Disney’s tow truck ride: noise, nausea

Disney’s California Adventure Reimagined: Eighth in a series

Parents will want to break out the Dramamine and earplugs for Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, easily the dizziest and noisiest of the new rides Disney plans to add to California Adventure as part of its $1.1-billion makeover.

The racket begins before you even board the spinning tractor and cart ride. A play area near the main entrance will feature an interactive junkyard of bangable hubcaps and honkable horns.

Tow Mater, the rusty good ol’ boy tow truck from the animated “Cars” movie, serves as the “Hee Haw”-esque disc jockey for the whipsaw C-ticket. Riders sit in a cart towed by a tractor that spins through Mater’s junkyard. Imagine Disneyland’s Mad Tea Party on a track and you get the general brain-blending idea.

According to Disney storyboards, along the route riders will encounter:
* Magnetized crane
* Junked auto tunnel
* Battery sparker
* Leaning shack
* Tire arch
* Engine steam and smoke

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree joins Luigi’s Roamin’ Tires levitating bumper cars and the $200-million Radiator Springs Racers thrill ride in the 12-acre Cars Land opening in summer 2012.

To follow the progress of all the improvements, check out MiceChat’s Project Tracker.

You can find all the blog entries in the California Adventure Reimagined series on the theme park page.

— Brady MacDonald / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[Images: Disney]

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