EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[Purduevian]

Actually, I distinctly remember thinking, in the 80s, that the year 2000 marked the arrival of "the future." If I were to imagine 2025 back then, I would conceived of a lot more than what we have now. Full-on domestic robots, flying cars, glittering control panels everywhere, the works!

But in fact, I'm still mowing my lawn, scrubbing pots and pans, using a pencil, and dragging myself to the office every day. Download speed, schmownload speed!

Just going to point out...
We do have robot lawn mowers, dishwashers, tablets with styluses, and many people work fully remotely... Not everyone uses them, but they all exist and all the products are available in like 5 clicks to show up to your house within 2 days.

 

[Biff215]

Just going to point out...
We do have robot lawn mowers, dishwashers, tablets with styluses, and many people work fully remotely... Not everyone uses them, but they all exist and all the products are available in like 5 clicks to show up to your house within 2 days.

2 days? 2 hours!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It started as the Tomorrowland problem, and it became the EPCOT problem. Really, it's always going to be the inherent problem with any park, land, or attraction themed to the future.

Eventually the future gets here.

Obviously can debate the execution but can understand the idea of shifting the focus from "Future" World to Discover, Nature, etc

 

[Ayla]

Around 5% of lawn mower shoppers have purchased a robotic lawn mower Source (not a ton, but it's not nothing)

Experts say don't pre-rinse your dishes.

Scribble scribble, pause, sharpen sharpen, scribble, scribble, sharpen, sharpen.... no thanks

Hard disagree...

Anyway we are WAAAAAY off topic. back to Test Track... I'm assuming no changes to the ride profile (speeds, turns, braking, ect)

I expect the track and all stop/starts to be exactly the same. I think the only change will be the "scenery".

 

[larryz]

You still have to scrub and rinse before loading

My dishwasher manufacturer specifically states to NOT scrub/rinse before loading. Doing so makes the dishwasher soap much less effective. That'd be like washing your car (tie-in to TT) before running it through the car wash.

 

[JD80]

My neighbor has a robot lawnmower. It's pretty awesome.

 

[solidyne]

My dishwasher manufacturer specifically states to NOT scrub/rinse before loading. Doing so makes the dishwasher soap much less effective. That'd be like washing your car (tie-in to TT) before running it through the car wash.

I was originally talking about how still, in 2025, I have to scrub pots and pans that don't even go into the dishwasher at all. You think a dishwasher will clean a lasagna pan straight off the stove? No way. Even restaurants still use humans for the "baked-on, caked-on grease." (A little call-back for my 80s peeps there.)

 

[solidyne]

My neighbor has a robot lawnmower. It's pretty awesome.

A five-percenter! LOL

Does it really get all the nooks and crannies?

 

[JD80]

A five-percenter! LOL

Does it really get all the nooks and crannies?

A bit better than any other conventional lawnmower.

 

[JD80]

I was originally talking about how still, in 2025, I have to scrub pots and pans that don't even go into the dishwasher at all. You think a dishwasher will clean a lasagna pan straight off the stove? No way. Even restaurants still use humans for the "baked-on, caked-on grease." (A little call-back for my 80s peeps there.)

The reason why you still have to scrub pots and pans is because the room needed for a machine to wash pots and pans plus all the other dishes doesn't make sense in a normal kitchen.

 

[larryz]

You think a dishwasher will clean a lasagna pan straight off the stove? No way.

You're not using enough Pam, then...

 

[DisneyCane]

Just going to point out...
We do have robot lawn mowers, dishwashers, tablets with styluses, and many people work fully remotely... Not everyone uses them, but they all exist and all the products are available in like 5 clicks to show up to your house within 2 days.

My robot vacuum is one of my favorite possessions!

 

[larryz]

My robot vacuum is one of my favorite possessions!

Well, riding Test Track be like...

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

I hate to break it to you but Test Track has had an “empty forest environment” scene since 1999

Well, I was being generous to the old ones since they had "testing facilities" and such. There's not much indication on what this'll be, but given it's more "low-tech" in theme I'm not expecting digital screens with stuff to look at.

Considering that AI and quantum computing are making exponential gains, there's really no way to keep up with it all. Retro sci-fi is the way to go (for TL at least).

Plus, retro sci-fi is much less dystopian. With the real world's technology looking more and more like HAL-9000 it's no shock people want the much simpler and more optimistic sci-fi of the past, where tech wasn't making life worse, but actually making it better.

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

How will this not be open in July? They're testing the vehicles, they're testing the queue, there's only a little bit left on the exterior...c'mon, I want to ride this when I'm there!

 

[ChrisFL]

Is Alacubond what they used for the Spaceship Earth tiles?

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Interesting, it looks pretty similar to the aesthetics of the previous version.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Is Alacubond what they used for the Spaceship Earth tiles?

Yes, Alucobond is the major brand of aluminum composite panels.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

My robot vacuum is one of my favorite possessions!

We on our second one. Our first we called Herbert Hoover ... This one automatically empties into its dust in and we call Floorence and the Machine