Pixar Pal-A-Round
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Pixar Pal-A-Round is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Games of Pixar Pier, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 25 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Pixar Pal-A-Round (formerly known as the Sun Wheel and Mickey's Fun Wheel) is a 150-foot-tall (46 m) eccentric wheel at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction opened to the public on February 8, 2001, at Paradise Pier as the Sun Wheel. Inspired by Wonder Wheel at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Coney Island, which also features both sliding and fixed gondolas, Pixar Pal-A-Round has a large pie-eyed Mickey Mouse face at its center. From 2001 to 2008, the attraction featured a sun face on the front along with a yellow color scheme. In 2008, the attraction was rethemed as the Mickey's Fun Wheel, which opened on May 4, 2009. The sun was replaced with a Mickey Mouse face, and images of Mickey, Goofy, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Minnie Mouse were added to the gondolas. On November 2, 2017, Disney announced that the ride would be renovated, which would include Pixar characters on the gondolas, but with Mickey's face remaining on the side. On June 23, 2018, the attraction reopened as the Pixar Pal-A-Round.
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Dates from 2001-02-08.
Wikidata Q751240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 49 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Games of Pixar Pier: 0.0 mi
- World of Color - One: 0.0 mi
- Inside Out: Emotional Whirlwind: 0.0 mi
- Silly Symphony Swings: 0.0 mi
- Toy Story Midway Mania!: 0.0 mi
- Fear: 0.0 mi
- Disgust: 0.0 mi
- Joy: 0.0 mi
- Sadness: 0.0 mi
- Mr. Potato Head: 0.0 mi
- Paradise Park: 0.1 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.4 mi
- Convention Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Zocalo Park: 0.5 mi
- London Park: 0.6 mi
- The Pelton Wheel: 0.1 mi
- The Steam Donkey: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Tree: 0.2 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 0.2 mi
- Avengers Campus Dedication Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Emerald Garden: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Garden Grove Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 3.3 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 5.5 mi
- Walt Disney's Apartment: 0.4 mi
- Stanley Ranch Museum: 1.7 mi
- MUZEO: 2.0 mi
- Discovery Science Center: 3.9 mi
- Hilbert Museum of California Art: 3.9 mi
- Cadillac Range: 0.2 mi
- Cascade Peak: 0.5 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 0.6 mi
- East Coyote Hills: 6.1 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 6.9 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Cerro Villa Park: 7.7 mi
- Pelanconi Park: 7.9 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 9.3 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 9.4 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 9.8 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 9.9 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.2 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.5 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 11.0 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 11.4 mi
- Mother's Beach: 11.8 mi
- North Star Beach: 12.6 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 12.9 mi
- McDermont Spring: 13.3 mi
- Tomato Spring: 14.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 14.7 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 15.7 mi
- Washout Falls: 0.2 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 0.2 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 0.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 0.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 8.7 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.3 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 24.3 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- Three Arches: 24.3 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pixar Pal-A-Round. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | ESE 106° | 1,734 m | 23.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | ESE 105° | 1,675 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 92° | 1,211 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 99° | 1,197 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bedford Peak | E 98° | 1,161 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sierra Peak | ENE 78° | 928 m | 15.7 mi |
| Flores Peak | ESE 110° | 566 m | 18.4 mi |
| San Juan Hill | NE 55° | 543 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa ANA Fire STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Disneyland · 0 mi
- Anaheim · 2 mi
- Garden Grove · 3 mi
- Stanton · 4 mi
- Buena Park · 5 mi
- Fullerton · 5 mi
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