul” have taken over another one. The blue gondola, seemingly the one that used … Read more

‘Turning Red’ Added to the Pixar Pal-A-Round at Disney California Adventure

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Pixar’s newest movie, “Turning Red,” has now been added to a gondola on the Pixar Pal-A-Round at Disney California Adventure. The “Turning Red” gondola follows the “Cars” gondola. Previously, it was a purple gondola that featured “Wall-E.” Now it is orange. On one side is Mei’s red panda form. Her human form is on the … Read more

‘Turning Red’ Photo Spot Poofs into Disney California Adventure

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A “Turning Red” photo op has been erected in Paradise Gardens Park, near Pixar Pier, at Disney California Adventure. The photo op features Mei in her red panda form. Behind her is a collage of icons and characters from the movie. The “Turning Red” logo is in the lower right corner. “Turning Red” was released … Read more

PHOTOS: Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind Closes for Scheduled Refurbishment at Disney California Adventure

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Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind at Disney California Adventure is currently closed for a scheduled refurbishment. Scaffolding is set up around “Memory Movers.” The balloon basket ride vehicles have actually been removed, presumably to be worked on elsewhere. The refurbishment is set to only last a week, with the ride reopening on February 11, 2022. Do … Read more

PHOTOS: Games of Pixar Pier Switch From Cards to Tokens at Disney California Adventure

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In a move that might bring the area more towards its original Boardwalk inspiration, the games of Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure have switched from using cards to tokens. There is now a token machine and updated signage. One token is $5. The machine only accepts cash payment. Guests must see a Cast Member … Read more

PHOTOS: Railings Being Repainted at Paradise Park in Disney California Adventure

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While maintenance work continues on World of Color in Paradise Bay, the railings of Paradise Park are being painted. We saw many crew members working on the railings the other day. Tarps were taped to the ground and the stone walls to keep them protected from paint. It looks like the pre-existing green paint is … Read more