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[MasterGracey]

Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker

After nearly a year and over 2,000 posts,
this thread is now closed and will no longer be updated.

Please visit the Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker II
to continue the project tracking!

Based off official information and rumors, here's a timeline/project tracker for all the new goodies coming to Disney's California Adventure. Please refer to this post for the most up-to-date information on DCA's makeover and expansion!

Information sources: DisneylandNews.com Press Release, MiceAge.com, Blue Sky Disney, and special contributors.
If you have any new information, please reply and provide it with your source. Thanks.

Special Thanks:

• Joe (MiceChatter Quacky4Donald) from EmotionalDirections.com for hosting images in this thread.
• Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer at the LA Times Funland Blog.

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• Walt Disney Plaza
• Paradise Pier
• Carsland
• Micellaneous

SUNSHINE PLAZA / WALT DISNEY PLAZA

Overall Project: Retheming of Sunshine Plaza into Walt Disney Plaza. New park icon, the Carthay Circle Theatre, featuring The Walt Disney Story attraction, Red Car Trolley transportation system, and various shops and restaurants.
Project Status: To Begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011

Carthay Theatre / Walt Disney Story

Details: The Walt Disney Story attraction is cancelled. Carthay Theatre building will be built, however, and is scheduled to house a relocated Resort Preview Center.
Project Status: To Begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011

Red Car Trolley transportation system

Project Status: To begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011

New facades, shops and dining

Details: A new Main Street-esque street will house new shops and dining, replacing the tile murals, restrooms, lockers, and Guest Services/AP Processing buildings. The new shop facades will feature nods to Walt Disney's rich life history on shop windows, including "Elias & Co. Dept. Store" and "Oswald’s Gas & Oil." For more information, see this post.
Project Status: To begin Early 2009
Open Date: Spring 2011

High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now! show

Details: High School Musical 2 moving stage show cancelled. A new moving stage show based on High School Musical 3 will replace the old show.
Project Status: Coming soon.
Open Date: Debuts October 24

HOLLYWOOD PICTURES BACKLOT / HOLLYWOODLAND

Overall Project: Utilizing Stage 17 as temporary entrance into theme park. Retheming of Hollywood Blvd, including facade enhancements and addition of Red Car Trolley route. Various expansion and re-theming projects. Land planned to be renamed as "Hollywoodland"
Project Status: Unknown - Possibly 2009 when Red Car Trolley line is built and installed.
Open Date: Unknown

Stage 17 Temporary Entrance

Project Status: Cancelled
Open Date: By Fall 2009

Hollywood Blvd placemaking and Red Car Trolley

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: Unknown

Award Wieners dining area expansion

Project Status: Completed
Open Date: Now open. Opened June 2008

Gone Hollywood store expansion and re-theme

Project Status: Unknown.
Open Date: 2009/2010

New show for Hyperion Theatre - Toy Story Musical

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2009

Teen Live Club - Outdoor Disney Channel venue

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2009

Muppet*Vision 3D replacement

Details: Various ideas have been considered for this venue ranging from Mickey's PhilharMagic from WDW, a "flex-theatre," etc. The current plan favors a Chronicles of Narnia attraction.
Project Status: Unknown.
Open Date: 2009

PARADISE PIER

Overall Project: Retheming of Pier to Victorian-era theme. Addition of Toy Story Midway Mania attraction. Retheming of Games of the Boardwalk, Mullholland Madness, Sun Wheel. Removal of Maliboomer, Pizza Oom Mow Mow, Burger Invasion, Golden Dreams. Addition of Beer Garden, themed shops, and Voyage of the Little Mermaid & Mermaid Grotto.
Project Status: In Progress
Project Completion/Soft Open: First phase April 2008
Open Date: July 2008

Toy Story Midway Mania!

Project Status: Completed. Attraction now open.
Open Date: June 17, 2008

Games of the Boardwalk and Pier shops re-theme.

Project Status: Delayed from September 2008. Possibly to begin in October with Sun Wheel re-theme
Open Date: Unknown

Sun Wheel/Mickey's Fun Wheel re-theme

Project Status: Delayed from September 11. To begin October 13, 2008
Open Date: May 13, 2009

California Screamin' queue / Eastern Paradise Pier re-theming

Project Status: Delayed from September 2008. Possibly to begin in October with Sun Wheel re-theme
Open Date: Unknown

Maliboomer removal

Project Status: To begin 2011
Project Completion: Late 2011

S.S. rustworthy removal

Project Status: To begin September 2009
Open Date: Area to re-open as part of Beer Garden complex by 2010 opening of World of Color show

Burger Invasion refurbishment and removal of McDonald's menu/theming.

Project Status: To begin September 2
Open Date: Restaurant reportedly now listed as re-opening 5/8/2010

Removal of Pizza Oom Mow Mow and Burger Invasion, addition of Beer Garden.

Project Status: To begin Fall 2009
Open Date: By 2010 opening of World of Color

Mullholland Madness re-theme, Orange Stinger retheme to Silly Symphony Swings

Project Status: To begin 2009
Open Date: By 2010 opening of World of Color

Jumpin' Jellyfish removal

Project Status: To be removed prior to premiere of World of Color show. Begin date unknown.
Completion Date: To be completed before World of Color premiere in Spring 2010.

