Golden State (Disney's California Adventure)
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Golden State is one of the five lands in the Disney California Adventure Park and is divided into five smaller sub-lands.

Sub-lands

When entering the main entrance of Golden State from Sunshine Plaza, one arrives in Condor Flats. It is based on the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

 during the aviation days of the early to mid 20th century. The attraction in Condor Flats is Soarin' Over California
Soarin' Over California
Soarin' Over California is a simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure . It debuted with the park on February 8, 2001...

. Condor Flats will serve as the main entrance area to the park while Sunshine Plaza is transformed into Buena Vista Street
Buena Vista Street
Formerly known as Walt Disney Plaza, Buena Vista Street is a themed "land" at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort . The central plaza represents Los Angeles in the 1920s, when Walt Disney first arrived in Los Angeles....

 from Fall 2011 to 2012.

Another sub-land, Grizzly Peak Recreation Area, is home to the Grizzly River Run
Grizzly River Run
Grizzly River Run is a river rafting ride at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is similar to Kali River Rapids in Disney's Animal Kingdom and the Shipwreck Rapids ride in SeaWorld. The attraction's name comes from Grizzly Peak, the bear shaped...

. Across from the Grizzly River Run is the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, which provides an idea of the Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California...

 wilderness. The attraction also includes a few Brother Bear
Brother Bear
Brother Bear is a 2003 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the forty-fourth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. In the film, an Inuit boy pursues a bear in revenge for a battle that he provoked in which...

 scenes. When leaving the Grizzly Peak Recreation Area, one used to be able to find "PUSH"
Push the Talking Trash Can
Push the Talking Trash Can is a radio-controlled robot, created by Daniel Deutsch, which makes daily rounds throughout Tomorrowland inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim, California, Hong Kong...

 near the border of the Bay Area during selected times, usually weekends during the day (prior to 6 PM).

The Bay Area path is modeled after 20th century San Francisco, with models of Victorian houses lining the path. There are no longer any attractions in this area.

After leaving The Bay Area, turning left one arrives in the Golden Vine Winery. Here, an attraction, Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar
Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar
Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar opened October 20, 2008, replacing the old Seasons of the Vine Theater at Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California....

, displays concept art and models of the changes coming to Disney California Adventure by 2012.

Pacific Wharf, modeled after California's 20th-Century wharfs, is the final sub-land. There is currently only one attraction here, The Bakery Tour, which is hosted by the Boudin Bakery
Boudin Bakery
Boudin Bakery is a bakery based in San Francisco, California, known for its sourdough bread...

.

Attractions

  • The Bakery Tour
  • Grizzly River Run
    Grizzly River Run
    Grizzly River Run is a river rafting ride at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is similar to Kali River Rapids in Disney's Animal Kingdom and the Shipwreck Rapids ride in SeaWorld. The attraction's name comes from Grizzly Peak, the bear shaped...

  • Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
    Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
    The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail is a large forest themed play area at Disney's California Adventure with guest appearances of the characters of Brother Bear. The play area, along with appealing to kids, can also appeal to adults. It has many bird's eye views of the area with a lot of stairs and...

  • Soarin' Over California
    Soarin' Over California
    Soarin' Over California is a simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure . It debuted with the park on February 8, 2001...

  • Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar
    Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar
    Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar opened October 20, 2008, replacing the old Seasons of the Vine Theater at Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California....


Restaurants

  • Pacific Wharf Café
  • Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill
  • Pacific Wharf Distribution Co.
  • Taste Pilots Grill
  • Wine Country Trattoria
  • Lucky Fortune Cookery
  • Dulce Aventura

Former attractions

  • Golden Dreams
    Golden Dreams
    Golden Dreams is a film about the history of California. It was a featured attraction at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opening with the park on February 8, 2001. It starred Whoopi Goldberg as Califia, the Queen of California. On September 7,...

  • Mission Tortilla Factory
  • The Magic of Brother Bear
  • Seasons of the Vine
  • Push
    Push the Talking Trash Can
    Push the Talking Trash Can is a radio-controlled robot, created by Daniel Deutsch, which makes daily rounds throughout Tomorrowland inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim, California, Hong Kong...

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