20th Anniversary
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This is a list of everything done to commemorate and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cars
January
1st: LEGO released 77255 Lightning McQueen.
February
11th: Funko released a new Lightning McQueen Funko Pop! figurine, based on the Thunder Hollow demolition derby scene in Cars 3.
12th: Disney Speedstorm introduced Lightning McQueen, Mater and Cruz Ramirez as well as elements from the franchise. 15th: Mattel revealed their Race to Celebrate products for Summer 2026 at New York Toy Fair.
March
23rd: Mattel released the 2026 Mainline checklist poster.
April
13th:A promotional image for Cars: Lightning Racers was officially unveiled in a press release, along with a description of the show and it's production.
May
27th: New Cars pins were released at the Disney Parks. Tomica revealed their 20th anniversary versions of Lightning McQueen and Mater.
June
1st: Mattel debuted 20th anniversary themed packaging for all of their Cars products.
12th: Tomica revealed 20th anniversary variations of Cruz Ramirez and Jackson Storm.
18th: Funko revealed 2 new Pop! figurines of Lightning McQueen based on the scene where he sticks his tongue out mid-air, and Mater, based on the scene where he's in the Towkyo bathroom.
29th: More Cars: Lightning Racers footage was shown at the Annecy Film Festival.
July
27th: A cinematic rerelease of Cars was announced for September 4th.
August
4th: Race to Celebrate released. 14th: The Cars x Formula One collaboration was officially announced at D23. The Piston Peak land had a 3D concept model revealed. Cars: Lightning Racers updates were given, including the reveal of what seems to be part of the shows intro sequence and Sheryl Crow was revealed to be singing the shows theme song "Built to Last".
September
4th: Cars was rereleased in cinemas in multiple countries. 5th: Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli was gifted a model of Francesco Bernoulli. 6th: Lightning McQueen appeared at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, doing an honorary lap around the track.