Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

Such a fun ride and absolutely adorable. Rode with my husband and smushed him. :)

This is my son’s favorite ride! At first you think it’s a kiddy ride, that it’s slow because it’s for kids 32 inches and up, but nope! It quiet an exciting experience. I overheard some first timers in line saying «this can’t be too bad, but you it’s like the teacups at Disneyland». I thought to myself «you are in for a treat!».

Three out of five stars as rated by the kids, and yeah I agree it’s good but over to quick!

It’s not the most exciting ride at the park but it’s a cute, fun addition to Cars Land. Featuring everyone’s favorite tow truck, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree shows off Mater’s playfulness with a soundtrack of rotating hoe-​down songs sung by Mater himself.
The ride is gentle enough for everyone from kids to grandparents. I’m not a fan of spinning rides, like the teacups, but this one whips you around in large enough circles that I don’t feel sick after riding it. Beware that it can occasionally take you by surprise though and you may find yourself suddenly sliding across the seat. I’ve bodyslammed my mom before unintentionally as the tractor changed directions and my clothes provided little traction on the bench seat.
Love that the line is practically non-​existent as I wouldn’t wait more than 10 minutes to ride. But if the line is short, give it a whirl!

Cutesy. Kids will love it.
It’s a wide ride with plenty of «cars» and the wait time wasn’t all that bad.
If you’re looking to take pics of your kids inside, be prepared to have to go to the other side of the fence depending on where they’re sitting and your camera range.
A good ride in the Cars area.

Remember the days when you were in middle/​high school and you and your crush were totally into each other, but too shy to do anything about it. Well, this is a cute ride for couples to enjoy on a casual date. It gives the pair an opportunity to have to get close as the truck whips the cargo of guests left and right. The music is catchy and everyone always has a good time. Additionally, there’s rarely a long line so bonus points! :)

A fun spinning ride. Great for kids and adults! Similar to the tea cups, but a bigger arena for spinning, and more motion in your tractor cart (good whips) since you are tethered to the engine part of the tractor.
Line moves pretty quick, good viewing area for those not watching.
Fun music. Love the strung lights at night.
Ride is a little short, but I don’t know if you could last longer with the spinning.

Great for kids. Kinda like tea cups but without all the work. It’s not a full spinning ride. It swings back and forth like he rides at fairs/​carnivals.

Get ready for a silly and spinning ride which makes total sense since it’s Mater.
It’s a simple ride. There’s two big circles on the ground that move above 10 – 15 tractors each that you ride in. Each tractor can fit 2 – 3 people. Once the safety check is done, you’ll hear Mater sing a tune and then the tractor spins in a figure 8 pattern. As the tractor whips around, you’ll be laughing I’m sure. We were. Don’t worry this ride won’t make you sick and it’s not scary at all. It’s a fun ride for all ages as long as you’re 32 cm.
It’s a fun ride that will just whip you around, Mater style.

My son and I spent the Veteran’s Day holiday at Disney’s CA Adventure today, and as we were walking through Cars Land, he insisted we go on this. I did not want to as it is all about the spinning, and I have issues with spinning rides and have recently had a bad bout of vertigo.
But my little guy insisted, so I sucked it up and we went. Luckily the line was short and we waited maybe 15 mins to get on, but the wait didn’t bother me because as usual, the Disney/​Pixar theming is so friggin good. The song Mater sings and all the junkyard signs and details are great — I especially liked the poster of «El Materdor» (see photo).
The spinning wasn’t as bad as I feared. But I’d forgotten that the ride can be quite jarring. When you switch from one spinning disc to another you really get whipped around. Each time that happened, my poor small son slammed into the side of the tractor seat or me from the force. So I put my arm around his shoulders to try and prevent him from smashing his body or head against the side. So please take note if you have little ones — it can be a little rough.
Overall this was a fun ride — my boy loved it. Would I get on it again the next time we’re there? Probably not if my husband is with us– I’ll have him ride with our kiddo rather than risk getting sick from the spinning.

Deceptively fun, whip-​lash ride. It looks stupid, it IS stupid. But it’s the weirdest tilt-​a-​whirl style ride in Disneyland Resort, and you don’t have to ruin the hell out of your hands making it swing around like Disneyland’s tea cup ride. This is a simple wild ride to get things going near the start of a DCA day.

Here’s the scoop… it looks like a silly, little attraction. But let me tell you — it’s not!
It has a 32″ height limit. The attraction has two sides with one queue. The two sides go at the same time. Each side has many tractors, which are the ride vehicles. Two or three people can sit comfortably in a vehicle.
After the cast members come around for their safety check, Mater sings a tune as the tractors spin in a patter of two figure eights together. All the while, your tractor whips around. If you’re anything like me, you’ll end up laughing the whole, entire time.
Seriously, if you haven’t been on it, give it a try. It doesn’t hurt… especially because the line is never too long. The longest I’ve ever seen it lately was about thirty (30) minutes.

