Buena Vista Street at DCA

[Tom Morrow]

Red Car Trolley at Disney California Adventure

Red Car Trolley tests the track at Disney California Adventure park Disney Parks Blog Clang! Clang! Clang! … went the Red Car Trolley as it started making test runs through Hollywood Pictures Backlot (soon to be called Hollywood Land) at Disney California Adventure park recently. The Red Car Trolley, inspired by the historic Pacific Electric Red Cars which once criss-crossed the Los Angeles area, will make its debut on June 15 when Buena Vista Street opens at Disney California Adventure park. Take a look at these photos from Disneyland Chief Photographer Paul Hiffmeyer! photos by Erin Glover complete article

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Citizens of Buena Vista Street

An entertaining cast of characters for Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure park Disney Parks Blog When you enter Disney California Adventure park this summer, you’ll step back in time to Los Angeles of the 1920s and ‘30s on Buena Vista Street. One of the keys to creating a truly immersive environment like this is populating it with interesting and believable characters, so Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Entertainment has been hard at work developing the unique personalities and show experiences that will bring the new entrance avenue to life. Buena Vista Street is alive with optimism and opportunity. It’s a boulevard of dreams and dreamers… like the Citizens of Buena Vista Street. This cast of characters will interact with guests in this area of the park, creating impromptu laughs, smiles and memories wherever they go... continue by Shawn Slater complete article & concept art

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[Ezra]

So... I'm editing and aproving Tom Morrow's post just now, when I notice this:

The Red Car News Boys roll into town on one of the shiny Red Car Trolleys, belting out “California, Here I Come!” Inspired by the spirit and style of Disney’s “Newsies,” the Red Car News Boys bring the latest headlines and engage their audience with fun songs of the ‘20s and ‘30s.

Yeah, Newsies come to Disneyland Resort

[Disneyland_DHI]

I'm not even a Newsies fan, but I'm excited for those Red Car News Boy guys.

[Wisher]

I'm a Newsies fan, and the idea of this show is quite exciting to me. Count me in!

[Disneyland_DHI]

The prospect of having "citizens" live on Buena Vista Street is just great. With these performers, I think it's time to bring more atmosphere performers to Main Street aside from the bands... Heck, bring back the newspaper boys and everything!

[arizonahoya1]

Is there a date for when guests can enter California Adventure through the main area (rather than following around the construction walls either to the right or left)?

[Ezra]

Is there a date for when guests can enter California Adventure through the main area (rather than following around the construction walls either to the right or left)?

It should be June 15. DCA Grand Re-opening June 15, 2012

Actually, it's June 14, but it's invitation only. DCA is having a media day: DCA closed June 14, 2012 We haven't heard yet if VF is invited. If so we'll probbly send DaddyB to cover it.

[disneylover]

^Yay! I hope VF gets invited! I'm so excited to see anything and everything about Buena Vista Street and Carsland!! =)

[Tom Morrow]

Carthay Circle Theatre tile murals

The New Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure park is a blast to the past Disney Parks Blog Imagineers are busy putting the final touches on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure park. This busy California street will take you back to 1923, when Walt Disney first arrived in California. Part of the décor includes colorful murals made of tiles that create a story, while also reflecting the architecture and the Spanish influence in California during the 1920s. The video below goes behind the scenes with Imagineers as they work with a vendor in Los Angeles to create each tile. Make sure you take time to see these beautiful murals this summer at Disney California Adventure park when Buena Vista Street, Carthay Circle Theatre and Cars Land open on June 15. continue by Valarie Sukovaty — complete article

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‘Storytellers’ Statue

‘Storytellers’ Statue welcomes ereamers to Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Disney Parks Blog We showed you a glimpse of the new “Storytellers” statue last year during the D23 Expo, and tomorrow, Disney California Adventure park guests will be able to greet the new statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse themselves when Buena Vista Street officially opens! A plaque just to the right of the statue tells the story of Walt Disney’s arrival in Los Angeles in 1923 in his own words: It was July 1923. I packed all of my worldly goods – a pair of trousers, a checkered coat, a lot of drawing materials and the last of the fairy tale reels we had made – in a kind of frayed cardboard suitcase. And with that wonderful audacity of youth, I went to Hollywood, arriving there with just forty dollars. It was a big day the day I got on that Santa Fe California Limited. I was just free and happy! Take a look: continue by Erin Glover complete article

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Buena Vista Street strives for that Main Street feeling

Disney tries to recreate the feeling of Main Street, U.S.A. in California Adventure Orange County Register Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. reflects Walt Disney's childhood in Marceline, Mo. Across the esplanade at Disney California Adventure, the new Buena Vista Street reflects the time Walt Disney arrived in Los Angeles and his struggle to succeed during the 1920s and '30s. “The good feelings of that (Main Street), we wanted to translate here,” said Ray Spencer, creative director of Buena Vista Street. “We want people to walk in here and feel safe, feel like they are home.” Disney creators gutted the original entrance corridor of the 11-year-old Disney California Adventure. They wanted an entirely new ambiance to a park that hadn't performed well, a park that lacked the warmth many feel at Disneyland. Disney removed most everything inside and outside the turnstiles: the California letter statues, mosaic tiles that looked like mountains, a Golden Gate bridge for the Monorail, a metallic sunburst statue and a bakery and ice cream shop inside a train car. In their place, crews built a walkway lined with eight shops and four food venues, culminating with a plaza and a fountain. There are mature shade trees and seating areas so guests can stop, relax and take it all in. Visitors can hop aboard Red Car Trolleys that trundle along the street, turning onto Hollywood Boulevard. The street intends to combine a Los Feliz-like neighborhood with a downtown feel. Spencer said the goal is to let visitors encounter the California that Disney experienced when he arrived “as a risk-taker with big dreams and big goals.” continue by Sarah Tully and Eric Carpenter complete article

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Oswald's Old-Time Radio Show

Behind-the-Scenes: Stop, Look & Listen to the Old-Time Radio Show at Oswald’s in Disney California Adventure Park Disney Parks blog A few months ago I had the opportunity to check out the making of an original, old-time radio show written and produced by Walt Disney Imagineering. The skit in the video below is just one of the shows guests will hear playing on the vintage radio inside of Oswald’s in Disney California Adventure park. There are so many detailed surprises on Buena Vista Street – make sure to stop, look and listen so you don’t miss them! video by Shannon Swanson complete article

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Antiques at Buena Vista Street

New Disney street aged with antiques Orange County Register Anaheim – On Buena Vista Street, the entrance of Disney California Adventure, creators took extra care to construct buildings that replicate the look of 1920s and 1930s Los Angeles. That look is pushed deeper into the park's equivalent of Main Street, U.S.A. with the window displays along Buena Vista: Designers tucked authentic antiques and vintage items into them. Antique stores throughout Southern California were searched and eBay scoured to find the right stuff for 10 display windows. Items were matched with the theme of the business, such as Big Top Toys and Trolley Treats. "We really, really try to be true to the time period," said Dawn Keehne, resort enhancement manager who is in charge of window displays. "The hard part was finding antiques that don't look like antiques." Often, designers mixed old items with newer merchandise, going for the era's look. The window displays reflect the fictional back stories of each business: continue by Sarah Tully complete article

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