What's New in California Travel - Santa Clarita Valley Signal

By Michele E. Buttelman 

California invites travelers to observe a wealthiness of caller offerings coming to the Golden State successful 2023, ranging from taxable parkland experiences and taste attractions to photo-worthy museums and luxury resorts. 

What’s New successful Theme Parks? 

Disney 100 Years of Wonder volition beryllium the largest cross-company planetary solemnisation successful the past of The Walt Disney Co. Courtesy Disneyland Resort.

Disneyland 

The Walt Disney Company volition people its 100th day successful 2023, timed to its founding by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney connected Oct. 16, 1923. 

Disney 100 Years of Wonder volition beryllium the largest cross-company planetary solemnisation successful the past of The Walt Disney Co. At Disneyland Resort, the bosom of the celebration, the amusive kicks disconnected Jan. 27 with limited-time offerings taking spot passim the year. Highlights include: Platinum-infused décor passim the resort; 2 all-new nighttime spectaculars: “World of Color – One” astatine Disney California Adventure Park and “Wondrous Journeys” astatine Disneyland Park; the caller Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction; the opening of the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown successful outpouring 2023 and the long-awaited instrumentality of the “Magic Happens” parade astatine Disneyland Park successful clip for spring. 

The Walt Disney Company volition people its 100th day successful 2023, timed to its founding by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney connected Oct. 16, 1923. Courtesy Disneyland Resort.

Universal Studios Hollywood 

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Super Nintendo World, the innovative, immersive and highly anticipated themed land, volition unfastened Feb. 17 astatine Universal Studios Hollywood arsenic the archetypal Super Nintendo World successful the nation.  

The U.S. debut volition transport taxable parkland guests and Nintendo fans into the satellite of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach. The immersive onshore volition beryllium a ocular spectacle of vibrant colors and architectural ingenuity wrong a recently expanded country of the taxable park, featuring a groundbreaking ride, interactive areas for the full household and themed buying and dining.  

Nearby, the Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is an archetypal conception edifice opening astatine Universal CityWalk successful aboriginal 2023. 

This artist’s rendering depicts Arctic Rescue, a caller coaster that volition unfastened astatine SeaWorld San Diego successful outpouring 2023. Courtesy SeaWorld San Diego.

SeaWorld San Diego  

The caller highly anticipated coaster, Arctic Rescue, volition unfastened astatine SeaWorld San Diego successful outpouring 2023. Joining different thrill rides astatine the taxable park, Arctic Rescue volition beryllium the longest and fastest straddle coaster connected the West Coast. This household friendly, multi-launch thrust invites guests to hop connected a snowmobile and motorboat up to 40 mph connected a chilly escapade arsenic they contention done the unpredictable arctic clime to assistance animals successful danger. With a 48-inch tallness requirement, adjacent young escapade seekers tin bask Arctic Rescue. 

Knott’s Berry Farm 

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Montezooma’s Revenge was the archetypal flywheel-launched roller coaster successful the satellite erstwhile it opened astatine Knott’s Berry Farm successful 1978 and it is the oldest shuttle loop roller coaster inactive successful its archetypal location.  

For 2023, Montezooma’s Revenge is being rethemed with caller thrills that volition let guests to beryllium wholly amazed by the absorption the bid takes them.  

The caller Fiesta Village volition reopen astatine Knott’s Berry Farm successful summertime 2023, showcasing beauteous décor crossed 3 caller zones successful the area, brand-new nutrient locations, an updated Fiesta Plaza signifier and a redesigned marketplace inspired by Los Angeles’ Olvera Street. 

What’s New successful Major Attractions 

Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza  

www.visionaguacaliente.com 

The caller Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza coming to downtown Palm Springs successful 2023 volition diagnostic the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, the Spa astatine Séc-he and an outdoor Oasis Trail. The caller depository volition observe the history, civilization and modern times of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and the state-of-the-art spa volition showcase the Tribe’s past Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring. Inspiration for the Cultural Plaza’s plan includes Agua Caliente traditions specified arsenic handbasket weaving and pottery, and elements recovered successful nature. 

Museum of Illusions Coming to San Diego 

Museum of Illusions volition unfastened a caller depository successful San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter toward the extremity of 2023. The astir 10,000-square-foot depository volition diagnostic optical illusions, 3D holograms, brain-puzzling exhibits and interactive illusion rooms designed for visitors of each ages to enjoy. 

Los Angeles Pink Panther Experience 

In concern with MGM, Bounce, a caller experiential question app, launches “The Pink Panther and the Case of the Missing Diamond,” an interactive, app navigated outdoor adventure, revolutionizing question and amusement experiences successful Los Angeles.  

Through the Bounce app, individuals, friends, and families, led by the inimitable Inspector Clouseau, are navigated done Los Angeles, stopping astatine fashionable destinations and section gems.  

Each determination unlocks caller parts of the story, suspects to interrogate, and clues to uncover, each the portion connecting friends and family, encouraging them to research new, and possibly adjacent immoderate unknown, places close successful their ain backyards. 

Yosemite Cinema offers a diagnostic film, narrated by Bryan Cranston, “Experience Yosemite,” that allows the spectator to spot the parkland successful virtual world with state-of-the-art Positron Voyager chairs featuring sight, sound, scent, haptic feedback and movement. Courtesy Yosemite Cinema.

Yosemite Virtual Reality 

www.yosemitecinema.com/page/yosemite-vr 

Yosemite Cinema astatine the southbound gross entranceway of Yosemite National Park successful Oakhurst is making past with the summation of Yosemite Virtual Reality. Yosemite VR is the lone imperishable Positron Powered Virtual Reality theatre successful the United States.  

The diagnostic film, narrated by Bryan Cranston, “Experience Yosemite,” allows the spectator to spot the parkland similar ne'er before. The state-of-the-art Positron Voyager chairs diagnostic sight, sound, scent, haptic feedback and movement. 

What New successful Accomodations? 

In 2022 California saw the opening of 30 caller hotels accounting for much than 5,100 further rooms. 

Noteworthy caller hotels slated to unfastened successful 2023 include: 

Pendry Newport Beach, www.pendry.com/newport-beach, replaces the iconic erstwhile Fashion Island Hotel. 

Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa, www.miramonteresort.com, opening successful precocious 2023 successful Indian Wells. 

An artist’s rendering of the caller Canopy by Hilton, opening successful aboriginal 2023 successful downtown Sacramento. Courtesy Hilton Hotels.

Canopy by Hilton, www.hilton.com/en/canopy, opening successful aboriginal 2023 successful downtown Sacramento. 

Appellation Hotel, https://appellationhotels.com/healdsburg, successful the rolling hills of Healdsburg. 

Palihotel San Diego, www.palisociety.com/hotels/san-diego, opens outpouring 2023, on with 3 caller hotels wrong Palisociety’s brand-new Le Petit Pali brand.