First off, the bad news... The beloved Tortilla factory in DCA is officially closed for good.
Speaking of Cars Land, since Mermaid and Star Tours are done, the parks have released some fun facts on the Disney Parks future. Here is a link to a video presentation that was given just after the grand openings this week that explains Cars Land in detail. Basically radiator springs will house several "snack" stands, some gift shops, plus two lower budget rides; Mater's tow trucks (featuring an original song made for the ride) and Luigi's tires. Best of all will be the Radiator Springs Racers. I think that this may very well be the best new ride added to the Disneyland Resort since Indiana Jones. It's a HUGE attraction. Cars land is a 12 acre expansion, SIX of those acres are used by Racers. A huge amount of detail is being put into the rides queue as well. The line will tell the back story as to how Radiator Springs was established.
Ok, this is amazing!! Forget season passes or long car rides, you can now bring Disneyland home, with the new game, Disneyland Adventures for the kinect.
Looks like they have faithfully recreated the entire park for you to be able to walk through. Which in my opinion, would be enough to make an awesome game. But the rides themselves will be themed mini games. It really looks cool.
My favorite game as a kid was Disney's Adventure in the Magic Kingdom for the original Nintendo. I think that technology has advanced somewhat
Obviously these won't really replace going to the park. The best part about Disneyland IS the road trip and the company. But it's still a really cool way to experience the Disney Magic.
Make sure to leave your comments. Do you think Radiator Springs Racers will really be the best addition since Indiana Jones (will it be better than Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, Tower of Terror, Buzz Lightyear and Midway Mania?). Are you sad about the Tortilla Factory or happy that we'll someday get free chocolate?
I really want to try the Kinect Disneyland game, with how much we LOVED the old Nintendo game. Thank you for posting that video, takes me back! And I believe that the Racers may just be the best addition since Indiana Jones (for thrill ride lovers) but Little Mermaid might forever hold my heart... just saying :)
ReplyDeleteand... I'm definitely more excited for the CHOCOLATE FACTORY! I mean I really don't think tortillas ever ever stood a chance to beating out a chocolate factory! Who wants a corn tortilla sample when there are chocolate mickey's available?
ReplyDeleteI am SOOO SAD about the tortilla factory!!! That was such a good 2nd, 4th, and 6th course to Disney lunch time!! (1, 3, and 5 were faithfully taken care of by the sourdough walk-through). I am STOKED about the new Cars Land ride though. Is it going to be a dark ride like Indiana or outside??
ReplyDeleteRacers is actually going to be both indoors AND outdoors. It will have a slower, dark ride portion with characters gearing you up for the "Big Race", then the race will be primarily outdoors, you will race another car full of passengers and the results will be random. Then, there are 2 alternate endings depending on which track you take.
ReplyDeleteOooooh!! That sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteThat Game looked pretty cool... Super sad about the tortilla factory it was one of my very faves :( When is cars land supposed to open? It sounds way cool!
ReplyDeleteCars Land is scheduled to open "Summer 2012" which most likely means June-ish. Disney Parks typically launches new attractions early summer to drive up traffic during the busy season.
ReplyDeleteBoo... I really wanted it to be opened before the next Disneyland Day! Could you just let them know that for me? hahaha
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