Alaska Airlines Unveils its’ Latest Pixar Themed 737

by Steve Case
Last updated October 14, 2019

Alaska Airlines continues to celebrate their partnership with Disneyland Resorts with this latest themed aircraft. The spotlight for this livery is to promote the Pixar Pier attraction at Disney California Adventure Park.

a blue airplane with cartoon characters on it — Newest Alaska Pixar themed aircraft. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

“There’s nothing better than landing happy on the way to The Happiest Place on Earth,” said Natalie Bowman, Alaska Airlines’ managing director of brand marketing and advertising. “The Disneyland Resort is one of our signature West Coast friendships, and we love that we can celebrate Pixar Pier by taking these iconic characters on a brand-new adventure.”

Their latest themed aircraft features the characters of:

Buzz Lightyear
Jessie
Rex
Aliens
Luxo Ball
Pixar Pier

the front of a plane — Photo credit: Alaska Airlines

a blue airplane with a door and windows — Photo credit: Alaska Airlines

a blue tail fin of an airplane — Photo credit: Alaska Airlines

What Does it Take to Create the Magic?

Creating the magic takes a lot of time and a lot of paint. Here is what went into this creation:

2,800 work hours
24 days to complete
50 gallons of paint
44 colors including custom shades

This aircraft is the sixth in the Disneyland-Pixar series. Here are the others:

a plane with cartoon characters on the side — Adventures of Disneyland theme. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

a blue airplane with cartoon characters on it — Spirit of Disneyland II. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

a plane with cartoon characters on it — Incredibles 2 theme. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

a plane flying in the sky — Captain Marvel theme. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

a plane with cartoon characters on it — Toy Story 4 theme. Photo credit: Alaska Airlines.

The magic continues as Alaska Airlines collaborates with Disney Resorts and Pixar with this latest themed aircraft.

About Steve Case

Steve is a life-long avgeek and a points and miles player. The photo is from my first premium, international award flight in 2012. That is all it took, I was hooked. I used my airline mile and hotel points to travel well and cheap. I am truly an "out-of-the-box" traveler which has enriched my travel experiences.