RADIATOR SPRINGS RACERS Thea Awa rd f or O ut sta n d i n g A c h i e ve m e n t ATTRA CT I ON
Disney California Adventure Theme Park In one of the largest attractions ever built for a Disney theme park, the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure Park puts visitors in the driver’s seat for a thrilling race through the world of the Disney∙Pixar film Cars. This family-oriented, indoor/outdoor thrill ride incorporates fast moving, variable-speed, six-passenger vehicles that start their journey with a calm and scenic drive through the colorful landscape of Ornament Valley. Traveling into an interior dark ride environment, guests find themselves face-to-face with Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater and all the other 4-wheeled personalities of Radiator Springs, personified via breakthrough figures that combine physical and projected animation to bring the characters to life. Variable track paths allow for changing and unpredictable scene experiences during the indoor portion of the ride. The ride culminates in a high speed, side-by-side, outdoor race between two ride vehicles that careen neck-and-neck through the twisting Ornament Valley landscape. The winner isn’t decided until the cars reach the Finish Line at the end of the race!
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This attraction demonstrates true excellence in design, technical innovation and in execution. In bringing a well-known movie to life, the designers went the extra step in expanding it into a fully experiential world, creating new details and gags throughout. The animated figures break new ground in creating the illusion of live animation, and the technical elements, including special effects, sophisticated, in-vehicle sound, and a sophisticated ride system, have all been transparently integrated into the highly enjoyable story and experience. In addition, the design team incorporated an extremely large attraction footprint into the plan of the overall Cars Land footprint in a way that creates multiple notable scenic vistas, and overlooks and seamlessly intertwines the environment and attraction into a total experience greater than the sum of its parts.
OFFICIAL PROJECT CREDITS FOR CARS LAND AND RADIATOR SPRINGS RACERS Walt Disney Imagineering David Abair, Architect John Adamczyk, Estimator William Adamson, Technical Staff Jess Allen, Project Photographer Jared Anderson, Landscape Designer Lisa Anderson, Systems Planner Mary Ane, Staff Assistant Mark Apepe, Decorator, Props Urbano Apostol, Civil Engineer Pedro Arcelona, Electrical Engineer John Argo, Fabricator David Arndt, Control Systems Engineer Kristin Athans, Staff Controls Engineer Alan Au, Ride Control Systems Engineer Jason Badger, Stage Technician Jerry Bailey, Planner Harold Baker Jr, CAD Designer Jolene Baptiste, Secretary Chris Barker, Graphics Designer Dustin Barnard, Creative Technology Group David Barnett, Show Electronic Engineer Luis Barrios, Dimensional Designer Kevin Basham, Special Effects Designer Paul Beasley, Show Lighting Designer Mirian Ben-Ora, Specialty Designer Mary Benson, Structural Engineer Irmgard Berry, Staff Assistant Michael Bertrando, Rockwork Engineering Bob Blanchard, Show Set Production
Allan Bloemsma, Ride Control Systems Engineer Chris Bodden, Special Effects Designer Bryant Boyle, System Engineer Scott Branch, Ride Control Systems Engineer Aaron Bransky, Civil Engineer Willie Bredberg, Fabrication Designer Robert Bronsdon, A/V Engineer Andrew Brooks, Show Mechanical Engineer Jennifer Erin Brooks, Publications Administrator Michael Browne, Architect Harold Fred Bufford Jr, Systems Engineer Peyton Buhler, Ride Mechanical Engineer Fintan Burke, Technical Director Miguel Cabada, Design Assurance Engineer Todd Camill, Show Mechanical Engineer Rebecca Carranza, Decorator Jon Carver, Technical Standards Analyst Kenneth Chapman, Fabricator Brent Cho, Landscape Designer Martin Christensen, Production Designer Donald Clausen, Technician Jordan Coleman, Show Electronic Engineer Steve Cotroneo, Dimensional Designer Jose Cuevas, Civil Engineer John Cutry, Animator Eric Daffern, Show Programmer Eric Davis, Ride Control Systems Engineer John Dennis, Music Producer Rosauro DeRamos, CAD Designer
Michael Dobrzycki, Project Coordinator Kathryn Drach, Controls Engineer John Drager, Project Manager Christopher Dryden, Software Specialist Michael Dugan, Electrical Engineer Kathleen Duncan, Show Design & Production Manager Mario Dutra, Planner Michael Earnest, Animatronics Manager Tony Enriquez, Dimensional Designer Annette Escobosa, Estimator Kent Estes, Structural Engineer Nicolas Farrell, CAD Designer Dino Fauci, Color & Paint Specialist Jeffrey Flitman, Electrical Engineer Charles Flueck, Ride Engineer Mike Forte, Mechanical Drafter Michael Fracassi, Media Production Jerry Frame, Systems Technical Specialist Martin Franzka, Fabricator Jill Fukumoto, Finance Manager Bruno Galliadi, Controls Engineer Keith Gallo, Creative Designer Jose Garza, CAD Designer Wendy Gish, Interior Designer Steven Goddard, Ride Engineer Mark Goldberg, Fabricator Barry Golding, Technical Lead Carlos Gonzales, CAD Designer Lynn Gould, Contracts Administrator Dan Granberg, Mechanical Engineer
Alex Grayman, Concept/Show Designer Jonathan Green, Show Mechanical Engineer David Greenbaum, Ride Control Systems Engineer Michael Grove, Show Electronic Engineer Jaime Gutierrez, Document Control Specialist John Hagen-Brenner, Special Effects Designer Pete Happe, Theatrical Systems Designer Michael Harper, CAD Designer Joseph Harrington, Audio Designer Dale Hasimoto, Electrical Engineer Jerry Hefferly, Electrical Engineer Nathaniel Heinze, Mechanical Engineer Peter Hernandez, Fabricator Randall Hill, Show Electronic Engineer Don Hilsen, Ride Engineer Eric Hirota, Architect John Hoffman, Dimensional Designer Michael Horen, Technical Staff Zsolt Hormay, Rockwork Art Director Brian Houle, Production Designer John Howard, Landscape Architect Richard Hyman, VTR Operator Michael Iezza, Fabricator Diego Jacome, Civil Engineer Raymond Jared, CAD Designer Ryan Jodoin, Show Mechanical Engineer Kelly Johnson, Ride Projdect Engineer Christopher Johnson, Dimensional Designer Istvan Kadar, A/V Engineer James Kearns, Project Manager
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