At Disney’s California Adventure earlier this year, the Boardwalk Games in Paradise Pier re-opened, with the games re-themed to incorporate Disney or Pixar characters. The games are Goofy About Fishin’, Bullseye Stallion Stampede, Casey at the Bat and Dumbo Bucket Brigade. Initially they were offering the same stuffed animals for prizes that they’d had previously, but this summer the large prizes changed, and are now themed to the game! I think some of them are pretty cute – especially Dumbo and the Mudville Wiener Dog.

At Goofy About Fishin’ everyone wins a prize. Players use a fishing rod with a magnet on the end to “hook” one of the fish that are swimming by in the water trough – the prize is determined based on the color of a dot on the bottom of the fish, and some are worth more than others.

Bullseye Stallion Stampede is a horse race. Each player plays their own game of skeeball to accumulate points which make their horse move forward in the race. First horse to finish wins the prize. Prizes are based on the number of players in the game – the more players, the higher the level of prize.

In Casey at the Bat (this classic baseball story was featured in the Disney movie “Make Mine Music”) players attempt to throw a baseball into the catcher’s mitt. No small prizes for this difficult game – anyone who does it wins one of the large prizes.

Dumbo Bucket Brigade is a water pistol game. Each player has their own “fire hose” and hitting the center of the target makes each clown fireman climb his ladder. Players compete against each other and the first fireman to the top of the ladder wins. The number of players determines the size of the prize.

Instead of paying cash to the operator, players swipe a game card to play each game. Game cards are available at nearby kiosks, which take either cash or credit/debit cards. $5.00 buys 500 points, most games are 250 points.

Disneyland AllEars® Meet and Greet!

AllEars® Team members Deb Wills, Laura Gilbreath, Lisa Berton and Cathy Bock invite you to come by and say “Hello!” at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2009, at the Carnation Plaza Gardens in Disneyland.

Hope to see you there!