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{{Infobox Disney ride |
{{Infobox Disney ride |
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|name = Mission Tortilla Factory |
|name = Mission Tortilla Factory |
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| − | |image =MissionTortilla.jpg |
+ | |image = MissionTortilla.jpg |
|park = [[Disney California Adventure]] |
|park = [[Disney California Adventure]] |
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|land = [[Golden State]] |
|land = [[Golden State]] |
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|type = Tortilla factory tour |
|type = Tortilla factory tour |
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| − | |opened = February 8, 2001 |
+ | |opened = [[February 8]], [[2001]] |
| − | |closed = May 31, 2011 |
+ | |closed = [[May 31]], [[2011]] |
| − | |sponsor = Mission |
+ | |sponsor = Mission Foods |
| ⚫ | |successor = Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop}}'''Mission Tortilla Factory ''' was a mini-attraction located at [[Disney California Adventure]], which gave visitors a brief tour through the tortilla world by telling its history and showing the process of its manufacturing. The attraction permanently closed on May 31, 2011. |
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| + | The attraction was later re-themed as Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, which opened on June [[2012]]; however, unlike its predecessor, the Ghirardelli attraction has no pre-show and factory tour compared to the Mission Tortilla Factory which had a pre-show and tour. |
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| ⚫ | '''Mission Tortilla Factory ''' was a mini-attraction located at [[Disney California Adventure]], which gave visitors a brief tour through the tortilla world by telling its history and showing the process of its manufacturing. The attraction permanently closed on May 31, 2011 |
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==Attraction Summary== |
==Attraction Summary== |
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===Pre-show=== |
===Pre-show=== |
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| − | When guests entered the attraction, they watched a 2-minute video showcasing the history of tortilla as narrated by three children at school who do a report of the tortilla dating back to the origins of corn and tortillas in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures. The story then centers on the origins of corn and how tortilla is made in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures and according to a Maya legend, the tortilla was only a gift for kings. Later when European explorers were discovering the Americas, they discovered corn and the tortilla which had another impact around the world. With help from the invention of maseca corn flour, a tortilla factory machine at Mission Foods can produce many corn in a week in modern day. Nowadays, tortillas are no longer for kings as people all over the world enjoyed tortillas. At the end of the pre-show, the children tell the guests that |
+ | When guests entered the attraction, they watched a 2-minute video showcasing the history of tortilla as narrated by three children at school who do a report of the tortilla dating back to the origins of corn and tortillas in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures. The story then centers on the origins of corn and how tortilla is made in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures and according to a Maya legend, the tortilla was only a gift for kings. Later when European explorers were discovering the Americas, they discovered corn and the tortilla which had another impact around the world. With help from the invention of maseca corn flour, a tortilla factory machine at Mission Foods can produce many corn in a week in modern day. Nowadays, tortillas are no longer for kings as people all over the world enjoyed tortillas. At the end of the pre-show, the children tell the guests that they are ready to tour the Mission Tortilla Factory and after the pre-show ends, the doors open as guests proceed to the tour. |
===Tour=== |
===Tour=== |
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| − | Guests then walked to another room with more murals and four peek-in windows where guests see small videos of how tortilla is traditionally by using traditional stone tools to grind corn and forming tortillas by hand before proceeding to the production line. Upon entering, guests pass through how tortilla is now made in modern day through the use of machines in factories. At the end, a Cast Member gave away a free sample of a freshly baked tortilla. At the end of the tour, guests had the opportunity to learn more about Mission Foods and discover new ways of using tortillas. |
+ | Guests then walked to another room with more murals and four peek-in windows where guests see small videos of how tortilla is traditionally made by using traditional stone tools to grind corn and forming tortillas by hand before proceeding to the production line. Upon entering, guests pass through how tortilla is now made in modern day through the use of machines in factories. At the end, a Cast Member gave away a free sample of a freshly baked tortilla. At the end of the tour, guests had the opportunity to learn more about Mission Foods and discover new ways of using tortillas. |
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{{Disney California Adventure}} |
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Revision as of 22:35, 26 January 2020
Mission Tortilla Factory was a mini-attraction located at Disney California Adventure, which gave visitors a brief tour through the tortilla world by telling its history and showing the process of its manufacturing. The attraction permanently closed on May 31, 2011.
The attraction was later re-themed as Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, which opened on June 2012; however, unlike its predecessor, the Ghirardelli attraction has no pre-show and factory tour compared to the Mission Tortilla Factory which had a pre-show and tour.
Attraction Summary
Pre-show
When guests entered the attraction, they watched a 2-minute video showcasing the history of tortilla as narrated by three children at school who do a report of the tortilla dating back to the origins of corn and tortillas in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures. The story then centers on the origins of corn and how tortilla is made in Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures and according to a Maya legend, the tortilla was only a gift for kings. Later when European explorers were discovering the Americas, they discovered corn and the tortilla which had another impact around the world. With help from the invention of maseca corn flour, a tortilla factory machine at Mission Foods can produce many corn in a week in modern day. Nowadays, tortillas are no longer for kings as people all over the world enjoyed tortillas. At the end of the pre-show, the children tell the guests that they are ready to tour the Mission Tortilla Factory and after the pre-show ends, the doors open as guests proceed to the tour.
Tour
Guests then walked to another room with more murals and four peek-in windows where guests see small videos of how tortilla is traditionally made by using traditional stone tools to grind corn and forming tortillas by hand before proceeding to the production line. Upon entering, guests pass through how tortilla is now made in modern day through the use of machines in factories. At the end, a Cast Member gave away a free sample of a freshly baked tortilla. At the end of the tour, guests had the opportunity to learn more about Mission Foods and discover new ways of using tortillas.
