Disney Pixar Cars Carsland Update

David — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:35:59 +0000

New System Tests At Disney Pixar Carsland .

With smiles on their faces, er bumpers, test cars have begun racing around the track for Radiator Springs Racers, a major new attraction scheduled to open with the Cars Land addition to Disney’s California Adventure in 2012.
These cars resemble Lightning McQueen from the Disney/Pixar film Cars, complete with bright red color and glowing smile, but according to the official Disney Parks Blog, they are only part of “early ride system tests” and likely won’t be seen by most guests at the parks. However, the blog does admit that the sounds of revving engines from these cars may be heard in the park.
Radiator Springs Racers is based loosely off of the same ride system that is employed at Test Track in Epcot at Walt Disney World, though the Cars-based attraction should be much more thrilling when it pits two racing ride vehicles side-by-side for an exciting race to the finish.

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CARSLAND – Construction is Underway

David — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:53:24 +0000

Work is Still Underway In The 12 Acre Disney Cars Land Scheduled For Opening June 2012

Blending the magic of Disney stories and characters, the legendary adventure and excitement of Route 66, and California's celebrated car culture, Cars Land recreates the memorable town of Radiator Springs just as it appeared in the Disney•Pixar animated classic, Cars.
You're invited to a town built for, and by, cars. All the locals are home including Lightning McQueen, Sally, Mater, Doc and their friends. The whole city is recreated in loving detail — complete with three new attractions. You'll float on Luigi's Flying Tires, dance to Mater's Junkyard Jamboree and rocket through the desert on Radiator Springs Racers

Disney California Adventure

Filled with a sense of enchantment and optimism, Disneyland is the standard-bearer for all theme parks. By comparison, the smaller Disney's California Adventure, which opened in 2001, seems more like a collection of attractions (some of which are quite spectacular) rather than a cohesive theme park experience. And there aren't all that many attractions. That is changing, however, as Disney announced in October 2007 that it has an ambitious five-year plan to transform the underperforming park. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is planning to spend a whopping $1.1 billion on the project. That's more than it cost to build the original park.

Cars Land

By appropriating twelve acres from what's left of Disneyland's original parking lot, DCA will add a new land based on the Pixar film, Cars. (Isn't there something at least a bit ironic there?) The featured attraction will be Radiator Springs Racers. While Disney hasn't released much official info about the E-ticket attraction, the buzz is that it will use a ride system similar to the one at Test Track in Walt Disney World's Epcot. Since that attraction is reminiscent of slot cars, adapting it for a racing ride sounds like a great idea. Look for hairpin turns, banked curves, and plenty of peel outs. Cars Land will also offer two other, smaller rides based on the film's characters, Luigi and Mater, as well as a Flo's Cafe restaurant

Disney’s Cars Land , 12 acre addition , is scheduled to open on June 2012 .