IS IT ANY BETTER? Pixar Place Hotel Completed At Disneyland

[@troystaiger6154]

As someone that has stayed at all three hotels at DLR, Pixar Place has the largest rooms, give it a chance,

[@scholartheterminator94]

No

[@heatherwhatever7714]

My kids were lucky enough to get to play the jungle cruise mini boats out front when we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. Late nineties..There also were beautiful places to take pictures.

[@debbabe2254]

We are staying there for the duration of D23 in August. Can't wait. ❤️💛💙 Those figurines aren't just models, they are "maquettes." Maquettes serve as character reference for 2D animators who would work simultaneously on the same project drawing the same characters.

[@juliehitchcock5229]

Wow. It looks like they really did an incredible job updating the hotel. All of the Pixar details look so fun!

[@Lbrisbois2000]

I really love the updates to the pool area. We've been up there to watch fireworks before and it was an okay space then, but these changes definitely look like they elevate the space. Thanks for the tour. 🤘

[@J_Pike]

Going over there to catch the fireworks is a core memory from our trips to DLR ❤

[@Lbrisbois2000]

@@J_Pike I couldn't agree more 🎆❤

[@RonSwanson1969]

Thanks for the tour and keeping us updated!

[@edstrong597]

Great review, I think they did a great job with what they had. This looks like it’s finally worth the title of a Disney Hotel. Hopefully they keep it as a lower priced hotel.

[@HeyBrickey]

Fingers crossed!

[@katiestevens3613]

So grateful that you were able to capture so much before footage! What an improvement!

[@shashona3084]

The Pixar hotel is looking great

[@jeffstoeger2974]

Brickey your a class act. Love how you respect individuals and this video was great and thanks for giving us your take.

[@HeyBrickey]

My pleasure

[@dayoldbread1696]

@@HeyBrickeyI know it was cancelled by Disney but I’d love to see the finale of your e ticket quinjet ride video series! Or maybe you could make one about the avengers multiverse ride we are getting instead : )

[@JBX302]

Brickey, you are definitely the peer or Imagineers. I enjoy these design videos so much. Thank you!

[@RedMinja]

Love that you were so respectful to guests and cast members while filming this!! I always appreciate all the thought and effort you put into your videos!! :D We are probably never gonna stay here either since we are socal locals, but we are really excited to try that Maple restaurant :)

[@user-farrelld]

Class act respecting the guests in my opinion that's one of the many things that sets you apart.

[@J_Pike]

It looks great and even better with the before/after footage. Awesome review of the changes.

[@oliviamiller3857]

See this is one of the reasons why I love your videos. You take into account of other people (ex. Not filming the pool area) who are guests at the hotel and make sure to respect their experience. Keep doing you!

[@larryw47]

Stayed in one of the updated rooms on the 12th floor that was freshly completed, and it was terrific, with a perfect view of California Adventure Park. Worth every dollar, and I never would have predicted myself saying that. The walk to get into the parks or downtown was very short.

[@ckbarry]

Good to know. Thanks

[@angelaescamilla4983]

Have you ever stayed at Disneyland hotel? Do you think Pixar is better ?

[@larryw47]

@@angelaescamilla4983 just stayed at the Disneyland hotel. I like it better than the Pixar due to his location, but honestly both are great. I highly dislike the new system for early entry however, meaning the only one park per day. It ruins the benefit, in my opinion, to only have one park per day.

[@galacticcenter580]

Thank you for this tour! Love the before and after. Your insight is gold

[@yoopergamer2121]

Wow thanks for the review! We try to make it over to west coast Disney from Orlando once a year. Will definitely put this in the list of possibilities. 😊

[@brianwisdom8051]

I’m really impressed with what they were able to do in the existing footprint. Stayed at Pixar Pier before and like someone else said, rooms are larger, it just lacked continuity of themeing. It looks way more put together now. Cant wait to stay there again!

[@HeyBrickey]

Exactly and that's the angle I took on my review that this was a rehab project. Never stayed even though I have been there more than most folks haha

[@brianwisdom8051]

@@HeyBrickey and you captured that point beautifully! Thank you!

