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As part of the DCA $1bn masterplan (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=615).

Cars Land will be a whole new land at Disney's California Adventure park, featuring the signature E-Ticket 'Radiator Springs Racers' along with two smaller C-Tickets, a drive-in restaurants and more, all set within a fully-realised Radiator Springs setting.

The project:
    * 12 acre expansion into the existing Timon Lot
    * Radiator Springs Racers E Ticket
    * Luigi's Romain' Tires C Ticket (a la' Flying Saucers)
    * Mater's Junkyard Jamboree C Ticket
    * Drive-In Movie Restaurant (postponed)
    * Radiator Springs area development, stores, quick serve dining
    * Realigned parade route

Expected opening: 2012.

Concept art

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Overview:

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Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
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Luigi's Roamin' Tires
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Radiator Springs Racers
(third-generation Test Track-style ride for "family thrills", with cars racing side-by-side at certain points, also including a huge showbuilding for indoor track)

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(with thanks MasterGracey on micechat.com)

Picked your jaw up off the ground? Good, then discuss! :shock:

:shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Well, looks like I have to change plans for 2011/2012 (DLR instead of WDW)

I only hope that there is a small chance to actually ride the new e-ticket. Test Track always broke down when I was waiting in line. I tried to do Test Track about 8 times during my last two visits. But I liked world of motion, does that count ?

I think they have to solve a lot of problems, but the concept art looks brilliant.

Quote from: "Baloo"Picked your jaw up off the ground?

Not quite :o  :o  :o

I thought WDS had an amazing looking Radiator Springs, they're building a life size version of the whole flipping town :wink:

There are some articles and new conept art about Cars Land on LA Times:

 :arrow: Luigi's Roamin' Tyres (//http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1003)
 :arrow: Mater's Junkyard Jamboree (//http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1004)
 :arrow: Radiator Springs Racers (//http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=962)

Guy's, Cars Quatre Roues Rallye has just been blown out of the water :roll:

Quote from: "Baloo"As part of the DCA $1bn masterplan (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=615).

Cars Land will be a whole new land at Disney's California Adventure park, featuring the signature E-Ticket 'Radiator Springs Racers' along with two smaller C-Tickets, a drive-in restaurants and more, all set within a fully-realised Radiator Springs setting.

I thought test track was brilliant, this with the placemaking will be a master piece and the best thing they have ever done.

I'm angry   :evil:
I feel as if they are shouting half way round the globe, "Anything you can do we can do better"  :evil:
 :(

Quote from: "15MagicalYears"I'm angry   :evil:
I feel as if they are shouting half way round the globe, "Anything you can do we can do better"  :evil:
 :(

I am never angry when they add new attractions in the states, Disney has a policy of moving them to other parks to save on development costs. This of course does not mean i think we will get a cars land. :)

It doesn't mean they are copying off of WDS. There have been plans for something like this for years. The test track at DCA rumor began shortly after the park opened, along with the now-there, Tower of Terror.
Oh, the Drive-In Restaurant has been cut from the opening day budget. It is rumored to be completed later after the new land has opened.

Quote from: "DisneyParksFan"Oh, the Drive-In Restaurant has been cut from the opening day budget. It is rumored to be completed later after the new land has opened.

That's such a shame, I hope they don't have to cut anything else :?

From what I read, they cut out the food for now instead of cutting back on the attraction's budget...which would have meant having to cut back on the attraction's experience.

I'm not saying they are copying us.
I just feel they are making a bigger cars land beacuse they can  :x

Because they have the money and DLRP doesn't.  What's the problem?  :lol:  :)

I guess I'm just jelous  :oops:  :(

You shouldn't feel bad about DLRP by comparing Race Rally to Cars Land. It's apples and oranges - one's  meant to be a whole land, the other is meant to be just a single C/D-Ticket.

Cars Land would seem really over the top at WDS just for one film, but at DCA it expands the park quite well. :)

Looks like the concept arts are gone. Anyone know if any other website has them?

Not to (//http://www.parrottimes.com/forums/images/smilies/bump.gif) the subject, but if this is successful, look for one at Disney's Hollywood Studios after they raze the Backlot Tour.

So what would happen to Test Track at Epcot? It'd effectively be blown out of the water by this vastly superior, properly themed version just a few miles away down the road.

I can believe a Cars something at Pixar Place, but not the full Cars Land.

User on MiceChat has posted photos of the Radiator Springs Racers track under construction/testing off-site: http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1055637785/ (http://micechat.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1055637785/)

Meanwhile, here's how the construction site currently looks:

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Source: MintCrocodile

It looks like its gonna be great - you can see the construction area whilst riding Mickey's Fun Wheel

construction is well underway at DCA:
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A couple screenshots posted by MiceChat poster simba, from the recent DCA video -

Radiator Springs at night

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Daytime

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Cars Land description and theme.

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Radiator Springs Racers

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Inside Radiator Springs Racers, before the race you will enter either Luigi's Tires or Ramone's

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Inside RSR, caverns

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encounter Mater along the way

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with almost 6 acres of hand-carved rock (Carsland as a whole will be 12 acres) and peaks that reach 125+ feet, it will surely be an impressive sight. Radiator Springs Racers is considered the crown jewel of the DCA expansion and the most expensive addition.

A few pictures from the D23 expo that show the intricate rockwork and other details

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pictures by MintCrocodile. See his full blog entry with bigger pictures and report from his D23 expo trip //http://mintcrocodile.blogspot.com/2009/09/d23-expo-walt-disney-parks-and-resorts.html

More information about the ride and Carsland in general w/ additional pictures //http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-pictures-of-cars-land-and-radiator.html

Each time I see concept art or models about Carsland, I'm really jealous. This project is so great and I'm really impressed by the whole theming. So sad that DLRP will not get such an expansion. Instead we get TSPL. I don't understand how John Lasetter could agree to TSPL.

