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

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Disney California Adventure 'Coco' Attraction Concept Art

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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MistaDee11 hours ago

Oh gotcha - yeah I think the HK Frozen ride is probably a very solid comparison. Hopefully it feels a little more alive than that ride. I also hope they include a lot more animated figures that aren't quite a full AA. It feels like lately it's been either the latest A1000 or empty rooms with screens. Some skeletons on spinners or even just waving an arm or two would go a long way towards fleshing out the experience

mickEblu19 hours ago

I don’t think it ll be as grand as the Frozen ride in Tokyo but I think the one in HK is possible. Agree about those expectations by name dropping POTC/ HM. It makes me confident enough to predict we’ll get a solid D ticket. Anything more would be a bonus. If it’s not at least a solid D then they re nuts for making those comparisons. I mean really it’s crazy to mention POTC / HM and not give us an E but we know better.

wityblack19 hours ago

It was on the website for the Imagineering in a Box series I believe.

MistaDee1 day ago

I would love it if that's what we get - they certainly aren't managing expectations downwards when invoking Pirates and HM in their description. I don't want to get my hopes up just yet though, I'm expecting something grander in scope than the Tangled ride in Tokyo, but not quite as ambitious as their Frozen attraction. What is this screengrab from? Haven't seen before. I do agree that the land of the dead will use quite a bit of screens and projections to make the backgrounds feel alive, a little like in MMRR. Hopefully the primary subjects in the scenes will be AAs supplemented by screen media, not replaced by it.

britain3 days ago

Yes, or just some panoramic background.

wityblack3 days ago

I just mean that a room like this usually implies some sort of screen.

mickEblu4 days ago

I'm hoping for Hong Kong Frozen or better in terms of scope/ scale.

mickEblu4 days ago

Id take a boat ride over a flying theatre ride any day... especially at DCA. Are you saying that the rounded room implies some sort of higher tech ride system? With that said, I'm not sure I'm seeing it as being rounded.

coffeefan4 days ago

I'm expecting Fantasy Springs modern quality tbh.

wityblack4 days ago

The screen seems to show a rounded room, which makes me think large screens. It's nice to think that Coco could have been a flying theatre ride, or a heavy screen ride, and somehow, ended up being an animatronic focused boat ride. We truly won.

mickEblu4 days ago

I think it's just going to be a an old school boat ride. All the newer tech will be going to Avatar.

wityblack4 days ago

Remember this from the old Imagineering website? Probably not the same ride but could have transferred into a boat ride over time.

Disney Irish4 days ago

That is a lot of traffic to route through that area not to mention more traffic on either Ball or Katella which neither can handle for the amount of time it would take for the project.