[@oliviamiller3857]

Wow, I’m loving the new hotel! And I agree, that private access to DCA is such a big perk for staying there!

[@gridley]

Given the area in DCA it was trying to meld with, the Paradise Pier theme for the hotel wasn't too inspiring. It still doesn't make an ideal backdrop for the park, but it is what it is. As for the parking lot south of the hotel & all the land mentioned in the DL Forward project in general, another YT vlog is describing its proposed 10-year budget as way too modest..

[@HeyBrickey]

I think we see some movement in the next ten years but probably mainly infrastructure for things to come. I wouldn’t imagine a ton of the exciting stuff would happen in the next decade unless they are playing a great game of poker with us.

[@gridley]

@@HeyBrickey As with businesses like Knott's or Magic Mountain, I don't know what the economics are for Disney's parks in Anaheim vs elsewhere. So what I'd want & what is financially feasible may be 2 different things. I've watched a YT vlogger's recent tour of DisneySea & parks like that totally affect my opinion of DCA & the DL Forward project. I've read that per-guest spending is much higher in Tokyo than Anaheim. If so, it's tougher to be more demanding. But I still think good creative judgment is half the battle. There are people since 2001 who've said that DCA is really good. There are others who rate Disney's recent movies & streaming shows, including the ones from Marvels & Lucasfilm, as very good too.

[@lalalauraann]

I've never been in this building but your video definitely makes it look like a lot of improvements have happened :) I hope families enjoy it!

[@behindtheparks]

Well documented Brickey nice to see Disney investing into an older hotel that always struggled to bring in the customers. They did a great job updating and maybe even worth staying for a night. Great video Brickey love the content.

[@JesseAdventure]

Listen on the way to Costco my version of avengers Hallway

[@shawnryan8345]

Well done, agreed. We may for the first time stop by and have a visit !

[@juanitajones6900]

Call me a negative Nelly, but this looks like crap. It's bringing up bad memories of the new decor for the Contemporary Resort rooms. Without the drawings on the wall, the rooms resemble detention cells at Club Fed. I had stayed at this hotel during the summer of 2021. I found my room charming . . . well, quite beautiful, with its So Cal/Surfer theming and interesting touches of Disney IP. This new theming? I've already said my piece. By the way, this hotel dates back to the 1980s, not the mid-20th century.

[@janelleckes2272]

Awesome coverage! This makes me really excited to stay at this hotel, which I was never interested in before. Can guests of the Disneyland Hotel use the Pixar Place entrance to DCA?

[@pravdaanimationstudios]

ngl as a person who grew up in the original Paradise pier I really enjoyed being there! With the pool, characters at PCH, and the theme as well. Kinda sad to see it go but also I'm glad they are retheming it as well because the entire theme was getting outdated too.

[@reneep4864]

I love it! Hope they keep the same price point. Would love to stay there some day.

[@citticat2]

Great Video and we will see you soon. Love the convenience going through the Grand and entering Downtown Disney. Miss Pluto.

[@angelaescamilla4983]

Great video! Thank you. Do you like the Disneyland hotel better than this new Pixar place ? We are DW frequent goers, but never been to DL yet. Coming may or June for first time.

[@ddc163264]

Finally?! The original DCA had that entrance. I used it before and it came out near the corn dog and Mulholland Madness. I loved PCH grill. The omelet station was great and having Max for character breakfast was good too. This "new" hotel, looks like just another design from Marriott or Crowne Plaza at best. They had such an opportunity to do traditional Disney and not just corporate disney. Tell a story, put people in a place and time. Maybe make them feel like they've become part of Pixar and have the area look as the campus in Emeryville looks (which I been to and it DOESN'T), have some desks and chairs that resemble the artist working areas. Lounges to give the air of the group work areas where ideas are thrown around. Put up som art in various stages of completion. Then maybe insert some really new tech to have art that the guest can use their finger or tablet or phone stylus to continue the drawing and it comes to life or is transmitted to another place to have others see. Heck, If Starbucks can do it to send all the way to Orlando, then corporate disney can't do better? Such a waste. At least the old version had that nice beach smell that you got when you walked in. Now it's as sterile as it looks!

