New toys, iPad app allow you to cruise Radiator Springs

A new Disney toy line and an Apple iPad app allow you or your kids to cruise the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs as portrayed in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and "Cars 2," according to Mashable Entertainment. From the report: The new toys, called Disney Appmates, interact directly with a free app for … Continue reading New toys, iPad app allow you to cruise Radiator Springs

Upcoming video golf game features Route 66 course

Golden Tee Golf, maker of video golf games commonly found in taverns and arcades, soon will release a new game called Golden Tee 2012 that features the Dusty Bend golf course built along Route 66. Here's a sneak preview released today: https://youtu.be/8NQ5YuJIgaY I spotted replicas of the Wigwam Motel, a Bunyon Muffler Man, and a … Continue reading Upcoming video golf game features Route 66 course

Virtual road trip

The Desert Dispatch in Barstow, Calif., published a good article about the Cal State-Heyward students who developed a multimedia Route 66 experience. As their masters thesis in multimedia design, the students have outfitted a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle that can take whoever sits in the driver’s seat to any spot on historic Route 66 via video … Continue reading Virtual road trip

New “Cars” video game being produced

Author and Route 66 expert Michael Wallis, who portrayed the Sheriff of Radiator Springs in the hit Disney-Pixar movie "Cars," provided some interesting news to me this week via e-mail: This week I spent several hours in studio recording a brand new CARS video game featuring the Sheriff, Mater, Lightning and many of the other … Continue reading New “Cars” video game being produced