Cars Land construction is rapidly progressing, the massive mountains are slowly starting to take shape on the western side of the land. The steel is towering pretty high!

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QuoteVroom, Vroom...Vroooooom! If you're in Disney's California Adventure park this week, you just may hear the sound of engines revving. It's very exciting because you're actually hearing the first early ride system tests for Radiator Springs Racers, the new E-ticket attraction coming to the all-new Cars Land, which opens in 2012.

This Radiator Springs Racers test vehicle arrived this morning, and while you're not likely to get a good view of the car on a visit to the Park, we're sharing some fun behind-the-scenes photos we took earlier today.

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Look familiar?

I think that the car looks a little bit like the front of a Ferrari 360 Modena, just with a mouth!

Just one little detail. When that car is a race car, why does it has got headlights? In the movie that's one of McQueen's problems  ;)

Quote from: "JelleP"Just one little detail. When that car is a race car, why does it has got headlights? In the movie that's one of McQueen's problems  ;)

Dusty Rust-eze: Thanks to you, Lightning, we had a banner year!
Rusty Rust-eze: I mean, we might even clear enough to buy you some headlights!
Dusty Rust-eze: Are you saying he doesn't have headlights?
Rusty Rust-eze: That's what I'm tellin' ya - it's just stickers!
Lightning McQueen: [bored] Well, you know, race cars don't need headlights, because the track is always lit.
Dusty Rust-eze: Well, so is my brother, but he still needs headlights!

A new piece of concept art from the Disney Parks Blog:

Route 66, the main street of Radiator Springs

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a ride vehicle for Mater's Junkyard Jamboree

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Luigi's Flying Tires, with Luigi's Garden as the queue

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New video of RSR vehicle testing, click here to see it: //http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/06/radiator-springs-racers-is-on-track-to-star-at-cars-land/

Quote"Cars" is one of my all-time favorite films from Pixar and that's why I'm so excited to give you a peek at the vehicle testing for Radiator Springs Racers. This thrilling new attraction is set to open in 2012 with the debut of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park. Vehicle testing is an important milestone in the development process and that means we're one big step closer to racing through this new land. Testing is expected to continue through the end of July, then the car comes off the track while construction is completed.

The bright cars you see here will each carry six guests through the twists and turns of Ornament Valley. Radiator Springs Racers covers a lot of ground – nearly half of the 12 acres in Cars Land! Check out our video and imagine what this high-speed adventure will be like.

Thanks for posting this video. The car looks great. Test Track was one of my favorite rides at WDW so I can't wait until the attraction opens.
I think we have to postpone our trip to California to 2012.

Cars Land construction is making lots of progress! Here's the view from the Balcony level of the Hyperion Theatre

The massive steel structure in the distance, this will cover up the views of the power lines and convention center that you see in the background. This particular section is located in front of the RSR showbuilding

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Here you can see the progress in the rock work. Looks really great! there's still a lot of work left to do though -- this is just one side of the mountains that will serve as the backdrop for Radiator Springs.  

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Track installation continues for Radiator Springs Racers

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Thanks for the updated. I think we have to postpone our trip to Anaheim after Carsland is finished. This is really a big attraction. How is the ride called that is based on the Test Track Technology?

Quote from: "dagobert"Thanks for the updated. I think we have to postpone our trip to Anaheim after Carsland is finished. This is really a big attraction. How is the ride called that is based on the Test Track Technology?

The E-Ticket ride is called Radiator Springs Racers.

The two other rides are Mater's Junkyard Jamboree and Luigi's Flying Tires :)

Quote from: "alka1"

Quote from: "dagobert"Thanks for the updated. I think we have to postpone our trip to Anaheim after Carsland is finished. This is really a big attraction. How is the ride called that is based on the Test Track Technology?

The E-Ticket ride is called Radiator Springs Racers.

The two other rides are Mater's Junkyard Jamboree and Luigi's Flying Tires :)

Thanks for the quick response.

Is it 2012 yet!  This whole area is going to be awesome; I have never been to DLR before, just WDW.  We will definitely be loading the kids up in the RV and heading out west for a week in 2012.  I really love how Disney gives you an inside look during the building process, I think it makes time go by so much faster when you get a little bit of information here and there.  I know it makes me want to go more and more after every article or post I read about it.

A lot of new construction walls went up this week in DCA, as the park prepares for the next wave of construction. Some of those new walls are for Cars Land -

The new Cars Land construction walls are themed to Radiator Springs postcards (note the $3.95 price tag from the Radiator Springs Curious shop :D)

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"Eat at Flo's and get gas!" LOL :wink:

Cars Land construction update (8/20) pictures provided by Westcoaster.net: //http://www.westcoaster.net/updates.php?updateCD=092010&page=1

A look at some of the new structures that are being built, everything from Lizzie's Curios Shop to Flo's V8 Cafe

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RSR Track installation.. The cranes will soon be installing the remaining steel on the eastern side of the land

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They have started sculpting the rock on the side of the mountain that faces the Pacific Wharf area

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a laborious task to say the least, and they still have to paint all this!

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Pretty impressive work so far..

