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Sunday, August 9, 2015

Cars: Cars Land Attraction Diecasts


When I visited Cars Land this past Spring, I couldn't resist snagging these 1:55 scale diecast vehicles based on some of the attractions there in "Radiator Springs." Here we have three racers from Radiator Springs Racers (a red, a green and a teal one) and a tractor from Mater's Junkyard Jamboree!

Although these are 1:55 scale, they are not made by Mattel. They are produced by the Disney Theme Park Merchandise and retail there for $7.95 (a little bit pricey for cars, but hey, at this point I expect to pay nothing less at Disney ;). They can be found throughout several of the Cars Land gift shops there at California Adventure. Being a Cars collector and a big fan of Cars Land (and of Cars in general), these were a must for me! They are great mementos to remember our fun memories there as well.

Check them all out in more detail below-

Radiator Springs Racers 
radiator springs racers red
radiator springs racers red
radiator springs racers green
radiator springs racers green
radiator springs racers blue
radiator springs racers blue

 Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
mater's junkyard jamboree
mater's junkyard jamboree

Since I regretted not getting these the first time we went to Cars Land in 2013, I'm very happy that I decided to get them this time around. A huge thanks and shout out to my wife Brita who included these in a Cars themed package for my birthday back in May. She totally surprised me with three of the four Radiator Springs Racers cars; I told her to just pick out just one of the colors (since they were pretty expensive), but she went all out! I'm now just missing the blue one, but it's so similar to the teal that I'm not sure I need to go for it. 

If you would like to add these to your collection, but can't make it to the parks, be sure to check eBay for current listings. Or a better option might be to call the Disneyland merchandise mail order phone number at 800-362-4533 to have them shipped to you for park prices. You can't really beat that.

Anyway- Good luck on the hunt! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Would love to hear from you!


UPDATE 8/18/15-  
Well, it was only a little over a week ago when I wrote this post. Since then, I attended the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA with a surprise visit to California Adventure/Cars Land! A group a friends I was with were able to get me in with them for free; how cool right? I was not even expecting that. When my wife and I visited there back in April, I figured that was going to be my last time out there for years and years. It was very surreal being back there again last week before the convention started.

Above I mention how I was just missing one of the cars in this line- the blue one. I said "it's so similar to the teal that I'm not sure I need to go for it." That's when I thought I would have to track it down on eBay, but since I was there at Cars Land, there was no way I could pass up the chance to complete this collection! I was able to snag one of the last blue ones I could find right outside Sarge's Surplus Hut gift shop. What perfect timing.

Check it out!

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