Anaheim, Calif. - After 10 years of planning, two years of building and $1.4 billion dollars, Disneyland proudly introduced their newest theme park on February 8, 2001. Disney's California Adventure is a 55-acre park located directly across from Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The park is divided into three primary "lands" that reflect the culture of the sunshine state-Golden State, Paradise Pier and Hollywood Pictures Backlot.

Just as Matterhorn Mountain is a focal point in the original Disneyland, the 110 feet Grizzly Peak is visible from all areas of the new park. It looks like granite, but the mountain is constructed of concrete and steel-more than 300 individual "boxes" made of rebar and steel-mesh covered with cement and sculpted by Disney craftsmen into a work of art.

In another area of the park, the rich agricultural history of California is commemorated in the Bountiful Valley Farm sponsored by Caterpillar. This 2 1/2 acre farm features a tractor yard, water play Irrigation Station and colorful exposition of favorite foods at the Farmer's Market. Another display depicts the evolution of farming from early manual crop-gathering, to the use of horses and plows, to the large tractors and combines used today.

Barry Braverman, Walt Disney Imagineering Executive Producer for the new park, explained some of the logistics that made the design phase challenging. "We knew the park could only occupy a certain amount of acreage and we knew that we needed an entrance opposite Disneyland," he recalled. "We also knew we wanted a specific sized hotel on the property and we knew we needed to attain expansion for parking. It was an urban planning puzzle and we had to make all the pieces fit."