Where is Cars 1 Based off?

A composite of multiple real-world locations on the historic U.S. Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, it is most prominently featured in the 2006 film, and is home to a majority of the franchise's characters. Cars Land, a part of Disney California Adventure in Disneyland Resort, is based on the setting.
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What town is Cars based off of?

The movie is set within the fictional town called Radiator Springs. While this town is purely fictional, Historic Route 66 is not, and many of the landmarks in the film were inspired by real places such as Baxter Springs in Kansas, Peach Springs in Arizona, and even elements of Tucumcari right here in New Mexico.
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Is Cars 1 based on a true story?

The movie was based on genuine places and faces from actual historic Route 66 that are worth adding to the bucket list. Everyone is familiar with the Disney Pixar movie Cars, a favorite among children and adults alike. The film had us fall in love with the characters that lived in the town of Radiator Springs.
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What town is Radiator Springs supposed to be?

Radiator Springs is likely in the eastern part of Arizona, while the the truck stop they pass by would be in New Mexico. This means that Radiator Springs is likely a reference to Peach Springs, Arizona, where Route 66 follows the valley, and I-40 bypasses the town.
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What city was Cars 2 based on?

To create the look of Porto Corsa, the designers combined the racetrack of Monaco with the terrain of the Amalfi Coast. Porto Corsa was inspired by the cities of Genoa, Vernazza, Positano, Monte Carlo and Portofino. The name is similar to Porto Cervo (Sardinia), another Italian city on the coast.
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Will there be cars 4?

'Cars 4' has not officially been announced, but fans of the Pixar franchise got some good news on 'Disney+ Day' with the announcement of a 'Cars' spinoff series coming in 2022. The Cars movies are one of the most popular animated film franchises created by Pixar.
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Is the waterfall in Cars a real place?

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Here you'll find the famous waterfall in the Grand Canyon that inspired the one that Lightning McQueen and Sally admire during their tour of the countryside. This same waterfall is one of the crowning features of the Radiator Springs Racers ride in Disney's California Adventure.
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Is Cars based on Williams AZ?

Do your kids love the Pixar-Disney movie Cars? The small town Radiator Springs was created based off this town in Williams off the historic Highway Route 66. Your kids will recognize many of the dusty faded buildings and places from the film.
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Where does the Piston Cup take place?

The Motor Speedway of the South, located in Motor City, United States, is the racing speedway which the Piston Cup race at the beginning of Cars, the Dinoco 400, is being held.
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What state is Radiator Springs in?

The town of Radiator Springs is situated in northwest Arizona, 87 miles from the state border of California, Nevada and 43 miles from Utah. Radiator Springs' position in relation to I-40, as shown on a map during a flashback in the 2006 film, is similar to that of Peach Springs on Arizona State Route 66.
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Is Radiator Springs a real town?

The fictional movie town of Radiator Springs, faithfully replicated at Disney's Anaheim theme park, draws inspiration from a number of locations along a 1,000-mile stretch of Route 66 between Kingman, Ariz., and Tulsa, Okla.
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Where is Ornament Valley?

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Ornament Valley is a big valley located on a part of Route 66 before getting into Radiator Springs. It is viewable from Wheel Well Motel in Cars Land, video games and the movies. It was this which made Sally stay and reside at Radiator Springs.
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What town in Arizona looks like Radiator Springs?

As we'll see shortly, some parts of the Cars story are connected to this tiny town, but those who thought Seligman was Radiator Springs seem to be off by a few miles. In fact, the most careful observers have identified Peach Springs (37 miles west of Seligman) as the model of the town where Cars takes place.
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Where is Carburetor County located?

Carburetor County is a county in Cars in which Radiator Springs was founded. The other cities in the county are unknown. It is likely in Arizona, as Radiator Springs is known to be situated between Gallup, New Mexico and Kingman, Arizona.
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What state is Route 66 in?

Route 66 runs through 8 different states within the United States. From east to west, it runs through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
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Who is Lightning McQueen based on?

Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film Cars, its sequels Cars 2, Cars 3, and TV shorts known as Cars Toons. The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen, but after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002.
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Who is Chick Hicks based on?

Designs of the cars: Chick Hicks is based on a 1987 Buick Grand National NASCAR racer. The King is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, one of Richard "The King" Petty's most famous rides. The Superbird was created to get him back into a Plymouth for the 1970 racing season, and Petty provided the voice.
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Can you still drive Route 66?

Can All of Route 66 be Driven? No, you can't drive the "entire" original Route 66, but you can still drive the sections that have been preserved -which are quite a few! Route 66 was decertified on June 27, 1985 and no longer exists as a U.S. Highway.
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Is Radiator Springs in Nevada?

First, the Radiator Springs shown in “Cars” is a fictional town. Historic Route 66 exists. On the real Route 66, there is a Baxter Springs in Kansas and a Peach Springs in Arizona. But Radiator Springs does not exist except in the imaginations of Pixar's artists and writers.
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What is the Wheel Well motel based on?

The wheel form of the motel complements the old car shape of the hill where it's built. This motel's location is inspired by the Chief Yellowhorse's location in New Mexico.
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What is cozy cone based on?

The Cozy Cone Motel's design is based on the two Wigwam Motels along Route 66, in Holbrook, Arizona and Rialto, California. These were once two out of seven built motels, with individual cabins shaped like teepees. Three Wigwam Motels remain; the third (and oldest) is in Cave City, Kentucky, far from Route 66.
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Will there be a frozen 3?

Kristen Bell, who voices Princess Anna in Disney's Frozen series, recently announced on Monday's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon "with no authority" that Frozen 3 is in the works.
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Who is the villain in Cars 3?

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Jackson Storm is the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated film, Cars 3.
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What car is Jackson storm?

Voiced by actor Armie Hammer, Jackson Storm is the quick, cocky, and friendless rival for McQueen. In the movie he's younger, fitter, and faster than the lead. In the movie he's called a 2017 Custom-built “Next-Gen” Piston Cup Racer. In real life he most resembles the 2002 Cadillac Cien supercar concept.
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