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Dinoco is an oil company/gas station that has been seen in the Disney/Pixar Toy Story franchise and Cars franchise. In the first Toy Story, the logo is an Apatosaurus. In the Cars universe, the logo is a Tyrannosaurus Rex (though Cars 3 also reuses the Apatosaurus). At Disney California Adventure, the Cars Land also features Dinoco gas pumps at Flo's V8 Cafe, which features a Stegosaurus as the logo on the pumps.

Background[]

Official Description[]

Every set offered an opportunity and a challenge. The test for the neighborhood Dinoco station was to replicate the style and sheen of the classic 1950s gas station, while adding just the right touch of harsh light, oil stains, and cement texture to make it believable.

Appearances[]

Toy Story[]

Buzz Lightyear mission log. The local sheriff and I seem to be at a huge refueling station of some sort.
Buzz Lightyear[src]
Dinoco Station

The Dinoco Gas Station in Toy Story.

The Dinoco Gas Station is the place where Andy's family minivan stops for some gasoline en route to Pizza Planet. It is where Woody (whom Andy has chosen to take with him to Pizza Planet) and Buzz Lightyear (who has followed Woody to avenge him for pushing him out of the window at Andy's house) get stranded as a result of their argument and misunderstanding of each other. The Pizza Planet Truck also happens to stop by at the gas station (Woody labels the Pizza Planet Truck as a spaceship to convince Buzz to tag along), allowing Woody to find his way back to Andy.

A Dinoco tanker truck also stops at the station after Andy's car leaves and before the Pizza Planet truck arrives.

Cars[]

Dinoco Tent

The Dinoco Tent in Cars.

Dinoco is an oil company run by Tex Dinoco that sponsors the Piston Cup and is the main sponsor of Strip "The King" Weathers. Every Piston Cup race car covets the Dinoco sponsorship. In Cars, Strip Weathers is on the verge of retiring, causing Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks to both battle for the Dinoco sponsorship. In the final race for the Piston Cup, Chick Hicks deliberately sent "The King" crashing off the track, after being fed up with coming second to him in every race. Lightning gave up his bid for the sponsorship as well as the Piston Cup to help "The King" cross the finish line with dignity, making Chick the ultimate winner due to McQueen having realized that friendship is important than winning even at the cost of not earning the Piston Cup. Although Chick Hicks selfishly "won," he was labeled a cheater by the enraged crowds and media who saw his stunt, and apparently, Tex refused to sponsor him as he believed he is too dirty to become their next racer. Tex offered to sponsor Lightning instead for his sportsmanship, but he quietly turned it down, deciding to stay with Rust-eze. He does, however, ask Tex for a helicopter ride for his friend Mater. With "The King" retired, it is uncertain who Dinoco is now sponsoring, though at some point between the first and third films, Cal Weathers, who is Strip Weathers’ nephew, becomes the new Dinoco racer.

Dinoco is based on the NASCAR, IndyCar, and airplane fuel corporation called "Sun-Oco", although Sun-Oco sponsors all NASCAR teams and drivers as primary fuel, not just one driver. 

Cars 2[]

Dinoco in Cars 2

Mater driving past a pit row which uses Dinoco oil.

As the Dinoco oil company is an important brand in the movie Cars, it reappears in Cars 2. It is the drink Lightning and Mater have in the plane taking them to Tokyo. An advertisement for Dinoco can be seen in Tokyo. It is also seen as the fuel of the 12th Pit for the last race of the WGP in London.

Cars 3[]

Dinoco reappears in the third movie sponsoring Cal Weathers in the Piston Cup, with Strip acting as his crew chief. In the 2016 season, Cal races with Lightning McQueen and Bobby Swift, even becoming friends with them and pulling pranks at each other. One race had Cal beat McQueen by a close second. Despite Dinoco sponsoring Cal, Tex still wanted to offer McQueen the Dinoco sponsorship. When new racers such as Jackson Storm enter the racing world, Cal decides to retire, leaving the Dinoco sponsorship open once again. Following the victory of McQueen and Cruz Ramirez, Tex offers to sponsor Cruz, of which she accepts. He also buys Rust-eze at the end.

Toy Story 4[]

During the family RV road trip, Bonnie's family stops at a Dinoco gas station. A vintage neon Dinoco sign is seen in the background of Second Chance Antiques.

Trivia[]

  • Dinoco may have been based on the Sinclair Oil Corporation (incidentally, the namesake for the Sinclair family in the TV sitcom Dinosaurs), which also uses an Apatosaurus in its logo.
    • It is also a reference to Sunoco, a chain of gas stations found throughout the United States, which is the exclusive fuel provider for the NASCAR series (what the Piston Cup is based on).
  • The Cars T. rex Dinoco logo appears on a lighter on WALL-E's shelf in the film WALL-E.
  • There is a building seen with the Dinoco logo on it when Mater comes out of the water in Tokyo Mater. This is most likely one of its headquarters. Dinoco also appears on several advertisements in the episode.
  • A new "subsidiary" of Dinoco appeared in the short Heavy Metal Mater, called Dinoco Records. However, this may just be a case of naming rights, as Dinoco paid to use their name for the record company.
  • In an early script for Toy Story 2, Al was originally supposed to stop at Dinoco on route to the airport following engine troubles, in which the toys hijacked his car shortly after. In a later deleted scene that was eventually used in the movie but differently, the Dinoco gas station is mentioned by Buzz while he's explaining the route they took to get to Al's Toy Barn.
  • The design of the Dinoco-sponsored vehicles resembles that of the NASCAR vehicles sponsored by STP motor oil, and the King's actor Richard Petty (a former NASCAR driver and a business entrepreneur) drove for STP in his NASCAR career as his primary sponsor.
  • In the Cars film series, most of the "animals" are also vehicles; however, for some reason, all of the Dinoco logo dinosaurs in their world are not "car-ified".
    • Fittingly, in Cars on the Road, car-ified dinosaurs eventually appear in the series.
  • In Planes: Fire & Rescue, a Dinoco oil can is seen.

