This was an excellent rebound for this franchise. Cars 2 is pretty much recognized as the one big turd that Pixar has ever made. They pretty much made that movie as a blatant attempt to sell a bunch of merchandise. Everything about it was very much mailed in. This movie is absolutely the worthy sequel to Cars. This had all the same writing and emotional hooks that the original did and was a very pleasant surprise since I had gone in to it expecting another turd in an animation franchise that I have never really been hooked by even though I liked the original.
I would definitely recommend people checking this out. It was a very enjoyable family film with great messages for kids and adults alike.