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Disney is planning to open a Pixar themed hotel at their property in Anaheim, California - complete with a designated 'Finding Nemo' splash area and other references to iconic films.
The company announced Thursday that the current Paradise Pier Hotel will soon become Pixar Pier Hotel at the Disneyland Resort.
The hotel will include a new water play-pad area modeled after 'Finding Nemo,' a new American-style eatery, and an outside court for families with Pixar touches.
According to Disney Parks officials, construction is already underway and the hotel will officially reopen to the public in winter.
The Pixar-themed hotel news comes just one week after Disney announced the shuttering of Galactic Starcruiser, the pricey Star Wars hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Disney is planning to open a Pixar themed hotel at their property in Anaheim, California - complete with a designated 'Finding Nemo' splash area and other references to iconic films
The hotel will include a new water play-pad area modeled after 'Finding Nemo,' a new American-style eatery, and an outside court for families with Pixar touches
The 15-story hotel which overlooks Disneyland has already seen major changes in recent weeks as the exterior has been given a facelift with bright colors.
Paradise Pier Hotel will remain open to the public throughout the transition.
In addition to being the United States' only fully Pixar-themed hotel, Disney Parks officials said guests will still have early access to Disneyland.
Disney offers early access to guests at their own hotels in California and Florida.
The first new portion of Pixar Pier Hotel to open will be the 'Finding Nemo' area.
'Later this summer, overnight guests can splish and splash at an all-new water play area inspired by “Finding Nemo” where the fan-favorite fish and his friends frolic alongside families,' a release from the company's blog states.
One feature of note in the water park is a 186-foot-long slide that features Hank from 'Finding Nemo' at the top.
At some point before the hotel fully opens under its new theme, a play court centered around Pixar's short films will be available for guests.
'Interactive games and imaginative free play celebrate favorite friends from “La Luna,” “Bao,” “For the Birds,” and “Burrow,"' the
