Drawing Guests deep into Disney California Adventure Park, Ornament Valley is home to Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land. Taking inspiration from America’s Southwestern vistas (think Monument Valley, Arches National Park and Sedona, Arizona), Disney borrows elements from each. The series of caverns, buttes and canyons creates a ride and queue that is as breathtaking as the real thing.
The famous Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas and the Black Mountains of Arizona lent inspiration to the fins seen here.
The “radiator cap” is similar to the land structure Tucumcari Mountain in New Mexico. The residents of Tucumcari (which Route 66 once ran through) are said to repaint the town’s initial on the side of the mountain each year. (Can you spot the RS here?)
Ornament Valley beckons you from afar… Quite effective Disney Weenie, wouldn’t you agree??
Great photos! I can't wait to visit Cars Land.
Thanks Melissa- and I know you will!!
Beautiful shots!! I love the attention to detail! That must have been a great experience! Thanks for sharing the newest Disney Weenie with us and for joining in on the blog hop fun today:)
It was SO realistic. Disney's trademark attention to details has just been plussed with Cars Land!
Love the shots of the newest Disney Weenie!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing them!! 🙂
My very real pleasure!
Great photos! Hopefully we will make it to Cars Land sometime – it looks like so much fun!
Hi Lisa- it sure was something different!!
Great photos! I too am in awe of Disney's attention to detail… they amaze me every day.
I can't wait to someday go to Disneyland, but for now I'll have to stick around my own backyard and play at Disney World until I can save up the money to head west.
Thanks for sharing.
Lorie- I'd take your backyard any day!!
Great shots and definitely an awesome Weenie choice. We're anxiously waiting for the summer crowd to thin out before going to DCA and Cars Land. Thanks for the preview!
Wise choice Mary- hopefully the kinks will be ironed out by then too. 😀
Hoping to get out to the left coast and see this in the near future. In the meanwhile, my next visit to WDW I will be staying in the Cars section of Art of Animation Resort. Not quite the same but I hear it is quite spectacular in its own right.
Yes Mark! The Art of Animation Resort sounds and looks amazing. We'll be standing by for your report!!
Wow!! I'm hoping to go there next year….my daughter keeps seeing the commercials on Disney Channel and is dying to go!! Great pics….can't wait to see it for myself..it really looks like they took everything from the movie.
It is like a movie set Grisel!! Have you seen the Disney Channel commercial featuring Mom's Panelist Amanda and her daughter??