Cars Land - wikipedia Cars Land Cars Land Looking down Route 66 in Cars Land Location Disney California Adventure 33.8056 ° N, 117.9187 ° W Status Operating Opening date June 15, 2012 Replaced Timon Parking Lot Bountiful Valley Farms Theme Cars, Radiator Springs Area 12 acres ( 4.9 ha ) Attractions Attractions 3 total Cars Land is a themed area of Disney California Adventure, inspired by the Disney Pixar franchise, Cars. The 12 - acre ( 4.9 ha ) area, built as part of Disney California Adventure Park 's $1.1 billion expansion project, opened on June 15, 2012. It contains three rides as well as shops and restaurants, all situated in a replica of Radiator Springs, the fictional town in which most of the first film 's events take place. The area 's main attraction is Radiator Springs Racers, a racing ride that uses the technology of Epcot 's Test Track. Contents 1 History 2 Attractions 2.1 Radiator Springs Racers 2.2 Mater 's Junkyard Jamboree 2.3 Luigi 's Rollickin ' Roadsters 3 Former attractions 4 Restaurants 5 Characters 6 Shopping 7 Layout 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History Most of the present - day site of Cars Land had been used as the `` Timon '' parking lot since 2001 ; the lot had been designated as future growth space for Disney California Adventure when it was originally designed in the 1990s, and was partially built over with The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Flik 's Fun Fair section of A Bug 's Land. A small portion of Cars Land was built over the site of the Bountiful Valley Farm, one of the park 's original attractions. Concept art for `` Carland '' appeared in the `` Dreaming '' section of the Walt Disney Company 's 2006 Annual Report, released on December 12, 2006, six months after Cars was released in theaters. The concept art depicted a racing simulator ride, but provided no specifics ; Disney CEO Bob Iger stated at the time that the concept art depicted projects at various stages of development, and that some of the projects depicted `` may never be built. '' On October 17, 2007, Disney announced a 5 - year, $1.1 billion renovation and expansion plan for Disney California Adventure. The plan included a major overhaul of several existing areas of the park and the addition of Cars Land, an area themed to the 2006 film ; Cars Land would be anchored by Radiator Springs Racers, a Cars version of Test Track, a ride at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. Cars Land along with the re-designed entrance plaza, Buena Vista Street, were the last features of the 5 - year project to be completed, and opened on June 15, 2012. Attractions Radiator Springs Racers Mater 's Junkyard Jamboree Luigi 's Flying Tires Radiator Springs Racers Radiator Springs Racers -- a slot car dark ride. The attraction takes guests in six - person vehicles through the winding roads up the mountains outside Radiator Springs and by the waterfall scene in the first film. The cars then enter the mountain and take a semi-wild ride through the outskirts of town where they encounter a number of characters. Eventually, they enter Radiator Springs at which point the track splits into two : one goes into Ramone 's while the other into Luigi 's. From here, the cars enter a briefing room where Doc gives guests some advice for the upcoming race. The two tracks come back near one another and two cars stop side - by - side. The race begins as the vehicles accelerate out of the mountain and through hairpin turns and steep banks, ending with a randomized race result and then a brief trip through Tail Light Caverns. The technology used is similar to Test Track at Epcot in Walt Disney World in Florida, and Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea. Mater 's Junkyard Jamboree Mater 's Junkyard Jamboree ( renamed Mater 's Graveyard JamBOOree during Halloween and Mater 's Jingle Jamboree during Christmas ) -- an attraction in the style of a whip ride themed to Mater 's Junkyard. Mater is the Master of Ceremonies of the Jamboree. The vehicles are baby tractors which pull trailers attached to them that move around with the music. Luigi 's Rollickin ' Roadsters Luigi 's Rollickin ' Roadsters ( renamed Luigi 's Honkin ' Haul - O - Ween during Halloween and Luigi 's Joy to the Whirl during Christmas ) -- Guests queue in Luigi 's Casa Della Tires