Discover Pixar Pal-A-Round
Our tips:
- Choose your gondola
- Find your favourite
- Watch out for World of Color
Pixar Pal-A-Round
Pixar Pal-A-Round is the big Ferris wheel on Pixar Pier. You rise up to 46 metres (150 feet) into the air, with sweeping views over Disney California Adventure Park and beyond. You choose between a swinging or a fixed gondola.
The concept
Pixar Pal-A-Round is one of only two Ferris wheels in the United States with both fixed and sliding gondolas. The other is the original: the Wonder Wheel on Coney Island in New York. Each gondola features a different character from the Disney and Pixar films, such as Woody, Buzz, Joy and Lightning McQueen.
The Experience
In the swinging version (Swinging), your gondola swings and slides back and forth along rails inside the wheel during the ride. That makes it extra thrilling. Prefer to keep things calm? Then choose the fixed gondola (Non-Swinging). It stays neatly in place, so you can relax and enjoy the view.
Discover Pixar Pal-A-Round
Choose your gondola
There are two queues: one for the swinging gondolas (Swinging) and one for the fixed gondolas (Non-Swinging). Choose whichever suits you.
Find your favourite
Each gondola features a different Disney and Pixar character. Can you spot Woody, Buzz, Dory, Nemo, Mr. Incredible or Lightning McQueen?
Watch out for World of Color
On some evenings Pixar Pal-A-Round closes early because of World of Color. Check the Disneyland app for showtimes.
Visitor information
There is no minimum height. Children under 7 must be accompanied by someone aged 14 or older. Lightning Lane is not available for this attraction: everyone waits in the same standby queue. If you use a mobility scooter, you transfer to a wheelchair. On some evenings Pixar Pal-A-Round closes early because of World of Color. Check the Disneyland app for showtimes.
Views over the park
Pixar Pal-A-Round is a lovely way to round off your day. Can't decide between the two versions? Start with the fixed gondola and, if you're feeling braver, go again in a swinging one.
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