7. Disney California Adventure Collection Artist: Greg Maletic When Disney’s California Adventure opened in 2001, even die-hard fans couldn’t find much to celebrate about the underbuilt, underfunded, and creatively starved park. We chronicled the darkest days of Disney’s biggest bust ever in its own standalone feature, Declassified Disasters: Disney’s California Adventure. However, the dismal performance of the original…
This article and hundreds more are available for Gold and Platinum Members who help support this ad-free, clickbait-free, quality-over-quantity collection with a monthly membership. Park Lore Members can access more than a hundred Member-exclusive articles, unlock rare concept art and construction photos in every story, stream audio across the site, tune into podcast exclusives, and receive an annual member card and merch in the mail!
If you choose to join Park Lore’s community of Gold and Platinum Members, you’ll instantly unlock this story (and of course, a lot more). You can learn more about joining and supporting Park Lore (and browse all the available Extras and Special Features) in the “Memberships & Perks” menu above. If you can’t afford a Pass, please contact us; we’ll make some magic happen.