Rob Ryan of The Times in London attended a sneak preview of a few new rides at Disneyland Paris. If you’re vacationing in France, fans of Route 66 and last summer’s Disney-Cars “Cars” movie have something to look forward to:
Cars: Race Rally is a gentle ride based on the Pixar movie, and will feature two figure-of-eight driving tracks and newly designed vehicles inspired by those in the film. It’s a very junior attraction, hardly likely to raise the pulse of seasoned ride-hounds, but one of its important benefits will be the theming it brings to a previously lacklustre corner. The extensive neon-soaked facades of Radiator Springs (the Route 66 town in the film) will certainly address some of the paucity of eye candy on the lot.
A miniature Radiator Springs drenched in neon? Cool.
If you can’t go to Paris, Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., also has a “Cars” ride. However, based on Ryan’s description, it sounds a tad bizarre:
Like its counterparts in Paris, Disneyland at Anaheim is also capitalising on the Disney-Pixar link. It is debuting a new A Disney imagineer creates Cars: Race Rally submarine ride based on Finding Nemo, with eight submersibles that take guests on a subaquatic coral reef trip.
UPDATE: After a little more surfing, I found the Web site for the Cars: Road Rally attraction at Disneyland Paris.