California’s theme parks have been closed for the better part of a year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a virtual Disney fix from home. Here are five suggestions.
Pirates of the Caribbean
You’ll have to use your imagination to supply the humid, vaguely chlorine-scented air, but the visuals and sounds — including the banjo plunking, cannon fire and yo-ho-ho-ing — are all there in this 14-minute video shot from the front seat aboard one of the Pirates of the Caribbean boats. You’ll catch a glimpse of Disneyland’s Blue Bayou restaurant, glide through the bayou and then plummet down a waterfall into the land of historically inaccurate, merrily marauding pirates.
We have no idea why there are churro carts right outside the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion rides — shouldn’t those be beignet carts? — but if watching all those pirate antics makes you crave the Spanish and Mexican treats, there’s a new “Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook” out with recipes for churros, beignets and other park fare. (Why “unofficial”? Because at Disneyland, those churros are made from frozen, pre-made dough. The cookbook makes them from scratch.)
Indiana Jones Adventure
Channel your inner Indy on Disneyland’s Indiana Jones thrill ride virtually. This video was filmed from the front seat of a rugged desert jeep as it careened through a cursed temple and along the edge of an abyss, narrowly avoiding disaster. Screaming mummies? Check. Spear-throwing spirits? Yup. Collapsing bridges, molten lava and ancient ghosts? Of course. There’s even a giant rolling boulder.
Jungle Cruise
It’s no secret that the best part of the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland is the funny skippers with their pun-laden patter. (But also, seeing the back side of water, and hippos with their wiggling ears.) You’ll find plenty of point-of-view footage of the popular ride on YouTube, including several filmed last January or February, just before the world shut down. But this skipper is our fave.
Dole Whip stands are just steps away from the real-life Jungle Cruise in Adventureland, so if you’re seized by a yearning for a frothy, frozen pineapple whip, you’ll find the how-tos here.
Galaxy’s Edge
Disneyland’s newest “land” takes us deep into “Star Wars” country, with rides aboard the Millennium Falcon and landscapes straight out of Tatooine and other planets far, far away. You can take a virtual tour of Galaxy’s Edge via YouTube or “walk” it yourself with Google Maps, whose Street View perspective lets you drop Pegman right into the middle of the action, surrounded by Imperial stormtroopers.
Soarin’ Over the World
This California Adventure ride takes you soaring around the world, gliding over Arctic seas, the Great Wall of China, Sydney Harbor, Neuschwanstein and more. Experiencing the virtual global tour vicariously via YouTube is like a virtual-squared adventure.
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