Q: We really appreciate you taking the time to answer our questions. With all the exciting additions to Disney California Adventure about to open, I’m curious—can you tell us some of the items from the original California Adventure that were removed from the park and are now at the Archives? What about the big “California” letters that used to stand at the entrance?
Robert, Kissimmee, Florida
A: The CALIFORNIA letters were too large and heavy for the Archives’ collection, but according to Kevin Rafferty of Walt Disney Imagineering, they have been donated to the California State Fair in Sacramento. The Archives did get the two Intolerance elephants from the entrance of Hollywood Blvd., some signage from Baker’s Field Baker and Bur-R-R-Bank Ice Cream, and the neon sign from the Golden Zephyr.
Dave Smith