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The giant steel structure that will eventually become the high peaks of the Cadillac Range

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caption from WestCoaster.net:

QuoteAnd then there's this.  Seriously... when you see this stuff on paper and see the models.  It's all very hard to think about how big it's actually going to be.  Then you see this.  There's more steel going up just for thematic elements on this than almost any other project that they've ever taken on here in the states.  I mean, this really is hugely superfluous... it serves no purpose other than to look pretty and support an attraction.  

This has to be basically the largest rockwork project next to DisneySea's Mt. Prometheus (and is being done by the same person).

A look at the construction site from outside the park

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Thanks for the update. I wish that DLRP would be a successful resort to see such great attractions. We get TSPL while the other resorts around the world receive such immersive rides.

Wow, cant believe how much its changed since leaving in July! loving the rock work, and the whole idea of the ride, going to be great for the park. I also must say DCA good job on those billboards! Really nice too actually see something instead of a boreing dull wall.

So it's been about 3 months since the last update here.. Here's the latest on Cars Land construction -

Recently, the WDI team and construction crew celebrated the Topping-Out ceremony, where the highest point of steel was installed:

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QuoteI witnessed a milestone in the multi-year expansion of Disney California Adventure park today. I joined some media and watched the "topping out" ceremony for the Cadillac Mountain Range's tallest peak. At 125 feet, it's the most visible part of the new 12-acre Cars Land, which is scheduled to open in 2012.

At the base of this mountain range will be the entrance to Radiator Springs Racers, the E-ticket thrill ride which will headline Cars Land along with other attractions, food and merchandise shops all based on the Disney-Pixar blockbuster, "Cars."

"Topping out" is a traditional construction event among construction workers and engineers that takes place when the highest piece of steel is installed on the frame of a building. Today, we were privileged to observe this ceremony, which marked a major milestone in the construction of this new and exciting land.

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And some recent pictures of construction progress -

A wide look at the Cadillac Range

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Rockwork and sculpting

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The rock formation is taking shape, it will sit within the helix of Radiator Springs Racers

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The buildings along the town's main street are taking shape. Note Lizzy's Curious Shop on the left and Luigi's Casa Della Tires on the right side of the picture

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First signs of paint appearing at the mountain side facing the Pacific Wharf

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Thanks for the pictues. The mountain range looks already amazing. It's really great what WDI created for Carsland, even it is based on charakters. I wonder if DLRP will ever receive such well themed attractions.

"I wonder if DLRP will ever receive such well themed attractions?"

It sounds sort of negative to say this, but I really doubt it for at least the next 10-20 years. So that's why I always say, skip 3-4 small trips to Disneyland Paris, save up, and go to Disneyland in California instead. Don't waste too many decades wishing for stuff to come to Paris that's never going to get built, when it already exists and is waiting for you in America today.

Quote from: "Alan""I wonder if DLRP will ever receive such well themed attractions?"

It sounds sort of negative to say this, but I really doubt it for at least the next 10-20 years. So that's why I always say, skip 3-4 small trips to Disneyland Paris, save up, and go to Disneyland in California instead. Don't waste too many decades wishing for stuff to come to Paris that's never going to get built, when it already exists and is waiting for you in America today.

That's why we are planning to go to Anaheim in 2012.

Pacific Wharf looks much better with that rockwork in the background. Seems like DCA suffers another problem in common with WDS - that they forgot (or couldn't afford to) "frame" the park properly, like the railroad and berm does at magic kingdoms. I love the way this Cadillac Range spans the back of the park. Imagine if Walt Disney Studios got a similar, but greener, giant berm way at the back of the park, with a certain "Hollywood" sign on it... One day. (Sorry Alan)

Construction update for February 2011 -

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The lengthy painting process continues throughout the mountain range

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Working on the pathway that will connect Pacific Wharf to Cars Land

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View from the ground

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The Cadillac Range continues to take shape

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And here are some pictures from the recently updated Blue Sky Cellar -

A new feature of the Blue Sky Cellar, an overlook of the Cars Land construction site

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This map helps guests locate and pinpoint the various locations that are currently being worked on

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A new graphic of the land is seen in the new BSC video

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Video screens in the Cellar lobby feature pictures of construction from inside the new land!

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Flo's building:

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Painting and sculpting the rock

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The structure on the left is Willie's Butte

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A wide shot reveals the massive scope of the project

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Cars Land is going to be huge and the cars mountain range looks fantastic. This one land seems to be as big as the whole WDS park and maybe even more expensive.

While I think Cars is Pixar's worst movie, this new Cars Land looks awesome. It's like Big Thunder Mountain meets Test Track. Disney haven't built anything this cool since Expedition Everest. Hopefully the music played throughout the land will be from the Cars soundtrack, artists like Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, Rascal Flatts, etc.

Funny, Cars is my fav Pixar. But I agree, this looks like it could be a lot of fun. Yet again I feel like our home resort is the evil step child :(

I'm amazed by how much money is being put just into the mountain scenery. It's not essential in the same way as it was for, say, Expedition Everest; they're only building it to set the scene. It's just pure awesomeness that they're putting that much effort into it.

Here are some new images of Cars Land under construction that I just discovered on Google Maps. The whole of Disneyland Resort is now covered by their 45? imagery. Right-click them and choose Open Image in New Tab (or your equivalent) to view them fullsize.

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From the Disney Parks YouTube Channel:
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"Behind-the-wall" photos of Radiator Springs Racers construction

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... gs-racers/ (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/behind-the-wall-radiator-springs-racers/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)

QuoteReading your comments on our recent virtual "drive-through" of the upcoming Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park, I could see that many Disney Parks Blog readers were excited to see what's in store when the new experience opens next year. Today, we've got even more for you to see – new behind-the-wall photos of Radiator Springs Racers.

