Red Car Trolley

For the 20th–century Los Angeles–based transportation network, see Pacific Electric.
Red Car Trolley
Car 717 wears Pacific Electric's better-known later paint scheme featuring orange wing-like designs
Disney California Adventure
AreaBuena Vista Street / Hollywood Land
Coordinates33°48′30″N 117°55′09″W / 33.808471890568406°N 117.91905804697684°W / 33.808471890568406; -117.91905804697684
StatusOperating
Opening dateJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeTrolley
ManufacturerBrookville Equipment Corporation
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemePacific Electric Railway
Length1,744 ft (532 m)
Speed4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Vehicles2
Riders per vehicle21
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible

The Red Car Trolley is a 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1,000 mm) meter gauge tramway and transportation attraction at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.[1] Construction began on January 4, 2010, and the attraction opened on June 15, 2012, as part of the re-dedication of the park.[2][3] The attraction features cars inspired by the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Cars" that once traversed much of Southern California, and provides transportation between the park's main entry at Buena Vista Street and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood Land.[4] In August 2024, it was announced that the Red Car Trolley would close in early 2025 as part of expansion plans for Avengers Campus.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Imagineer brings rail passion to Disney expansion". Orange County Register. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Brady (June 13, 2012). "Review: Buena Vista Street lets visitors walk in Walt Disney's shoes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker VIII". micechat.com.
  4. ^ "Buena Vista Street and Newly Designed Front Entrance in 2012". Disneylandnews.com. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "Disney California Adventure's Red Car Trolley to end service in early 2025". KTLA. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Disneyland's Red Car Trolley is closing for expansion of Avengers Campus". ABC7. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.