My argument wasnt about the architecture and the interior décor. In the beginning, California Adventure was supposed to contain adventures that reflected the unique and special aspects of California walking through a Hollywood movie back lot, exploring the Redwood forests of Monterey, a Pacific Ocean front amusement park. These are places that only exist in California, and experiences you can only have here.
The issue with Tower is that the experience of the ride doesnt reflect anything about California in that way. Sure, the design is typical Californian architecture and sign says Hollywood, but change the name on the sign to Toledo and entire story still works. But on the other side, you couldnt place the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Ohio because there are no vast and ancient redwood forests on the lakeshore. In fact, Disney itself is re-themeing Tower for DisneySea by changing the hotels fictional location from Hollywood to New York. It fits in perfectly.
And Im not saying that the Tower shouldnt go into DCA; Im using it as an example about how Disney has abandoned the entire California theme to California Adventure. Just as Fliks Fun Fair drops it as well. There is a big difference between theme and décor, and Disney has chosen the most practical way out of the mess theyve created at DCA.
California is now nothing but decoration.