The Chevron deal sparked that big (well, for Pressler years) Autopia re-do, so I can't see the sponsorships leaving that soon.
I could see them doing a Cars overlay on WDW's Autopia, as it looks rather old these days and promoting a movie there doesn't really do as much damage. Plus, people from all over flood into WDW, so it's a lot of exposure.
Besides, "Cars" looks so much like the claymation Chevron Cars that I'm frankly shocked that Pixar hasn't been sued yet.
Thats what i ment in my erlier post that maybe the movie "Cars" is actually being made after Autopia/Cheveron in Disneyland.Originally Posted by MickeyMania
The logo for "Cars" would be neat if it said Autopia. Because, frankly the Autopia sign of 2000 is ugly, I liked the one during 80s and 90s and the temporary one between 98-99.
No More Pixar Stuff Aghhh
I agree. Nemo and Buzz is more than enough.
Well, that is the genius of Pixar. Those lamp cartoons make you feel for the lamp. A lamp is even MORE meaningless than cars. Ditto with Toy Story. I mean, sure they're toys, which has an attachment with kids, but they're still THINGS, not alive.
Who EVER said they were supposed to be the cars from the commercials? Which by the way were made by Aardman Animation, which happens to have a distribution contract with Universal Pictures.
The cars in Autopia were never meant to represent the ones in those sub-par Chevron commercials.
Still, I dunno, toys make more sense than cars to me. Toys actually come with like.. faces.. and usually you give them personality..
I think where I draw the line is when you put eyes and mouths on inanimate objects..
i seriously doubt this... although if Chevron pulls out and Cars does very well at the box office, it is not beyond possibility.
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Who said Chevron has to pull out as sponsor? If Cars does extremely well (and it most likely will) and they do redo the ride, Chevron might stay on because of the success (future tense) that Cars does. Then they can say they sponsor the ride based off the hit (future tense) movie 'Cars', which won (future tense) an academy award.
I would be proud to sponsor a ride that's based off an award winning, recording setting (future tense) ride.
Here's the Jim Hill article with info about a Cars/Autopia at HKDL
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/artic...le.php?ID=1143
If in fact the Chevron contract expires in 2010, I doubt you'll see any changes to Autopia before then. It just doesn't make any financial sense for Disney to spend any money here.
Didn't another post say that a Cars based ride with Test Track technology is being planned for DCA?
I've been saying that for a while
Mr Hill seems to insist on it continuoulsy
but many other sources have said no on Autopia getting a Cars overlay
if it's considered it's not very likly (at least for Disneyland)
there is a Test Track ride in the running for DCA or at least there was (if all the clues given have anything to say about it)
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