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Cars
Created byJohn Lasseter for Pixar
Films and television
Film(s)
Short film(s)Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
Television series
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)
Theme landCars Land (2012–present)
Theme land locationDisney California Adventure
* Part of the spin-off Planes series. ** Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.

Cars is a CGI-animated film series and Disney media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter. The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was followed by a sequel in 2011. A third film was released in 2017. DisneyToon Studios produced the spin-off films Planes (2013) and Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014).

The first two Cars films were directed by John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios, while Cars 3 was directed by Brian Fee, a storyboard artist on the previous installments. Lasseter served as executive producer of Cars 3 and the Planes films. Together, the first two Cars films have accrued over $1 billion in box office revenue worldwide while the franchise has amassed over $10 billion in merchandising sales.

History

The Cars franchise began with the 2006 Pixar film, Cars. The film was Pixar's least well received by reviewers with a 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, until the sequel was released and received a 39%.[1] Cars 3 received a 68%, a critical improvement over the second film.

The short Mater and the Ghostlight was released as an extra on the Cars DVD on November 7, 2006.[2] A series of shorts called Cars Toons were produced and aired on the Disney Channel to keep interest up. The brand had sold nearly $10 billion in merchandise by the time of its Cars 2's release in 2011. [1]

In 2007, Cars Four Wheels Rally ride opened in Disneyland Paris.[3]

In the summer of 2012, the 12-acre Cars Land theme area opened at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim as the main component of $1-billion park renovation.[1] On October 8, 2015, Disney and Pixar announced that Cars 3 will be released on June 16, 2017.[4]

Film series

Cars (2006)

Main article: Cars (film)

Cars is the seventh Pixar film. The story is about rookie race car, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), who gets lost on the way to California for a tiebreaker race in the Piston Cup, a famous race worldwide, and ends up in a little town called Radiator Springs on Route 66, that had since been forgotten because the Interstate was built. He accidentally wrecks the road and is sentenced to fix it. During his time, he goes tractor tipping with his new best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) and goes on a drive with his love interest Sally Carrera (Bonnie Hunt).

After McQueen fixes the road, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) no longer wants him in town, so he calls the news crew to take McQueen to Los Angeles, but it doesn't take long for Doc to realize how much he's helped Radiator Springs, so he goes back to being the Hudson Hornet and becomes McQueen's crew chief, while most of the Radiator Springs folks become his pit crew. McQueen is about to win the race, but helps The King (Richard Petty) cross the finish line after Chick Hicks (Michael Keaton) crashes him and wins the Piston Cup after being in third on the last lap, but is later booed by everyone as comeuppance.

Despite his loss, Lightning is offered to be the new face of Dinoco, but he decides to stay with Rusteze. He does, however, arrange for Mater to ride in the Dinoco helicopter just like McQueen promised. The film ends with McQueen setting up his racing headquarters in Radiator Springs, thereby putting it back on the map.

Cars 2 (2011)

Main article: Cars 2

Cars 2 is the twelfth film from Pixar. The story is about Lightning McQueen competing in the first World Grand Prix, a three-part race set in Japan, Italy and England that will determine the world's fastest racecar. His rival in the race is Italian Formula One car, Francesco Bernoulli (John Turturro). Along the way, Mater is mistaken for a spy by British spycar, Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and falls in love with McMissile's assistant Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer).

The three of them uncover a plot to sabotage the race led by Professor Zündapp (Thomas Kretschmann) and a group of lemon cars, including Grem (Joe Mantegna) and Acer (Peter Jacobson). When the race reaches its conclusion in England, Mater figures out that Miles Axlerod (Eddie Izzard) is the mastermind behind the plot to sabotage the race, since he started it in the first place and had intended for cars everywhere to run on oil as revenge for the lemons' reputation as being "history's biggest loser cars," implying that Axlerod is also a lemon.

