In our theme park zen video today, we take a trip to the past. The original opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure in June 2012 featured a very different version of Luigi’s than what you see today. Luigi’s Flying Tires attraction was an homage to Disneyland’s short-lived Flying Saucers. The levitating ride vehicles moved similar to hockey pucks, on a cushion of air. In its opening days, Luigi’s Flying Tires was deemed so boring that they added giant inflatable beach balls to help give the attraction some color and movement (especially since the Flying Tires themselves were very slow-moving), but were removed after a couple of months presumably due to guest injuries.

Sit back and enjoy a slice of Cars Land history.

What is Ten Minutes of Magic?!

This daily video series is designed to put you into a moment in time at a specific location in a theme park. The camera is in a fixed location which opens up a window for you to view everything that happened during that 10 minutes.  We don’t talk over the video or move around. If you are looking for full attraction videos, that’s not what this particular series is all about. These videos are more akin to meditation.  

Relax, gather the family together, and enjoy your 10 minutes of theme park zen!  


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Luigi's Flying Tires, Ten Minutes of Magic – Luigi’s Flying Tires (Press Opening!) at Disney California Adventure

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Let’s Hear From You

Compared to the current Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roaders, the Flying Tires was tame. Do you remember when Cars Land opened? Did you ever ride the Flying Tires? Which Luigi attraction do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below.

Luigi's Flying Tires, Ten Minutes of Magic – Luigi’s Flying Tires (Press Opening!) at Disney California Adventure

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Marc Marcuse
Marc is a former WDI Research and Development engineer who now owns a talent agency that books reality TV celebs for promotions and appearances (yes, really!). He can be reached at [email protected], and is still a fan of the parks even though his gold pass is long gone. He’s been making ‘window-style’ loop videos of the theme parks worldwide for over a decade. You can enjoy them in the afternoons right here at MiceChat.com. They will also be available on Marc's YouTube channel HERE