Cars Land opens June 15 at Disney California Adventure

It's official: Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and the Carthay Circle Theatre at Disney California Adventure will open June 15, Disney announced Wednesday.

This ends the 5-year expansion at Disneyland Resort, Disney said in a news release.

A view of Cars Land which opens June 15.
Photo by Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland Resort

To accommodate a media preview and make final preparations, the park will be closed June 14 and open the public on June 15, Disney announced.

Cars Land expands California Adventure by 12 acres. Guests will enter the town of Radiator Springs where there are three family attractions showcasing characters and settings from the movie, plus “Cars”-themed dining and shopping locations such as Flo’s V8 Café, Ramone’s House of Body Art and Radiator Springs Curios.

"Radiator Springs Racers is a twisting, turning, high-speed adventure through Ornament Valley and the town of Radiator Springs. Luigi’s Flying Tires invites guests to glide on air aboard special tires, whirling around with their pals. At Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, guests will whip around behind a baby tractor and enjoy tunes from a giant jukebox built from Mater’s most prized possessions," according to the release.

Starting June 15, guests will enter Disney California Adventure along Buena Vista Street, whice evokes the era when Walt Disney arrived in California with new dreams: 1920s Los Angeles. Buena Vista Street features Red Car Trolleys and the Carthay Circle Theatre, modeled after the site of the 1937 world premiere of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Carthay Circle Theatre will include a lounge and the Carthay Circle Restaurant, designed to be the premier dining location in Disney California Adventure.

This summer the new Mad T Party in Hollywood Land will feature nighttime, family fun inspired by the Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” The Pixar Play Parade will return and the new Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop at Pacific Wharf will open.