Meet the New & Old Faces from "Cars 3"; 2 Stores at Hollywood Studios Closing for Lengthy Refurbishments

Meet the New & Old Faces Coming to "Cars 3":

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In an exclusive with Entertainment Weekly, we got our look at the new faces coming to "Cars 3" this summer including a look at the sleek new design of Lightning McQueen. We also got our first look at Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer) and Cruz Ramirez (voiced by Cristela Alonzo). Let's check them out:

 “Jackson was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Everything comes easy to him, and everything about him says he’s faster, so much so that we’ve designed him so that even when he’s standing next to McQueen, McQueen looks old. Technologically, he’s lightyears ahead of Lightning, a legitimate reflection of the actual years that have passed in the real world since our introduction to the first Cars in 2006. After more than a decade, shiny new rival roadster Jackson represents the peak of real-time innovation," said Brian Fee, director of the film.

Now for Cruz Ramirez, "Cruz may be on Jackson’s side of the age gap, but she’s on Lightning’s side of the conflict. As a lifelong fan of McQueen, she’s optimistic, sunny, fierce, and friendly — and now, she’s his new, younger coach, coming to Lightning’s aid with stars in her eyes when he shows up at the Rust-eze Racing Center. “Whereas others like Jackson would look at McQueen and dump him, Cruz isn’t like that at all. She’s the most optimistic person in the world and wants to do anything to help,” says Fee, who was sold on Alonzo’s voice partly from her short-lived ABC series but primarily from her stand-up comedy specials.

Finally Lightning McQueen will get a new sleek design. Fee added, "McQueen is not the young hotshot anymore, the kid he was back then in Cars 1. He’s in the middle of his life, and as an athlete, that’s getting up there. You have your whole life ahead of you, yet your career is starting to show its age. He’s looking in the mirror and realizing, ‘I’m 40 years old,’ and dealing with the fact that the thing that you love more than anything else, you might not be able to do forever.”

"Cars 3" races into theaters June 16, 2017.

The Darkroom and Cover Story to Undergo Lengthy Refurbishments at Hollywood Studios:

The Darkroom and Cover Story located, both located as you enter Hollywood Studios on Hollywood Boulevard, will close for lengthy refurbishments. They will both be closed beginning this coming Monday, January 9, and will remain closed until March 23. The are both expected to re-open on March 24, 2017. 

Cover Story serves as the location where guests view and purchase their Disney PhotoPass images. While the Darkroom sells MagicBands and camera accessories. 

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