Disney California Adventure to Debut First-Ever 'Coco' Attraction

Aug 11, 2024 in "Disneyland Resort"

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Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 10:35am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

An all-new attraction themed to Pixar Animation Studios' "Coco" is coming to Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in California.

Disney California Adventure 'Coco' Attraction Concept Art

The attraction will be filled with the characters — and music — you know and love from the beloved movie, as you join Miguel on a trip to the land of the dead.

In this first-ever "Coco" ride in a Disney park, Walt Disney Imagineering will draw inspiration from beloved classics, like Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. "We're bringing our skeletal cast of characters to life in a big way through the latest Audio-Animatronics technology," Josh told the crowd. "These figures will appear in ways you'll have to see to believe."

Disney says that work begins on the attraction in 2026.

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Professortango1Oct 21, 2024

Most of the experiences I pay for require phones to be in locked bags. I grew up too ugly to be obsessed with living through a lens.

Disney IrishOct 20, 2024

This is really a old man shaking fist at clouds moment, but you know that many in the newer generations only care about the best photo op they can share on Insta. They care less about what is happening around them or the experience itself.

Professortango1Oct 20, 2024

If only people had that much fun IN the land and the visuals IN the land were worth taking pictures of. But I guess having a land that looks good as a background is some achievement. Reminds me of the Beetlejuice immersive experience. Its a lot of instagram photo ops without a lot to do.

coffeefanOct 20, 2024

Oh, I agree 100%. Unlike most posters I usually love IP-everything but in this case it was wrong.

DarkMetroid567Oct 20, 2024

I do maintain that Incredicoaster is the only true downgrade we’ve seen from Disney recently. I swear, it rode so much better as Screamin’.

coffeefanOct 20, 2024

DCA needs the doors coaster because DCA needs another coaster. Incredicoaster is okay, but not amazing.

mickEbluOct 20, 2024

Considering its one of the most instagrammed places on Earth, I don't think its that hot of a take but I can understand why people might think it is.

DarkMetroid567Oct 20, 2024

Oh I’m well-aware that it’s a super hot take, especially since California is one of the best places on earth and has seemingly endless landmarks and icons. But the DCA Pier has an incredible amount of gravitas for its age.

mickEbluOct 20, 2024

I believe Shanghai POTC has no height restriction. And yeah bring on the drops! This is coming from someone with a 4 year old daughter who just rode Timber Mountain log ride today and loved it.

MistaDeeOct 20, 2024

We don't know that the Avatar ride will be a thrill ride do we? Shanghai PotC is 48 inches, DL PotC is 44 inches. They compared Coco directly to Pirates so a gentle drop and a similar height limit seem more than reasonable. You seem to be making some assumptions about what demographic this ride is "for" that Disney has yet to clarify Hence why I said unlimited budget? In no way am I suggesting this is something Disney would consider. As for one of the most iconic spots in Disney's California Adventure? Yes. In the state of California? I don't even consider that a debate worth having

J4546Oct 19, 2024

Yeah PP isn't going anywhere nor should it imo

DarkMetroid567Oct 19, 2024

Hard to see the pier going away. It’s the most iconic part of DCA and unironically may be one of the most iconic spots in California.

wityblackOct 19, 2024

I genuinely disagree with people asking for a drop on the Coco ride. The Coco ride will want to appeal to the broadest audience possible, especially little ones. They will have opened Tiana which gatekeeps a princess ride behind a drop. I remember being scared as heck of Pirates when I was a kid knowing there was a drop, whether that was rational or not. Yes, a drop could work thematically, but they don't want to ostracize anyone, especially little kids who are huge fans of Coco but scared of drops. Both the Avengers ride and the Avatar ride will be thrill rides, plus the Stark ride will be too. It's important to balance a park's portfolio of attractions. They are building this ride because it will appeal to the entire family, they don't want to scare anyone off. They already have a ride with a drop based on a family friendly Pixar IP in the park (Incredibles), and both of the other water rides in the park (Avatar and Grizzly) will have drops. I highly doubt they will want to make a Coco ride that has little kids crying when they leave because Coco is cute but the drop is scary.

chadwpalmOct 15, 2024

I touched on this back when DLF was being approved. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/avatar-experience-coming-to-disneyland-resort.980204/post-10900197