With the plot foiled and the villains defeated, Mater is knighted by the Queen of the United Kingdom (Vanessa Redgrave) and a new race is held in Radiator Springs. Mater is offered to join McMissile and Shiftwell on another mission, but he chooses to stay. He does, however, get to keep the rocket engines he acquired as the two agents take off in Siddeley (Jason Isaacs), the British spy jet.

Cars 3 (2017)

Main article: Cars 3

The story focuses on Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), who deals with futuristic race cars taking over the world of racing. Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer) is an arrogant high tech racer who leads the next generation. As everyone begins to ask him if he might retire, McQueen struggles with keeping up with these racers and during the final race of the season, he suffers a horrible crash.

Four months later, McQueen mourns the late Doc Hudson and travels to the new Rusteze Racing Center, now under the management of Sterling (Nathan Fillion). He assigns Cruz Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo) to train him on the simulator, that McQueen accidentally loses control and destroys. Cruz's unconventional training methods and lack of racing experience angers McQueen, as they race on beaches and a demolition derby. Cruz reveals that she always wanted to be a racer but never found the confidence to do so. In Thomasville, they encounter Doc's old crew chief Smokey (Chris Cooper) who trains McQueen and explains to him that Doc found happiness in mentoring him. Smokey's training methods inspire Cruz as well.

At the Florida 500, McQueen begins racing, but remembers Cruz's racing dreams and has her take his place in the race. Using what she's learned on the road, Cruz found the confidence to catch up to Storm. She wins the race and begins racing for Dinoco, whose owner Tex, purchases Rusteze. Under the Dinoco-Rusteze brand, Cruz becomes a racer, sporting #51 and McQueen decides to continue racing, with a new paint job in memory of The Fabulous Hudson Hornet, but trains Cruz first.

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Regarding Cars 4, Owen Wilson confirmed that he would reprise his role as Lightning McQueen, and that the film would have a "thriller" tone.[5]

Television series

Main article: Cars Toons

Mater's Tall Tales

Mater's Tall Tales is a series of short animated films or Cars Toons featuring the characters Mater and Lightning McQueen from the film Cars. The first three shorts premiered in 2008 on Toon Disney.[6] Not exclusive to television, the episodes have also premiered on DVDs/Blu-rays, or as a theatrical short. A total of 11 episodes have been released, with "Time Travel Mater" (2012) being the latest.[7]

All shorts in the series follow the same tall-tale formula: Mater tells a story of something he has done in the past. When Lightning questions Mater over whether the events in the story actually occurred (or, in some episodes, asks him what he did next), Mater always claimed that Lightning was also involved, and continues the story including McQueen's sudden participation. The shorts end with Mater leaving the scene, often followed by characters or references to the story that was being told, suggesting the story might be real.

Tales from Radiator Springs

Tales from Radiator Springs is a series of short animated films or Cars Toons. The first three two-minute episodes - "Hiccups", "Bugged", and "Spinning" - premiered on March 22, 2013, on Disney Channel, and have been available online since March 24, 2013.[8] A fourth short in the series, titled "The Radiator Springs 500 ½", was released in spring 2014 on the digital movie service Disney Movies Anywhere. It premiered August 1, 2014, on Disney Channel. The short has a runtime of 6 minutes.[9][10]

Short films

Mater and the Ghostlight

Main article: Mater and the Ghostlight

Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short created for the DVD of Cars, which was released on October 25, 2006, in Australia and the United States on November 7, 2006.[11] The short, set in the Cars world, tells a story of Mater being haunted by a mysterious blue light.

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

A Planes short film titled Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular was released on the DVD and Blu-ray of Planes: Fire & Rescue.[12] It was directed by Dan Abraham and executive produced by John Lasseter. In the short film, Dusty Crophopper and Chug need to replace two daredevils in an airshow Leadbottom is hosting. At first unsuccessful, Dusty and Chug accidentally start a series of events that captures the audience's attention, eventually completing the stunt.

