"Cars 3" Road to the Races Tour Kicks Off in Disney Springs Later This Month

Disney Pixar's "Cars 3" will begin a huge tour across the country later this month. The "Road to the Races" Tour will kick off later this month March 23-26, 2017 at the Disney Springs Marketplace. Fans of the film can get an early glimpse of the film's stars which include Lightning McQueen and newcomers Cruz Ramirez and Jackson Storm. 

Alamo Rent A Car will sponsor a giant color mural; Coppertone will encourage guests to take part in a racer pit crew tire-changing activity and a fun photo opportunity; Crest and Oral-B will pass out prizes from the Piston Cup prize wheel (I hope I win a new toothbrush!) and will offer fans the chance to create a digital postcard with Lightning McQueen; at the Dole Refueling Station, you can sample high-octane smoothies; Mattel plans to present an interactive play area; and last, but not least, NASCAR will be on hand to share the history and science behind their iconic brand.

There will also be new "Cars" merchandise, special menu items at select food & beverage locations, plus a DJ dance party with tracks that will make guests want to rev up their engines. The event at Disney Springs will be located in the former Marketplace Bus Loop area near Once Upon a Toy. It will be open to the public on Thursday, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. and will run until 7:00 p.m. that evening. On Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, join the fun from 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. And on the final day, Sunday, March 26, guests can enjoy the experience from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

This will kick off a 27 city tour that includes visits to:

Walt Disney World, Miami, FL, Tampa, FL, Dallas, TX, San Antonio, TX, Houston, TX, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Boston, MA, Allentown, PA, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, Greensboro, NC, Charlotte, NC, Cincinnati, OH, Kansas City, MO, Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, CA, Disneyland, Los Angelas, CA, San Jose, CA, and Sonoma, CA.

For dates for each tour city visit here. Meanwhile "Cars 3" races into theaters June 16, 2017.

Fall Room-Only Disney World Discounts Released, Former Walt Disney World Speedway Cars on Ebay, and More

Fall Room-Only Disney World Discounts Released:

Today, Disney World released their Fall savings for their resorts, Room-Only, the offer is called "Fall Room Savings. The booking window is for dates between today July 20th until September 18th. For travel purposes the discount on available dates between October 4 through November 24, and November 28 through December 23. The discount also depends on the travel dates.

For dates Oct 4-10, Oct 16-17, Oct 23-31and November 8-21, 2015:

• Save up to 10% at Select Value Resorts
• Save up to 15% at Select Moderate Resorts
• Save up to 20% at Select Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts

For dates Oct 11-15, Oct 18-22, Nov 1-7, Nov 22-24, and Nov 28 - December 23, 2015:

• Save up to 15% at Select Value Resorts
• Save up to 20% at Select Moderate Resorts
• Save up to 25% at Select Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts

Offer Exclusions include: 3-bedroom villas, campsites, the Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort, and the Little Mermaid Standard View Rooms at Disney's Art of Animation.

NASCAR Race Cars Used at Walt Disney World Speedway Sold on Ebay:

NASCAR race cars that were used in the Richard Petty Driving Experience have been sold on Ebay. The racers have been part of the experience since the early 2000's were stripped of their engines and transmissions and were used as retired "rollers" for promos. 

The car was sold for $3,500 and you can view the listing of the vehicle here. The Richard Petty Driving Experience along with the Exotic Driving Experience are now closed. The experiences were supposed to close the speedway later this year but a fatality at the track earlier this year forced them to close earlier. The Walt Disney World Speedway is rumored to become parking lot space for the Magic Kingdom.

Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" to be Remade into Live-Action Film:

It appears as though Disney isn't kidding about how its more than just an animation studio as Hypable is reporting that they are turning another one of their animated classics into a live-action film. Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" is the next film set for live-action with "Game of Thrones" writer Bryan Cogman set to write the script.  The film joins more then a half-dozen other remakes that Disney plans to turn into live-action films. 

"The Sword in the Stone" which was released in 1963 was the final film released before Walt Disney's death. It is the tale of Young King Arthur who was mentored by the famous wizard Merlin. The film is based off of T.H. White's novel which would later become part of White's The Once & Future King. Hypable says,  "its no surprise to see this animated classic getting a live-action remake of its own." 

"Game of Thrones" writer Bryan Cogman will be joined by producer Brigham Taylor. Taylor is also producing Disney's remake of "The Jungle Book."