
Cars land is probably one of the most themed area lands in the world. (The most themed land being Mysterious Island in Tokyo DisneySea)
There’s a really interesting discussion of this land in the Kahn Academy’s Imagineering in a Box course, and if you haven’t done that, I do recommend it. They talk about the sizing of the land, and the theming around it being about a celebration of an upcoming race. The story here draws you down the street, where it culminates in Radiator Springs Racers.
Imagineering Highlights!
- Visit at Night – Make sure to visit this at night. The lighting of this area in particular is breathtaking, it helps to drive home that feeling of a party.
- Cozy-Cone Hotel is one of those few times where the food is themed this much to match the land. Anything in a Cone! Even if you get nothing, the menu is usually worth a looking at, even just for a laugh. Take a look inside the office as well! The attention to detail here is high.
- Cadillac Range – Take a look at the mountains in the back of the Radiator Springs Racers? look familiar? They are the back of cars!
- Flo’s Cafe is designed to look like a v8 engine. Take a look at the building, it looks like an air filter, if you look outside where the gas station is, you’ll see pistons holding up the roof!
- Racer 5 is available at Flos. Less an imagineering highlight than a great beer highlight, but its kinda themed?