Talk:Autopia

Removal?
"In 2005, rumors circulated that Disney was planning on developing an overlay that would tie in with the Pixar film, Cars, which would require the ride going down sometime in 2006. However, Disney officials have not confirmed this. It has also been rumored that in 2006 the Autopia cars will be replaced with ones powered by fuel cells." This seems to be contrary to the truth at this point. Unless Disney is planning a completely sporadic refurb/overlay on the ride within the next thirty days, I highly doubt it is going to happen. Anyone agree that this should be removed? --Shinku Hisaki 05:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes I agree, Autopia is I think the most boring slow outdated Disneyland ride, there no fun cartoon character pictures or animatronic characters to look at. Also I already get my fun car ride by driving on the real highway and freeway roads. If anything, I think Autopia needs to be retired replaced with a Wreck it Ralph Sugar Rush karts and show us the scenes from Wreck it Ralph in Sugar Rush and have the go karts be candy themed like in the movie and make the ride go faster. Either that or have a Meet the Robinsons flying cars from the film.
 * I personally cannot wait for Autopia to get retired and shut down. I'm hoping the Disneyland staff will end Autopia at Disneyland just like they are with Splash Mountain. And replace the ride and give us a Wreck it Ralph go kart Sugar Rush ride that's faster and more fun and colorful than the outdated Disneyland 1955 Autopia ride. CrosswalkX (talk) 16:22, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Tokyo Disneyland
"At Tokyo Disneyland, the ride doesn't exist as Grand Circuit Raceway anymore. This version of the ride has remained open since the park's opening in 1983 and remained largely unchanged. It was a ride that couldn't keep up with the fastly growing and changing technology in Japan. We asked some of the children about the ride closing down and they replied with that it was just old news to them it couldn't keep up. The Tokyo Disneyland-version is sponsored by Bridgestone and features a grandstand for visitors to watch the "races" between drivers. The track is described as a "figure eight" shape."

The ride as of today is called "Grand Circuit Raceway." Is it closing down? It was open last weekend. Here's the official page for the attraction: http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdl/english/7land/tomorrow/atrc_grand.html [2007-01-22] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.216.103.44 (talk) 14:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC).

Description?
This article doesn't contain an actual description of the ride itself, making the article less useful than it should be for people who haven't ridden the ride. Could someone add a description? In particular, what can riders do? Do they have any control over the cars, or is it a passive ride? --Elysdir (talk) 09:00, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * My thought exactly. Did the article once have a description that was erased by a vandal and never reinstated? --Tysto (talk) 08:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I just noticed it too. If I knew more about the ride I'd contribute to the article. --Fez2005 (talk) 05:31, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Great point, let me fish (or is that phish) around in the history and see if I can get something back -- else, I'll write something new. Tiggerjay (talk) 18:34, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation
To whoever is controlling this page- I need to disambiguate this page from Autopia (Doctor Who comic). Could you possibly think of a clearer name for yourself? It would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Thefartydoctor (talk) 17:50, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Timing in WDW
In the WDW section, the article says the ride was unchanged until 1994, but in the next sentence mentions the track was shortened in 1987 or 1988, which is obviously a change. I'd change the 1994 date, except the 1987/1988 thing is kind of vague. Does anyone have accurate dates of modification? Petermarcus (talk) 20:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Any plans for Autopia at Disneyland to get retired and rethemed?
To the Wikipedia staff and users. I have recently been to Disneyland and I noticed there's still Autopia going on. Are there any plans for the Disneyland staff to replace Autopia? I can't find any articles at this time about it. If they're going to retheme Autopia, will it get replaced with Wreck it Ralph Sugar Rush go kart ride or Meet the Robinsons car ride? There's already a Cars ride in Disney California Adventure. Last time I went on Autopia, I was very underwhelmed and disappointed and bored, the ride is too slow, there's not much scenery to look at. Besides that, I already go on many car rides on the highways and freeways which are way more fun than Autopia.

What do you think. Are there any rumors about Autopia being replaced with Wreck it Ralph Sugar Rush ride perhaps? I'm hoping there will be an online news story article about Autopia getting retired. I'm hoping Disneyland staff will make an announcement on Autopia because it's had its long run and I would like to see it replaced with a more popular faster Disney ride based on Wreck it Ralph 2012 movie. CrosswalkX (talk) 16:34, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

History of DL Autopia cars
Info is needed as to when the switch was made from Gladden to Kawasaki motors. I suspect the Gladden engine was very noisy and had a lot of vibration.

> Prior to 2008, the Disneyland Autopia cars were powered by 286 cc (17.5 cu in) two-stroke gasoline motors from Kawasaki. Mindfill (talk) 02:54, 21 July 2024 (UTC)