Shinamoto Street

Shinamoto Gallery- Embarcadero Bay prides itself for offering more than rides in its land, instead, its filled with rich, diverse exhibits, and Shinamoto Gallery is a prime example of one. Shinamoto Gallery explores the double lives of Lenore, with the Science hall and the Art all. Each one contains a masterpiece and must-see, ones that contribute to the sad story of the Great Catastrophe, and how it took thousands of lives. The Science Hall features Shinamoto's secret studies in the sciences, and features an energy amplifier, the most dangerous peice of technology that caused the Great Catastrophe. In the Art Hall is City Rising, a painting that opposes Shinamoto's technology by displaying a painting of a beautiful city rising from the ashes of Discovery Bay, into what it is now- beautiful. 

Panda Shrine- Yes, as seen in Turning Red, there are Panda Shines all over the world! Similar to the one in Canada is the Panda Shrine, one of the many temples that celebrate the red panda. Here, you can buy snacks, visit the history of the red panda, and enter the shrine itself. Mei Mei's Snacks is a stand also sells red panda cookies and more. But the highlight- a meet and great with the great Panda herself!

FIREWORKS FACTORY

When we said goodbye to Goofy's Sky School this year, the park lost a much needed family coaster. But now, coming soon in 2028, will be a wild mouse coaster, but in a dark ride/coaster hybrid format. Fireworks Factory, inspired by the original ideas of Discovery Bay (NO plans ever go forgotten!), is a wild mouse spinning coaster where guests board bronze dragon-esque disks around a whirl through the city. The original plans for a shooting gallery are long-gone, but it doesn't mean the firework concept won't be leaving. 

The ride's queue takes place in the San Fransokyo Art Institute, the rivals of SFIT. The lines wind through the Culture Building, a building with perserved culture of old San Fransokyo for students to study. Upon going up a staircase, guests soon discover something extrodinary- a small S.E.A. outpost! Parchment and old machinery dot the large room, and everywhere, you can see designs for some kind of flying dragon contraption, the original places for the Ultronator. So while the SFAI is a few decades behind SFIT in terms of technology, they've still kept the beauty of art opposed to technology. Soon, the loading station nears, and you can see golden ride vehicles. 

The ride's backstory is that S.E.A. is (or was) testing a new-at-the-time machine, the Dragonator, a flying disk-like machine that encapsulates the thrill of soaring like a dragon across the skies. The tests were still in an early phase, which means that the Dragonators are still on their training wheels- or tracks. Soon, the ride begins, and the coasters dip into a dark ride sequence. Boxes of fireworks are everywhere- the original power capsules that are used to give the Dragonator's speed- and you can find golden machines everywhere. Suddenly, a large bronze dragon animatronic descends from the ceiling and gives a small snort of fire. You curl towards a dark tunnel, and the firework begins to sizzle as the fire reaches the container. Suddenly, you launch through a dark tunnel into the open sky. The firework bursts with energy around you, and sparks fly everywhere. You descend into the next scene, Shinamoto Gallery, where everything starts to burn in mayhem and chaos. The paintings appear to be full down, and behind it, massive diagrams of pieces of technology that never saw the light of day. The ride screeches out of the building and into the Street, following the direction of the red and blue lanterns. Suddenly you swirl in and out of windows, with thrilling oriental music surrounding you.  Bursting through a Japanese corridor, you bang out into daylight once again.

The light calms, and you gain a magnificent view of Technicolor Bay, with Fantasia Pier in the background. The Dragonator soon screeches back into the darkness, all while spinning around with madness. Fireworks burst all around you, giving a final spurt out of the building and back into the institute, and you drop into the unloading station.

What a crazy ride!