Disney’s new Cars ride uses patent technology that lets you steer freely across a mountain race course

When Disney announced in 2024 that it was demolishing Walt Disney World’s Tom Sawyer’s Island attraction and draining its majestic Rivers of America, there was an outcry from fans who feared the Magic Kingdom was losing its most beautiful feature. The company promised a land based on Pixar’s Cars franchise to replace the tranquil area, but many decried …