First Look: Billion Dollar Multi-Year Expansion of Disneyland Resort and California Adventure

October 17, 2007

After months of Internet speculation by a host of Disney bloggers the Walt Disney Company, earlier today, formally and officially made the announcement that Disney theme park fans have been waiting for almost since February 8, 2001. A major expansion of the Disneyland Resort, and Disney’s California Adventure theme park that will bring new entertainment and family-oriented attractions to Disney’s California Adventure, including an entirely new Cars Land inspired by the hit Disney•Pixar animated film Cars.

Here’s a first look at concept artwork for some of the new attractions.

When the expansion is completed the entrance to Disney's California Adventure will feature a whole new look anchored around a recreation of Los Angeles' Carthay Circle Theatre.
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Cars Land based on the characters and Radiator Springs settings of the Disney*Pixar film Cars will add 12 acres to DCA.
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Toy Story Midway Mania is currently under construction at DCA.
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A new attraction based on Disney's popular animatied feature The Little Mermaid will be part of the DCA expansion.
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The banks of DCA's lagoon will be terraced to accommodate 9,000 guests for the new Disney's World of Color night time spectacular light and water show.
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