Overview
- Disneyland and the California Air Resources Board have agreed that Autopia’s gas engines will be phased out by 2027.
- The project timeline has shifted from an original Fall 2026 target to early 2027 as work moves to adopt fully electric cars.
- In August 2024, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts paid a $56,250 settlement to CARB over small off‑road engine and evaporative emissions violations tied to Autopia’s Honda engines.
- Disney disclosed the issue in 2023, said the problem involved engines without certified emission controls, and paid the settlement without admitting liability, with funds directed to Cleaner Air Greener Schools in Southern California.
- Disneyland says a prototype electric ride vehicle is in design and testing, and the change would update a 1955 opening‑day attraction that many families know for its fuel smell and engine noise.