Poor Imagineer Tim Delaney! When you do some research and see his stunning work come to life at Disneyland Paris in this breathtaking Jules Verne inspired Discoveryland, you almost immediately understand how difficult it must have been for him to work on the bare bones, truly awful, carnival known as Paradise Pier.
Be that as it may, the man did the best he could under the dire circumstances mandated by Michael Eisner and Paul Pressler. (This piece doesn't look like Tim's work. It was a slice of art shown on The Imagineering Story.)
It was easy to see California Adventure wasn't really designed to complement Disneyland. It was meant to compete with Six Flags' Magic Mountain. Even at that lower level standard, the park bombed. Robert Iger was right. It was "Brand withdrawal". After years of planning and construction, the park was born again with a gorgeous new Buena Vista Street and Cars Land. Hope bubbled up that the park could be high quality after all. And then it faded away.
California Screamin' is a great coaster, no doubt- even if it's now been given that Incredibles overlay in a revised land named Pixar Pier. An area filled with giant items from the trashcan meant to pass as theming.
More brand withdrawal and a huge step backwards.
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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