[@BrockSamsonite]

I also liked the new entryway for the hotel. The art made me think of Roy lichtenstein

[@JeffA_]

Excited to check it out. Thanks for the episode 👍🏻

[@ckbarry]

Thanks for this update. It looks like a great improvement. I’ve never been tempted even a tiny bit to stay there, given the cost, other quality hotels nearby and the fact that if I do splurge on an on property hotel, I have a soft spot for the OG DL Hotel. They’ve done a great job and it may now be on my radar. It should really please Florida visitors, as they seem disinclined (understatement alert 🚨 😂) to stay off property. The new entrance to DCA is a real plus.

[@DiamondDaveSanDiego]

Thank you for this. I haven’t been inside since it was The Emerald Hotel (Wayback Machine). It was … very green as I recall. I will definitely give it a visit next trip based on your enthusiastic and informative update.

[@Tracking825]

Very cool. Wish someone would cover how they feel about the club level is at this resort. We are booked in September for a week ( traveling from Orlando) and hoping it is on par with our experience we get at WDW resorts.

[@nick7077]

Nice video! Given the ‘price point’ comment, wanted to note for interested parties, Courtyard Marriott is 1/2 the price with an amazing outdoor water play area, and within walking distance for daytime naps. Offers bunkbeds + 2 Queens, 2 showers, and has Starbucks in the lobby. Only place we stay 🙂.

[@sandy_shark]

We stayed in Pixar Pier in October during its transition. We got a lithograph of Bing Bing on our bed. On the morning we left, the fire alarm on our floor went off.

[@Leon-qh9br]

I can wait to go in August I work at Disney animation on Encanto so I love Disney and love the improvement.I work at Laika now but Disney still in my heart

[@disneylandlux]

Nice video - thanks! I just stayed there- and the standard rooms on the street get a LOT of street noise at night so people really should pay up to get the premium room. That makes it close to Disneyland Hotel standard room price and that hotel is far superior - their standard rooms don’t have loud noise. So Pixar just didn’t add up for me - but they did do a great job with the pool area however it’s very small. FYI - the keys from Pixar and from the Disneyland Hotel open the gate to the Grand CA hotel at the street entrance and we always do early entry from Grand CA courtyard to Downtown Disney - which is the best location. Most people don’t know that all hotel guests are welcome to use that entrance. It’s much better than early entry by corn dog castle which is not near prime rides for early entry. We stay at the Grand CA too.

[@lauri-jeancarlson8476]

Pixar place hotel is opening next week

[@solarwhale]

The Pixar photos in Great Maple look like an in memoriam. Which isn't far from the current state of the studio.

[@WDWCentral]

To be honest I miss the old wood and the old yellows, the hotel now feels without a story or a place in time, reminds me of Riviera a hotel I didn’t like

[@JoyleiaJo]

14:08 ❤

[@derradune6722]

Are you planning to do a follow up after the official opening? It would be great to see Luxo jr in the atrium and that space you mention at 13:44

[@AirTwo3jrdnAirtwo3jrdn]

Who remembers the pan pacific!!!! :) good times!

[@simba001ly]

I sure do…. Ugh. The Paradise Pier Hotel was an improvement to that. Pixar Place Hotel now takes things a step further and pluses things up. I look forward to checking out the final product.

[@vectorwolf]

I stayed here ages ago, shortly after it was built, I think. It was new, and thus nice enough, but I'll be honest, it just felt like some random Mariott rather than Disney. I really enjoy the refurb, the clean lines while still staying fun. There's enough character to be themed while still keeping it classy... unlike Art of Animation.... One thing I do lament is there used to be a little Japanese restaurant in that hotel... I don't think it's been there for a decade, but it was one of the best Japanese meals I've ever had. I do remember it being kind of small and dark, though, so it probably suffered from its environment more than anything else. Shame...

[@jandalight1598]

Hmmmmm.

[@peetahmcfly]

DLR could have just “plussed” Paradise Pier hotel with the beach theme and rethemed it to Pixar Pier instead.