Disney donating California Adventure memorabilia
by Leah ZanollaJun 3, 2012
As part of the Disney California Adventure (DCA) expansion over the last five years, Disney is donating several key artifacts to different California organizations. The most recent donation is the "CALIFORNIA" letters that previously graced the park's entryway. The 11-foot tall letters are being shipped to the nonprofit organization Friends of the California State Fair in Sacramento, who benefits the California Exposition & State Fair (Cal Expo). Cal Expo is the location for hundreds of events, including the California State Fair. The letters will be added to the Cal Expo entrance in late September and will be visible from Exposition Boulevard.
According to the Disney Parks Blog, other pieces of DCA that have been donated include:
- The cab of the California Zephyr train that was formerly the home of Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream and Bakers Field Bakery was donated to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, Calif.
- The sun icon that welcomed visitors to Sunshine Plaza was donated to the City of Anaheim for future use.
- The giant toy train from EnginEARS Toys will be donated to Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children's) for future use.
- Postcards and displays from the Greetings From California store at the main entrance of Disney California Adventure park were donated to many Southern California nonprofit organizations and educational facilities, including the Boys & Girls Club of Tustin, the Anaheim Family YMCA, the Child Abuse Services Team office in Orange, the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach, and Betsy Ross and Orange Grove elementary schools in Anaheim.
- Signs and character displays from Greetings From California were donated to Pretend City in Irvine.
- The Reboundo Beach surfboard basketball game was donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove.
- Benches from throughout Disney California Adventure park were donated to the City of Anaheim for use in public spaces.
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