Hollywood Land
Hollywood Land is a themed land at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Opened with the park on February 8, 2001, as Hollywood Pictures Backlot, it depicts Hollywood during its Golden Age of the 1930s, combining a boulevard of period facades with an exposed studio backlot at its rear. It was given its present name in 2012, during the park's expansion and redesign.
The land lies at the north-eastern side of the park, reached from Buena Vista Street, and adjoins Avengers Campus, which absorbed some of its former attractions.
History
The opening-day backlot was entered beneath a gateway flanked by large elephant sculptures copied from D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916). Its early attractions included the Disney Animation building, Muppet*Vision 3D, the Hyperion Theater and Superstar Limo, a dark ride in which riders played celebrities travelling to a premiere. Superstar Limo was poorly received and closed in January 2002, the first attraction in the park to close permanently; its building reopened in 2006 as Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, a version of the Florida attraction, opened at the end of the boulevard in 2004 and substantially improved the land's draw. It closed in January 2017 and reopened that May as Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout!, which was later assigned to Avengers Campus when that land opened in 2021. The Red Car Trolley connected Hollywood Land with Buena Vista Street from 2012 until its closure in February 2025.
In June 2025 Disney announced that the Monsters, Inc. attraction is to close in early 2027 as part of work on a planned Avatar-themed area elsewhere in the resort's expansion plans.
Attractions and entertainment
The Disney Animation building contains several walk-through experiences: the Animation Academy, where visitors are taught to draw a Disney character; the Sorcerer's Workshop, a set of interactive animation exhibits; and Turtle Talk with Crush, in which an animated Crush from Finding Nemo converses with the audience in real time.
Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 3D concert film starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, opened in the Sunset Showcase Theater in 2019, replacing Muppet*Vision 3D, which had closed in 2014. Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! retells the Pixar film as a taxi ride through Monstropolis. The Hyperion Theater, a large indoor venue at the end of Hollywood Boulevard, has hosted stage adaptations including Aladdin (2003-2016), Frozen (2016-2020) and Rogers: The Musical in 2023. A Disney Junior dance party show occupies a separate theatre near the backlot.
Dining and shops
Food locations include Award Wieners, Schmoozies! smoothie stand and the Fairfax Market, all along Hollywood Boulevard. The Studio Store and other small shops sell film and park merchandise. Much of the backlot area functions as flexible space for seasonal entertainment and festival events.