Paradise Gardens Park (formerly known as Paradise Pier) is a themed land at Disney California Adventure, based on that of Victorian boardwalks that were once found along the coast of California.
Despite its name and the presence of a nearby man-made lake, Paradise Pier is not actually a pier, but merely a waterside area of the park.
The former California Screamin' sprawled across much of the area, with various other attractions and forms of entertainment surrounding it.
A new attraction, Toy Story Midway Mania!, opened on June 17, 2008.
The attraction is the first in a series of theming upgrades to the land and park as a whole, with the boardwalk's Victorian influences becoming more prominent and introducing a new unseen carnival owner character named Gustav Tinkerschmidt in some of the safety spiels.
This was followed by changes to the Sun Wheel to become Mickey's Fun Wheel and new Games of the Boardwalk in 2009.
In 2010, World of Color and Silly Symphony Swings were added.
To complete the makeover, Disney opened Goofy's Sky School and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure.
Part of Paradise Pier was re-themed as Pixar Pier in mid-2018