![]() The portal to all the major areas of Disney’s California Adventure park, the Sunshine Plaza is also a prime location for guests to rest or catch a parade. Here’s how the official website for Disney’s California Adventure described Sunshine Plaza when the park opened: The Sun Icon and Wave Fountain at Sunshine Plaza lasted from the February 2001 opening of Disney’s California Adventure until their removal in September 2010 to make way for construction of the Carthay Circle Theatre. Yes, just head around the corner to Bountiful Valley Farm.įrom here, you can see the other side of the Sun Icon, or at least the top of it.Īnd because this side of the Sun Icon faces south, you might even see it bathed in sunlight. The photo above is a rare side view of the Sun Icon.īut the next photo will make you say “ooh!” and “ahh!”Īnd now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. If it’s around dusk during Glow Fest, catch a colorful, high-energy show. Would you like to see a live show based on High School Musical 3: Senior Year? Or maybe you can catch a culinary demonstration in the Chef Showcase Stage tent during the California Food & Wine Festival. Perhaps you’ll see a big letter X advertising the X Games Xperience, an extreme sports demonstration.Ĭhef Showcase Stage for the California Food and Wine Festival You never know what you’ll see in Sunshine Plaza. Throw a coin in the fountain and make a wish. There’s a fountain at the base of the Sun Icon, and it’s really a terrific fountain. Too bad the reflector system usually doesn’t work. Reflectors on the south side of Sunshine Plaza Reflectors on the north side of Sunshine Plaza Giant reflectors follow the real sun and reflect sunlight onto the Sun Icon. The Sun Icon in its own shadow would not look good, so there’s a solution. The California sun at the center of the “postcard” However, the Sun Icon faces north, so it’s backlit by the real sun. More accurately, the Sun Icon is supposed to shine. The California Sun shines at the center of the “postcard.” Huge letters spell the name of the state in front of the largest ceramic mural in the world and the Golden Gate Bridge. The Sun Icon is part of something bigger too-the California Postcard entrance to Yester California Adventure. The other one is the Sun Wheel, which is bigger, has a face, and is part of the ride. ![]() ![]() Sure, it’s at the hub of this theme park, and it’s a bulging, round, decorative object, much like the bowl-like disks that hide the lug nuts on old automobile wheels.Īnd please don’t confuse it with the other big sun at this park. ![]()
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