shop and ride in vehicles that move and spin around to Italian music. The attraction uses a trackless ride system, similar to Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea. The ride vehicles are depicted as being Luigi 's cousins who have come to Radiator Springs for a dance celebration. The attraction, which officially opened March 7, 2016, replaced Luigi 's Flying Tires, the original attraction in this location. Former attractions Luigi 's Flying Tires Restaurants Flo 's V8 Cafe at night Cozy Cone Motel Flo 's V8 Cafe Fillmore 's Taste - in Characters Lightning McQueen ( dressed as a superhero during Halloween ) Mater ( dressed as a vampire during Halloween and as Santa Claus during Christmas ) Red ( dressed as a clown during Halloween ) Cruz Ramirez ( dressed as a pirate during Halloween ) DJ ( dressed as a punk rocker during Halloween ) Shopping Ramone 's House of Body Art Sarge 's Surplus Hut Radiator Springs Curios ( renamed Radiator Winter Curios during Christmas ) Layout The layout of Cars Land from the guest 's perspective is one of looking down the main street of Radiator Springs, USA, as seen in the original Cars film. There are references to the events of Cars 2 throughout the land, such as a billboard ( seen when entering from A Bug 's Land ) that gives Mater the title of `` Sir, '' and a signed photo of Finn McMissile with Luigi and Guido in Luigi 's Casa Della Tires, in addition to souvenirs from their World Grand Prix trip in a display case. The main street is Route 66 coming in from the Golden State area, across from the Golden Vine Winery and Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar. The other two entrances into the land are through a path in A Bug 's Land between the entrance of Heimlich 's Chew Chew Train and Tuck and Roll 's Drive ' Em Buggies, and through an archway as a part of the rockwork making up Ornament Valley from Pacific Wharf. The two other entrances are the same path crossing through the middle of Cars Land. The path 's name is Cross Street. At the end of Route 66 is the courthouse / firehouse where the street splits. To the left of the split is a backstage access gate. To the right of the split is the entrance to Radiator Springs Racers. In the distance, the Radiator Cap and Ornament Valley Range can be seen. The eastern edge of the Ornament Valley Range includes the Cadillac Mountain Range that consists of Cadillac tail fins that are 125 feet ( 38 m ) high and covers 300,000 square feet ( 28,000 m ). See also 2012 in amusement parks References ^ Jump up to : Staggs, Tom ( March 7, 2012 ). `` Taking a Tour of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Theatre -- Opening June 15 at Disney California Adventure Park ''. Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2012. Jump up ^ `` 2006 Annual Report ''. The Walt Disney Company. 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2011. Jump up ^ Los Angeles Business ( 17 October 2007 ). `` Disney engages in mass renovation of California Adventure ''. BizJournals. Retrieved June 28, 2011. Jump up ^ MacDonald, Brady ( November 17, 2007 ). `` Disney 's tow truck ride : noise, nausea ''. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011. Jump up ^ Glover, Erin ( February 6, 2015 ). `` Luigi 's Flying Tires to Become All - New Experience at Disney California Adventure Park ''. Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved February 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Glover, Erin ( July 27, 2015 ). `` First Look : Luigi 's Rollickin ' Roadsters Rolling into Disney California Adventure Park ''. Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved July 27, 2015. Jump up ^ Glover, Erin ( February 25, 2016 ). `` Luigi 's Rollickin ' Roadsters to Open March 7 at Disney California Adventure Park ''. Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved February 25, 2016. Jump up ^ MacDonald, Brady ( 14 November 2007 ). `` Disney 's Luigi ride a beloved retread ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2011. Jump up ^ Vaugn, Mark ( July 23, 2012 ). `` Radiator Springs Comes To Life ''. Autoweek. 62 ( 15 ) : 24. ISSN 0192 - 9674. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cars Land. 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Question: when did the cars ride open at disneyland
Answer: June 15, 2012