Pixar Pier

Pixar Pier
Pixar Pier in 2019
ThemePixar
A Victorian era seaside amusement park
Attractions
Total5
Roller coasters1
Other rides4
Shows1
Disney California Adventure
Coordinates33°48′18″N 117°55′20″W / 33.80491740691794°N 117.92228347143214°W / 33.80491740691794; -117.92228347143214
StatusOperating
OpenedFebruary 8, 2001 (as Paradise Pier)
June 23, 2018 (as Pixar Pier)
ClosedJune 22, 2018 (as Paradise Pier)

Pixar Pier is a themed land at Disney California Adventure, based on that of Victorian boardwalks that were once found along the coast of California. Despite its name and the presence of a nearby human-made lake, Pixar Pier is not actually a pier, but a waterside area of the park. Incredicoaster sprawls across much of the area, with various other attractions and forms of entertainment scattered around it.

The area opened as Paradise Pier in 2001 along with the rest of the theme park. A new attraction, Toy Story Midway Mania!, opened on June 17, 2008. The attraction was the first in a series of theming upgrades to the land and park as a whole. This was followed by changes to the Sun Wheel to become Mickey's Fun Wheel, removing the ears of the Mickey head behind California Screamin’s vertical loop, and new Games of the Boardwalk in 2009.

A portion of Paradise Pier was reimagined as Pixar Pier, which opened on June 23, 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Glover, Erin. "Pixar Pier to Open June 23 at Disney California Adventure Park; New 'Incredibles' Float to Join 'Paint the Night' Parade". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved February 12, 2018.