The Riverside Press-Enterprise

What's still closed at the Disneyland Resort

- By Brady Macdonald » bmacdonald@scng.com

Disneyland and Disney California Adventure continue to bring back rides, restaurant­s and shops that have remained shuttered since the pandemic closure of the Anaheim theme parks more than a year ago.

Some rides and shops are returning in the near future, while other attraction­s still under refurbishm­ent will stay closed for months. The fate of a handful of locations remains unknown.

Disneyland continues to build momentum since the reopening of the parks 14 months ago with the return of nighttime spectacula­rs like “Fantasmic!” “World of Color” and the Main Street Electrical Parade this summer.

Fan favorite rides like Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage will return this month after a lengthy refurbishm­ent, while bigger projects like the makeover of Mickey’s Toontown will stretch into 2023.

Let’s take a closer look at what’s coming soon, further out on the calendar and still closed at Disneyland and California Adventure.

Minnie’s Houses, which serve as meet-and-greet photo op locations. Gadget Go Coaster, Donald’s Boat and Goofy’s Playhouse are expected to be rethemed. Less certain are the fates of the Gag Factory gift shop and the land’s quick service food stands — Pluto’s Dog House, Daisy’s Diner and Clarabelle’s. Chip & Dale’s Treehouse has been removed by constructi­on crews.

PARADISE PIER HOTEL » Disneyland will sprinkle a healthy dose of Pixar pixie dust on the aging hotel as part of a multimilli­on-dollar renovation. The renovation will completely reimagine the theme park resort’s least expensive hotel with Pixar stories. Concept art released by Disneyland shows Pixar’s iconic Luxo Jr. lamp sitting on top of the red-starred blue and yellow Luxo ball in the lobby of the refreshed hotel. A kinetic art mobile in the lobby atrium includes characters from “Finding Nemo,” “Monsters Inc.,” “Wall-e,” “The Incredible­s,” “Inside Out,” “Toy Story” and “Coco.” Luxo balls also line the exterior of the rethemed hotel. Paradise Pier Hotel will not close during the Pixar makeover, with portions of the hotel renovated on a rotating basis. The hotel’s two primary eateries never reopened after the pandemic closure of the theme park resort and are expected to be reimagined as part of the Pixar makeover. The Surfside Lounge table service restaurant served pizza, burgers and sandwiches, while the Sand Bar rooftop restaurant offered a California-inspired menu and specialty cocktails.

 ?? JEFF GRITCHEN — STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER ?? Mickey’s Toontown is closed for a major overhaul. Disneyland says it will reopen next year with the arrival of dark ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
JEFF GRITCHEN — STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER Mickey’s Toontown is closed for a major overhaul. Disneyland says it will reopen next year with the arrival of dark ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

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