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Disney Donates Red Car Trolley for Steam Education
A rare piece of Disney California Adventure history, one of only two Red Car Trolley vehicles from the now-defunct attraction, has been generously donated by Disney to a new owner in California.
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The Red Car Trolley at Disney California Adventure concluded its final journey down Buena Vista Street on February 8, 2025. This permanent closure was necessitated by the upcoming expansion of Avengers Campus, which will occupy the trolley’s storage barn. Following its last run, vehicle 717, one of only two in operation at the time, was positioned near the park entrance as a stationary photo opportunity for guests.
The second Red Car Trolley, vehicle 623, has been donated to The Garner Holt Foundation, as announced in a recent Facebook post. The foundation is named after Garner Holt, a prominent American entrepreneur renowned for his significant contributions to animatronics, particularly in entertainment. Holt founded Garner Holt Productions, Inc. in 1977, which has become a leading global manufacturer of animatronics and special effects, credited with producing more animatronic figures for theme parks than any other company worldwide.
The Garner Holt Foundation and Disney have a history of collaboration, notably with the Jack Skellington animatronic for Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday in 2001, marking Disney’s first outsourcing of a classic attraction’s animatronic. Their partnerships also include the Maleficent dragon for Fantasmic! in 2009 and numerous animatronics for Radiator Springs Racers in 2012.
The Garner Holt Foundation posted on Social Media about the donation:
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Straight from the tracks of Buena Vista Street and into the future of inspiring innovation—the iconic Red Car Trolley has found a new home at the Garner Holt Foundation! Thanks to this generous donation from our friends at the Disneyland Resort, this piece of theme park history can continue to inspire the next generation of dreamers and doers to discover potential careers in STEM and STEAM.
Let’s keep moving forward down the tracks to the future for aspiring designers, engineers, and other visionaries who participate in Garner Holt Foundation events and keep the wheels of imagination turning!”
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