Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker II

[Mojave]

Originally Posted by mycroft16

Wow, it really looks like there's tons of little details on the walls of the cellar now. Little notes and tid-bits. Going to have to spend some time going over them all.

The Mickey Fun Wheel queue changes are pretty significant. They are really building that out! I like it a lot.

I love that side elevation of Goofy's Sky School. Amazing how much better it looks with that great Victorian clapboard front and the gazebo tower above it. It goes from cartoon-y to classic.

Yeah, looks like people will be able to walk out and around the Fun Wheel! And the theming looks very nice!

[MasterGracey]

Blue Sky Cellar Unveils Exciting New Magic Coming to Disney’s California Adventure Park

ANAHEIM, Calif., October 15, 2008 – Nestled in the Golden Vine Winery at the base of Grizzly Peak in Disney’s California Adventure Park, the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar is a place where Guests will get an exclusive sneak preview of what is new and what is in store for the expansion of the Disneyland Resort. Beginning October 20, Guests will view working models as well as dozens of concepts and sketches from Disney Imagineers, the creative minds behind the design and construction of Disney theme parks and attractions.

With Blue Sky Cellar, Guests will be invited for the first time to preview works in progress at Disneyland Resort by immersing themselves in a facsimile of an Imagineering workspace. Based on the belief that idea gathering is best when “the sky’s the limit,” the Blue Sky Cellar is designed to resemble an Imagineering “charette,” an extended creative idea development meeting. Guests receive an inside-look at how Imagineers take “blue sky” ideas and refine them into the classic storytelling that characterizes Disney Theme Park attractions and adventures.

In this whimsical immersive setting, Imagineers have taken over a former wine cellar and set up shop. Wine barrels have turned into work stations and the former wine tasting room has become a screening room where videos showcase the behind-the-scenes magic that goes into the creation of new and upcoming attractions for Disney’s California Adventure.

Guests will view several new attraction models, including the newly envisioned Paradise Pier area with its turn-of-the-20th-Century look, ride vehicle maquettes from Toy Story Mania!; and the new character overlays to the Games of the Boardwalk. Special features include updates and character additions to attractions such as Mickey’s Fun Wheel (an enhancement of the current Sun Wheel) and Silly Symphony Swings (a refreshed and rethemed Orange Stinger).

Brand new sketches and artwork line the walls including images of the new entrance area, soon to be known as Buena Vista Street, which will bring to life a nostalgic look at Los Angeles from the 1920s and 30s when Walt Disney first arrived in California; a Red Car trolley, reminiscent of the Pacific Electric Railway; and a new central plaza area including a replica of the Carthay Circle Theatre, where Walt premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The “coming soon” area features images of Disney’s World of Color and The Little Mermaid attraction, and looks even further ahead to Cars Land, a 12-acre expansion of the Park which will bring to life the town of Radiator Springs from the Disney?Pixar animated film Cars, complete with three new attractions for the whole family. Additionally, Guests in Blue Sky Cellar will have fun testing their knowledge of Disney trivia at one of the interactive workstations.

The screening room features Imagineers describing the approach and vision of the Disney California Adventure expansion. Guests will see footage of model-making, sculpting, blue sky meetings and all the aspects of bringing a Disney concept to life.

Included in the original announcement of the multi-year expansion of the Disneyland Resort in Fall 2007, the Blue Sky Cellar is part of the overall commitment to keep the community and Disneyland Resort Guests informed of the exciting new and upcoming plans for the Resort. Future updates will focus on other new areas and attractions, and Guests are invited to return periodically for additional exciting information.

[disneyland255]

Holy Crap! There is a TON! Oh I can't wait to see up close pictures. Especially of the Paradise Pier model!!! WAHOO!!!!

[mycroft16]

Well, I'm officially as giddy as... as... well, this must be what my wife feels when Johnny Depp is on the screen. Is it weird that I feel that way about DCA models?

[stitchon]

Originally Posted by mycroft16

Well, I'm officially as giddy as... as... well, this must be what my wife feels when Johnny Depp is on the screen. Is it weird that I feel that way about DCA models?

It's perfectly fine. I feel the same way!

[Mojave]

Originally Posted by mycroft16

Well, I'm officially as giddy as... as... well, this must be what my wife feels when Johnny Depp is on the screen. Is it weird that I feel that way about DCA models?

Join the club!

[MasterGracey]

Here are a bunch of the OC Register shots...
Photos by JOSHUA SUDOCK, OC Register.

Disney unveils plans to revamp California Adventure

A model at California Adventure's Blue Sky Cellar gives park guests a sneak peek at the changes coming to Paradise Pier Oct. 15. This pone features one of the biggest changes - The Sun Wheel face will be replaced with Mickey Mouse's head.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

Originally Posted by Wally

Yay! One wonders how many 'trackers' we'll burn through before the last finishing touches are put on Carsland?

If it wasn't the clearinghouse for everyone's own ideas and a lounge to meet up with friends, more actual PROJECT TRACKING could be done.

[nojarama]

Awesomeness!!! Can't wait to see it in December!

[stitchon]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

If it wasn't the clearinghouse for everyone's own ideas and a lounge to meet up with friends, more actual PROJECT TRACKING could be done.

Come on.

There's plenty of project tracking going on. What do you expect? Do you think that if we all kept quiet in this thread and didn't imagine or talk about what we'd like to see, then Disney will go faster with construction?

Construction takes a while. Imagination tides us over until the real work is done.

[mycroft16]

And arguments... friendly banter... checking to see if things really did go down when they were supposed to... etc... it's all part of tracking.

[Uncle Bob]

So it seems like the Screamin' queue is getting some new towers to replace the existing signage, but the pics don't show it very well. Let's hope for a new roof structure as well. Also I wonder why no graphics behind the loop on the model. I was also hoping for more changes to Ariel's Grotto, but it's hard to tell exactly everything they're doing there from the model. Also, the changes at the shops and games area right behind the wheel doesn't look as nice as the previous renderings. I hope they didn't cut back on that area because it really needs help in that area and I love that rendering. It's the only part that I was really hoping they would build exactly like the drawing.

[dland_lover]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but notice the parachute drop ride where Mailboomer "was"? Hmm...

And that gorgeous new building the carousel will be getting! WOW!!!

[mycroft16]

Originally Posted by dland_lover

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but notice the parachute drop ride where Mailboomer "was"? Hmm...

And that gorgeous new building the carousel will be getting! WOW!!!

It was mentioned 2 pages back by someone... but yeah, it's in the shadows pretty good.

And I love the new carousel building. It is absolutely stunning. DCA is going to be one amazingly beautiful place in a short several years.

[princedalton]

So does that mean that Bug's Land is not going to exist anymore???