Valid points. But I still hate Test Track. Even more than JIYI (mainly because JIYI can be easily fixed if needed; the original track space is there for a refurbishment.)
WOM - Barely learning? Maybe you were asleep!! :lol:
The whole thing was a comedy within a history lesson - soooo convincing and real - right there, you're in a history. (Remember the park scene??) This was a history lesson, a present lesson, a future lesson - not only about how cars are made - but about the essense of MOTION - of vehicles...of "being free". What a broad theme, convincingly and entertaingly covered in fifteen minutes.
It fit right in EPCOT in its opening day. Nothing really made the ride outdated. In fact, it went more into the future than test track. But as for the thrill ride, and how EPCOT needs one to boost attendance, people say, WOM could have undergone extensive rehab, and there would be enough room to add Test Track. In fact, the current thrill ride, which leaves most diehard RETRO EPCOT/WOM fans in the dark, uses only one half of the pavilion space. And uses 1/3 of the original ride length.
I say if a new attraction is going to be built, think of the people who liked the old one. Make a combination. Throwing out the 15 minute classic Disney masterpiece and installing a quick thrill ride about making cars (OOOH, let's all work at GM!!) in my eyes is really depressing. And really lessens my positive attitude towards the Walt Disney Company.
We won't forget the WOM and its message. No matter what kind of attraction replaces it, those of us who were lucky to ride it will always have its spirit in our hearts.
