Cars Land

Cars Land

Looking down Route 66 in Cars Land
Location Disney California Adventure
Status Operating
Opening date June 15, 2012[1]
Theme Cars, Radiator Springs
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Attractions
Attractions 3 total

Cars Land is a themed area of Disney California Adventure, inspired by the 2006 Disney·Pixar film, Cars. The 12-acre (4.9 ha) area, built as part of Disney California Adventure Park's $1.1 billion expansion project, opened on June 15, 2012. It contains three rides as well as shops and restaurants, all situated in a replica of Radiator Springs, the fictional town in which most of the film's events take place.[1] The area's main attraction is Radiator Springs Racers, a racing ride that uses the technology of Epcot's Test Track.

History

Most of the present-day site of Cars Land had been used as the "Timon" parking lot since 2001; the lot had been designated as future growth space for Disney California Adventure when it was originally designed in the 1990s, and was partially built over with The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Flik's Fun Fair section of A Bug's Land. A small portion of Cars Land was built over the site of the Bountiful Valley Farm, one of the park's original attractions.

Concept art for "Carland" appeared in the "Dreaming" section of the Walt Disney Company's 2006 Annual Report, released on December 12, 2006, 6 months after Cars was released in theaters. The concept art depicted a racing simulator ride but provided no specifics; Disney CEO Bob Iger stated at the time that the concept art depicted projects at various stages of development, and that some of the projects depicted "may never be built".[2]

On October 17, 2007, Disney announced a 5-year, $1.1 billion renovation and expansion plan for Disney California Adventure.[3] The plan included a major overhaul of several existing areas of the park and the addition of Cars Land, an area themed to the 2006 film; Cars Land would be anchored by Radiator Springs Racers, a Cars version of Test Track, a ride at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. Cars Land along with the re-designed entrance plaza, Buena Vista Street, were the last features of the 5-year project to be completed, and opened on June 15, 2012.

Timeline

Attractions


Radiator Springs Racers
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
Luigi's Flying Tires (2012-2015)

Restaurants

Flo's V8 Cafe at night

Shopping

Layout

The layout of Cars Land from the guest's perspective is one of looking down the main street of Radiator Springs, U.S.A., as seen in the original Cars film. There are references to the events of Cars 2 throughout the land, such as a billboard (seen when entering from A Bug's Land) that gives Mater the title of "Sir", and a signed photo of Finn McMissile with Luigi and Guido in Luigi's Casa Della Tires, in addition to souvenirs from their World Grand Prix trip in a display case. The main street is Route 66 coming in from the Golden State area, across from the Golden Vine Winery and Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar. The other two entrances into the land are through a path in A Bug's Land between the entrance of Heimlich's Chew Chew Train and Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, and through an archway as a part of the rockwork making up Ornament Valley from Pacific Wharf. The two other entrances are the same path crossing through the middle of Cars Land. The path's name is Cross Street. At the end of Route 66 is the courthouse/firehouse where the street splits. To the left of the split is a backstage access gate. To the right of the split is the entrance to Radiator Springs Racers. In the distance, the Radiator Cap and Ornament Valley Range can be seen. The eastern edge of the Ornament Valley Range includes the Cadillac Mountain Range that consists of Cadillac tail fins that are 125 feet (38 m) high and 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) wide.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staggs, Tom (2012-03-07). "Taking a Tour of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Theatre – Opening June 15 at Disney California Adventure Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  2. ↑ "2006 Annual Report". The Walt Disney Company. 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Business (17 October 2007). "Disney engages in mass renovation of California Adventure". BizJournals. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, Brady (November 17, 2007). "Disney’s tow truck ride: noise, nausea". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ Glover, Erin (February 6, 2015). "Luigi’s Flying Tires to Become All-New Experience at Disney California Adventure Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Glover, Erin (July 27, 2015). "First Look: Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters Rolling into Disney California Adventure Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ Glover, Erin (February 25, 2016). "Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters to Open March 7 at Disney California Adventure Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ MacDonald, Brady (14 November 2007). "Disney’s Luigi ride a beloved retread". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ Vaugn, Mark (July 23, 2012). "Radiator Springs Comes To Life". Autoweek 62 (15): 24. ISSN 0192-9674.

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