The "Happiest Place on Earth" got even happier tonight as the Disneyland Resort celebrated the opening of "Cars Land," an expansionary new amusement park to the original Disney Park in Anaheim California.
Cars Land adds 12 acres of immersive excitement to the park and offers freewheeling fun for everyone as it brings the town of Radiator Springs to life, just as guests remember it from the blockbuster movie. Cars Land invites guests to explore "the cutest little town in Carburetor County," where they will enjoy three family attractions showcasing places and characters from the movie: Luigi's Flying Tires, Mater's Junkyard Jamboree and Radiator Springs Racers, one of the largest and most elaborate attractions created for a Disney theme park.
Themed shops and restaurants also look familiar to fans of the movie, including Flo's V8 Cafe, Cozy Cone Motel and Ramone's House of Body Art. The Radiator Springs locals are at home, so Lightning McQueen and Mater make appearances and pose for photos near the Cozy Cone Motel.
"We want guests to think they are on this great road trip and, in a way, almost like they are going home," said Kathy Mangum, executive producer of Cars Land. "Cars Land will feel very familiar in so many different ways. I can't tell you how many people have seen it and said 'I can't believe I am in Anaheim."
The new "Cars Land" was launched with a bang! The opening show featured Lightning McQueen and Mater from the Disney Pixar movie "Cars," voice actors from the movie that inspired the land and a grand finale with fireworks that lit up the expansive mountain range in Cars Land.
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