Buena Vista Street and Cars Land

This is a very late report of my last Disneyland trip in which I got a special preview of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land before the two lands opened to the public. Also, expect an art post in the nearish future!

The monorail trains all had their own "Cars" faces. It was a really cute touch. :)

The Elias & Co. building in Buena Vista Street. Everything was themed so well in that area-- it really felt like the 20s.

A cute detail on the Trolley Sweets shop.

A shot of both the ice cream parlor and Starbucks!

The new hats in California Adventure are Oswald ears!

The Buena Vista Street Starbucks has the old logo.

Entering Cars Land (not the main entrance)

The level of detail is awe-inspiring.

Luigi's Leaning Tower of Tires

They even had the flickering traffic light-- every detail from Radiator Springs in the Cars movie was there in real life!

This and the photo below are from the (long) line for Radiator Springs Racers-- the main attraction in Cars Land. I highly recommend it.

So many adorable cone creations!

Mater's Jamboree ride. Quite fun. :) It's a lot like the classic "Scrambler" rides at fairs.

My dad having a good time.

Another fun aspect of Buena Vista Street were the character actors. They were everywhere and interacted with you like you were a visitor to their town.

The trolley! I wasn't able to ride it though, as it was just on display for the preview days.

Very nice lighting for Elias & Co.

A blurry shot of Cars Land at night, but you can get an idea of the accurate neon lights. It's gorgeous all lit up.

A night shot of the Carthay Circle theatre at the end of Buena Vista Street. There's actually two restaurants within (one for the general public and another for special members-- much like Club 33 in Disneyland).