EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

JohnD

JohnD

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jeanericuser001 said:
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General Motors Debuts New Vehicle Showcase at EPCOT's Test Track

General Motors Debuts New Vehicle Showcase at EPCOT's Test Track
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Just as I feared. I was hoping for something memorable but all we got is equivalent to a car dealership disguised as a ride ending. At least the last iteration gave you a good reason to stick around after the ride is over. This one just convinces you to leave as quick as possible. Now this definitely reminds me of old school world of motion. :facepalm:
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What a surprise. The sponsor of the pavilion, GM, who made sure that TT was re-themed again because Disney wouldn't do it on their own has an area to showcase their cars. Oh, the horror! What's next? Kraft offering products in The Land? Exxon promoting their company in The Universe of Energy? Siemens demonstrating technology in Spaceship Earth? Wait. That already happened, although not anymore because they're not sponsoring pavilions currently.
 
solidyne

solidyne

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Nothing wrong with displaying your wares. I even like sponsorships, for the reasons you allude to (and because they remind me of the good ol' days of RCA, GE, and Eastern Airlines).

The problem is the lack of imagination in the presentation. Looks like you can't even get even get to the vehicles, what with the metal barricades. And where is the futuristic car that they'll never actually produce but is still fun to look at?
 
JohnD

JohnD

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solidyne said:
Nothing wrong with displaying your wares. I even like sponsorships, for the reasons you allude to (and because they remind me of the good ol' days of RCA, GE, and Eastern Airlines).

The problem is the lack of imagination in the presentation. Looks like you can't even get even get to the vehicles, what with the metal barricades. And where is the futuristic car that they'll never actually produce but is still fun to look at?
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If I'm not mistaken the futuristic car is in the queue in the front of the building. As for barriers, of course there are barriers in an exit area of an attraction which sees thousands of people every day. On the one hand, people are complaining that it looks too much like a dealership showroom. On the other hand, you're complaining that precisely because it isn't a dealership showroom, people can't get to the cars. 🤷‍♂️ If people have questions, go up to a CM and take the discussion from there. Maybe they'll you go up to the car.
 
solidyne

solidyne

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JohnD said:
If I'm not mistaken the futuristic car is in the queue in the front of the building. As for barriers, of course there are barriers in an exit area of an attraction which sees thousands of people every day. On the one hand, people are complaining that it looks too much like a dealership showroom. On the other hand, you're complaining that precisely because it isn't a dealership showroom, people can't get to the cars. 🤷‍♂️ If people have questions, go up to a CM and take the discussion from there. Maybe they'll you go up to the car.
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My complaint has nothing to do with whether this is or isn't a showroom. It is, basically, that it doesn't look as fun as it once did. I could be wrong, but I remember walking right up to the vehicles in previous iterations.
 
Ayla

Ayla

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JohnD said:
If I'm not mistaken the futuristic car is in the queue in the front of the building. As for barriers, of course there are barriers in an exit area of an attraction which sees thousands of people every day. On the one hand, people are complaining that it looks too much like a dealership showroom. On the other hand, you're complaining that precisely because it isn't a dealership showroom, people can't get to the cars. 🤷‍♂️ If people have questions, go up to a CM and take the discussion from there. Maybe they'll you go up to the car.
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There didn't use to be any barriers. You used to be able to sit in any of the vehicles.
 
DisneyLeo18

DisneyLeo18

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sedati said:
So glad the younger generations can experience EPCOT Center as it was meant to be. Like paying for the Ad-Free version and finding out they just put ads in the content- EPCOT was truly ahead of its time.
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Looks a lot like the Test Track from my childhood.. 🤷‍♂️

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Bill Cipher

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WondersOfLife said:
Rode it today. A welcome upgrade!! Had a premier pass and we were the very first to use the lightning lane ride today! And also, I ran into this awesome dude... Should have known he would be here today!! If you're a real Disney fan, you know who he is. :)


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I ran into him too! He was about to watch Philharmagic, super great guy to have a chat about the parks with. :)
 
DreamfinderGuy

DreamfinderGuy

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Nobody buys a car at Test Track, but GM gets their product in front of millions of eyes and some of those people may be in the market for a vehicle or will be in the future. The sponsorship model worked exactly as it was designed to for me recently, I spent the last few years of TT 2.0’s life checking out the Bolt EUV they had in the post show every time I rode. Last month my car died and I was in the market for a new one. I drove home the one I fell in love with at Test Track. Same color and trim even.
 

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