EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[DreamfinderGuy]

We all assuming that the LiDAR scene is taking up half of the brake test section? Can't imagine where else it would go.

 

[TTA94]

I’d be all for this lol. Would Chevrolet approve of a Christmas overlay though?

 

[tparris]

To be fair, Test Track never had much of a story, just a premise. Previous iterations were focused on design and R&D; this one seems like it's focused on more of the same but with emerging technologies. Pretty strong premise, but it still needs to follow through with the execution (the jump from LIDAR to scenic PNW drives feels a little big so I'm curious how they'll justify it + the speed run at the end).

Perhaps the former hot/cold/efficiency rooms will have some sort of transitional scenes from digital to reality

 

[tparris]

We all assuming that the LiDAR scene is taking up half of the brake test section? Can't imagine where else it would go.

Based on the swerving of the track towards the far end, it looks like you’re exactly right. The near miss with the car looks to be where the ride car loses traction in the brake tests.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Perhaps the former hot/cold/efficiency rooms will have some sort of transitional scenes from digital to reality

Seems like you never leave reality based on the video they put up, just projection mapping that changes the buildings from looking normal to showing how they look in a LiDAR point cloud

 

[TTA94]

Perhaps the former hot/cold/efficiency rooms will have some sort of transitional scenes from digital to reality

Very curious what those rooms will be like. Good news is it can’t be any worse or less underwhelming than 2.0 which consisted of basically nothing in those rooms.

 

[FiestaFunKid]

Encouraged to see the light node scene - I'm ok with some nature scenes, but I was getting worried this was becoming Tree Track, which could be boring.

I'm not expecting much, but still waiting on that WoM influence...

 

[Disstevefan1]

This actually looks pretty great. I enjoy 2.0 well enough, but TT could easily shoot up the rankings into a top-tier ride with the retheme if the rest of the attraction is on this level.

To me, TT was always a top tier ride.

When it reopens I suspect there will be NO STAND BY, just boarding groups and LL

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

When it reopens I suspect there will be NO STAND BY, just boarding groups and LL

They have a big permanent Stand By sign installed at the entrance, I think we're safe from a virtual queue

 

[Disstevefan1]

They have a big permanent Stand By sign installed at the entrance, I think we're safe from a virtual queue

Glad to be wrong on this one

 

[jrhwdw]

 

[jrhwdw]

The Date is now on Epcot's Main Page!

 

[tparris]

They have a big permanent Stand By sign installed at the entrance, I think we're safe from a virtual queue

For all we know they just still haven’t changed out the signage, I mean those ARE the same letters that were installed for 2.0… but seriously though, I’m so glad they seem to be done with VQ at least for the time being

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

God seeing that canopy compared to what’s there now is crazy. It really was uglier than I ever truly considered.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Jungle Cruise's IP was True Life Adventures. It was much more serious in tone originally.

Nature documentaries are not marketable IP. Nobody was riding the Jungle Cruise and going "Look, it's the famous and marketable character The African Lion from Disney's The African Lion". Hell, the ride is most often described as an unlicensed adaptation of The African Queen because of the tramp steamers, to the point that the Jungle Cruise movie was a pseudo-remake of that film.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Nature documentaries are not marketable IP. Nobody was riding the Jungle Cruise and going "Look, it's the famous and marketable character The African Lion from Disney's The African Lion". Hell, the ride is most often described as an unlicensed adaptation of The African Queen because of the tramp steamers, to the point that the Jungle Cruise movie was a pseudo-remake of that film.

I think the overall point they’re driving at is that whether or not it was a draw for the audience, Walt drew a lot (most) of the original Disneyland from actual sources be it his already made work or upcoming work. Yes, as time went on, original ideas began to appear, but the idea of using IP as a way to mitigate risk goes all the way back to the park’s opening day.

 

[MJL92]

I think the overall point they’re driving at is that whether or not it was a draw for the audience, Walt drew a lot (most) of the original Disneyland from actual sources be it his already made work or upcoming work. Yes, as time went on, original ideas began to appear, but the idea of using IP as a way to mitigate risk goes all the way back to the park’s opening day.

Wait until people find out that the castle was just a giant advertisement for a movie that came out 4 years later.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Bummer that they announced new music for the ride. I really liked the previous tracks and was hoping they'd give it the same treatment as what they did with Soarin CA to Soarin ATW.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I’d be all for this lol. Would Chevrolet approve of a Christmas overlay though?

Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a Christmas overlay in TT 3.0

 

[larryz]

Any tips for how to get in for a soft opening? Anyone ever managed that? I don't mean a passholder preview or anything like that...I just mean soft opening.

Camp out at the attraction entrance.