Disney California Adventure Park

Cozy Cone Motel
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 24mm

Last week, my family took a trip to Los Angeles area for a Spring Break vacation. The first part of the trip was visiting friends, relaxing with them in Burbank, and checking out some of the sites in Griffith Park. But last weekend, we moved down to Anaheim, and spent some time with my parents, and my sister's family. Friday was our first days in the parks, and California Adventure was the park that was first up.

Cars Land
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/10, 1/640sec, 640ISO, 24mm

 I have not been to Disney California Adventure Park since it first opened up 17 years ago. They have revamped it in that time, and they were doing some construction while we were there as well. Pixar is invading the park, but one of my favorite areas of any Disney park is Pixar themed already, Cars Land. 

Flo's V8 Cafe during the day
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 24mm

We had stayed at the Art of Animation at Walt Disney World Resort, so had already experienced some of the theming that you would see at Cars Land. The Radiator Springs Racers is one of the best Disney Rides. It uses the same technology as the Test Track at Epcot, but you do race against another car at the same time (seems like the right lane always wins, at least the two times I rode). 

Stanley, Our Founder
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/10, 1/800sec, 640ISO, 65mm

Gasoline Pumps
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 35mm

Some of the Cars characters are also available for meet and greet time, I saw the Fire Truck (forgot his name), Mater, and Lightning McQueen (visible in the first photo), as well as one of the flashy cars from Cars 3 (one with a sound system, the first nighttime shot below). Flo's V8 Cafe is impressive, but once night falls, the whole area lights up with neon. I am ashamed to say I missed the subtle touch of the pistons holding up the canopies of Flo's V8 Cafe: They glow red, as if the spark plugs have fired. I wish I would have watched it to see if it was in a correct firing sequence for a V8, as there are 4 pistons on each side. 

Dance Party!
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/5.6, 1/15sec, 640ISO, 24mm

Cozy Cone Motel
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/5.6, 1/50sec, 3200ISO, 24mm

Flo's V8 Cafe
Canon 5D Mark III, EF 24-105mm f/4, f/5.6, 1/80sec, 3200ISO, 24mm