Yum!

The tiki gods have been pleased with Pizza and Coca-Cola! Sadly they are no more but for a few years Pizza Oom Mow Mow was a humorous place to grab a slice...

Catch a wave

This view is from the now-historic entry plaza tile murals at the California Adventure. Whether you catch a wave or float through the sky in hot air balloons there is a lot to do on the sunny west coast.

Rescue Time

When you leave Monsters Inc. be sure to look at the rear of the fascade/set wall...

Catapult of Doom

Gonzo knows how to entertain and there is no way you'll want to miss his next stunt - the Catapult of Doom!

Music time

Back to Pizza Oom Mow Mow - this classic woody is stocked with surf boards and jams while on it's way to the beach. If you look it is actually a faux garage door this is painted on...

In Crust We Trust

I couldn't say it better myself! This used to be in Pizza Oom Mow Mow - soon to be reopening in the re-imagined Paradise Pier...

Fun times

Flik's Fun Fair has all sorts of reused materials, including these leaves that are now part of the welcoming banner...

California Zephyr

Western Pacific 804-A is ready to haul the Cal Zephyr out of the station. Actually an identical locomotive from Canada, it represents the locomotives that hauled one of California's iconic passenger trains into the 70's...

Paper Lanterns

Paper Lanterns adorn the queue area for the Lucky Fortune Cookery, one more reason not to forget to look up around the parks!

Recycling in the recreation area

While we are in the Grizzly Peak area let's take a quick look at other things. Like themed trash cans. The Jiminy Cricket Environmentality logo still was in use recently and the recreation area logo's subtle pine cone logo adorns the other can...

GRR

After a few days on the road we're back in action again and tonight we're getting ready to get soaked on the Grizzly River Run! This big bruin is waiting for you to join him on a rafting adventure...

Souvenirs for the Road

Back when Paradise Pier had a partial Route 66 theme the Souvenir 66 stand was the place to go for all sorts of small items to remind you of your trip down the ill-fated lanes of California Adventure. The new theming is well underway and the stand was in the way, and so, much like the rest of Route 66, the stand quietly faded into history.

Prizes, prizes, prizes!

The Games of the Boardwalk are a much need improvement to the old games on Paradise Pier. They are now Disney/Pixar themed and the remodeling done a year or two ago certainly did wonders to the formerly cheesy games - if you are going to have games in a theme park this the way to do it!

Golden Age of travel

The is the marker from the California Zephyr - one of the classic streamlined passenger trains that ran to California on the Western Pacific Railroad. The neon works great and at night the warm glow makes on the stainless steel rail cars makes you want to skip the airport and head to the train station.

Pluto!

Straight from the intro sequences in the old movie shorts comes Pluto on Mickey's Fun Wheel.

Sales are final

Point Mugu Tattoo on Paradise Pier can serve you and all of your (temporary) ink needs on the boardwalk...

Corn dogs, surfing, and fish

The Corn Dog Castle menu was relocated for a time to the Farmer's Market and the construction walls outside of the new Little Mermaid attraction helped point the way with the help of a few fish.

Sideshow Shirts

Found in Paradise Pier along the boardwalk, this sign outside Sideshow Shirts makes people stop and think for a second...and then they get it.

Contains Rabbits

Paradise Pier is home to Man Hat'n'Beach, and this clever sign...

Boom

The Maliboomer is no more and while it was an interesting addition to the park (the idea of making it into a mock amuseument park ring-the-bell attraction was a nice touch) it didn't fit. It was an out-of-the-box ride, nothing like the unique Disney attractions everyone is used to - so this fall it closed to make way for some much needed green space in that corner of DCA.