Voyage of the Little Mermaid and Mermaid Lagoon (Includes Removal of Golden Dreams)

Project Status: Golden Dreams closes to the public September 7. Attraction open to school groups only through Spring 2009. Golden Dreams removal and construction to begin late Spring 2009.
Open Date: Spring/Summer 2011

Disney's World of Color and Outdoor Ampitheatre

Project Status: To begin 2008
Open Date: Early spring 2010

Ariel's Grotto Restaurant - Retheming and conversion to "Princess Palace" dining location

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2010

GOLDEN STATE

Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar: Imagineering the Future (Resort Preview Center)

Details: Originally planned for the San Francisco Street buildings, the Blue Sky Cellar is replacing the Seasons of the Vine Theater. Exhibits planned to rotate every 6-8 months.
Project Status: In progress.
Open Date: Annual Passholder Previews October 16-19. Open to public October 20.

Temporary Park Entrance

Details: The temporary park entrance location has been changed. It is now expected to be at the Golden State utility gate between Soarin' Over California and the Grand Californian Hotel. Guest access to this temporary park entrance will be via Downtown Disney. Temporary entrance only expected to be used for 6-8 months during entry plaza construction.
Project Status: New entrance will be utilized during 2009 and 2010 while DCA's main entrance is re-themed.
Open Date: Early 2009

Condor Flats retheme

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: Unknown

Soarin' Over California - New film - "Soarin' Over the World"

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: 2013

Expanded Pacific Wharf dining facility

Project Status: Unknown
Open Date: Unknown

CARS LAND

Overall Project: Utilizing 12 acres of the Timon Parking Lot, this is new land will feature three new attractions, and a major dining complex themed to Disney-Pixar's Cars
Project Status: To begins June 2008
Open Date: 2012

Radiator Springs Racers

Project Status: To begin 2008
Open Date: By 2012

Tow Mater's Junkyard Jamboree

Project Status: To begin 2008
Open Date: By 2012

Luigi's Roamin' Tires

Project Status: To begin 2008
Open Date: By 2012

Flo's Restaurant

Project Status: To begin 2008.
Open Date: By 2012

Fillmore's Organic Foods

Project Status: To begin 2008.
Open Date: By 2012

Radiator Springs Curios

Project Status: To begin 2008.
Open Date: By 2012

Cars Land Drive-In Restaurant

Project Status: On indefinite hold.
Open Date: Unknown

[Datameister]

Re: Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker

Sweet! Thanks for doing this!

[Ride Warrior]

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Spicy! Very helpful idea - and well put together. Thanks, Master Gracey. Boy! that Test Track based Cars ride is going to be something else.

[aashee]

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Thanks MG! That'll help cut down on the next 83 DCA threads.

[BunnyandBoo]

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Awesome! I've been waiting for something to be able to keep a tab on progress in the park. I was dreading having to drudge through multiple forums to keep myself updated

[waltrockes]

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I think they should think outside the box, and bring back a transportation system that can serve guests in both parks....an individual people mover. They could lay three main tracks, have computer controlled cars, and allow guests to move from where they are to where they would love to be in just a few moments - all along the Disney highway of the future.

Guests could board the cars, then select a destination with a pad or voice recognition. There can be several stops along the way, convenient to the DLR lands, or DCA stops.

Yes, it would be expensive, however, much less than just a few years ago. The cars can use RFID to track one another, and computer technology is good enough to allow guests to approve their destinations well in advance. It would also bring a very valuable technological advantage to the DCA resort, and give both Disneyland and DCA world-wide TV coverage (just like in the old days).

I know Disney is bringing back the red-trollies...but has everyone at Disneyland forgotten what the Monorail was about???

Somebody has to have the balls to take a risk. DCA has already failed once, when Eisner cheaped out and gave us the New Jersey State Fair instead of a park. Don't make the mistake again, build something unique, that we (as guests) and you (as proprietors) can be proud of experiencing together.

[Wally]

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Wonderful, wonderful idea.

[Dagobert]

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Why are they closing Muppet*Vision 3D and replace it with Mickey's Philharmagic? Isn't there enough space to build an extra "studio" and put the show in this building. Or is Muppet Vision not a very succesful attraction?

[peoplemover1]

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you're amazing as ususal MG!! thanks for gathering all the info!!

:wave:

[ROBONICS95]

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Well done, MG!

[Mac Daddy]

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Thanks MG! I think it will be great to have one thread where we can go to see photos and more information as it becomes available. Maybe the powers that be can even make this thread a sticky so we can get to it easily over the next few years.

Well done.

[ROBONICS95]

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Hopefully this can help prevent a lot of the " what, when, why, and how?" threads popping up all over the place...All information, one source.

Like most consolidated business

[MollyTrolly]

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What a great thread, it would be awesome to keep it updated throughout the project! Thanks MG for putting this together!

[RPerez3]

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Thanks MG - Great post

[Kritter]

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Thanks Master Gracey!

I'm excited!

[EmeralineDragon]

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Thanks, MG! (You're so organized, it's scary. )

[MarenBoBarren]

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Wow......that was awesome!!!!!!

I love all the headers and everything!

Thanks so much for taking the time and doing this!

[JiminyCricketFan]

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Thanks MG, great layout of the plans for DCA. I am excited. I believe that DCA is finally going in the right direction.

[seenoevil]

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Great idea! I'm so excited! Not only is this change exciting from a "fun" point of view, but for me, also from a "work" point of view. I wonder what the new shops will be like that I'll have the chance to work in?

[BigThunder]

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Great job MG. I'll be checking back on this thread often.

The mods should make it a sticky just to forestall the coming avalanche of DCA threads.