Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney

Location	Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California, U.S.
Coordinates	33°48′33″N 117°55′26″W / 33.809052°N 117.924027°WCoordinates: 33°48′33″N 117°55′26″W / 33.809052°N 117.924027°W
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Operated by	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Opened	January 12, 2001
Website	Downtown Disney website

Downtown Disney (officially the Downtown Disney District) is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It was constructed during the late 1990s Disneyland Resort expansion which also included the construction of Disney California Adventure, and opened on January 12, 2001.^[1]

Location and history

Downtown Disney lies between the Disneyland Resort's two theme parks and its hotels. The district was built on space previously occupied by the original Disneyland parking lot and Disneyland Hotel, and includes a bridge over Disneyland Drive (formerly West Street) which was regraded to accommodate the bridge. It is considerably smaller than its Walt Disney World counterpart, which is now named Disney Springs. No admission ticket is required for the area.

California's Downtown Disney District was designed to attract local residents and to encourage extended stays in the resort district.

One side of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, and one side of the Disneyland Hotel's Adventure Tower face Downtown Disney, providing a view of the area.

Attractions

Downtown Disney includes the following attractions:

Restaurants

• Catal^[2]
• Earl of Sandwich^[3]
• ESPN Zone^[4]
• Häagen-Dazs^[3]
• House of Blues^[5]
• Jamba Juice^[3]
• La Brea Bakery Cafe^[6]
• Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria^[7]
• Napolini^[3]
• Starbucks Coffee^[8]
• Rainforest Cafe^[9]
• Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen^[10]
• Tortilla Jo's^[11]
• Uva Bar^[3]
• Wetzel's Pretzels^[3]

Retail

Wonderground Gallery retail store in Downtown Disney.

• Alamo Rent a Car^[12]
• Anna & Elsa's Boutique^[13]
• Build-A-Bear Workshop^[14]
• Disney's Pin Traders^[15]
• Disney Vault 28^[16]
• D Street^[17]
• Fossil^[18]
• House of Blues Store^[19]
• Lego Imagination Center^[20]
• Little MissMatched^[21]
• Marceline's Confectionery^[22]
• Pearl Factory^[23]
• Rainforest Cafe' Retail Shopping Village^[24]
• Roxy @ Quiksilver Boardriders Club^[25]
• Ridemakerz^[26]
• Sanuk^[27]
• Sephora^[28]
• Something Silver^[29]
• Sunglass Icon^[30]
• Travelex^[31]
• WonderGround Gallery^[32]
• World of Disney^[33]

Former shops

• Anne Geddes (Predecessed by Blink- By Wet Seal)^[34]
• Apricot Lane Boutique^[35]
• Blink- By Wet Seal (Now Starbucks)^[8]
• Basin (now Sanuk)^[36]
• Compass Books & Cafe' (now Earl of Sandwich)^[37]
• Department 56 (now Ridemakerz)^[38]
• Island Charters (now WonderGround Gallery)^[32]
• Kitson Kids (now Apricot Lane Boutique)^[39]
• Studio Disney 365 (now Anna & Elsa's Boutique)

Other attractions and entertainment

• AMC Theatres Downtown Disney 12^[40]
• A Walt Disney Travel Company Information Center
• Live musicians whose CD's are typically available for purchase.
• House of Blues Anaheim^[41]
• Swing Dancing^[42]

Disneyland Monorail System

The Disneyland Monorail System^[43] has two stations, one located in Tomorrowland and another in Downtown Disney. Built as part of the Monorail's 1961 extension, the station was known as the Disneyland Hotel^[44] Monorail Station from 1961 to 2000. It underwent a major renovation and re-theming as part of the 1998-2001 Disneyland Resort expansion, and was re-designated the Downtown Disney Monorail Station in 2001. Admission to Disneyland Park is required to ride the Monorail.

When Downtown Disney first opened, theme park guests could purchase admission from a ticket booth adjacent to the Monorail station. However, the ticket booth was closed a few years later, leaving the Downtown Disney Monorail Station turnstiles open only to guests who had already purchased admission elsewhere.

References

1. French, Sally (January 8, 2012). "Disney history: Star Tours opens in Disneyland". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
2. "Catal Restaurant | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
3. "Dining & Restaurants | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
4. "ESPN Zone | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
5. "House of Blues Restaurant | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
6. "La Brea Bakery Cafe | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
7. "Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria| Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
8. "Starbucks Coming to Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort this Winter". Disney Parks Blog.
9. "Rainforest Cafe | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
10. "Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
11. "Tortilla Jo's | Dining & Restaurants - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
12. "Alamo-Rent-A-Car | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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14. "Build-A-Bear Workshop | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
15. "Disney's Pin Traders | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
16. "Disney Vault 28 | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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19. "House of Blues Store | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
20. "The LEGO Store - Downtown Disney District Shops - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
21. "LittleMissMatched Socks | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
22. "Marceline's Confectionery | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
23. "Pearl Factory". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
24. "Rainforest Café Retail Shopping Village - Downtown Disney District Shops - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
25. "Quiksilver - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
26. "RIDEMAKERZ - Downtown Disney District Shops - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
27. "Sanuk - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
28. "Sephora - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
29. "Something Silver - Downtown Disney District Shops - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
30. "Sunglass Icon - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
31. "Shops - Disneyland Resort".
32. Tully, Sarah (June 9, 2012). "New Downtown Disney gallery sells pricey, urban art". The Orange County Register. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
33. "World of Disney - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
34. "Exclusive Downtown Disney store set to close - Around Disney". Around Disney. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
35. "Apricot Lane Boutique | Shopping - Downtown Disney | Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
36. "Downtown Disney specialty store closes - Around Disney". Around Disney. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
37. "Compass Books at Yesterland". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
38. "WDW News Today". WDW News Today.
39. Laughing Place Disney Newsdesk (15 April 2011). "Kitson Kids Closing at Disneyland's Downtown Disney". LaughingPlace.com.
40. "AMC 12 Theatres - Entertainment - Downtown Disney District - Disneyland Resort". Disneyland.
41. "House of Blues Stage". Disneyland.
42. "Jump, Jive and Boogie Swing Dance Party - Downtown Disney District". Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.
43. "Disneyland Monorail". Disneyland.
44. "Disneyland Hotel".

External links

• Official website