World Of Color September 2010
In an attempt to keep people in the Disney's California Adventure Park for a longer time into the evening hours, the Imagineer's dreamed up the WORLD OF COLOR water show. And before it was even ready to debut they realized they had made some grave mistakes... the least of these not enough premium viewing space. Who knew it would be so popular? And so the mayhem to get the tickets for the perfect viewing spot began.More than just a water show, World of Color is AMAZING! it's like colored paint dancing to music and images projected on water. Totally worth the trouble and a must see... video and photos just can't do it justice... so what's the best way to make arrangements for the show?
- If you are staying at a Disney hotel, you can go into DCA 30 minutes early to get in line for World of Color tickets. You enter through the Grand Californian park entrance, but all Disney hotel guests can use it. They also open some rides (Soarin, Mermaid etc.) at that time.
- You can buy picnic lunches that include tickets, if you want to spend a little and guarantee "good" seating areas to the "better colored" sections. These lunches are around $16.
- If you want to spend a lot, you can go to one of the table service restaurants and have a lunch ($30) or dinner ($40) package. The meals are multi-course fixed price meals that include a premium seating area reserved for dining packages only. (We dined at Ariel's Grotto, food was plain and not worth the cost, next time we plan to try the Wine Country Trattoria as it has better reviews... I wish they would include Storytellers or Napa Rose!)
- You will still need to go early and line up before show time, even with fast passes or dining package tickets. If you get there late, you might miss the chance to get your section or be in your section looking at the back of someone's head.
- At busy times, there will be more than one showing. The later ones are easier to get tickets to, if you and your kids can stay up late.
What if you don't go to World of Color? Well, there is the classic DCA move - "go over to Disneyland", but you can find lots of good stuff to do if you stay:
- ElecTRONica. The Hollywood Pictures backlot is converted to a nightclub with loud music and flashing lights themed to Tron. (It will be switching to a Mad T Party theme next year...) It is the only "real" west coast Disney nightclub, with dancing and drinks, but it is okay for all ages. They have some live entertainment (Laserman is really cool!) and an arcade full of classic games.
- Rides. They close most of the pier, so a lot of the rides over there like California Screamin and Mickey's Fun Wheel are closed, but they DO leave Toy Story open. This may be your best shot at a short line for that ride after 10:30am. (By short, I mean twenty minutes.) Other areas are open (Soarin, Tower of Terror, GRR, and Little Mermaid) and should have reduced traffic. Cars Land (opening in the summer of 2012) should also be available.
- There is NO Shopping or Eating. We actually tried to eat one time before the second showing of World of Color and the restaurants were shutting down. (This is probably less of a problem in the summer and may have changed since we have last visited.) Also not an option right now - shopping. All the main DCA shops are being rebuilt from the ground up. They will likely be out of commission until summer 2012 when they have a grand re-opening for the Cars land launch.
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I find that most of DCA's grounds were not well thought out. Unlike Disneyland, which was built around a central hub and which is encompassed by two transit systems (the Disneyland Railroad and the Monorail), DCA is somewhat frustrating to get around. Since you have to walk everywhere and there are a lot of swaths of hot pavement (it was once the Disneyland parking lot, after all), DCA has the feeling of being both larger and more empty than Disneyland.
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