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Disneyland® Hotel recognized with AAA Four Diamond Award

The iconic Disneyland® Hotel has been recognized with a 2012 Four Diamond award from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Nationwide, only 4% of the hotel properties AAA reviews will achieve this Four-Diamond distinction, and the Disneyland® Hotel now joins Disney's Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa as the second hotel at the Disneyland® Resort – and only the second hotel property in Anaheim – to be granted such a high rating.

Disney California Adventure® Park Expansion

Disney Imagineers are bringing "more of Walt Disney" into Disney California Adventure® Park, as the park celebrates the hope and optimism of a California that attracted Walt to this land of opportunity in the 1920s. Meeting attendees entering the theme park's new entrance plaza will be instantly immersed in the world that inspired Walt during his early days as an animation pioneer. Other enhancements, including extensive landscaping and new retail and dining, will create an even richer environment that reinforces guests' connection with Disney's heritage.

Paradise Pier
Meeting professionals familiar with Disney California Adventure® Park know that it's ideal for private events of all types and sizes. The Park offers an array of thrilling attractions and themed areas that can serve as centerpieces for private events, including the recently transformed Paradise Pier area. From all-new attractions to boardwalk style games, and a completely new, shaded dining area, Paradise Pier is an unparalleled event venue that evokes a bygone era when California's beachfront amusement piers were magnets for sun-seekers, movie stars and crowds of thrill-lovers.

Here's a closer look at the latest additions to Paradise Pier:

  • Disney's World of Color Nighttime Spectacular brings new nighttime excitement to Paradise Pier. This nightly panorama of awe-inspiring water effects, colorful lighting and dramatic music brings Disney animation to life with an entirely new creative and technical approach. Dedicated viewing areas are available for groups of 4,000 attendees, and show buy-outs are also available. This makes World of Color a spectacular addition for an opening or closing event.
  • Cars Land —The expansion will culminate in 2012 with an entirely new 12-acre Cars Land. Playing to America's love affair with automobiles, the new land will immerse guests in a world inspired by the hit Disney•Pixar movie, Cars.
    • Radiator Springs Racers, a major "E-ticket" attraction, will place guests in the middle of the amazingly detailed, dimensional Cars world of Mater, Lightning McQueen, Doc and Sally. Guests get a quick race briefing from Doc and Lightning, and then find themselves in a race around hairpin turns and steep banks.
    • In addition to Radiator Springs Racers, Cars Land will offer two additional immersive attractions. These will feature the Luigi and Mater characters from the movie. Cars Land will substantially extend the total area of Disney California Adventure® Park and provide new settings for group functions.