You know how when you walk into Disneyland, you go down Main Street and are transported into “another world”… the land of Disney. It really is something special. Every little detail brings you more and more into that fantasy land — especially as a little kid. I remember see those HUGE round lollipops in the windows of some of the stores as we walked down that street.
Well Buena Vista street now brings that to California Adventure.
It tells the story of Walt Disney arriving to CA in the 20s and makes you feel like you are walking through that evolution. Up to the Carthay Circle Theatre — which was THE theatre that premiered Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs back in 1937.
I had the opportunity to interview Lisa Girolami, Director, Senior Show Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering along with several other bloggers. The amount of thought and passion that went into creating the overall experience of Buena Vista Street really is just phenomenal.
Q: Sometimes it’s the things guests don’t really “see” that tell the story. How have
you created an emotional connection for guests on Buena Vista Street?
“Every piece has to be there when you walk into a story, to know where you are, what time it is,
what’s happening and to really be able to take in the music, the colors and the ornamentation on
the architecture. The whole street coming alive is meant to put you right there in the steps of Walt
when he first stepped off the train in California and all the optimism and opportunity he felt was
there for him at the time.”
“The sense of optimism will be very obvious on Buena Vista Street, and that story is told at the
highest level of detail. Then there are many more levels of details, which our Disney fans will
recognize and discover. I think we accommodate everybody as deep as they want to go, and the
more you want to know, the more you’ll get out of it. I think we’ve covered it, too, for people who
may be visiting a Disney park for the first time.”
If you haven’t visited yet, start planning your trip! It will bring our your inner-Disney geek for sure 😉
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