KTUL-TV in Tulsa conducted an interview with "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis before his recent a href="https://tulsatownhall.com">Tulsa Town Hall speech. The station deserves credit for this wide-ranging and surpringingly long (seven minutes) segment. Refresh the page or head to the KTUL link above if the video embedding doesn't work.
Category: Movies
A closer look at Ramone’s Body Art in Cars Land
The Disney Parks Blog posted this construction time-lapse of Ramone's Body Art inside Cars Land at Disney's California Adventure park. https://youtu.be/mbUaKkz-Loc Ramone's resembles the historic U-Drop Inn along Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas. Disney says Ramone's eventually will have neon lighting. Cars Land was inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, depicted … Continue reading A closer look at Ramone’s Body Art in Cars Land
A high-speed trip on Oatman Road
No, the driver wasn't doing anything dangerous. He mounted a video camera on the side of his vehicle, drove that winding stretch of Route 66 from Oatman, Ariz., to the Cool Springs Camp at normal speed, than compressed the 18 minutes of footage to under 5 1/2 minutes. https://youtu.be/928cwNEZ8ZU The video was created by Norman … Continue reading A high-speed trip on Oatman Road
Test flight with Luigi’s Flying Tires
Testing continues on the rides that will be offered at Cars Land of Disney California Adventure. A few days ago, the latest test was on the Luigi's Flying Tires. According to the Disney Parks Blog: The vehicles have been made to look like oversized Fettuccini brand tires – the same tires Luigi proudly displays in … Continue reading Test flight with Luigi’s Flying Tires
Litchfield drive-in converting to digital
The historic SkyView Drive-In theater along old Route 66 in Litchfield, Ill., soon will convert from 35mm film to a digital format, according to Sonic Equipment Co., a cinema equipment company that's been hired to do the work. This is only the third drive-in where the company has switched it to digital. The other two … Continue reading Litchfield drive-in converting to digital
Tests begin for Mater ride at Cars Land
Testing has started for the Mater's Junkyard Jamboree ride at Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. This is where baby tractors twirl and swing around, pulling trailers behind them. Riders sit in those trailers. https://youtu.be/-FcVu_QUub4 According to the Disney Parks Blog: When completed, the tractors will appear to be dancing to songs that Mater is singing – … Continue reading Tests begin for Mater ride at Cars Land
Cars Land update
Construction on Cars Land in Disney's California Adventure continued with the recent installation of the leaning tower of tires in front of Luigi's Casa della Tires. https://youtu.be/cs_u9y-d-8g The complex takes its inspiration from the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs from the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars." Cars Land is scheduled to be open sometime in … Continue reading Cars Land update
Kansas Route 66 attains Historic Byway status
The Kansas portion of historic Route 66 has been designated as a Kansas Historic Byway, according to a news release today from the Kansas Department of Transportation. The designation applies to all 13 miles of Route 66 in southeastern Kansas, including older alignments. As a result, the route will feature Kansas Scenic Byway signs (example … Continue reading Kansas Route 66 attains Historic Byway status
Donations sought to finish throwback film
Mark Ross is mostly done with making a retro-influenced short film, "Curse of the Phantom Shadow." But he's run short of cash, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5,000 so he can finish the movie. The film's style is influenced by old-time radio dramas, Dick Tracy comics, movie serials, and pulp novels of the … Continue reading Donations sought to finish throwback film
A legend that’s actually true
The historic Boots Motel in Carthage, Mo., reputedly boasted film star Clark Gable as an overnight guest at least once during his periodic cross-country trips. It seemed this sighting always came secondhand, and I always wondered whether such a thing really happened or whether it was urban legend. But this recent article in the Carthage Press … Continue reading A legend that’s actually true