The construction of the ride is more clever than I could at first tell from the line: there are several different turntables, each with a Mater towing a seat (you can get two adults in there, or one adult and two kids). The turntables (I can’t think of a better word) start spinning around, but they’re connected, so suddenly you find yourself spinning around a different circle, and when you cross over, your car whips out, faster than I would have expected, which was a fun surprise; you WILL end up sliding around in your car. I didn’t feel we got whipped as many times as I’d have liked, but I was still pleased by the cleverness of the design.
Would I go again? Maybe if Jessica H. wants to, more likely ’cause Brad L. mentioned there’s a hidden Mickey in line and I wanna see it. Otherwise, nah, unless I was with a kid. That was 15 minutes in line I could have used for Midway Madness…

A great ride for adults and kids. Beware it does throw you around a bit but the ride doesn’t beat you up as bad as some attractions. Make sure if you are riding with small children to hold on so you don’t crush them.
The sound track is hilarious. May be worth purchasing.
Hint: Look for a hidden Mickey in the cue. Look up!

We got on this ride expecting it to be something boring but entertaining for the younger kids in our group. We needed to kill some time and didn’t feel like standing around so we got on this ride because the lines were short.
Holy moly, this was way more fun than expected! It zips you around so fast! You think you’ll just be going in circles but it does a track change and before you know it you’re on the complete opposite end of the ride. It’s so fun and way better than luigi’s flying tires!

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree is a rompin, stompin good time of a ride located in the Cars Land area of Disney’s California Adventure. The ride itself is short in duration and very simplistic in nature but is put together in a fun and creative way that is sure to please riders of all ages.
The ride itself is a whip style ride based off Mater’s junkyard where each rider sits in a trailer which is being towed by a tractor and whips around a spinning track to the rhythm of the music. There are two sides to the ride and each houses around 15 – 20 tractors (2 seaters) and the line moves fairly fast. Any fans of the Cars movies will get a kick out of the ride and its colorful overtones and the Jamboree music performed by Larry The Cable Guy is fitting for such an event. The ride is short, simplistic but quite charming in its presentation and be warned that you will slide around into the person seated beside you. Check it out

I do not like rides that spin, make you dizzy, and make you feel nauseous. We’ve never been on this ride mostly because I’ve tried to avoid it for reasons stated above. But we came one night that wasn’t very busy and my kiddies wanted me to go on it with them, I just couldn’t say no to those darling little faces that were so excited to go on it. So I sucked it up and prepared myself to be sick. I can’t tell you how fun this ride turned out to be. Although it did spin, I didn’t get dizzy at all! I think the sliding around threw everything off and was the exact thing it needed to make it not just another spinning teacup like ride. It is also super adorable!
I don’t want to say, I can’t wait to go on again, but I will say that I won’t put up a fight when we do :)

Although you don’t actually get to meet or see Mater on this ride, you get to enjoy the different songs Mater sings as you wait for this ride. My nephew even has a favorite one of the 7 different songs that are played.
On this whipping ride, you get to ride on a little trailer attached to the back of one of Mater’s little tractor friends. As the ride takes the little tractors in a figure 8 track, the back trailer whips around from left to right with the different turns. Part of the appeal is that younger guests (that are taller than 32 inches) may ride, and what kid doesn’t adore Mater? I also know for a matter of fact that adults love this ride as well. One word of warning, smaller kids tend to slide on the seat despite the seat belt. My little nephew slid on one turn and knocked into the side of the trailer. Now I hold him close to me on the ride. Even an adult like me slides around, but I can use my feet and hands to brace myself for the turns and whips of the ride. This is one ride that we cannot miss on EVERY visit to California Adventure.

My daughter and I always tell everyone to try this ride because it’s looks are definitely deceiving. It appears to be a slow moving kiddie ride, which it is, but it’s sooo much fun for the adults as well! Just watch the expressions of both the kids and adults on the ride. Their squeals of joy and smiles say it all… The little tractors whip you around corners unexpectedly on a figure 8 track in various circles without making you dizzy or nauseous like on the teacups or Flik’s Flyers. I promise. You’ll have to try it and see for yourself.
This is my daughter’s (and possibly Mommy’s) favorite ride at California Adventure, so we always try to ride this twice while we are at the California Adventure side of the park.

This ride looked really deceiving when I was watching the tractors spin the carts around while waiting in line. It didn’t look like it goes that fast at all.
How the ride is designed looks very cute. It’s these baby tractors (recall from the first Cars movie) with pull cars attached (
).
As we were in line, we heard Mater tell a joke. It was so cheesy that we just looked at each other and made a face (I still love Mater though!).
After we were seated in the ride, the tractor started off by going slow. Then within a few seconds, it started whipping us around pretty hard as we round the turns. It went around in circles and was also super rattly. I was totally caught off guard by the speed. Mater was also singing some songs in the background although it was difficult for me to pay attention because I was trying to keep composure.
Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree is similar to the Mad Tea Party ride at Disneyland except much more rattly, like you can feel the vibrations all over. Remember that scene in Cars when Mater strolls down the bumpy road that Lightning McQueen finished the first time around? Yeah, it feels like that and I kinda had his same reaction.
Just writing about it is giving me a rattle effect in my ears.
Overall, I thought it was a fun ride but the vibrations were a bit much. Just be sure to really tighten those seat belts!