In this first image, you can see the Cadillac Mountain Range continuing to take shape, with one of the banked turns of Radiator Springs Racers in the foreground.

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QuoteHere's a close-up of one of the banked turns, in which you can see the double-track where the ride vehicles will race side-by-side.

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QuoteIn this broader view, you can get a feel for the scope of this attraction. Hills, banked turns, straightaways – who's ready to go for a spin?

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I was really amazed by the progress when I first saw those photos. I can't imagine it's going to be like to repaint all of it in the future when they're having a refurb! XD

Is this the biggest ride -- in terms of area -- that Disney has ever made?

it looks like it, but lets not forget, test track is pretty big too.

Quote from: "Meph"I was really amazed by the progress when I first saw those photos. I can't imagine it's going to be repaint all of it in the future! XD

Is this the biggest ride -- in terms of area -- that Disney has ever made?

I guess that will still be Kilimanjaro Safaris, but as a ride-on-a-track this must be one of the biggest. It looks huge

Yesterday at the D23 Expo 2011 in Anaheim, Disney hosted the "Radiator Springs Reality: Imagineering Cars Land for Disney California Adventure" panel discussion, featuring John Lasseter. Here's how Disney describe the presentation in the D23 Expo 2011 guidebook:

QuoteCars is on Blu-ray, Cars 2 is in theaters, and now Cars Land is coming to Disney California Adventure (in case you haven't noticed that little bit of construction going on behind Pacific Wharf). Opening isn't until next summer, but now's your chance to look under the hood and see what this 12-acre addition to the park is all about with some of the people that are making it happen. John Lasseter and Roger Gould from Pixar Animation Studios join Imagineers Kathy Mangum, Kevin Rafferty, and Jennifer Mok for a lively discussion moderated by Imagineer Dave Fisher.

Thanks to user "thebugger2000" on YouTube, you can now watch the full thing in 1080p HD, in three parts:

[youtube:31zvz5ii]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h63Lv82LgmI&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube:31zvz5ii]
[youtube:31zvz5ii]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwtPa1hLRs&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube:31zvz5ii]
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New Blue Sky Cellar video:

[youtube:1r7icgo3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T-EheyWEEQ[/youtube:1r7icgo3]

How they made the mountains:

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it looks REALLY sweet... :P

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Cars Land looks great. But... I think it has some issues.

Out of all the Disney and Pixar films in the world, was Cars really the one that guests wanted to immerse themselves in? Yes, I know Disney built it because they want to sell more Cars merchandise, but was Radiator Springs really the number one environment that people wanted to walk around and explore?

The whole logic of the first Cars film is that it's a world where humans don't exist. So, to have humans enter the world of Cars doesn't make a lot of sense. And for a human to sit inside a car in the Cars world is kind of the equivalent of someone sitting inside a dog's head. If you think about it too much, it's all very strange. If Cars don't need humans and have no knowledge of humans, what do they think about us visiting their town? And how do they feel about us driving around in "alternative" cars that don't have eyes, teeth and tongues?

The other thing is, Radiator Springs is supposed to represent a town in the desert. Now, if you've been to California you'll know that the sun is very very strong, and standing in the middle of a large unshaded area of tarmac is very unpleasant. So, why would Disney want to build a 12-acre desert environment in California? It's not the best choice in terms of guest comfort.

Also, Luigi's Flying Tires looks like the slowest most boring ride in the world. The original Flying Saucers ride looked quick and bouncy and wild. But this new version is so controlled and safe that it looks about as fun as riding a steamroller.

I'm loving your posts Alan. I guess a desert town called Ratiator Springs fits into a theme park called Disney California Adventure. And don't worry about the heat people from California are used to it. There's as much logic to Cars and their relationship with humans as swimming under the sea with the Little Mermaid.

Quote from: "Meph"Is this the biggest ride -- in terms of area -- that Disney has ever made?

It probably is the biggest Disney has ever created. The big E-ticket ride (Radiator Springs Racers) is 6 acres itself (with the surrounding mountain range). The whole land is 12 acres... That sould give you a perspective on how massive i'll be.

Quote from: "Alan"Out of all the Disney and Pixar films in the world, was Cars really the one that guests wanted to immerse themselves in? Yes, I know Disney built it because they want to sell more Cars merchandise, but was Radiator Springs really the number one environment that people wanted to walk around and explore?

I totally agree with you, but great products rarely are the outcome of what people wants. I think the 2 Cars movies are easily the worst stuff that Pixar ever made. But John Lasseter is REALLY passionate about it, and without his love for the product weìd never ended with something of this size and ambition.

Quote from: "Alan"The whole logic of the first Cars film is that it's a world where humans don't exist. So, to have humans enter the world of Cars doesn't make a lot of sense. And for a human to sit inside a car in the Cars world is kind of the equivalent of someone sitting inside a dog's head. If you think about it too much, it's all very strange. If Cars don't need humans and have no knowledge of humans, what do they think about us visiting their town? And how do they feel about us driving around in "alternative" cars that don't have eyes, teeth and tongues?

 Mate, you're REALLY overthinking it ;)

Quote from: "Alan"The other thing is, Radiator Springs is supposed to represent a town in the desert. Now, if you've been to California you'll know that the sun is very very strong, and standing in the middle of a large unshaded area of tarmac is very unpleasant. So, why would Disney want to build a 12-acre desert environment in California? It's not the best choice in terms of guest comfort.

 Have you seen the pictures? They're plantin A LOT of trees in the area, it's not goin to be barren as in the movie.

