Top 10 Disney California Adventure rides and attractions
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10. Redwood Creek Challenge Trail -- The forest-themed play area features a network of rope bridges and ranger lookout towers. Kids love the side-by-side tire swing races. (Disney)
9. Monsters Inc. Mike & Scully to the Rescue -- Riders travel through the streets of Metropolis in a dark ride based on the movie. The oft-maligned ride is better than what it replaced: Superstar Limo. (Disney)
8. It’s Tough to Be a Bug -- The 4-D film with terrific and terrifying special effects benefits from repeat viewings, something you can’t say about many theme-park movies. The fear factor may be too high for preschoolers, but the tween set will love the gaseous gags and spine-tingling tricks. (Disney)
7. Silly Symphony Swings -- Despite the bigger-faster-better advances in technology, the classic wave-swinger ride remains one of our all-time favorite theme park attractions. We love the relatively restraint-free sensation of soaring through the air and the throwback feeling of wistfully revisiting a bygone seaside amusement park era. (Disney)
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5. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror -- The thrilling elevator drop ride themed to the classic 1960s television show delivers a truly awesome experience with randomly changing rise-and-fall sequences. (Disney)
4. Toy Story Midway Mania -- The shooting gallery video game on wheels takes the dark ride to the next level. Our competitive side could spend all day on this ride gunning for the top score -- if we didn’t suffer from a repetitive-stress injury first. You will have a blast. (Disney)
3. World of Color -- The Fantasmic-like nighttime spectacle wows with an array of dancing fountains, movie projections and lighting effects set to music. Get a FastPass early in the day to secure your spot amid the massive crowd. (Disney)
2. “Aladdin” -- The 40-minute, Broadway-style musical retells the film’s story in one of the best theme park shows we’ve ever seen. A fan outcry over plans to drop the final curtain on “Aladdin” got the show extended indefinitely at the 2,000-seat Hyperion Theater. (Disney)
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