Disney's California Adventure was a stretch from the start. Trying to bring California into the state of the same name? Most people you asked back when it first opened, and on until the recent changes, didn't care for the park. And I guess I can't blame them. But for me, I always loved the park.
My first memory of the park was back in the first year they started construction. Disney was tearing down the parking lot closest to Disneyland, and I fondly remember there being a yellow spiral next to the area that was made as a "preview" of the new park. A few years went by and I returned to Disneyland, complete with it's new neighbor. Still being fairly young, no older than 12 at the time, DCA was big and exciting for me. Soarin' Over California, Grizzly River Rapids, California Screamin', and Mullholand Madness all topped my go to attractions. I loved the music around the pier and over by the Orange Stinger. I pretty much enjoyed every inch of the park.
But I knew that it wasn't to the Disney standard even then. At the time it didn't matter much to me, but I still had a feeling about it. The new expansion looks like a great way to make an already good park GREAT. I'm most excited about the Little Mermaid attraction. As a Disney Princess fan, I'm excited to take a trip into one of their lands! Carsland also looks exciting, but isn't that appealing to me since I didn't really care for the movie it takes after. But it does look fun, especially the race ride that resembles my EPCOT favourite, Test Track.
I loved the "postcard" entrance to the park but am thrilled about the new one as well. Though I do agree it looks a lot like the one in Hollywood Studios at WDW. The Trolly will be a fun ride if done right (and people know when to get out of it's way) and will be a nice way to take a mini break as it travels towards the ToT. As I mentioned before I love Mullholand Madness and am liking what I see so far for Goofy's Sky School. I will see World of Color eventually! I know I will! But until then, YouTube works for now.
I hope you all are having a good week! I'll catch you all later!
Kiki
I mean to do a blog once a day about something I did or found interesting. So oops on missing yesterday!
But I did finish Epic Mickey today! (Technically I finished it right before the half time of the Super Bowl but who's counting?) I'd say spoiler alert, but there's nothing really to spoil. The ending can change based on what you do in the game, so it's unique to each gamer. I personally liked my ending. It was 95% good and 5% bad. The bad was because of what happened in my last mini rant post. Do I feel satisfied with the game and have a sense of completion? No, not really. For one thing, you can't get everything unless you play the game twice and use the opposite method than you did before. There are certain pins and other things that you can get using Paint, and the same with Thinner. Also, the world of Disney and all of his wonderful creations is almost endless, so the company has a good supply of possibilities for a spin off or sequel. Do I think they should? Eh, I have mixed feelings on that one.
One spin off I would like to maybe see is Minnie meeting Ortensia. I love Mickey, but I'd like to see others in the Fab 5 get some attention too.