The ride was a rebirth of the "Flying Saucers" ride which operated at Disneyland from 1961-1966, but was closed due to ongoing unreliability and low capacity. Ironically, the California Adventure version of the concept was even shorter lived, only operating from 2012-2015, with Luigi's Rollicking Roadsters taking its place.

Luigi's Flying Tires

Luigi's Flying Tires

14 April, 2017 by Gazza

The ride was a rebirth of the "Flying Saucers" ride which operated at Disneyland from 1961-1966, but was closed due to ongoing unreliability and low capacity. Ironically, the California Adventure version of the concept was even shorter lived, only operating from 2012-2015, with Luigi's Rollicking Roadsters taking its place.

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