Cars Land, and a target return date for Disneyland

A post on the LA Times travel blog is packed with goodies for a Cars-centric family such as ours:

1. Disney's California Adventure won't just be getting a Cars ride, it's getting a Cars land!

2. Cars Land is targeted to open 2012, WHEN CARS 2 COMES OUT!!!! Hello, Cars 2??? That is HUGE.

Here's a little more about the signature ride itself (it's called Radiator Springs Racers):

"Based on the animated “Cars” movie, the indoor-outdoor attraction combines a leisurely dark ride prelude with a dueling side-by-side race car finale akin to Epcot’s Test Track in Orlando, Fla.

According to MiceAge, the $200-million E-ticket promises to bring to bear virtually all of the classic Disney ride components: theme, technology, animatronics, special effects, interactivity, story line and thrills. The ride starts with a race briefing from the movie’s star, Lightning McQueen, and concludes at the Wheel Well Motel scene from the movie."

Less "leisurely" is this promised ride: Mater's dizzy, noisy tow truck adventure.

DCA will make a great Pixar Land. Here's a look at the ride that's coming this year (2008), which we saw under construction (it's called Toy Story Mania).

So there's our target return to Disneyland. We can hit Disney World and a Disney cruise in the meantime. :)