Wordless Wednesday : The Red Car Trolley at Disney California Adventure

Disney California Adventure Pins

I picked up these Disney California Adventure pins for $24.95 on our trip to the Disneyland Resort in February.

Let's take a look at each. We'll start with Mickey, Goofy, and Donald welcoming us to the park. I have to be honest, we never entered the park through the front entrance, so I don't even have a photo of it! We always entered through the Grand Californian entrance.

Then we have Mickey pointing us towards the Carthay Circle Theater, home of the Carthay Circle Restaurant.

We had the pleasure of eating dinner here, and it was wonderful.

 

Next we have Buena Vista Street, named after the thoroughfare where the Disney Studios are located.

 

And how do you get there? Well, you can walk, but wouldn't you rather take a Red Car Trolley like Mickey Mouse does?

Disney California Adventure Red Car Trolley Tin Sign

This Red Car Trolley tin sign hangs in our kitchen.

We picked it up during a Red Car Trolley buying spree, for $34.95.

I love the graphics on the box.

Packaged very well for protection. When we saw them out, we wondered how we would get it through the trip home unscathed. Then we noticed they came boxed as well. Nice!

On the inside cover of the box is a little bit of history on the Red Car Trolley.

The sign is a reminder of a terrific trip, and a beloved new attraction at Disney California Adventure.

California Adventure Red Car Trolley Vinylmation

On our trip to the Disneyland Resort in February, my wife and I both fell in love with the Red Car Trolley.

With all the wonderful new attractions at Disney California Adventure, why would one of our favorite things be these trolleys?

I know the wonderful design is one of the most appealing things about it to me. Perhaps it's the nostalgic feel? The history?

Just what is the Red Car Trolley, you may ask?!

Back in the days before automobiles became the choice mode of travel for most, trolleys were the premier way to get around in the Los Angeles area.

 
They were at their peak in the 1920s, when one Walter Elias Disney arrived in Hollywood, and he may very well have used this mode of transport on occasion to get around.

Disney brings us 2 trolleys inspired by the original "Big Red Cars" of the Pacific Electric Railway.

These cars travel the Hollywood Land-Buena Vista Street Line with stops at Carthay Circle, Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood Tower Hotel Bound only), and Sunset Boulevard, next to the Hollwyood Tower Hotel.

The trolleys are numbered 623, to commemorate the arrival of Walt Disney to Hollywood in the Summer of 1923, and 717, the anniversary of Disneyland, July 7th.

I bought several items featuring the Red Cars, and thought I'd start with this Vinylmation I purchased for $12.95.

I love the graphics on the box, so will be leaving this one unopened.

Mickey's Fun Wheel shares this side with Sebastian from The Little Mermaid- Ariel's Undersea Adventure.

 

The top features Radiator Springs Racers, one of the best Disney rides. Ever.

I hope you've enjoyed your ride today, and will return for more trips with us in the future.