Cars Land

Originally Posted By JThad

While I am excited for Cars Land, I think the name is stupid, tacky, and uninspired.

Why don't they just call it Radiator Springs?

 

Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance

Probably because few people would know what Radiator Springs means unless it was spelled out for them.

 

Originally Posted By Terminus

I think they're changing the offical name to:

"Pixar Presents: Cars Land, brought to you by Cars 2 in theaters June 24th, 2011"

So if you could please refer to it by that title, that'd be great. Thanks.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

LOL.

 

Originally Posted By Manfried

I like the name. Simple and elegant. I mean if you don't like Cars Land, then you can't like Tomorrowland. So we should rename it, Tomorrowaswesawit30yearsagoland.
Or Fantasyland, which should be renamed FantasyasonlyDisneycartoonsenvisionitland.
Or Frontierland, which is barely a frontier.

 

Originally Posted By Sparrow

I bet even if they did call it Radiator Springs, guests would end up calling it Cars Land anyway because A) that's the movie it's based on and B) it's easier to say.

 

Originally Posted By gadzuux

I like 'Route 66'. Not only is it catchy, but it's more thematic to the park.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

Carsland is an attempt to link the name of the land directly to the name of the film. It sounds about as hokey as Starwarsland or Tronland.

 

Originally Posted By dshyates

How about, "Disney/ Pixar's Carsland in Disney California Adventure Park at The Disneyland Resort". I think that's pretty catchy.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

Or how about Wejustwantyourmoneyland?

 

Originally Posted By Sparrow

I like Route 66.

 

Originally Posted By gadzuux

It's even got it's own snappy song - it would be perfect.

 

Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234

I can't think of anything else to call it. It is simple and easy to say. Any long name and people just shorten it anyway. Really, who calls Tower of Terror by its full name - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Most people just call Tower of Terror or just Tower.

 

Originally Posted By tashajilek

"I like 'Route 66'. Not only is it catchy, but it's more thematic to the park. "

I like that too.

 

Originally Posted By dshyates

"Any long name and people just shorten it anyway. Really, who calls Tower of Terror by its full name - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Most people just call Tower of Terror or just Tower."

You mean MOST people don't say "Expedition Everest: Legend Of The Forbidden Mountain"? Maybe that is why the people in the parks look at me funny.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

And here I was, hoping that guests were actually calling it The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr Lincoln. It's just such a catchy title that I'm surprised the average guests didn't call it that conversationally.

It really is amazing how Disney goes to such lengths to name things, and we still end up with titles like Carsland and Monsters Inc: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue. Makes names like Sam Andreas Shakes seem pretty good...

 

Originally Posted By Ohana

Calling the name elegant is quite a stretch.

 

Originally Posted By TP2000

Al Lutz at Miceage had quite a write up today on all the stuff that will be in Cars Land besides the three rides. It sounded impressive.

This is going to be a major, major addition to not just DCA, but the entire Disneyland Resort in 2012.

 

Originally Posted By SFH

Cars Land Midway Mania, or Cars Land Mania - which is it?

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

"You mean MOST people don't say "Expedition Everest: Legend Of The Forbidden Mountain"? Maybe that is why the people in the parks look at me funny."

Ha! I get a similar reaction when I say Indiana Jones and The Temple of The Forbidden Eye.