San Fransokyo Square opens today (August 31, 2023). Based on the city from Disney Animation’s Big Hero 6, the area is a retheme of Disney California Adventure’s Pacific Wharf dining area. The area includes a character meet and greet for Baymax and friends, refreshed theme throughout the land, new menus in the restaurants, and even a shop.
As we’ve been sharing on MiceChat, the big transformation was conducted while the land remained open to guests. As a result, as each restaurant was transformed, the new menus became available to visitors.
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About San Fransokyo Square
Like the film, the vibe of San Fransokyo is San Francisco meets Tokyo. But the Imagineers have created an elaborate backstory for the area to help explain why this version of Big Hero 6 is in a fishing/canning area instead of in the big city.
As the Imagineers explain it:
“The tech industry began to emerge and the local fishing trade fell on hard times, entrepreneurs came together to reinvent the seaside canneries into a vibrant, multicultural district of neighborhood restaurants and small businesses where you’ll be able to eat and shop.”
Sounds a lot like San Francisco’s current Fisherman’s Wharf.
The old bridge into Pacific Wharf has been augmented with new golden towers and is now known as the San Fransokyo Gate Bridge. Nearby buildings sport wind turbines, hinting at the technological upgrades the area has received since its days as a canning/fishing hub.
Baymax Meet and Greet
On the south side of the land, where the beer cart was located, Baymax and friends meet with guests outside a converted warehouse.
We had the opportunity to spend some time with the heroes at a recent press event and take photos.
Disneyland also shared this teaser video on their Instagram account.
A large queue has been set up for meet-and-greets.
The meet-and-greet is themed as the “Hamada Bot Shop.”
San Fransokyo Makers Market
A new shop has been carved out under the Cucina Cucamonga roof nearest the Baymax meetup. The decor includes nods to Hiro’s defeated, former opponents from his robot battling days. Aside from the flags with the different robotic combatants hanging above the entrance, the shelves are labeled as the property of the different robots’ owners, and above the shelves are bundles of wires and the like.
The majority of the merchandise sold here can be found at other parts of the resort, such as the different styles of Baymax plushes, Disney Munchlings merchandise, and Avengers Campus Spider-Bots. But there are a few unique pieces as well. Here’s a glimpse at the offerings.
If you have been collecting those medallions that are available across the Disneyland Resort, you’ll need to add the Maker’s Market to your travel plans because they will also have their own set for you to purchase.
Cucina Cucamonga
Cucina Cucamonga has kept its name and menu. It received only a Mexican street corn and a new drink for its San Fransokyo transformation.
Port of San Fransokyo Cerveceria
On the corner of the Cucina Cucamonga building closest to the bridge, a Cerveceria has replaced the old beer truck.
The Cerveceria opened quietly on July 26th.
We ordered the new rice chips and corn wheel snacks on opening day (July 26th). Not bad.
Lucky Fortune Cookery
Pacific Wharf’s only Asian restaurant has kept its name in the transition, with many new menu items (see below).
The menu offers new and returning favorites.
The new chicken sandwich is really good!
(We have a link to more of the food below)
Rita’s Baja Blenders becomes Rita’s Turbine Blenders
Rita’s cocktail stand got a slight name update on July 26th. The new name is Rita’s Turbine Blenders. The name gives reference to the large koi windsock-shaped wind turbines which power the land. The new icon has not yet been installed, but you can see the new name:
The building is covered in electrical puns.
We tried one of the new drinks. Refreshing on a 95º day.
Pacific Wharf Cafe Becomes Aunt Cass Cafe
The Boudin Bakery’s Pacific Wharf Cafe remains, but with a new name. Aunt Cass Cafe adds Lucky Cat imagery and new menu items, but will retain the Boudin bread and tour.
Ghirardelli
While it initially seemed that the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain would remain untouched for the most part (concept ard did show a wind turbine on the building’s roof), many little changes have been made. The soda fountain’s whimsical moving mural has been updated to incorporate imagery to place it within San Fransokyo, the signage has been updated, and a turbine has been placed on the roof. The menu remains the same.
As you can see, Disney has added the San Fransokyo Gate Bridge in the background of one portion of the mural. Other references include paper lanterns and cherry blossoms in places, and words written in Japanese Katakana are also present.
And here’s our video of the mural in action.
San Fransokyo Bread Cart
If you’ve been waiting patiently for a Baymax bread ever since it was announced, you’ll find the sourdough bread cart in a new location. Instead of its previous spot at the exit of the Boudin Bread Tour, you’ll find it at the entry to the bakery tour across from Cars Land.
If you peek inside the bakery, you might find bakers working on a fresh batch of Baymax sourdough!
This adorable loaf of bread is sure to be popular, so expect to find a line at the bread cart for a while.
San Fransokyo Area Details
Throughout the land, new San Fransokyo-themed props and signage has been placed everywhere. The entire land has a whole new feel.
Look at these adorable new Baymax lanterns:
San Fransokyo Square Food
There are so many new food items that we created a whole article for you about them. Please click through for full details on what we’ll be eating soon, as well as what is sure to be a popular new collectible sipper.
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Are You Satisfied With Your Care?
The Pacific Wharf was a DCA 1.0 holdover and was a simple food court area with no Disney tie-ins. The San Fransokyo overlay has added character themes and new menu items, but has retained some of the area’s previous cannery look. It merges what was there before with Big Hero 6 details. In addition to restaurants, San Fransokyo Square has added character meet and greets and a new shop. What are your thoughts on San Fransokyo Square?
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