page_title: Radiator Springs Racers
section_title: Ride
hierarchical_section_title: Radiator Springs Racers / Ride
caption_attribution_description: Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure.
context_page_description: Radiator Springs Racers is a simulated slot car type dark ride attraction in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. The attraction features a third-generation version of transport technology originally developed for the Test Track attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World. Radiator Springs Racers is themed to the fictional world in Disney·Pixar's Cars. At a cost of over $200 million, the attraction is the most expensive at Disneyland Resort and one of the most expensive theme park attractions in the world. It accounted for about 18% of the entire cost of the $1.1 billion expansion of Disney California Adventure Park. The attraction takes guests in a six-person vehicle through encounters with characters from the film series Cars. Guests then race another vehicle through turns and hills, ending with a randomized race result.
context_section_description: The attraction's marquee is mounted on a large archway near the Radiator Springs courthouse. The queue passes through the archway and beneath two bridges before entering the "oldest" part of the town, Stanley's Oasis, (Stanley was the founder of Radiator Springs) nestled between the cliffs of Ornament Valley. After winding through three of the town's earliest buildings, guests enter the Comfy Caverns Motor Court, where they board a convertible race car and the ride portion of the attraction begins.
  Leaving the motor court, the vehicle takes an idyllic drive through Ornament Valley. It then enters the darkride portion of the attraction as guests nearly run into several Audio-animatronic vehicles. This starts with a near head-on collision with Mack (similar to a scene on the original Test Track), followed by near-misses with Minnie and Van, and narrowly making it over a grade crossing ahead of a speeding train. As the vehicle swerves out of the way, Sheriff appears, warning the guests to "Slow down! You're not racing yet!" and to follow Mater into town for the big race. Along the way, Mater takes the ride vehicles "tractor tipping", but this awakens Frank the combine, who angrily chases the trespassers off of his farm. The vehicle then reenters the town and passes Fillmore and Sarge, the guests are greeted by Lightning McQueen and Sally. At this point, an automated switch on the track will lead to one of two ride experiences before lining up at the starting line. If the vehicle makes a left turn, it receives a tire change at Luigi's Casa Della Tires and lines up on the left track. If the vehicle makes a right turn, it gets a fresh coat of paint at Ramone's House of Body Art and lines up on the right track. Doc Hudson, as "The Hudson Hornet'" introduces himself as the guests' new crew chief as both vehicles pull up to the starting line. Once both cars have lined up, an enthusiastic Luigi waves the flag to signal the start of the race.
  Both ride vehicles then accelerate on parallel tracks out of the cave, into an outdoor segment containing bunny hills and high-banked turns around the rock formations of Ornament Valley, with the vehicles reaching a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h). During a short drop down a sloped bank, an on-ride photo is taken. One of the two vehicles (selected at random) reaches the finish line slightly earlier, bringing the race to an end. The attraction concludes with a short drive through Taillight Caverns. Taillight Caverns is a semi-dark cave full of glowing stalactites. This is where McQueen and Mater congratulate both vehicles on a great race. There is another switch point where the cars get back on the same track.
caption: Entrance sign
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