Amusement parks open and prosper. Then a new park opens with fresh ideas and drives old parks out of business.
New park needs theme for expansion.
And so we have the Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure, which opened Feb. 8 in Anaheim next to the old Disneyland. If parks like this rank high on your family's list of preferred destinations, you've probably already seen it or planned a visit. Not all of California Adventure is built around amusement parks of the past, of course. The main hotel is designed to echo old California hotels. Disney's 750-room Grand Californian Hotel pays homage to the architecture of Greene and Greene and Frank Lloyd Wright, a revival of the Craftsman style that was popular in the early 20th century.