Brady MacDonald
The Mercury News
June 17, 2026 - 1:48 pm
Disneyland faces a February deadline to discontinue Autopia’s gas-powered engines oregon adjacent the 1955 opening time Tomorrowland attraction nether a colony statement with the authorities bureau that regulates aerial contamination successful California.
MiceChat reports Disneyland faces a state-mandated deadline to discontinue the gas-powered cars connected Autopia by Feb. 1 oregon unopen down the attraction.
Climate Colored Goggles discovered Autopia’s state-mandated deadline for retiring the state cars aft filing a California Public Records Act petition with the California Air Resources Board to reappraisal a transcript of Disney’s colony compliance plan.
Disneyland plans to update Autopia with afloat electrical vehicles and discontinue the state engines that person powered the Tomorrowland contention way attraction since the 1955 debut of the Anaheim taxable park.
Disneyland reached an agreement with the Air Resources Board to discontinue the existent Autopia gas-powered engines successful aboriginal 2027, according to Disneyland officials.
Disneyland is moving connected the design, engineering and testing of a afloat electrical Autopia thrust conveyance prototype, according to Disneyland officials.
Disneyland paid a $56,000 settlement to the California Air Resources Board successful 2024 aft disclosing the Honda engines connected Autopia thrust vehicles were operating without certified emanation controls.
The California Air Resources Board good was the effect of an administrative oversight that was promptly corrected with nary interaction to the environment, according to Disneyland officials.
Disneyland volition stock much details soon connected the updates planned for the Autopia attraction successful Tomorrowland. Closing and reopening dates person not yet been acceptable for the Autopia update.
Disneyland primitively announced plans successful 2024 to person Autopia from state to electrical powerfulness by autumn 2026.
The past large Autopia refurbishment took spot successful 2016 erstwhile Honda became the ride’s sponsor. Previous thrust sponsors were Chevron (2000-2012) and Richfield Oil (1955-1970), according to D23.
The 1955 opening time attraction was redesigned successful 1959, 1964 and 1968, according to D23. An extended remodeling related to the Chevron sponsorship closed Autopia from September 1999 done June 2000, according to D23.
Disneyland’s 10-year declaration with Honda to sponsor Autopia ends successful 2026, according to WDW News Today.
Florida’s Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris besides person versions of the Autopia attraction. Tokyo Disneyland closed its Grand Circuit Raceway thrust successful 2017. The Hong Kong Disneyland Autopia — which closed successful 2016 — featured electrical cars with lighting effects and onboard audio, according to WDW News Today.
Electrifying Autopia is portion of Disney’s extremity of incorporating a nett zero emissions aboriginal into each facet of the Disneyland edifice and reducing its wide c footprint, according to Disneyland officials.
The Disneyland edifice has made a sustainability committedness of reaching nett zero emissions by 2030 by progressively relying connected cleaner renewable vigor sources.
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