Spin-offs

Starting with Planes in 2013, DisneyToon Studios, Pixar's sister company, released a spin-off film set in the Cars world, featuring planes as the main characters. The film was followed by the sequel, Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014). In addition to a third Planes film,[13] the studio was also planning spin-off films featuring boats, trains and other vehicles.[14][15]

Planes (2013)

File:Planes logo.png
Main article: Planes (film)

Planes is a computer animated Cars spin-off film produced by DisneyToon Studios. The first film in the trilogy,[13] where the main characters are planes, was released in theaters by Walt Disney Pictures on August 9, 2013.[16] The film was directed by Klay Hall and executive produced by John Lasseter.[17] In the film, Dusty Crophopper, a small-town cropdusting plane, follows his dreams by competing in a world air race, despite his fear of heights.

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Main article: Planes: Fire & Rescue

A sequel, titled Planes: Fire & Rescue, was theatrically released on July 18, 2014.[18] This film is also produced by DisneyToon Studios. Bobs Gannaway, co-developer of Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and co-director of Mickey Mouse Works and Secret of the Wings, directed the film.[19] Lasseter again served as executive producer. In the film, Dusty is now a world-famous air racer, but learns he will never be able to race again due to an engine problem. After accidentally starting a fire, Dusty decides to become a firefighter and trains at Piston Peak Air Attack.

Untitled outer space-set Planes film (2019)

In July 2017 at the D23 Expo, chief creative officer of Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios - John Lasseter - announced that the third film in the Planes series would explore aviation in outer space, and that it is being developed by DisneyToon. The film currently has a release date of April 12, 2019.[20]

Reception

Box-office performance

Earning over $1.7 billion, Cars, including its Planes spin-off films, is the eighth-highest grossing animated franchise.

In its opening weekend, the original Cars earned $60,119,509 in 3,985 theaters in the United States, ranking number one at the box office. In the United States, the film held onto the number one spot for two weeks before being surpassed by Click, and then by Superman Returns the following weekend. It went on to gross $461,983,149 worldwide (ranking number six in 2006 films) and $244,082,982 in the United States (the third-highest-grossing film of 2006 in the country, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Night at the Museum). It was the highest grossing animated film of 2006 in the United States, but lost to Ice Age: The Meltdown in worldwide totals.[21]

Cars 2 has earned $191,452,396 in the United States and Canada, and $368,400,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $559,852,396.[22] Worldwide on its opening weekend, it made $109.0 million, marking the largest opening weekend for a 2011 animated title.[23]

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Ref(s)
North America Other
territories 		Worldwide All time
North America 		All time
worldwide
Cars June 9, 2006 $244,082,982 $218,133,298 $462,216,280 #115 #203 $120 million [21]
Cars 2 June 24, 2011 $191,452,396 $370,658,161 $562,110,557 #197 #145 $200 million [22]
Cars 3 June 16, 2017 $152,835,233 $226,066,412 $378,901,412 #319 #276 $175 million [24]
Cars films $588,370,611 $814,857,871 $1,403,228,249 $495 million [25]
Planes August 9, 2013 $90,256,456 $148,970,000 $239,258,712 #766 #556 $50 million [26]
Planes: Fire & Rescue July 18, 2014 $59,165,787 $92,220,853 $151,386,640 #1,315 $50 million [27]
Planes films $149,422,243 $241,190,853 $390,645,352 $100 million
Total $787,376,631 $990,307,950 $1,724,169,837 $595 million
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Critical and public response

Cars

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[28]
Cars 74% (197 reviews)[29] 73 (39 reviews)[30] A
Cars 2 39% (206 reviews)[31] 57 (38 reviews)[32] A–
Cars 3 68% (178 reviews)[33] 59 (41 reviews)[34] A
Average 60% 63 A

Planes

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[28]
Planes 25% (115 reviews)[35] 39 (32 reviews)[36] A–
Planes: Fire & Rescue 44% (89 reviews)[37] 48 (29 reviews)[38] A–
Average 35% 44 A–