 Q

Quote from: "alka1"New Blue Sky Cellar video:

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This new preview video is stunning. I think Radiator Springs was absolutely the right choice for this location. It treads a nice line between being dramatic, authentic and "real" and yet still based on a character property. The scale and detail are immense. I've been following construction photos along with everyone else, but to see these shots now from inside the land, with the mountain range wrapping around it, it's like nothing else. DisneySea-esque.

Thank god the Imagineers working on it seem to have completely ignored everything that happened in Cars 2, that would have killed their passion for the project stone dead. Radiator Springs, Route 66 is where it should be.

And geez, I can't believe Disney is even able to make me tear up at the description of some guy looking at stars out the window of his car as a boy. I need to get a grip.

Awww. I see what you mean. XD

I've been really concerned about how the rockworks will look from the other lands in the park, but it probably won't be that bad. I'd love to see what it's like though. There's still so much more to this ride that we don't know about!

I've never understood why some people take the view, that basing a land on a character property is lazy and wrong. When I watch the video and listen to the imagineers, it doesn't sound lazy or wrong at all. Cars land does look very good and should be magical at night. I like the look of it better ( including the rides ) than TSPL, although it's pobably not fair to compare because Cars land is much bigger, and TSPL at DLP is just an extention of Toon Studio. But it just goes to show how much love the imagineers put into these new lands.

Quote from: "ed-uk"I've never understood why some people take the view, that basing a land on a character property is lazy and wrong.

I can't speak for everyone else who's against it, but I've never doubted that Carsland wouldn't be excellent. All the rides and the rest of the area look great and have really detailed stories, but the issue this boils down to is whether they should create a land like this all the time. If this was just a one-off, I wouldn't have a problem, but this park is full of things like Bugsland. They're based off one franchise. The lands' settings aren't broad enough to encompass stories from anything outside of their respective franchises. Carsland is fantastic on its own, but it spoils the bigger picture.

What do Carsland and Bugsland have to do with the parks purpose (which is a celebration of California)? They're just franchises injected into the park.

I come from a different point of view, if the Imagineers say Cars Land fits, it fits, because they're telling the story of the park. The land settings aren't broad enough to encompass stories from anything outside of their respective franchises, because that's not what the imagineers intended to do this time. We're not ment to think in terms of Andventureland and Fantasyland ( for a change ) which encompass more than one story.

It's true that that's their intention, but that's the problem. Maybe we should just agree to disagree before we start another debate. XD

New pictures and a new video were released today!
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my favorite bit of nonsense marketing blurb, talking about the Red Car Trolley, "whats so wonderful about that that, is it really harkens back to days when we did have red car trolleys!"

wow, genius  :roll:

New photos of Cars Land were shown on the Disney Parks Blog today:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... ture-park/ (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/first-look-cars-land-through-a-photographers-lens-at-disney-california-adventure-park/%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)

See the full set of photos at the link above

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For those that aren't keeping up with the project, it's worth reading this column from Al Lutz at MiceChat:
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John Lasseter has suggested increasing the ride-time for Luigi's Flying Tires from 1:30 to 2:10, which is going to increase queues. But the problem is it takes so long to learn how to use them. Here's the instructions:

QuoteLuigi's Flying Tip #1 – Balance Point
Once airborne, find your BALANCE POINT,
shift your weight from side to side and
front to back so you are floating freely
and no part of your tire touches the floor.

Luigi's Flying Tip #2 – Lean
Once you have found your balancing point,
LEAN slightly in the direction you would like to fly.
If you lean too far your tire will dip and skid on the floor.
If you are flying with others coordinate your
BALANCING and LEANING together!

Luigi's Flying Tip #3 – Spin
Recommended for advanced tire flyers.
To SPIN the tire simply move the control handle
to the left or right and hold in that position.
The tire will slowly start to spin
and will gradually increase in speed.

Luigi's Flying Tip #4  - Lean & Spin
Recommended for advanced tire flyers.
It takes more skill to SPIN & TRAVEL in a
desired direction at the same time.
To do so, choose a direction you wish to go
and continuously change your LEAN towards
that direction while your tire rotates beneath you.

There is no doubt that they have created a really stunning addition to the park. And I'm sure it will be an amazing experience. I do agree that dedicating an entire land to one movie/character is not the way Disney should go though. Even when avatar land was announced, I thought that they would be better off doing an attraction based on the film and maybe one resturant, similar to what is rumored to be planned for the ratatouille dark ride - its a small section themed to the movie but not a whole land.

New official website and photos:

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A TV advertisment for the new land can be seen here.

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Thanks for the video, I really like it.

Cars Land looks beautiful, but I still think that Disney shouldn't have based a land on a single franchise. However, the land looks wonderful, especially RSR.

Thanks for the beautiful pictures, alka1.

Cars Land seems to be more beautiful when everything is illuminated. Nevertheless I'm more excited about Buena Vista Strret, sice it reflects a part of Walt Disney's life and unfortunately the modern Disney company pays less and less tribute to its founder.

Quote from: "dagobert"Cars Land looks beautiful, but I still think that Disney shouldn't have based a land on a single franchise. However, the land looks wonderful, especially RSR.

 I'm not a fan of Cars, that for sure, and i find creepy a cars dominated world, but can we stop this please? If it wasn't that big and that coherent, would be this cool. I mean, take away the mountain range, and what are you left with?

 Q

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Quote from: "dagobert"Cars Land looks beautiful, but I still think that Disney shouldn't have based a land on a single franchise. However, the land looks wonderful, especially RSR.

 I'm not a fan of Cars, that for sure, and i find creepy a cars dominated world, but can we stop this please? If it wasn't that big and that coherent, would be this cool. I mean, take away the mountain range, and what are you left with?

