Radiator
Springs Racers (RSR)
The most anticipated attractions of the new Disney California
Adventure expansion is Radiator Springs Racers. As hard as I tried I did not
get a preview of the new area and attractions. So I’ll share what friends that
have seen it and the net has to say about Radiator Springs Racers.
RSR is the same style ride as Test Track in EPCOT. Where TT
takes you through a car testing facility RSR will take you through your
favorite little town in Ornament Valley and then for a wild race after your
visit with the towns folk.
Anticipate long lines for this ride for next few years. I
suggest when you get to the park go straight to RSR and get a Fastpass. If the
line is short then ride it then and come back again when it’s time to use your
Fastpass.
In my opinion the DCA RST will be much better than the EPCOT
TT. From what I’ve seen the theming will be much more engaging and entertaining
and better fitted to a Disney Park than TT. Yes, I’ve ridden TT and enjoyed it
very much. In fact I have a picture of my family riding TT, including my 80+ year
old mother.
Here is some more information from http://en.wikipedia.org
Radiator Springs Racers is a slot car dark ride attraction currently under
testing (Opening June 15th) that will be part of Cars Land at Disney
California Adventure Park. 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 Park. The attraction
will take guests in a six-person vehicle through a briefing with Doc and Lighting
McQueen, characters from the movie Cars. Suddenly, guests will find themselves
racing another guest vehicle through hairpin turns and steep banks, ending with
a random race result.
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. By late 2009, construction on the attraction and the land within
had begun, taking 2.5 years to build. Ride testing began in early 2012 with
soft openings beginning in the spring. On March 7, 2012, it was announced that
the area would officially open to the public on June 15, 2012. Radiator
Springs Racers will be one of the most expensive attractions ever
constructed in the Walt Disney Company's history.
Ride
At the "What's Next?" presentation at Disney
California Adventure Park on June 11, 2010, Imagineer Kathy Mangum gave a brief
rundown of the storyline for the attraction.
Guests board their ride vehicle and are taken on an
idyllic drive through Ornament Valley Range. The vehicle enters the dark ride
portion of the attraction as guests nearly run into several Audio-animatronic
characters. As the vehicle swerves out of the way, it encounters the Sheriff
who appears as if he is going to issue a speeding ticket, but instead is
impressed with the driving skills and invites the car to the town's big race.
Before the race can begin, though, Mater has to take the vehicle for a round of
tractor tipping. Suddnely, Frank the Tractor wakes up and chases the
trespassers off of his farm. On the way back into town, the vehicle is prepared
for the race. At this point, the vehicle will either turn into Luigi's Casa
Della Tires for a tire change or into Ramone's House of Body Art for a quick
paint refresh. From there, the two vehicles sit idle to one another at the
starting point. After Luigi's word, the race begins through the remaining
out-door portion of the attraction reaching the ride's top speed of over 40mph.
The race finishes after the vehicles drop a sloped bank where guests have their
on-ride photo taken.
Voice cast
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Michael Wallis and Cheech Marin provide guests with the Disney
Parks safety spiel in English and Spanish, respectively.
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