Buena Vista Street

**Buena Vista Street** is a themed, "Land" in Disney California Adventure.

## History

### Backstory

Buena Vista Street is a fictional neighbourhood in Los Angeles set around the 1920s-1930s. It is based around being a romanticized version of Los Angeles which Walt Disney would have worked in during his early days, and which influenced much of his company's work.

### Development history

Buena Vista Street replaced the Sunshine Plaza area of Disney California Adventure.

## Marvel connections

### The Buena Vista Bugle

The newspaper had some articles referencing Marvel characters. In *Volume 5, Issue 3* there was the article, "Heroes Welcome! Captain America and Spider-Man descend on Hollywood Land April 3!". This article had a photographed picture of Captain America saluting while the article's text referred to him as, "That Pinnacle of Patriotism", coming to Hollywood Land on a mission where he is assisted by Spider-Man. Above this article, Captain America was mentioned by 1920s/1930s Los Angeles resident, "Donna the Dog Lady" in a letter to the editor, calling him a, "Dashing hero" who she wants to hear about.

In *Volume 5, Issue 4*, the "Supers Sighted! Heroes Heralded" section dedicated to celebrity sightings showed photographs of Captain America and Spider-Man. In this same edition was a story by, "Mirna the Fashion Maven" promoting Marvel superhero based outfits with references to Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and a statement that her fashion scoop was one, "even J. Jonah Jameson would envy".

### Rogers: The Musical

The fictional KBVS radio (Buena Vista Street radio) which can be heard in shops throughout Buena Vista Street played in this show with advertisements for Buena Vista Street services such as *Elias & Co*, and made reference to Stark Industries*.*. Buena Vista Street has had previous story connections to the Hyperion Theater, such as having a flyer for the Flower Street Players performing at the venue.

### Other connections

#### A Bug's Land

The newspaper had some stories covering A Bug's Land and its characters. One notable of which being, "Entomologists Magnify Bizarre Bug Colony", covering how a group of entomologists discovered Flik's Fun Fair outside of Buena Vista Street.  Flik and Princess Atta also appeared as, "Sweethearts" in the celebrities spotted section while Hopper appeared in a different issue as a, "Villain on the Town".

#### Oogie Boogie Bash

Buena Vista Street was one fo the locations where Oogie Boogie sent his villain allies. Oogie Boogie made his base in the Carthay Circle Theatre of Buena Vista Street, while Buena Vista Street's main villain was undead musical murderer, Ernesto de la Cruz.

#### Paradise Gardens Park

Paradise Gardens Park/Paradise Pier has been referenced in the Buena Vista Bugle, and is referenced in the *Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe*.

#### The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Buena Vista Street and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror have interconnected backstories. This includes: the KBVS Radio playing Anthony Fremont's orchestra from the Tip Top Club of the Hollywood Tower Hotel, Buena Vista Bugle newspapers detailing the construction of the Hollywood Tower Hotel visible as props at Mortimer's Market, hand-out editions of the Buena Vista Bugle having had multiple stories on the hotel along with involvement of Buena Vista Street character Calvin Blue, advertisements for the Hollywood Tower Hotel appearing in the Red Car Trolley, and Buena Vista Street residents, "The Silver Lake Sisters" having performed at the Tip Top Club with posters for the club having previously been visible in the *Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe*.

## Trivia

* Buena Vista Street has various story connections to the movie The Rocketeer (1991), a (non-Marvel) comic-book movie directed by Joe Johnston who directed *Captain America: The First Avenger*. The movie is also tied into Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar at Disney Springs. There are also story-book connections to non-Marvel comic-book movie *Dick Tracy* (1990).

## References

1. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/vol-5-iss-3.pdf
2. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/4-3.jpg
3. ↑ https://duchessofdisneyland.com/california-adventure/atwater-ink-paint/
4. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/vol-1-iss-3.pdf
5. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/vol-2-iss-1.pdf
6. ↑ https://disneylandmaps.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/vol-2-iss-5.pdf