Disney Facts: 5 quick facts about Grizzly Peak at Disney California Adventure
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| © Steven Liebman Grizzly Peak Run attraction at Disney California Adventure. |
Disney always makes sure there is a good backstory to everything they create, whether a shop, an attraction or a section of a theme park.
At Disney California Adventure at Disneyland, the Imagineers have created a great story for the Grizzly Peak area.
According to Disney, “A long, long time ago, a coyote met a grizzly bear at the top of the mountain and asked the bear to protect the land. One day, people came to the mountain to chase the grizzly bear down, but the bear held his ground. The coyote turned the grizzly bear into stone so that the bear could never be driven away. Today, some observant mountaineers claim they can hear the bear’s spirit when rafting through the windy caverns of Grizzly Peak.”
Here are five quick facts from Disney about Grizzly Peak:
1. The bear standing at the entrance of Grizzly River Run is 20 feet tall.
3.Surviving buildings from the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, the Kentucky Mine in Sierra City and the Gold Bug Mine in Placerville (all California towns) were studied to help create an authentic look in the Grizzly River Run queue.
4. Frog Jump Falls was inspired by Devils Postpile National Monument in Northern California.
5. Grizzly Trail provides a serene nature walk past Grizzly Falls and is a quiet alternate route through the land.
