Red Car Trolley | |
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Disney California Adventure | |
Area | Buena Vista Street / Hollywood Land |
Coordinates | 33°48′30″N117°55′09″W / 33.808471890568406°N 117.91905804697684°W Coordinates: 33°48′30″N117°55′09″W / 33.808471890568406°N 117.91905804697684°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | June 15, 2012 |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Trolley |
Manufacturer | Brookville Equipment Corporation |
Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
Theme | Pacific Electric Railway |
Length | 1,744 ft (532 m) |
Speed | 4 mph (6.4 km/h) |
Vehicles | 2 |
Riders per vehicle | 21 |
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 near Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! in Hollywood Land (which was became part of Avengers Campus). [4]
Trolleys run approximately every 8 minutes while the park is open. [5] Unlike the Main Street Vehicles that travel through neighboring Disneyland, the Red Car Trolley runs all day, only briefly pausing service when a parade travels down Hollywood Boulevard.
The line has two trolley cars, [6] built by Brookville Equipment, a manufacturer of diesel switcher locomotives and a rebuilder of classic trolley cars. The design of the Red Car Trolley rolling stock are inspired by the Pacific Electric "Hollywood" class cars, built in the 1920s.
Unlike the original Pacific Electric trolley cars, which drew their power from an overhead wire, the "Red Car Trolley" cars are battery-operated. The onboard batteries are fully recharged overnight in the car barn, and the battery is periodically "topped off" through non-contact charging using induction coils in the ground where the cars rest at the Sunset Boulevard stop. [7] [8] The trolley poles on the cars and the overhead catenary lines through the park are not energized and were added to enhance authenticity. [6]
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The Red Car Trolley line has four stops throughout Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land: [5]
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