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Cars

Cars had a highly successful run during the 2006 awards season. Many film critic associations such as the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review named it the best Animated Feature Film of 2006. Cars also received the title of Best Reviewed Animated Feature of 2006 from Rotten Tomatoes. Randy Newman and James Taylor received a Grammy Award for the song "Our Town", which later went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song (an award it lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth). The film also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Happy Feet. Cars was also selected as the Favorite Family Movie at the 33rd People's Choice Awards. Perhaps the most prestigious award that Cars received was the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Cars also won the highest award for animation in 2006, the Best Animated Feature Annie Award. The film was also nominated for AFI's 10 Top 10 in the "Animation" genre.[39]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Cars characters
See also: Cars Toons

Franchise

This is a list of characters from the 2006 film, Cars, its 2011 and 2017 sequels: Cars 2 and Cars 3, its 2013 and 2014 spin-off films: Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue, its 2006 and 2014 short films Mater and the Ghostlight and Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular and its 2008 television series Cars Toons.

Characters Cars film series Short films Television series Planes film series
Cars Cars 2 Cars 3 Mater and the Ghostlight Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular Cars Toons Planes Planes: Fire & Rescue
2006 2011 2017 2006 2014 2008 - 2014 2013 2014
Lightning McQueen Owen Wilson Keith Ferguson (2008-2013)
Owen Wilson (2014) 		Photograph[40]
Tow Mater Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy
Doc Hudson Paul Newman Photograph Paul Newman (archive recordings) Paul Newman
Sally Carrera Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Hunt
Luigi Tony Shalhoub Silent role Tony Shalhoub
Guido Guido Quaroni Guido Quaroni
Ramone Cheech Marin Cheech Marin
Flo Jenifer Lewis Silent role Jenifer Lewis
Sarge Paul Dooley Paul Dooley Photograph[41]
Fillmore George Carlin Lloyd Sherr Silent role George Carlin (archive recordings) (2008-2011)
Lloyd Sherr (2011)
Sheriff Michael Wallis Michael Wallis
Lizzie Katherine Helmond Silent role Katherine Helmond
Red Joe Ranft Silent role Jerome Ranft Jerome Ranft
Mack John Ratzenberger
Darrell Cartrip Darrell Waltrip
Brent Mustangburger Brent Musburger Brent Musburger
Van Richard Kind
Minny Edie McClurg
Strip "The King" Weathers Richard Petty Richard Petty
Chick Hicks Michael Keaton Bob Peterson
Lynda "Mrs. The King" Weathers Lynda Petty
Tex Dinoco Humpy Wheeler Humpy Wheeler
"Junior" #8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
"Mario Andretti" #11 Mario Andretti
Bob Cutlass Bob Costas Bob Costas
Fred Andrew Stanton
Rusty Rust-eze Tom Magliozzi Tom Magliozzi (archive recordings)
Dusty Rust-eze Ray Magliozzi Ray Magliozzi
Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher
DJ E.J. Holowicki E.J. Holowicki
Wingo Adrian Ochoa Adrian Ochoa
Boost Jonas Rivera Jonas Rivera
Snot Rod Lou Romano
Mia Lindsey Collins Silent cameo Lindsey Collins
Tia Elissa Knight Elissa Knight
Frank No voice actor No voice actor
Harv Jeremy Piven (US)
Jeremy Clarkson (UK)
Jerry Recycled Batteries Joe Ranft
Mike Wazowski Billy Crystal Silent cameo
Sulley John Goodman
Finn McMissile Deleted scene Michael Caine
Holley Shiftwell Emily Mortimer
Francesco Bernoulli John Turturro
Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Shu Todoroki Erik Passoja
Nigel Gearsley Greg Ellis
Siddeley Jason Isaacs
Professor Zündapp Thomas Kretschmann
Grem Joe Mantegna
Acer Peter Jacobson
Victor Hugo Stanley Townsend
Ivan
Vladimir Trunkov
Tubbs Pacer Brad Lewis
J. Curby Gremlin John Mainieri
Rod "Torque" Redline Bruce Campbell
Miles Axlerod Eddie Izzard
Tomber Michel Michelis
Mama Topolino Vanessa Redgrave (US)
Sophia Loren (IT)
Uncle Topolino Franco Nero
John Lassetire John Lasseter
Mach Matsuo N / A
Austin Littleton
David Hobbscap David Hobbs
Crabby the Boat Sig Hansen
The Queen of England Vanessa Redgrave
Prince Wheeliam N / A
Otis Jeff Garlin
Tony Trihull Lloyd Sherr
Jeff Gorvette Jeff Gordon
Carla Veloso Claudia Leitte
Cruz Ramirez Cristela Alonzo
Jackson Storm Armie Hammer
Natalie Certain Kerry Washington
Sterling Silver Nathan Fillion
Smokey Chris Cooper
Miss Fritter Lea DeLaria
Bobby Swift Angel Oquendo
Brick Yardley N / A
Daniel Swervez Daniel Suarez
Ryan "Inside" Laney Ryan Blaney
Chase Racelott Chase Elliott
Cam Spinner N / A
Cal Weathers Kyle Petty
Richard "Rich" Mixon N / A
Bubba Wheelhouse Darrell Wallace Jr.
Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Dusty Crophopper Dane Cook Dane Cook
Skipper Riley Stacy Keach
Sparky Danny Mann
Chug Brad Garrett Brad Garrett
Dottie Teri Hatcher Teri Hatcher
Leadbottom Cedric the Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer
Roper Sinbad Sinbad
Ripslinger Roger Craig Smith Archive footage
Ishani Priyanka Chopra
El Chupacabra Carlos Alazraqui
Bulldog John Cleese
Ned and Zed Gabriel Iglesias
Rochelle Julia Louis-Dreyfus (US)
Jessica Marais (AUS and NZ)
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Crew

