EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Why do I always see this and say the potential Back to the Future Experience!

 

[larryz]

We clearly disagree on this which is fine, but do these really look “exactly the same” to you?

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[larryz]

I say bring back leaded gas engines!

I don't see a problem -- after all, one of the expected benefits of removing lead from auto gasoline was to reverse deleterious effects of leaded gasoline on the general public's intelligence.

Critical review of the past 50 years seems to indicate that was an unrealistic expectation.

 

[osian]

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[Biff215]

The original Test Track's "it's meant to look like a warehouse" is equivalent to Dinorama's "it's meant to look cheap"

Both succeeded in their intented themes
Both were extremely ugly and not worthy of a Disney park environment

TT 1.0 certainly wasn’t cheap and the theme actually felt perfect throughout the attraction. With that said, I also enjoyed 2.0 as a decent upgrade even though some parts of the original didn’t quite fit the new storyline. I’m optimistic that 3.0 can give us new reasons to want to ride again.

I heard that Fantasmic there's this one cannon within the show that bursts out of nowhere and can be heard for miles.. heck no!

I believe that blast was part of the original Pocahontas section and may have been removed in the update after reopening. It was quite the surprise if you didn’t know it was coming! Just FYI.

 

[lazyboy97o]

How are they tested now?

I have it on good authority that in Japan they use bowling balls. Very unfair to GM.

 

[Moth]

I have a feeling we'll hear something about this soon

 

[MisterPenguin]

I have a feeling we'll hear something about this soon

Define "soon."

 

[ToTBellHop]

Define "soon."

 

[Streetway Again]

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We get updates in May?

 

[ToTBellHop]

We get updates in May?

I would imagine. It’s not opening in May, of course.

 

[Moth]

Define "soon."

Well if it skipped today's news dump, I expect it'll happen in the month of May. I hear something might be opening nearby and Disney could use a extra thing to remain in the news loop

 

[rle4lunch]

Our Epcot days for next month will be May 11th and 14th. Be nice to have previews going on

 

[ToTBellHop]

Well if it skipped today's news dump, I expect it'll happen in the month of May. I hear something might be opening nearby and Disney could use a extra thing to remain in the news loop

New Chick Fil-A? Mickey should be passive-aggressive and open Test Track on a Sunday!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Our Epcot days for next month will be May 11th and 14th. Be nice to have previews going on

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I have a feeling we'll hear something about this soon

I mean I would hope so, we’re less than four months away from opening and Disney keeps saying they have more to share “soon”. Eventually there’s not gonna be anything else to go out in the Monday news dumps

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I mean I would hope so, we’re less than four months away from opening and Disney keeps saying they have more to share “soon”. Eventually there’s not gonna be anything else to go out in the Monday news dumps

Even when they showed anything for the inside of the ride the closest thing we saw were white walls.....

 

[ToTBellHop]

Even when they showed anything for the inside of the ride the closest thing we saw were white walls.....

You have a funny way of saying, “the closest thing we saw were jaw-dropping story-driven activations that only Disney can create.”

 

[doctornick]

Regarding TT 1.0 vs 2.0, my feeling has been this: Test Track 1.0 was a better ride experience thanks to the physical elements and more tightly uniform content throughout. 2.0 had much better aesthetics and a better concept (and more "Epcot") in terms of designing and testing your own vehicles - the biggest failing is that it needed to make the designs more meaningful to the experience in some way.

I've always felt that something that took elements from both 1 and 2 would be a better experience than either.

 

[JohnD]

Our Epcot days for next month will be May 11th and 14th. Be nice to have previews going on

I'll be in WDW 5/12-5/14. Same!