Most of the lines were pretty reasonable, but this one takes a little planning. We got in line to enter the California Adventure park about 30 minutes before opening. They soon started letting people in, but you are held at "Rope Drop" until the actual opening time. As soon as they start letting people through the gates, the lines begins forming for the RSR Fast Passes (and all RSR Fast Passes for the day are usually gone within 1 1/2 hours of park opening!), so once we were through, Robert got in the Fast Pass line. The kids and I strolled around until rope drop, then we went and rode the other two rides in Cars Land while Robert got our RSR passes. The entire Cars Land is incredible - you really feel like you stepped into the Cars movie.
Our first stop was Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, where you ride around "Mater's Junkyard" in the baby tractors from the first Cars movie. They whip you around, and it was a lot of fun.
We walked down to Luigi's Flying Tires, and once again, we were able to get on quickly. Will was still a little cranky that morning - it was a lot to take in, but he perked up after the ride started.
By then Robert had our fast passes in hand, and we saw more of the rest of the park before coming back to RSR for our 12:30 return time. Finally, it was our turn. We were all so excited!
It was worth the wait - Disney did a great job incorporating the themes from the movie and making a thrilling ride that adults and kids can enjoy. Will barely made the 40" height cut off (we knew he was close, so he wore his boots to give him a little boost), so I'm glad we waited to make our visit until he was able to ride with us!
Since we enjoyed RSR so much, we scrapped our plan to begin Day 3 at Disneyland and started the morning again at California Adventure. This time the kids and I went ahead and got in line for the main attraction while Robert got the fast passes, and we still had a 40 minute wait even though we headed straight over as soon as the park opened. Robert had time to get on through the single rider line while he was waiting for us.
Ready for Ride #2
By the time our fast pass return time rolled around, Will was done with being on a schedule and chose to sit and have a snack with his daddy while Claire and I went for one last ride, just the girls!
Overall, the Cars Land area was a big hit with our whole family!
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