Cars Land at Disney California Adventure is one of the most popular lands in any Disney Park and brought its park from an afterthought to a mandatory addition to any trip to Disneyland. But it was not always supposed to be the land it is today.
Cars Land started development as an original land not tied to any specific Disney intellectual property, just tied to a love of classic cars and roadside tourist trap style attractions.
Its E-Ticket, that would eventually become Radiator Springs Racers started life as a ride called Road Trip USA. But eventually, Disney decided this ride needed an IP attached to it in order to ensure it was a success.
That IP was A Goofy Movie.
The basic idea was kept the same, a road trip through the Californian countryside passing by the landscape and tourist traps, but this time you would be traveling alongside Goofy.
This is basically the same story as A Goofy Movie, minus Max Goof as it is not clear if he would have been included in the attraction.
This ride would have been relatively calm compared to what it would end up becoming, but with a similar ride vehicle. In a way, it would have been similar to Autopia, but trying to tell a full story along the way.
Eventually, Disney realized it made sense to tie this land to the Cars franchise, and it really was a perfect fit. Disney was designing a neon Carsland based on a small isolated town, and Cars was about a small town populated by car characters. It really was a perfect fit.
Goofy About Roadtrips would evolve into Radiator Springs Racers, although with a lot more thrill
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