Mater Sheds Some Light At Cars Land
—Mater to McQueen
Mater Sheds Some Light At Cars Land[citation needed] was the first ever Cars Land teaser spot, premiered on ABC on May 9, 2012. It aired to promote the June 15 opening at Disney California Adventure.
Summary

In the pitch dark, Mater and Lightning McQueen are discussing their new "top secret" project through whispers. Mater excitedly spots a button and presses it, activating the neon lights of Radiator Springs to reveal the fully complete Cars Land. are looking forward to welcoming the first guests to Cars Land. We can see Mater turning the park's lights on accidentally revealing its looks before its opening. Following an out-of-universe voiceover, McQueen frantically urges Mater to turn them back off, and he does, promising "nobody saw that... I think."
Characters
Trivia
- The eyes-only animation was likely strategized in light of time and cost budgets, while still allowing appearances from the film characters.
[Edit] TV spots, trailers, and commercials
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| Teasers | Cars 2005 Teaser Trailer • Cars 2 2010 Teaser Trailer | ||
| Spots | Hertz Fun Collection • Opel Promotions • State Farm • Energizer • AT&T Yahoo Broadband • Mater Sheds Some Light At Cars Land | ||
[Edit] Cars Land - Disney California Adventure
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| Locations | Attractions | Mater's Junkyard Jamboree • Luigi's Flying Tires • Radiator Springs Racers • Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters | |
| Food service | Cozy Cone Motel • Flo's V8 Café • Fillmore's Taste-in | ||
| Retail shops | Ramone's House of Body Art • Sarge's Surplus Hut | ||
| Landmarks | Courthouse | ||
| Cast members | Lightning McQueen • Mater • Red • DJ • Cruz Ramirez | ||
| Music | The Music of Cars Land • Season's Speedings from Cars Land: Holiday Songs from Mater & Luigi | ||
| Marketing | Cars: Take Flight • Start Your Engines! 2012 • Pin Trading • Disney Wonderful Worlds | ||