| Pixar Pal-A-Round | |
|---|---|
 Pixar Pal-A-Round in 2019 | |
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | Paradise Pier (2001-2018) Pixar Pier (2018-present) |
| Coordinates | 33°48′18.39″N 117°55′19.87″W / 33.8051083°N 117.9221861°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 23, 2018 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Eccentric wheel |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Boardwalk; Victorian; Pixar |
| Height | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Vehicle type | Gondola |
| Riders per vehicle | 8[1] |
| Duration | 9 minutes |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
Pixar Pal-A-Round (formerly known as the Sun Wheel and Mickey's Fun Wheel) is a 150-foot-tall (46 m) eccentric wheel at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction opened to the public on February 8, 2001, at Paradise Pier as the Sun Wheel. Inspired by Wonder Wheel at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Coney Island, which also features both sliding and fixed gondolas, Pixar Pal-A-Round has a large pie-eyed Mickey Mouse face at its center.
From 2001 to 2008, the attraction featured a sun face on the front along with a yellow color scheme. In 2008, the attraction was rethemed as the Mickey's Fun Wheel, which opened on May 4, 2009. The sun was replaced with a Mickey Mouse face, and images of Mickey, Goofy, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Minnie Mouse were added to the gondolas.[2] On November 2, 2017, Disney announced that the ride would be renovated, which would include Pixar characters on the gondolas, but with Mickey's face remaining on the side. On June 23, 2018, the attraction reopened as the Pixar Pal-A-Round.[3]
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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