Film Director(s) Producer(s) Executive Producer(s) Writer(s) Composer(s) Editor(s)
Main series
Cars John Lasseter
co-directed by: Joe Ranft 		Darla K. Anderson screenplay by: Dan Fogelman, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin & Jorgen Klubien
story by: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft & Jorgen Klubien 		Randy Newman Ken Schretzmann
Cars 2 John Lasseter
co-directed by: Brad Lewis 		Denise Ream screenplay by: Ben Queen
story by: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis & Dan Fogelman 		Michael Giacchino Stephen Schaffer
Cars 3 Brian Fee Kevin Reher
co-produced by: Andrea Warren 		John Lasseter screenplay by: Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson & Mike Rich
story by: Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell & Jonathon E. Stewart 		Randy Newman Jason Hudak
Spin-offs
Planes Klay Hall Traci Balthazor-Flynn John Lasseter screenplay by: Jeffrey M. Howard
story by: John Lasseter, Klay Hall & Jeffrey M. Howard 		Mark Mancina Jeremy Milton
Planes: Fire & Rescue Bobs Gannaway Ferrell Barron Bobs Gannaway & Jeffrey M. Howard

Other media

Video games

In May 2007, the Cars video game was announced to be a "Platinum Hit" on the Xbox, "Greatest Hit" on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, and Player's Choice on the GameCube. Two sequels were released, Cars Mater-National Championship being the first one and Cars Race-O-Rama. A video game based on Cars 2 was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC and Nintendo DS on June 21, 2011.[42] The PlayStation 3 version of the game was reported to be compatible with stereoscopic 3D gameplay.[43] In October 2014, Gameloft released Cars: Fast as Lightning, a customizable, city-building racing game for smartphone platforms.[44][45]

