In the book, the Torrance family drive a red VW Beetle. In the film, they drive a yellow VW Beetle. At one point in the film, there is a crashed red VW Beetle on the side of the road. This was Stanley Kibrick's way of saying the film was his and not Stephen King's book version. In the mini-series, the Torrance family drive a red VW Beetle, like they do in the book. This Stephen King's way of saying this was his version.
In the diner scene, when Danny sends a psychic call for help to Dick Hallorann, the waitress Dick interacts with is played by Shawnee Smith, who played the role of Julie Lawry in the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand (1994).