 Q

I'm sorry, but what should I stop? Complaining about that the land is based on one single franchise? Your last sentence doesn'T sound positive about CL, too. Maybe I've just misunderstood you.

I think Q might be saying that the land needs to be based on this single movie in order to have the giant mountain range and to be this big and coherent. I guess you could have had a generic "Route 66" land and had something Cars-based as a single attraction, but it wouldn't have been as effective.

Personally the "Cars Land" name still grates (I think mostly now because dropping "Land" on the end as a separate word feels lazy and cheap, whereas the land is anything but), but having the whole Radiator Springs universe depicted like this looks simply stunning, whether you're a fan of the film or not. Just the "idea" of this Route 66 place where cars are humans is something everyone can grasp, the same as toys coming to life.

Surely the most spectacular thing Disney has built in ten years? And in order to get to it, you have to walk through the gorgeous Buena Vista Street... oh DCA, your moment has come.

Quote from: "dagobert"I'm sorry, but what should I stop? Complaining about that the land is based on one single franchise? Your last sentence doesn'T sound positive about CL, too. Maybe I've just misunderstood you.

 You people that state that single-franchise lands are WRONG. Tokyo DisneySea has 2 land devoted each one to a single franchise/movie (being Mermaid Lagoon and the wonderful Mysterious Island, that's all based upon Verne's characters and an old Disney movie's design). I totally agree that there are franchises that i'd have preferred  seeing put in a theme park (i bet NOBODY would complain about a fully fleshed out Star Wars Land), but in the end what matters is execution, and the execution of CarsLand is totally amazing (i think that nobody can argue about that, right?). Comeon, in France there is a FULL park dedicated to just one franchise (i'm talking about Asterix Parc), and it looks like it works pretty fine.

 To the question "what happens when Cars is not cool anymore", i think that CarsLand itself will guarantee that the Cars franchise has a real staying power.

 Q

Quote from: "Anthony"Personally the "Cars Land" name still grates (I think mostly now because dropping "Land" on the end as a separate word feels lazy and cheap, whereas the land is anything but),

 The thing i really think John Lasseter is NOT good at is NAMING THINGS. Cars? Toy Story? A Bug's Life? Comeon...

Quote from: "Anthony"Just the "idea" of this Route 66 place where cars are humans is something everyone can grasp, the same as toys coming to life.

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 would be the equivalent of a human body parts jukebox in the real world? And Mater, operating a junkyard, is some kind of Cars serial killer?  :shock:

:P

 Q

Q, I guess you have read my post and I actually said, that it does look wonderful. I can't wait to see it next year. I'm pretty sure a land not based on a Pixar or Disney franchise would have also been amazing. All I want to say is that, despite the amazing details and look of Cars Land, it has nothing to do with California. However the same applies for the Monsters Inc. ride or the other Pixar area, A Bug's Land. Maybe Disney should have been more creative in finding a proper name for the park. It's great what WDI did with DCA, but I still think it's not a park with a single identity.

I'm sure you didn't want to sound rude, but "You People" is a little bit disrespectful. At least I was told that during my time in the US, when I also used that phrase. Since you are from Italy, I'm very sure that wasn't your intention. ;)

Quote from: "|Q|"(i bet NOBODY would complain about a fully fleshed out Star Wars Land)

Actually, I would. :P

But you're right. No one can deny that Carsland is one of the best things Imagineering has completed this year. WDI is really coming back to its stride, now.

Quote from: "Anthony"I think Q might be saying that the land needs to be based on this single movie in order to have the giant mountain range and to be this big and coherent. I guess you could have had a generic "Route 66" land and had something Cars-based as a single attraction, but it wouldn't have been as effective.

To be honest, I could imagine a land like that, and don't forget that that's what they were originally planning. I think that if you kept the RSR and the Cadillac Range (even though we're not allowed to call it that any more), but took away the rest of the town and imagineered some other Route 66 town with its own backstory, I think it would have turned out just as great. Plus, it would have allowed for a greater variety of stories if the land is expanded.

Quote from: "Anthony"Surely the most spectacular thing Disney has built in ten years? And in order to get to it, you have to walk through the gorgeous Buena Vista Street... oh DCA, your moment has come.

Isn't that sad that it took Disney ten years to build another spectacular thing, even Tokyos Pooh was built more than ten years ago. Universal had Harry Potter, Transformers and Spider-Man.

Besides the DCA makeover, I would qualify HKDL's Grizzly Gulch and Mystic Manor as wonderful, too. Ratatouille can be added to that list as well, but unfortunately we have to wait a few more years.

Hopefully one day WDSP will also get such a makeover. As I've mentioned before, I'm more excited about Buena Vista Street and the Tram that's running there. Wouldn't such a tram be great at an extended Hollywood Blvd.?

Quote from: "Josh"To be honest, I could imagine a land like that, and don't forget that that's what they were originally planning. I think that if you kept the RSR and the Cadillac Range (even though we're not allowed to call it that any more), but took away the rest of the town and imagineered some other Route 66 town with its own backstory, I think it would have turned out just as great. Plus, it would have allowed for a greater variety of stories if the land is expanded.

Very well said and I couldn't agree more.

Quote from: "|Q|"

Quote from: "Anthony"Personally the "Cars Land" name still grates (I think mostly now because dropping "Land" on the end as a separate word feels lazy and cheap, whereas the land is anything but),

 The thing i really think John Lasseter is NOT good at is NAMING THINGS. Cars? Toy Story? A Bug's Life? Comeon...

