News Test Track to be reimagined

[pelham304]

never be too sure of anything........

As long as the sponsorship lasts it won’t become a CARS attraction

 

[FigmentFan82]

What’s the budget for this update. That should probably give us an indication of how intricate the updates will be or lack thereof.

 

[Moth]

What’s the budget for this update. That should probably give us an indication of how intricate the updates will be or lack thereof.

People were parroting $100 million.

But I don't think that's going entirely towards the ride itself, I think the ride vehicles need general upkeep/updates since I think they're reaching the end of their expected lifespan? So it might be going all-in to keep Test Track well, on TRACK for the next two decades.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They've made no reference or even allusion to any of this being included. Fun to be Free seems highly likely though, I don't know how you would advertise something as World of Motion inspired and not include it

Looking at you 1.0 with your not included version of One little Spark ..

 

[OptimusPrime]

As long as the sponsorship lasts it won’t become a CARS attraction

I think we’re past the point of TT ever becoming Cars

 

[Jumping Fountains]

The only explanation I can think of for this is that you maybe watched the Futureport recreation? Other than that I have no idea where you got this from.

I’m on my 40s and certainly experienced this as a child, though it has weirdly been kind of lost in my memory. I absolutely love the old attractions of EPCOT and would still be paying admission for them, as is, if they existed. Truly all-ages accessible, a bit whimsical, and transoportive. I think you’re either an old EPCOT/edutainment type or you’re not and there’s really no kind of way to convey the value of that vision of theme park experiences if it doesn’t resonate with you. I realize this is kind of a non sequitur post - just watching some of that World of Motion ride-through brought up the thoughts!

 

[Jumping Fountains]

As someone who visited Epcot for the first time in the 2000, I was bored. World Showcase was mainly shopping, documentaries and at the time 2 rides. Future World leaned too heavily into the education side so much that we went on Ellen's Energy Adventure, walked through the chaos of Innoventions expecting a ride then went straight to World Showcase before eventually seeing Honey I Shrunk the Audience. It wasn't until the addition of Nemo that we went to the Seas pavilion, and that encouraged us to look at the other pavilions in Future World. It was the injection of IP that actually made it worth visiting these areas of the park, especially now for my family who regularly skip Small World, Figment and Tom Sawyer Island for being too boring

This is a great representation of how many people would have experienced EPCOT. I do think there were enough people who enjoyed what is described (not bored) to not abandon the concept and keep the theme intact. I know my family ended up spending more time in EPCOT once we were, say, over 10. I think of WDW as a portfolio of properties and that each one doesn’t have to appeal equally to visitors. But I’m also not the business owner!

 

[ChrisFL]

This is a great representation of how many people would have experienced EPCOT. I do think there were enough people who enjoyed what is described (not bored) to not abandon the concept and keep the theme intact. I know my family ended up spending more time in EPCOT once we were, say, over 10. I think of WDW as a portfolio of properties and that each one doesn’t have to appeal equally to visitors. But I’m also not the business owner!

I think attendance for EPCOT Center was good every year and still beat MGM and DAK (obviously that was after the "Center" part was dropped) and I don't think they were all going to World Showcase. Someone else who has the statistics can chime in as I don't have them on hand.