Going away with the makeover is the current entryway to the park. What once was as welcomeing as a neighborhood strip mall is now going to be transformed into a place where that will be remanisant of Los Angeles was in the 1920s. When Walt Disney first arrived in Southern California. No longer will you feel uninvited in the park. Now once you walk thru the gates you will be emersed in amazing detail just as Disneyland is across the Esplande.
Dispite the negative reviews that California Adventure has been known for thruout the past 10 years. I got the oppertunity to visit Disneys California Adventure just over 2 years ago in 2008. The remodel had just started and I wanted to see the park before much of the original stuff was changed. Although the park lacked in some aspects I thought it was a decent park overall and not as bad as people make it out to be. One of my favorite aspects though was the Original entrance to the park.
I thought the original parks entrance was very unique and wasn't the problem to begin with. I loved the feeling that you were walking into a california post card to start your adventure. The letters that make up "CALIFORNIA" are possible amung the most loved parts of the park. Millions of people loved taking photos with those letters. Unfortunatly though Disney has felt the need that with there currant redesign the Post Card idea will no longer work. Its sad in my opinion as the idea and look wasn't the problem in the first place. The problem was once you walked thru the turnstyles the themeing ended and the entry plaza was dull and unwelcoming.
On January 4th, 2011 the California letters will be removed. This in addition to most of the original tile mural already having been removed. What Disney is planning for the new enterance to go along with the 20s themed entry plaza is make the entry feel like the old Pan Pacific Theater. A good idea to go with a good theme. In addition to the new entry way the whole plaza will be growing as the turnstyles will be set up approxametly where the "CALIFORNIA" letters are currently located. Unfortunatly DCA is going to really feel like a mess for the next year now while the entrance remodel takes place there will be a temporary entrance set up and a series of covered walkways will be setup thru the construction zone. Completion date for the new entrance will be the Spring of 2012.
So farewell. To one of the most loved aspects of the original Disney's California Adventure. The entryway.
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