Tag: Ghirardelli Soda Fountain

Disney’s California Adventure Nears Completion

More exciting happenings from Disney’s California Adventure in advance of it’s formal June 15th rededication! Even Kobe Bryant is getting in on the fun!

They’ve been putting the finishing touches on the Carthay Circle Theater in advance of it’s formal debuit.

It’s looking very nice – I knew there was something important missing last time I saw it.

The Mad T Party is in previews now ahead of it’s formal premiere.

Mad is definately the right term for it!

Although the flamingo stilt walker was pretty cool.

And the arcade was pretty cool.

Meanwhile, Cars Land is doing Cast Member and Passholder Paid Previews…

… and the Radiator Springs Racers fastpass machines are in place.

Next door, the new Ghiradelli’s Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop is now open.

… and attracting quite a crowd!

Meanwhile over at Disneyland, Alice Davis has a new window on main street next to her husband Marc Davis’s window.

I think that’s enough for this update. There are more new photos from the parks in the gallery, just click any picture above to see the rest.

June 10, 2012
Carthay Circle Revealed & More Updates

Exciting things are happening at the Disneyland resort!

The Carthay Circle theater, the icon of the new Disney’s California Adventure, has finally been revealed!

It looks like the resteraunt has a rather impressive (and expensive) menu.

The new fountain is beautiful as well.

I’m really excited to see the rest of the new Buena Vista street… just two weeks left!

We also have a first look at the new “Mad T Party” nightime entertainment.

We’ll have to wait and see how it’s recieved, but I like the concept more than ElecTRONica.

Meanwhile, Cars land looks all but finished…

… and the nearby Ghirardelli Soda Fountain is expected to open next Tuesday.

Over in Paridise Pier, the Cove Bar has reopened.

And the boardwalk banners have been redone as well.

Meanwhile at Disneyland, the Matterhorn renovation looks to be just about finished and they are running test trains with the new cars.

And the monorails have undergone a minor wrap adding eyes and a mouth to each tain in support of their four wheeled friends in Cars land.

The new DCA additions look rather spectacular at night as well, although it was difficult to get good nightime pictures without a tripod.

Oh, and the LEgo store renovations are finally completed!

I haven’t gotten to go inside yet, but the exterior sculpures are simply amazing.

Wow, that’s a lot of photos in this update, but we’ve got over 90 new pictures from around the parks in the gallery, so be sure to click any picture above to see the rest!

June 1, 2012
Disney’s California Adventure Photo Update

On Thursday Febuarry 23rd 2012 I ventured back to Anaheim to see the lovely Miss Ariana Grande at the House of Blues Anaheim.

For those who may not be aware, Ariana is one of the stars of Nickelodeon’s hit series “Victorious.”

And I have a lot more from her show posted on my Nickelodeon Blog for those interested.

Of course, the Anaheim House of Blues is convently located in the downtown Disney district so before the show I went to check out the construction progress at DCA.

The Carthay Circle Theater is looking great peaking above the construction walls.

The Theater stands 89’6″ – that’s taller than Disneyland’s 77′ tall Sleeping Beauty Castle!

The trees are seriously obscuring the view into cars land, which looks to be coming together nicely.

Also of note, Grizzly River Run was drained for repairs and maintance.

And the new Minne’s Fly Girls show had permiered as well.

I’m also looking forward to the new Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, between that and the Boudin Bakery I’ll never have to go to Sab Francisco ever again! LOL

And just ’cause, here’s an awesome picture of Sleeping Beauty Castle in the afternoon.

Click any pic for the fullsize view. 🙂

March 9, 2012