Video game Date released Game system compatible
Cars
  • NA: October 22, 2006
 Xbox 360
  • PAL: November 16, 2006
  • AU: November 22, 2006
  • NA: November 15, 2006
 Wii
  • PAL: December 7, 2006
  • AU: December 13, 2006
  • JP: March 21, 2007
  • NA: June 5, 2006
 PS2, PSP, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
  • JP: July 5, 2006
  • PAL: July 13, 2006
  • NA: June 5, 2006
 Windows, Xbox
  • PAL: July 13, 2006
  • NA: June 5, 2006
 Mac
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures
  • NA: June 6, 2006
 Windows, Mac
  • PAL: July 14, 2006
Cars Mater-National Championship
  • NA: October 29, 2007
 Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, PS2, Windows
  • EU: November 30, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
Cars Race-O-Rama
  • NA: October 12, 2009
 Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
  • EU: October 30, 2009
The World of Cars Online
  • WW: June 29, 2010
 Windows, Mac
Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
  • WW: October 19, 2010
 Wii
Cars 2
  • NA: June 21, 2011
 Mac, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Windows, Xbox 360
  • AU: June 23, 2011
  • EU: July 22, 2011
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure[46]
  • NA: March 20, 2012
 Xbox 360
Disney Infinity[47]
  • NA: August 18, 2013
 Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Windows
  • EU: August 20, 2013
Cars 3: Driven to Win
  • NA: June 13, 2017
 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
  • PAL: July 14, 2017
  • JP: July 20, 2017

Similar films

From the start, at least two inspired or knock off direct to video series appeared, A Cars Life and The Little Cars, that amounted to being mockbusters.[48]

It has also been noted that the plot of Cars bears a striking resemblance to that of Doc Hollywood, the 1991 romantic comedy which stars Michael J. Fox as a hotshot young doctor, who, after causing a traffic accident in a small town, is sentenced to work at the town hospital, falls in love with a local law student and eventually acquires an appreciation for small town values.[49]

Autobots

The Autobots was released in July 2015 by Chinese companies Bluemtv and G-Point. On January 1, 2017, Disney and Pixar were awarded damages in their lawsuit against the two companies. The Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court ruled that the Chinese film titled The Autobots was an illegal copy of Cars thus fined the film's producer and distributor the equivalent of US$194,000. In his defense, director Zhuo Jianrong claimed he had never seen Cars.[50]

A Cars Life

A Cars Life was a series animated by the UAV Corporation and distributed by Allumination Filmworks. There were a total of three films issued from 2006 to 2012.[48]

Little Cars

Little Cars was a series animated by the Toyland Video (Vídeo Brinquedo) and distributed by Branscome International. There were a total of eight films issued from 2006-2011.[48] Toyland Video considers its "mockbuster" to be following a "Bollywood" approach of borrowing from Hollywood.[51]

Marcus Aurelius Canônico of Folha de S.Paulo described The Little Cars series (Os Carrinhos in Portuguese), a Brazilian computer graphics film series, as a derivative of Cars. Canônico discussed whether lawsuits from Pixar would appear. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marcus Aurelius Canônico's article on its website.[52]

Merchandising

The Mattel-produced 1/55 scale Toy Cars were some of the most popular toys of the 2006 Summer Season.[citation needed] Dozens of characters are represented, with some having multiple versions available. Several stores had trouble keeping the toys in stock, and some models are still difficult to find[citation needed] because of being shipped in lower numbers than other characters.[citation needed]

Some online Disney enthusiasts are comparing it to the same shortage that Mattel faced with its Toy Story line in 1995.[citation needed] On August 14, 2007, the die-cast Sarge car, made between May and July 2007, was recalled due to "impermissible levels of lead" used in the paint.[53] Another Cars product which followed the Disney-Pixar Cars Die-Cast Line were miniature versions of the characters which were painted in different colors to represent different events called Mini Adventures. Also, Lego will make some sets for the sequel.

On June 22, 2006 Disney Consumer Products announced that Cars merchandise broke records for retail sales based on a Disney-Pixar product, recording 10-to-1 more volume than Finding Nemo.[54] DCP reports that product expansion will take place in the fall alongside the DVD release of the film. Mattel has announced that Cars toys will continue through 2008 with the release of at least 80 new vehicles.