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Animals: ScudBusterMr. JonesDragon the Cat
Deleted characters: ShakesSeñorita CactusBizz Leapyear, Buzztron, and Blip Laserfist

Locations
Andy's HouseSid's HouseDinocoPizza PlanetAl's Toy BarnAl's PenthouseTri-County International AirportWild WestSunnyside DaycareKen's Dream HouseBonnie's HouseDaisy's HouseTri-County SanitationTri-County LandfillIncineratorPoultry PalaceSleep WellSecond Chance AntiquesThe Carnival
Objects
Pixar BallPizza Planet TruckEggman MoversThe ClawThe Davis's Family VanFar East Airlines Jet
Songs
Films: You've Got a Friend in MeStrange ThingsI Will Go Sailing No MoreWoody's RoundupWhen She Loved MeWe Belong TogetherDream WeaverLe FreakBattlesaurs ThemeThe Ballad of the Lonesome CowboyI Can't Let You Throw Yourself AwayLivin' ThingGravityThe FoolPlastic Spaceman

Miscellaneous: Midway ManiaHot PotatoMy Unexpected Friend

See Also
A113Black Friday reelToy Story (Original Treatment)Toy Story 3 (Circle 7 Screenplay)The Science Behind PixarPixar in a BoxAstro Blasters RobotsStar Command


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Cancelled: Beyond the SkyMetro

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Entertainment: Lightning McQueen's Racing AcademyMoteurs... Action! Stunt Show SpectacularPixar Playtime Pals
Restaurants: Cozy Cone MotelFillmore's Taste-InFlo's V8 Cafe
Shops: Radiator Springs CuriosRamone's House of Body ArtSarge's Surplus Hut
Parades: Mickey's New Year's Eve ParadePaint The Night ParadePixar Play Parade
Fireworks: Disney EnchantmentHappily Ever AfterIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationTogether Forever: A Pixar Nighttime SpectacularWonderful World of AnimationWorld of Color: Celebrate!
Summer: Club Mouse BeatLightning McQueen Live!

Characters
Cars: Lightning McQueenMaterSally CarreraMackStrip WeathersChick HicksMia and TiaHarvDoc HudsonFloRamoneSheriffLuigiGuidoSargeFillmoreRedLizzieStanleyTex DinocoLynda WeathersJay LimoTuner CarsBessieFrankTractorsJerry Recycled Batteries

Cars 2: Finn McMissileHolley ShiftwellTony TrihullRod "Torque" RedlineTomberMiles AxlerodProfessor ZündappGremAcerFrancesco BernoulliUncle TopolinoMama TopolinoJeff GorvetteLewis HamilitonRaoul ÇaRouleMiguel CaminoNigel GearsleyShu Todoroki
Cars 3: Cruz RamírezJackson StormSterlingMiss FritterChase RacelottDanny SwervezBubba WheelhouseBobby SwiftSmokeyJunior, River, and LouiseTim Treadless
Mater and the Ghostlight: Screamin' Banshee
Cars Toons: KabutoBig DSkipper RileySparkySandy DunesBlue GritIdle ThreatShifty Sidewinder
Cars on the Road: IvyMatoRoad Rumblers
Video Games: CandiceStinger

Episodes
Cars Toons

Mater's Tall Tales: Rescue Squad MaterMater the GreaterEl MaterdorTokyo MaterUnidentified Flying MaterMonster Truck MaterHeavy Metal MaterMoon MaterMater Private EyeAir MaterTime Travel Mater
Tales From Radiator Springs: HiccupsBuggedSpinningThe Radiator Springs 500½
Cars on the Road: Dino ParkLights OutSalt FeverThe LegendShow TimeTrucksB-MovieRoad RumblersGettin' Hitched
Canceled Episodes: To Protect and Serve

Songs
Cars: Real GoneLife is a HighwayOur TownMcQueen and SallySh-BoomRoute 66Find YourselfBehind the CloudsMy Heart Would Know

Cars 2: You Might ThinkPolyrhythmMon Cœur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom)Collision of WorldsNobody's Fool
Cars 3: Run That RaceKing's HighwayGlory DaysRide
Cars on the Road: Cars on the RoadTRUCKS
Others: Free RideWelcome to Radiator SpringsRadiator RockMambo ItalianoStop in the Name of LoveRiding in My Car (Car Car Song)Low Rider (Espanol Fantasma Mix)Junkyard JamboreeBig BulldozerTow Mater (The One You Want to Call)Mater's Square DanceLet's Go Driving

Organizations/Groups
DinocoTuner CarsWorld Grand PrixLemons · Next-Gen Racers
Locations
Radiator SpringsLuigi's Casa Della TiresRamone's House of Body ArtCozy Cone MotelFillmore's Taste-InFlo's V8 CaféRadiator Springs CuriosRadiator Springs Drive-In TheatreWheel Well MotelLondon, EnglandParis, FrancePorto CorsaTokyoCaliforniaLos Angeles International SpeedwayMotor Speedway of the SouthOrnament ValleyBig BenTop Down TruckstopBig BentleyHollywoodU.S. Route 66
Objects
Piston CupAllinolElectromagnetic Pulse EmitterPixar BallA113Pizza Planet Truck
See Also
The Science Behind PixarPixar in a Box
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