A Bug's Life... now there's something that has absolutely no connection to California.

Cars Land can at least represent the road to California, the Californian love of automobiles. Maybe it's a shame they had to wrap the land up in this franchise, but what would it have been otherwise? An ode to the golden days of Route 66? Can't you still pretty much drive to a lot of those places? (like the Pixar animators did) If Disney had built that, they'd probably have pissed off a lot of small businesses out there and then been criticised again for "building California in California". I quite like that DCA is now California seen through a Disney prism, sometimes taking you to a different period (Buena Vista St, Hollywoodland), sometimes merging in characters (Cars Land, Paradise Pier).

Amen, Anthony!

Quote from: "Anthony"

Quote from: "|Q|"

Quote from: "Anthony"Personally the "Cars Land" name still grates (I think mostly now because dropping "Land" on the end as a separate word feels lazy and cheap, whereas the land is anything but),

 The thing i really think John Lasseter is NOT good at is NAMING THINGS. Cars? Toy Story? A Bug's Life? Comeon...

A Bug's Life... now there's something that has absolutely no connection to California.

Cars Land can at least represent the road to California, the Californian love of automobiles. Maybe it's a shame they had to wrap the land up in this franchise, but what would it have been otherwise? An ode to the golden days of Route 66? Can't you still pretty much drive to a lot of those places? (like the Pixar animators did) If Disney had built that, they'd probably have pissed off a lot of small businesses out there and then been criticised again for "building California in California". I quite like that DCA is now California seen through a Disney prism, sometimes taking you to a different period (Buena Vista St, Hollywoodland), sometimes merging in characters (Cars Land, Paradise Pier).

Before Cars Land, there were plans to build Carland - a Route 66 themed land that would feature California's car culture with several shows and attractions. Eventually it was decided to add the Pixar Cars characters to the mix, but they soon realized that the land was a mish-mash of too many unrelated characters without a sense of place and time.

With Radiator Springs they had a cohesive story and characters which evoke Route 66, and the opportunity to recreate the same beautiful mountain landscapes that were seen in the movie.

It was decided that Cars Land would be a more cohesive land and more immersive environment for guests.

Early concept art of Carland:

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source: MintCrocodile

Quote from: "dagobert"Q, I guess you have read my post and I actually said, that it does look wonderful.

 yeah! that's the point!!!

Quote from: "dagobert"I'm sure you didn't want to sound rude, but "You People" is a little bit disrespectful. At least I was told that during my time in the US, when I also used that phrase. Since you are from Italy, I'm very sure that wasn't your intention. ;)

 Oh, you're right, I think it's something racial. On Community (wonderful show) everytime someone says "you people" some black character gets annoyed. But americans tend to be a little, how can I say... sensible on political corectness ^__^'

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Quote from: "alka1"Before Cars Land, there were plans to build Carland - a Route 66 themed land that would feature California's car culture with several shows and attractions. Eventually it was decided to add the Pixar Cars characters to the mix, but they soon realized that the land was a mish-mash of too many unrelated characters without a sense of place and time.

With Radiator Springs they had a cohesive story and characters which evoke Route 66, and the opportunity to recreate the same beautiful mountain landscapes that were seen in the movie.

It was decided that Cars Land would be a more cohesive land and more immersive environment for guests.

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At last, we can finally see what its like to ride the completed Radiator Springs Racers ride:

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[youtube:3sd2odiz]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zve0m5Awmjc&feature=related[/youtube:3sd2odiz]

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Thanks for posting. It looks fantastic and it's 100% my kinda ride. It's Disney at their best with wonderful themeing and attention to detail. The Cars films aren't amongst my Pixar favourites  but that doesn't matter, if I had never seen the film I'd still be impressed with the ride. In fact it would be a good way of introducing someone to the film if they hadn't seen it before. Some people may view the ride as little more than synergy toons and lazy, but I think Disney have made good use of their franchise here by the look of it.

It looks absolutly FANTASTIC!!! I want it in DLP! :)

Sooooo My daughter would love this! So would the whole family. Would love to see this in Paris :-)

I think it's in the same tier as rides like Splash Mountain and PotC with loads of AAs and thill parts. It's great that Diney are still making rides like this, and the technology they're using is amazing. :D

Cars Land looks great! But, where is the point of "Luigi's Flying Tires " atraction? I can't find it or some fun in this... It looks very boring and "no more times" atraction... I am confused...  :shock:

//http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZXGh2S1WQaA

I really like the fact that they use these classic "King of the Road"-style tracks as background music!
//http://youtu.be/bzNWKyotVSU

[youtube:2lxcs09k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKIcJibhy8[/youtube:2lxcs09k]

This is Adam Ruckers Cars Land Vlog, The Luigi attraction I can't see the point of that, can somebody enlighten me?

[youtube:1cxqrd5h]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpeDeaQrJVo&feature=g-u-u[/youtube:1cxqrd5h]

Whats the chances of DLP ever getting Cars Land, it really looks amazing.

I could imagine the flying tires being replaced by bumper cars in the future. It'll be interesting to see what feedback it gets once it opens to the public on Friday. (That is, if they're not stuck waiting in the ultra-slow queue for so long!)

I don't get why all the hate for Luigi's Flying Tires. I mean, how is this:
[youtube:xjz227uy]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIh5keBwiKc[/youtube:xjz227uy]
better than this:
[youtube:xjz227uy]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drs_Y8pwwLw[/youtube:xjz227uy]

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WOW - "Aquatopia" looks nice and funny, little scary and adventurous! :thumbs:

Quote from: "ulak"WOW - "Aquatopia" looks nice and funny, little scary and adventurous! :thumbs:

 they're basically bumper cars that actually never bumps in anything. i'm not stating that it's a lame ride, only that they play in the same league.