A 36 car pack called "Motor Speedway of the South" will feature most of the race cars seen during the opening race sequence of the film. (This is also the name for the track race in the film) Estimates from the New York Daily News indicate that sales of Cars merchandise two weeks out from the release of the film amounted to US$600 million. Estimates put out in November by the Walt Disney Company peg total sales for the brand at around $1 billion.[55]

Kelley Blue Book, a resource for appraising values of vehicles, has humorously "appraised" four of the cars, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Sally Carrera, and Doc Hudson according to their make/model and personalities.[56] The United States Department of Transportation has used scenes from the movie in a commercial regarding the Click It or Ticket campaign. In conjunction with the film's release, a chocolate ice cream on a stick resembling a car tire was released in Australia. These ice creams were called "Burnouts".

The naming of the particular product sparked controversy as the name "Burnouts" was believed to have encouraged street racing and committing burnouts. These acts are illegal and heavy fines and convictions are issued to those committing these acts in Australia. It is unknown as to whether the products have been discontinued. In Norway, the candy company Nidar produced candy with the characters on the outer packaging and pictures of the characters on the packaging of the assorted candy on the inside. These bags also came with Cars themed tattoos.

In the U.S., an animated Walmart truck can be seen on a Walmart advertisements for Cars. In the Walmart TV commercial the Walmart truck was talking to Mater. In South Africa, Italy, and several other countries where Opel is present (or with Opel models under Chevrolet and Vauxhall brand), GM has a campaign featuring a General Motors Astra, an Opel Meriva, and a General Motors Zafira as characters in the world of Cars, including TV ads made by Pixar, with the Opel models interacting with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Ramone.[57]

The first ad involved the Opels coming to Radiator Springs as tourists. The second involved their failed attempts at auditioning for Mater. In the end the Opels lost the part to the real Mater. In July 2006, greeting card giant Hallmark Cards unveiled its line of 2006 Keepsake Christmas ornaments. Among the collection was an ornament featuring Lightning McQueen and Mater. There is also a Cars children's clothing line, which produces various T-shirts and shorts.

Lightning McQueen apr MR-S.

In Japan, Disney Japan and Toyota backed racing team Cars Racing replaced its racing car "Toy Story apr MR-S" and introduced the "Lightning McQueen apr MR-S" for the 2008 Super GT season. The car was based on the Toyota MR-S and the externals of the car were modeled on its of McQueen as much as possible.[58] This include their number change from their original No.101 to McQueen's #95. They won in Race 3 that season.

As of 2011, the Cars franchise has grossed over $10 billion in merchandise sales revenue.[59]

Theme park attractions

Cars Land

Main article: Cars Land

Cars Land is a 12-acre land located at Disney California Adventure[1] which contains an entire full-sized recreation of the town of Radiator Springs from the Cars franchise. The land includes restaurants, shops, and three rides: Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters, and Radiator Springs Racers,[60] the main "E-Ticket" attraction which is one of the most expensive rides Disney has ever built at a cost of over $200 million.[61] Radiator Springs Racers lets guests race against each other around Ornament Valley while encountering several Cars characters. Cars Land opened on June 15, 2012 with the completion of Disney California Adventure's expansion[62] along with Buena Vista Street.

Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters opened on March 7, 2016, and replaced Luigi's Flying Tires, an original Cars Land ride which closed in February 2015 after complaints and injuries.[63]

Cars Four Wheels Rally

Main article: Cars Quatre Roues Rallye

Cars Four Wheels Rally (French: Cars Quatre Roues Rallye) is an attraction in Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris in 2007.[3][64] The ride opened one year after Cars showed its first screening on June 9, 2007.[citation needed] The attraction's setting is car service station in the small town of Radiator Springs located in the desert.[64] The attraction is surrounded by boulders which imitates the rocky formations of the Grand Canyon. The ride system is a highly themed Zamperla Demolition Derby.

Riders begin the attraction by sitting down in one of the generic car-shaped vehicles. The vehicles are located on one of the four spinning plateaus. The attraction's layout is similar to "Francis' Ladybug Boogie" attraction at Disney California Adventure and the "Whirlpool" at Tokyo DisneySea, as the vehicles automatically change from one spinning plateau to the next. The vehicles change plateaus while carrying out the rotation inversion of eight separate vehicles. Cars Race Rally was the first operating Disney ride themed to the Cars franchise.

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