Though it’s been in “soft open” mode for the last several days, today Disney California Adventure celebrated the official grand opening of Jessie’s Critter Carousel, the rebooted attraction that replaced King Triton’s Carousel on Pixar Pier.
The carousel features snakes, turtles, bunnies, skunks, and other desert critters inspired by the Toy Story films and the world of Woody’s Roundup.
Here’s a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the attraction and the final result:
The DIS got to experience the attraction last week and shared this video from onboard the carousel:
Source: Disney Parks Blog
Tom is the former host/producer of the Disneyland Edition podcast and is currently the co-host of the Connecting With Walt podcast, plus is also providing Disneyland content from the parks. He enjoys traveling with friends and spending time with family, including his son and grandson. In his spare time he volunteers with Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts, and helped found his son's former Cub Scout Pack. His favorite Disneyland attraction is Space Mountain.