Tonight, October 7, 2024, Lighting McQueen’s Racing Academy held its final performance. The attraction has permanently closed to make way for a new Disney Villains show, which is set to debut next year. Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy Final Show Tonight, guests bid farewell to Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, as the show held its final performance. … Read more
There have been a large number of attractions announced to close (with a handful likely to close in the wake of newly announced projects) at Disney Parks around the world. In our memory, there has never been a period where so many long-running attractions are on the chopping block. For your convenience, we compiled a … Read more
Disney announced a new live show starring Disney Villains will debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the summer of 2025. Disney Villains Show The show will replace Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy at Sunset Showcase on Sunset Boulevard. The “Cars” show will close permanently on October 7. Disney Parks Blog said of the new show: The … Read more
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy in Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopened today, January 6, after being unexpectedly closed for over a week. The ride was first closed on December 29, 2022. It then failed to open every day through January 5, 2023. The attraction finally reopened in the early afternoon of Friday, January 6. As with many … Read more
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is closed today, January 5, for the eighth day in a row. It has been unexpectedly closed since December 29, 2022. The attraction could still open later today, but this seems unlikely given the last week. As with many attractions and animatronics, the Lightning McQueen race car … Read more
The official Walt Disney World website has posted the attractions that will be running during Extended Evening Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on April 13, 2022 “only.” “Extended evening theme park hours is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts.” Extended evening hours at Walt Disney World … Read more
Disney’s Hollywood Studios has reopened to the public, and Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy has been given the green light to return! Let’s race on by and see what safety measures are in place! Social distancing markers are in place even before the queue begins, to ensure that crowds can be kept safely spaced. Once inside … Read more
With the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge just weeks away, the transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues with the cast member costumes. The themed costumes that cast members wore at certain attractions have been replaced with more generic outfits. These outfits debuted earlier this month at the park’s main entrance. We’ve seen this … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from March 25-31! WDWNT News Join WDWNT for Stage 89 – a celebration of all things 1989 … Read more
If you and your family are looking for even more Pixar fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, then look no further than the newly opened Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy on Sunset Showcase. But did you also know there’s a dance party back there? Several times daily, things kick into gear outside of Sunset Showcase for “DJ’s Ready! … Read more
Here at WDWNT, we’ve been monitoring the progress of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy nearly feverishly. Well, today is the day! Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy has officially opened for rookie trainees and we were there to get a first look. Racers, start your engines! For its grand opening season, Disney’s Hollywood Studios has made Lightning McQueen the … Read more
As part of their press package released earlier this morning, we got a few stills of Lightning McQueen making his big debut onstage at Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Little did we know that there was also this short video of B-roll that was collected during show testing earlier this week. You … Read more
Last night, Disney gave us a sneak peek at the inside of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, with a look at Lightning McQueen gracing the main stage. Now, even more details regarding ride length and show interactions have been released. As you all probably know by now, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy rolls into Disney’s Hollywood Studios … Read more
Well, that was quick. It appears DJ has sped his way across Route 66 and made it to Disney’s Hollywood Studios just in time for the grand opening of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy! Just yesterday, Disney announced he’d be making his way over for “DJ’s Ready! Set! Party Time!” dance party, where Lightning McQueen’s Pit Crew will … Read more
When Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy speeds into Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 31, the world of Disney•Pixar’s “Cars” will unfold all around you, and the fun and excitement extend beyond the show into the courtyard outside Sunset Showcase, with special entertainment, photo ops, and more. Piston Cup Champion Cruz Ramirez is stopping by to meet and … Read more
It was a busy day at Hollywood Studios this Friday. Many special one-day only offerings took place around the park in honor of International Women’s Day. We also got a look at some construction progress, and some new merchandise around the park! International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, some one-day only … Read more