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The opening event is this evening in America. We'll probably be in bed while it's on. Hopefully it'll be on YouTube.

I always watch Adams videos on youtube they are fantastic. I think Carsland is beautifuly done, and there is so much attention to detail. I'm guessing the main attraction cost alot of money, hence why the other two rides are smaller.

Very good video from Adam I enjoyed it. "Oh my gosh, that was awesome, just like being in the movie" he said, the smaller rides look like fun, too.  A new land based upon a successful toon movie franchise, a first for Disney ( with the exception of Toy Story Land at HKDL )  looks like a triumph. I hope Cars Land can do for DCA what the Harry Potter, franchise has done for Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I think it can. :P

Quote from: "ulak"WOW - "Aquatopia" looks nice and funny, little scary and adventurous! :thumbs:

Aquatopia is trackless, like Pooh's Hunny Hunt at TDL and Rat @ WDS is rumoured to be

Quote from: "Josh"I could imagine the flying tires being replaced by bumper cars in the future. It'll be interesting to see what feedback it gets once it opens to the public on Friday. (That is, if they're not stuck waiting in the ultra-slow queue for so long!)

Flying Tires is a reimagining of an classic (tho not very successful) Tomorrow land attraction at Disneyland called Flying Saucers

Quote from: "mattboywonder"Aquatopia is trackless, like Pooh's Hunny Hunt at TDL and Rat @ WDS is rumoured to be

 LPS trackless system was developed for Aquatopia, then used for Pooh. But still, the way they use it on Aquatopia it's pretty dull.

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Luigi's Flying Tires is a modern day recreation of the classic Flying Saucers (//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Saucers_(attraction)) attraction that opened at Disneyland back in 1961. Apparently John Lasseter was a big fan of the ride and wanted to bring it back. And, as demonstrated by Cars Land, what John Lasseter wants he gets  :D

[youtube:116t8w9g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhSpWQt9_-c[/youtube:116t8w9g]

Quote from: "mattboywonder"Flying Tires is a reimagining of an classic (tho not very successful) Tomorrow land attraction at Disneyland called Flying Saucers

Yes, I know. :) And it looks like feedback is more positive than people were expecting. I must admit I'd like to try it. XD

But I can't believe even now the queue for RSR is stretching all the way back to Paradise Pier!

I was in Disneyland California in June 2013 and had a flying visit through CARS land. We only have 1 day at Disney so we try to cram in as much as possible. We just had time to RADIATOR SPRINGS RACERS.


We went in the evening time about 7pm and the queses were just as long as ever. We decided to use the SINGLE RIDER option. This is a separate queue which they use to fill the cars and make sure they get optimum occupancy on the ride. So what happens is , say there is a group of 3 people in the main queue, they take one person from the single rider queue to fill the car. Its a great idea if you dont mind being apart from your friends and it makes it more fun in a way, as the ride is basically a race between two cars.


ok so onto the actual ride.


When it was my turn I was directed into a car which had 3 other people. My friends behind me were directed into a car with 2 people.


And we were off. The whole theming of the ride is amazing. The cars race around the track very fast but its not like any of the roller-coasters.


I wish we had time to do it again. Hopefully when I go back next year we will have more time to explore CARS LAND

I love the look of Cars Land, i don't like roller coasters with the exception of BTM, so Radiator Springs Racers would be just right for me. Anyway it looks like Cars Land has been very well done and it goes to show how successful a movie franchise can be in the theme parks. I know some Disney theme park fans (not me) thought a new Land based on a Disney/Pixar movie was a step too far, but Cars Land proves how successful it can be, and i'm not a fan of the Cars films.

from the little I saw of it CARS LAND looked amazing. One day is not really long enough at Disneyland California, maybe next time we might try 2 days there.


Im not really a rollercoaster person either, I dont even go on BTM , but my friends had been on RSR before and convinced me it was something I would enjoy and they were right.

Since I live in Southern California right near Disneyland... I thought I would add my quick thoughts on the US park addition that had many fans in the US worried.

First off, I am not a huge fan of the Cars franchise. In fact, I would consider the second one the worst of Pixar and a ugly stain on the company that had such an incredible track record. The first one is... ok. Nothing that spectacular and certainly not that original. BUT... I do understand how it does strike a cord with people in the states. I am not sure how popular the films are amongst the general consensus of Europeans but the films are very popular amongst pretty much every family I have encountered in the states.

So when I heard news, I was disappointed thinking that DCA should have something more original or more incline with the new entrance Buena Vista Street (which by the way for any Disney fan... is like walking through the ultimate Walt Disney Fan Fiction written by someone who has done their homework on the details). But nope... just like Avatarland in Animal Kingdom at WDW, Carsland was coming with zero resistance from Disney.

When I finally experienced Carsland, I must say that it blew me away. The land is very immersive. Kind of like when on Adventure Isle, you lose connection with the everything outside the area. The details were strong and has a very Americana/homey feel. I guess for all of you not from the states, this would be a good place to experience the sort of the World Showcase version of America (Small Town style).

The attractions are amazing. Though Luigi's Flying Tires has had some problems with the technology and to be honest is most my favorite because it doesn't have the "WOW" factor, Mater's Junkyard Jamboree and Radiator Springs Racers are stand out attractions.

If anyone has the chance to visit the west coast of the states, make sure you dedicate a day to DLR to experience Carsland as I did when I visited DLP.