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Thursday, 7 June 2012

Disney Facts: Cars Land and California Adventure By The Numbers

Posted on 19:26 by john mical

In about a week Disney will unveil the new Cars Land and Buena Vista Street areas. This ends a multi-million dollar five-year expansion of the California Adventure at Disneyland which also include new rides and new shows. Here's a fresh look at California Adventure:

280,000:  Square feet of rockwork in Cars Land, making Ornament Valley mountain range the largest rockwork created in a domestic Disney theme park.

36,000: Approximate number of miles per year each Radiator Springs Racers vehicle will travel.
                                                                                                                © Disney
A view of Radiator Springs Racers ride in Cars Land.

6,714: The number of air vets which keep t tires flying at Luigi’s Flying Tires attraction in Cars Land.

4,000:  The  tons of steel used to construct the Ornament Valley range and Radiator Springs Racers attraction in Cars Land.

1937: The year  “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiered at the original Carthay Circle Theatre, lending inspiration to the Carthay Circle Theatre icon now on Buena Vista Street.

1923: The year listed on embedded plaque at Storytellers statue at Disney California Adventure, reflecting the date when Walt Disney left Kansas City to embark on his new adventure in California and the year he founded his world-famous company.

779: The number of trees planted in Disney California Adventure during the five-year expansion.

715: The number of lighting fixtures illuminating Mad T Party.

525: The aapproximate length, in feet, of the Route 66 that runs through Cars Land.

200: The number of seats in the Carthay Circle Restaurant dining room, in addition to a 56-seat terrace and the 68-seat Carthay Circle Lounge.

125: The height in feet at the tallest peak of Ornament Valley range in Cars Land.

89.5: The height in feet of the Carthay Circle Theatre on Buena Vista Street, which is 12.5 feet taller than Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland.

45:  The steepest degree of banking on the track of the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers attraction in Cars Land.

16:  The number of neon signs in Cars Land, with the Flo’s V8 CafĂ© sign standing tallest at 27 feet.

6: The number of car tail fins represented in the Ornament Valley range, inspired by classic car models from 1957 to 1962; hood ornaments, wheel wells and radiator caps also represented in the rock work.

Source: Walt Disney Company
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