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snappy
01-27-2002, 08:11 PM
California Adventure Fun Facts

Location: DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE™ is located approximately 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Its hometown is Anaheim, California across from DISNEYLAND® park.

Size: DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE occupies 55 acres of ground. Guest parking for 10,250 vehicles. Height of C A L I F O R N I A letters at entrance to park is 11 ½ feet. Height of Golden State Bridge towers is 58 feet. Height of Sun is 50 feet. Area of ceramic tile mural at entrance to park is 10,600 square feet. Length of wave fountain is 52 feet.

Lands: DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE comes to life in three themed lands:

GOLDEN STATE
Soarin’ Over California: Height of bowl-shaped screen is 80 feet. Two theaters with 87 seats in each theater.

Grizzly Peak: Height of peak is 110 feet. Height of Grizzly River Run lift is 45 feet, length of ramp is 300 feet and longest drop is 22 feet.

It’s Tough to be a Bug: Show time length is 8.5 minutes. Theater capacity is 8 wheelchairs and 425 seats. Screen size is 21x46 feet with two 70mm projectors.

PARADISE PIER
King Triton’s Carousel: Diameter is 47 feet. Number of sea creatures is 56. Maximum number of guests at one time is 64. Speed of carousel is 4.3 rpm.

California Screamin’: Number of trains is 6 and number of cars per train is 6. Maximum speed is 55 mph. Maximum drop is 108 feet. Length of track is 6,072 feet. Launch length is 215 feet. Number of sensors is 550. Miles traveled per year is 50,000. Weight of train loaded is 22,000 pounds. Number of speakers on board is 108. Miles of electrical wire is 6.

Sun Wheel: Weight of steel is 5.8 million pounds. Number of pieces of structural steel is 32,000. Number of parts (including nuts and bolts) is 1.8 million. Wheel diameter is 168 feet, circumference is 500 feet. Number of vehicles is 24 with six guest per vehicle maximum capacity. Metal “rays” radiating from center is 32. Sunface diameter is 40 feet. Speed of wheel is 5 rpm.

HOLLYWOOD PICTURES BACKLOT
Hyperion Theater: Name of show “Steps in Time.” Length of show is 25 minutes. Number of seats is 2,000. Height of flytower is 90 feet. Theater height is 76 feet. Stage is 55 feet deep and 60 feet wide. Wings are 30 feet per side.

MonorailMan
01-27-2002, 08:21 PM
Originally posted by snappy
California Adventure Fun Facts:

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HOLLYWOOD PICTURES BACKLOT
Hyperion Theater: Name of show “Steps in Time.” Length of show is 25 minutes. Number of seats is 2,000. Height of flytower is 90 feet. Theater height is 76 feet. Stage is 55 feet deep and 60 feet wide. Wings are 30 feet per side.

Correction: The current show playing at the Hyperion Theater is "The Power of BLAST!"

Briarose710
01-27-2002, 08:53 PM
Just for fun...DCA has no lands it's divided into districts