News Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy (New Show for 2019)

[danlb_2000]

We will be flying home from Disney on the March 30th. Is there any chance this ride will open early?

Anything is possible, and note that it is not a ride.

 

[wdwmagic]

Associated Press goes backstage at Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy and more

 

[No Name]

“What it’s allowed us to do is, umm, really look at the lightning McQueen car itself.”

Sounds promising.

 

[Stripes]

“What it’s allowed us to do is, umm, really look at the lightning McQueen car itself.”

Sounds promising.

For what it is, I think it'll be decent. The mechanics underneath the AA look pretty intense.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So, a full AA McQueen. The "two story high" projections seem to cheat a little by starting half a story high.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Well, it looks better than what was there before (an empty building).

 

[lazyboy97o]

It’ll be interesting to see who pulls off this concept better.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

It’ll be interesting to see who pulls off this concept better.

Who are the contestants?

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I wonder how the directional signage will work for this. I assume there will be a sign outside of the RnRC courtyard, directing people to Racing Academy. I really hope they can keep the signage in theme for Sunset Boulevard...

Edit: Speaking of signage, it just occurred to me that they might get more people into this show than they could at most other locations if they have signage that can be easily noticed by people LEAVING RnRC. It’s not a demographic match, but people might just walk in due to curiosity - and that works just as well to pull them out of the walkways (and keep them on the opposite side of the park from SWGE) for a little extra time...

I still say they missed an opportunity by not having motion seats and thus another “new ride,” though.

How many guest can watch the show? High capacity??

 

[WondersOfLife]

I was expecting a lot less for some reason. They've got my attention now! I'm willing to bet this will become permanent. Or Captain EO style semi-permanent at the least.

 

[Pluto89]

So the Opening date is set for March 31st. We are going the first 2 weeks in March. Is there any chance the will be doing “soft open” in early March?

 

[es135]

That animatronic alone might be worth seeing this!

 

[wdwmagic]

VIDEO - New teaser for Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy

 

[wdwmagic]

So the Opening date is set for March 31st. We are going the first 2 weeks in March. Is there any chance the will be doing “soft open” in early March?

Yes there is always a possibility of that.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

VIDEO - New teaser for Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy

This is the first time I've heard of it being "interactive." So I guess there is a "Turtle Talk" aspect of it...

Even though the show itself seems aimed squarely at a young audience, I can still see a wider range of people attending just to see the animatronic - which looks like it'll be very dynamic.

Speaking of which...

Has Disney ever done an interactive animatronic experience? If not, that would be a pretty cool "first."

 

[PuertoRekinSam]

Yes.
Bunsen and beaker muppet mobile lab

To a lesser extent mr. potato head

 

[GlacierGlacier]

This is the first time I've heard of it being "interactive." So I guess there is a "Turtle Talk" aspect of it...

Even though the show itself seems aimed squarely at a young audience, I can still see a wider range of people attending just to see the animatronic - which looks like it'll be very dynamic.

Speaking of which...

Has Disney ever done an interactive animatronic experience? If not, that would be a pretty cool "first."

Outside of the roaming animatronics - no. All fixed interactive characters have been digital AFAIK.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Oh yeah, I didn't think of the roaming characters.

But that would make this the first interactive animatronic "attraction" (rather than streetmosphere). They could really play that up as a big deal, if they wanted to.

 

[TriSeb]

Wow, the AP piece has more actual footage of the ride (under wraps) than this teaser or should I say, promo for the Cars Movie DVDs/Digital downloads. Come one! Me wants me some real inside footage!

 

[MisterPenguin]

I wonder if McQueen will have an articulated mouth or projected one.