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Disney California Adventure

Disney California Adventure is located like a dream just under the Golden Gate Bridge and covers an expansive area of 55 acres. The USP of the Disney California Adventure among several other Disney theme parks is that it represents the essence of the state combined with the magical theme of Disney and the main park is divided into sub-sections - Hollywood Pictures Backlot, Paradise Pier, Golden State.

The rides and attractions at the Disney California Adventure are diverse and the assortment would suit the taste of a variety of visitors and allow them to enjoy their fill. So, if you are going to see the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, you can learn all about animation or experience live entertainment shows at the Hyperion Theatre. Rides at this zone of the Disney California Adventure that can take you on a thrilling and fun-filled experience as you help Mike and Sulley hide baby Boo from the Child Detection Agency and return her safely to her bedroom in “Monster Inc”. Or, you can take an sinister elevator ride, pulsating with excitement, in the “Twilight Zone Tower of Terror” as the freight lift in an abandoned luxury hotel in Hollywood crashes down with you inside it in a 13-story drop.

Another major attraction at the Disney California Adventure that you must not miss is the \"California Screamin\'\", which is a steel roller coaster that deceives you with its wooden upper portion. Located in the Paradise Pier section, it may look safe, but once you are in this ride, it is guaranteed that you would scream out loud in terror-filled enjoyment. Otherwise, you can ride the “Maliboomer” whose uniqueness lies in that it is not your run-of-the-mill ride that drops you from a great height. Rather, this ride is designed with an element of suddenness as you are shot up in the air to a dizzy height of 200 feet in a matter of just two seconds. To calm down your nerves that have been on edge following such heart-stopping adrenalin-pumping nerve-racking rides, you can choose to linger in nostalgia as you go on a rocket ship ride in the “Golden Zephyr” or take part in an oceanic extravaganza with marine creatures in the “King Triton’s Carousel”.
In the Golden State section of the Disney California Adventure, the most popular and famous attraction is the “Soarin\' Over California\". Here you are suspended in the middle of a 80-feet domed screen and taken to an aerial survey of the most scenic places in the state in a memorable treat for all your senses, as along with the breath-taking sights from the skies, you can also get a feel of the wind blowing against you as the scent of orange blossoms fill your nostrils.

If you are a lover of history and tales of building up, then the Disney California Adventure has on offer for you screening of a special show called the “Golden Dreams” which is a motion picture telling the story of the people and events long past and how these have impacted in the shaping of the state of California over the years.

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