EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[Disney Analyst]

... and the doors are working!

Really a great attraction now! This feels so Epcot. So peoplemover. Inspiring and educational. The music is fantastic, love during the little dip drop inside there’s a musical flourish to go with it.

 

[Surferboy567]

Pretty cool effects, probably the most EPCOT a ride has been in a while. It’s kinda hard to explain.

 

[mickeyfan202]

Our trip is the 12th-19th. Fingers crossed we can squeak onto this and maybe get a preview of the parade. Really gonna stink to miss both by a couple days.

We are 5th - 12th. I am sad we missed it all.

 

[BagOfGroceries]

RIP my beloved design kiosk

 

[TheTwilightZone]

After watching the POV I must say I'm pleasantly surprised with how good this seems to have turned out!

It all seems to transition very nicely, plus more physical sets than I was expecting. The final scene before the outdoor track took me by surprise, looks fantastic!

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Looks wonderful! The physical sets add so much more to the experience and the style of the narration is spot on to the classic omnimovers that headlined the park 40 years ago.

This is what 2.0 should have been all along. I need to ride it in person, but this just might dethrone 1.0 as the best TT version for me. Bravo to everyone involved!

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

We are 5th - 12th. I am sad we missed it all.

Yeah, we're in the same boat, but I keep crossing my fingers for soft openings! Or maybe I'll befriend a cast member who can get me and my folks on there.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

DSNY did a side by side comparison POV of this version vs the prior one

 

[gerarar]

The view into the queue from the ride (right before/during the seat belt check) looks very cool.

The light effect in the tunnel right before unload also looks very cool. As if there's a car passing by with its headlights on. Will probably look even better at night!

There's a side-by-side comparison with 2.0 and 3.0 here:

 

[wedenterprises]

RIP my beloved design kiosk

Are they keeping them in the post show?

 

[solidyne]

I was going to ask, "but does it SMELL good?" But someone in one of the videos says, "It smelllls soo goood!" Haha, I hope I can get there before the new-ride smell dissipates!

 

[Disney Analyst]

I was going to ask, "but does it SMELL good?" But someone in one of the videos says, "It smelllls soo goood!" Haha, I hope I can get there before the new-ride smell dissipates!

The smell of paint and carpet glue

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

The view into the queue from the ride (right before/during the seat belt check) looks very cool.
View attachment 867251

I like that the Seat Belt Check signs are held over from 2.0, it's cool to see little fragments of it are still there

 

[mickeyfan202]

Yeah, we're in the same boat, but I keep crossing my fingers for soft openings! Or maybe I'll befriend a cast member who can get me and my folks on there.

Hmm, been thinking.
Plan A: I could stand around TT looking very very sad. Maybe even shed a couple tears. Someone might feel sorry for me and give me some pixe dust.

Plan B: Maybe I could sneak back stage and find something to wear. I am sure they will not care or ban me or arrest me. When I get to TT, I'll just tell them I forgot my ID. Just kidding!!!

Well, good luck Disgruntled Walt!

 

[zemmyz]

WHY OH WHY did they butcher EPCOT to be the absolute opposite of what this is. It looks great for what I was expecting. Modern, refreshed, updated, while still maintaining the TT themes. Queue is still bad minimalism, but ride updates are very lovely.

 

[Brer Oswald]

They did a good job. Best retheme they’ve done since GFT in 2007 (which was barely a retheme). Easily the best version of Test Track. Just wish they went the extra mile and themed the final speed section. It’s really jarring to go from that futuristic city to…parking lots and show buildings.

Also…they really couldn’t have played more than 5 notes of “Fun to be Free”? I expected the “WOM influence” comment to be superficial at best, but I suspect they disappointed many by setting up expectations they were never intending to follow through on. Oh well. Aside from that it looks good.

 

[WondersOfLife]

This just proves that old school Epcot still works in modern day practice if they just........ Tried. Thank you, General Motors for keeping a small spirit of 80s epcot alive.

 

[SCOTLORR]

Wow.

DSNY did a side by side comparison POV of this version vs the prior one

wow, while I was a fan of the car customization pre show, I really never realized how lackluster 2.0 was until now. 3.0 is a massive upgrade, the show scenes are so much fuller.

 

[Streetway Again]

am I losing my mind? Or is WDWMagic….happy about something?

Imagineering isn’t dead. It never has been. They just aren’t given the right opportunities sometimes.

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

I absolutely LOVE this. Consider me 50% more gruntled. The other 50% comes if I can get my family on this during our trip. We're not DVC, passholders, or cast members, and we're in WDW from July 8-15. Anyone who is able to help us out here?

IF I can add guests to my AP previews I can try to help out!