California Adventure - Condor Flats

I regret not having any photos for this one. It is a small land, with basically one ride and one restaurant, but both of them are pretty good.

I guess one reason I tend not to take pictures is that everything is set up to look like air hangers, so it is not particularly decorative, but it works with the theme of honoring California's aviation history. This is especially true of the entry line for Soarin', where you have plane parts, along with photos and biographies of famous pilots.

There is also a water play area and a shop, and apparently Minnie Mouse does a number with her fly girls, but we have never seen it.

Soarin' Over California is one of my favorite rides ever. It simulates hang gliding over California scenery. You are in the seated position, but the seats are lifted up, and into a large screen, and aerial footage is shown from a creek in the Redwoods, an orange grove, an aircraft carrier in San Diego, a golf course in Palm Springs, and many other places, finally ending up over Disneyland at Christmas. Scents are piped in too, so you smell the oranges and the cedar. It is one I usually try and repeat.

Taste Pilot's Grill: This is basically a burger restaurant, and a pretty good one, based on the time we did eat here.