Disneylandβs Autopia Ride Will Switch to Electric Vehicles NYT - Business By: David Gelles 2 November 2026 at 10:02 The gas-powered engines in Disneylandβs Autopia ride werenβt properly certified. The little cars will be replaced by E.V.s. Β© Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty ImagesAutopia, the 71-year-old car-themed attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in 1980. Its gasoline-powered cars have created a microclimate of smog over Tomorrowland.