Disney’s California Adventure Off the Page

This little gallery, located in Hollywood Land, has some really wonderful animation. Since my son loves art, Off the Page was an unexpected surprise on our last visit to Disney California Adventure.
This store has beautiful collectible figurines of some of Disney’s most popular characters, limited edition prints, and a small selection of souvenirs. Off the Page also has puzzles, apparel, books, jewelry, and mugs. There are also some cute Precious Moments and Disney Vinylmation figurines. It’s really fun to watch the artists sketch your favorite Disney characters while you’re here!
While the staff wasn’t friendly, the selection of art, figurines, and souvenirs was amazingly fun. This is a great stop if you’re a fan of Disney animation!

I love visiting the store since they have so many things that not every store in Disney has such as the cool paintings and illustrations. Jill was a very sweet and friendly employee who even offered to rubber band our drawings from the animation academy so they wouldn’t get ruined throughout the day.

Love the Illustrations!
When all the outside is in screams and exhilarations, coming into Off The Page and look at some Arts and Collectibles can be quite relaxing. This shop showcase the beauty and work of Disney in all types of art form.
A wide array of paintings and figurines can be brought home. Artists are available to customize your favorite toon on paper and framed. There are abundant inventory of the Vinyl Blind box collectibles, books, DVD, figurines and pins.
One of the great part is the connecting section in the back to Sorcerer’s Workshop, Turtle Talk with Crush, and Animation Academy.

A great place to get collectibles and memorabilia about Disney’s artistic side. There’s a nice selection of books, including more technical journals regarding the Imagineering side of Disneyland and DCA. If you want something more artistic than plushies, spend a while in here and watch the sketch artist at work.

Olszewski pill boxes $ 20. Highly detailed & great for holding jewelry, rings or meds. ;)
Vinyls. A nice collection offered here if you don’t go to D-​Street in DTD.
Collectibles, statues & custom images drawn by cast members. Very cool to watch them work! You can also find this at Disneyana, but I like the lighting & ceiling height of this location more.

This is one of the few locations left within the parks for trading vinylmations. In addition they have some pretty classic merchandise here. Lots of classy photo frames and other fun take-​homes for the Disney lovers.

This shop has stuff like pins, small statues, books, art prints, art sketches, frames, etc. Most of the stuff here you can find throughout DLand. They usually have an artist here that does sketches on the spot. I’d come here to watch some sketching or buy sketches.
SERVICE:
When I came here, two DLand staff members helped me and both were super.
Patrick — he was the artist when i visited. Although he was sketching at the time, he took the time to talk about their sketch program. He appeared to have his hands full with work but I also saw him take a break from his current job to handle a request from a customer that had just dropped by.
Jordan — she assisted me when I was looking for a sketch. Jordan went out of her way to see if my request could be made possible. I think she tracked down two people (from who knows where in the park) just to find a solution. Just awesome!
WHERE:
California Adventure — When u walk down Buena Vista, make a left at Carthay Theatre and you will see the place a little further down

I recently took my 11 year old girl and a friend to California Adventure and we had a really good time. The lines were long but we took advantage of the single rider and fast passes. The great thing about having passes is that you can leave whenever you want and not worry about staying for the entire day, because you can just go back the next day. If you are a pass holder i recommend an early day at the park and leave when it gets too busy.

I’ve been here many times, but Sunday, July 15^th, 2012 will go down in the books as the day I became a hardcore Disney fan for life, all because of this store.
This shop is all about the art of Disney and collectables, including books, fine art prints, figurines/​statuettes, hand drawn characters. A great place to take a few moments and really soak in some of the great artistry that has helped to build this empire.
I really want to commend two of the cast members here (Disney’s name for it’s employees in the parks), Arik and Cassie (artist). First off, they were both incredibly nice and knowledgeable. Cassie is one of the artists who hand draws characters which are available for purchase. She answered all my questions while busy doing a piece for another customer. Both Arik and Cassie engaged me in witty banter and jokes for a solid 20 minutes.
I was going through the book they have with the characters available to be sketched and I really felt like these two were people I wanted to be friends with and not two customer service reps. I was having a tough time picking which character I wanted sketched. In the end, I wasn’t sure if I would really purchase one, because it was rather pricey ($ 35 for one character with only two color accents). I’ve always wanted one, however.
As I was about to leave, Cassie told me she was giving me a Magic Moment. A Magic Moment is a well known Disney secret amongst us D-​lovers. A cast member can work some of their magic and do anything from comping a hotel room to having your favorite character meet with you if they so choose. It’s not a hard and fast rule, you never known when or where it might happen, if at all. Cassie and Arik gave me my Magic Moment by presenting me with one of the pre drawn pictures I had wanted as a gift.
I’ve heard of MM, but I’d never gotten one and I was overcome with emotion – gratitude, happiness, magic. I really felt like there was magic in the air. I cried a little and hugged them both. I don’t know if they will ever see this, but it made my day as well as made this the best trip to Disneyland/​CA yet.

Guess what… my hubby got home from work all stressed, I was stressed as well with the way the stock market closed today. What did we do? We went to the ‘happiest place on earth’, Disneyland!
Being a (Veggie) Monday & need to do some exercise… we were able to do both at the park. We walked around California Adventure then hopped over to Disneyland after eating dinner.
We had dinner inside California Adventure’s Pacific Wharf Café, never been to this Café. I had ordered the Vegetarian Chili (Sourdough) Bowl. While my hubby walked across the Café & ordered Asian food (I think like a Tofu Teriyaki?)
I like sourdough breads… BUT I only eat the inside (the soft part) and pass the crust to my hubby (he loves the crust). That was very filling! We had to walk it off again… HA! :)
What I also like about this place… you show your Annual Pass in their Café & you get a discount! (You need that additional discount as the bottle of water costs more than the milk).

Great store to pick up Disney figures and statues. More of the high end collectable stuff. But if you are going to stop by Downtown Disney it might be better to pick up stuff there instead so you aren’t carrying stuff in the park.

One of the most visually appealing stores in California Adventure, Off the Page gives the appearance of an animation studio come to life. You won’t find any generic Mickey Mouse t-​shirts or hats in this store. It is all artistic themed merchandise, offering everything from poster prints to figurines and collectibles. This is a prime location for purchasing and even trading Vinylmation figures, which are Mickey shaped figurines that have been customized into individual works of art. What once looked like Mickey can now be Kermit the Frog, Jack Skellington, and even rides or other Disney themed works. They come in a blind box so if you are not satisfied with the one you get, just ask the cast member to trade with one of the available ones in the box near the register.
Beware, Vinylmation trading is highly addictive. My advice is to only venture past the Vinylmation section if you have some serious willpower.

This is really a beautiful establishment with high ceilings to house tall screens that you can roll back and forth to find more screens covered in Disney art.
During the holidays, there was a guy just sitting off to the side etching crystal. And on the other side of the room is usually an animator doodling away at a magnificent desk. There is some seriously cool art in this place and I actually find myself talking myself out of entering. I do usually wind up buying a book for the child, but I gaze lovingly on the statutes and see the wonderous detail really close up (they have low cases peppered throughout the shop that I can get real close to).
It’s just a treat to wander through.