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cupied by a tasting room and restaurant. Also located at the winery is the Walt Disney
Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar preview center, a fantastic stop for the huge Disney fans
in your group. It usually showcases concept art, models, and promotional videos about
the latest expansion underway at the Disneyland Resort; most recently, the construction of
Fantasy Faire was featured. In between preview exhibits, the collection is cast as Radiator
Springs's“historicalmuseum”withmanufacturedmemorabiliaandanamusingPixar-pro-
duced short film fleshing out the burg's backstory.
TOURING TIPS
The Blue Sky Cellar is a great way to kill 15-30 minutes. Make time to
see this when you have some downtime, perhaps after a meal, while on the way back
to Paradise Pier, or before watching Disney's
Aladdin—A Musical Spectacular.
Save the
Golden Vine Winery for the end of the day.
GRIZZLY PEAK
GRIZZLY PEAK,
a huge mountain shaped like the head of a bear, is home to
Grizzly
River Run,
a whitewater raft ride, and the
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail,
an out-
door playground that resembles an obstacle course.
Grizzly River Run
(Fastpass)
What it is
Whitewater raft ride.
Scope and scale
Super-headliner.
When to go
First hour the
park is open, or use Fastpass.
Special comments
Not to be missed; you are guaranteed to get
wet, and possibly soaked; must be 42" tall to ride.
Duration of ride
5½ minutes.
Average wait
in line per 100 people ahead of you
5 minutes.
Loading speed
Moderate.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
Whitewater raft rides have been a hot-weather favorite of
theme park patrons for almost 20 years. The ride consists of an unguided trip down a man-
made river in a circular rubber raft, with a platform mounted on top seating six to eight
people. The raft essentially floats free in the current and is washed downstream through
rapids and waves. Because the river is fairly wide with numerous currents, eddies, and
obstacles, there is no telling exactly where the raft will go. Thus, each trip is different
and unpredictable. The rafts are circular and a little smaller than those used on most rides
of the genre. Because the current can buffet the smaller rafts more effectively, the ride is
wilder and wetter.
What distinguishes Grizzly River Run from other theme park raft rides is Disney's
trademark attention to visual detail. Where many raft rides essentially plunge down a con-
