Radiator Springs Racers
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Radiator Springs Racers is a planned attraction currently under construction that will be part of Cars Land
at Disney California Adventure. The attraction will feature third-generation Test Track
technology, an attraction located at Epcot
in Walt Disney World. Radiator Springs Racers will be themed based on the world from Disney/Pixar
's Cars
. The attraction will be the most expensive to be built in the entire Disneyland Resort, one of the most expensive attractions Disney has ever built, and one of the most expensive theme park attractions in the world at an estimated cost of over $200 million, which will take up about 18% of the entire cost of the $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney California Adventure. The attraction will take guests in a six-person vehicle through a briefing with characters from the movie Doc and Lighting McQueen. Suddenly, guests will find themselves in the middle of a race which includes hairpin turns and steep banks with guests eventually racing another guest vehicle with random race results.
Radiator Springs Racers is currently the most expensive attraction ever constructed in the Walt Disney Company's history.
Cars Land
Cars Land is a new themed land at Disney California Adventure Park that is currently under construction. This land will be built as part of the $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney California Adventure Park on the former Timon Parking Lot behind the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and A Bug's...
at Disney California Adventure. The attraction will feature third-generation Test Track
Test Track
Test Track is an attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, sponsored by General Motors The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its vehicles, culminating in a high-speed drive around the...
technology, an attraction located at Epcot
Epcot
Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
in Walt Disney World. Radiator Springs Racers will be themed based on the world from Disney/Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
's Cars
Cars (franchise)
Cars is the second film series created by Pixar and distributed by Disney after Toy Story. Cars was released on June 9, 2006 and Cars 2 was released on June 24, 2011. Both films were directed by John Lasseter, the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios...
. The attraction will be the most expensive to be built in the entire Disneyland Resort, one of the most expensive attractions Disney has ever built, and one of the most expensive theme park attractions in the world at an estimated cost of over $200 million, which will take up about 18% of the entire cost of the $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney California Adventure. The attraction will take guests in a six-person vehicle through a briefing with characters from the movie Doc and Lighting McQueen. Suddenly, guests will find themselves in the middle of a race which includes hairpin turns and steep banks with guests eventually racing another guest vehicle with random race results.
History
The attraction, along with the rest of the Disney California Adventure multi-year expansion, was announced on October 17, 2007. However, the first indication of the attraction and the new land was some concept art published in the Dreaming section of The Walt Disney Company's 2006 annual report.Radiator Springs Racers is currently the most expensive attraction ever constructed in the Walt Disney Company's history.