The folks at the Disney Parks Blog took a video camera into a recording studio, where Disneyland house band Billy Hill and the Hillbillies recorded music for tourists when they eventually enter Cars Land. https://youtu.be/uqyJ-o8acUo Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and … Continue reading Behind the music of Cars Land
Category: Attractions
A preview of Cars Land’s Radiator Springs Racers
The folks at Disney attached a camera to one of the cars during testing of the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Cars Land. The clip doesn't show you the entire ride, but at least gives you a taste before Cars Land opens to the public on June 15. Cars Land is part of the redevelopment … Continue reading A preview of Cars Land’s Radiator Springs Racers
Big mess over the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk
It looks like the long-simmering dispute about the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk finally came to a head -- the Hualapai Tribe used eminent domain to seize the complex from the developer, reported the Reuters news service. Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped superstructure with a glass floor that extends 70 feet over the edge of the … Continue reading Big mess over the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk
A tour of La Fonda
This video, made a few months ago, shows the history and attractions of La Fonda on the Plaza hotel in Santa Fe, N.M., as well as anything I've seen. https://youtu.be/orNBB0No4nI La Fonda sits just a few feet away from the 1926-37 alignment of Route 66, where the Old Santa Fe Trail meets Water Street.
More sneak previews of Cars Land
The Disney Parks Blog posted this video of Disney's California Adventure Park and the adjacent Cars Land, both which are set to open to the public on June 15. https://youtu.be/ffmuOefRWV0 Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the 2006 Disney-Pixar film "Cars." And the blog also … Continue reading More sneak previews of Cars Land
Grant sought for Route 66 Village in Tulsa
The City of Tulsa has applied for a $949,000 grant form the National Scenic Byways program to build an interpretive center, restrooms, and sidewalks at the Route 66 Transportation Village in southwest Tulsa, reported the current print edition of the Tulsa County News. The newspaper said it should be known by summer of fall whether … Continue reading Grant sought for Route 66 Village in Tulsa
Replica trolley soon will run on Amarillo’s Sixth Street
A replica of an early 1900s San Francisco trolley soon will be motoring down the Sixth Street district, aka Route 66, of Amarillo, Texas, reported the Amarillo Globe-News. Ken and Milisa Spencer, who own Parties & Events, two antique stores in the district and a soon-to-open old-time soda shop, plan to drive a 1991 Chance … Continue reading Replica trolley soon will run on Amarillo’s Sixth Street
Food offerings at Cars Land revealed
The Disney Parks Blog on Friday released some of the food offerings that are coming to the Cars Land amusement park inside Disney California Adventure Park. Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as shown in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and "Cars 2." Here are the real-life inspirations to Radiator Springs. Flo's … Continue reading Food offerings at Cars Land revealed
$800,000 grant sought for Route 66 visitors center in Albuquerque
A pack of lawmakers is seeking an $800,000 grant from the state of New Mexico for a Route 66 visitors center on the east end of Albuquerque. A couple of sharp-eyed readers saw the line item in the long list of capital-outlays requests by the New Mexico Legislature. You can see the listing on the … Continue reading $800,000 grant sought for Route 66 visitors center in Albuquerque
Illinois Tourism creates new Route 66 videos
DiscoverIllinois.org (aka the Illinois Office of Tourism) recently uploaded well-produced videos about Route 66 in the Land of Lincoln. Here's the introduction: https://youtu.be/4WaQ6LoaYBM And here's a five-minute tour of the Mother Road in Illinois, courtesy of expert John Weiss: https://youtu.be/4dTkCcQC0gQ And several tourists are asked about Route 66's appeal: https://youtu.be/9ZHBKceCFoM