Golden Dreams
| Golden Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | Golden State (The Bay Area) |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | February 8, 2001 |
| Closing date | September 7, 2008 |
| Replaced by | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Film presentation |
| Music | Bruce Broughton |
| Duration | 25:00 |
| Hosted by | Calafia (Whoopi Goldberg) |
| Seating | 347 theatre seats |
Single rider line available | |
Closed captioning available | |
| Golden Dreams | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
| Written by | Tom Fitzgerald (Disney Imagineering executive) |
| Starring | Whoopi Goldberg Yasuko Takahara Richard Balin Eric Matheny Mark Neveldine |
| Narrated by | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Cinematography | Jack N. Green |
| Edited by | Erica Mireles Folsey and Benjamin Rawls (assistant editors) |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton Walter Afanasieff (song) |
Production companies | Golden Dreams Productions Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributed by | Disneyland Resort |
Release dates |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Golden Dreams is a film about the history of California. It was a featured attraction at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opening with the park on February 8, 2001. It starred Whoopi Goldberg as Calafia, the Queen of California. On September 7, 2008, the last showing of the film to the public was made. The theater was razed in July 2009 and was replaced by The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure. However, the exterior replica of the Bernard Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts remained. The final showing took place as a private showing for cast members on March 26, 2009.