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Richard Petty Driving Experience to close
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danlb_2000
Premium Member
Maybe the buses going to MK will make a high speed lap around the track as they enter the park. 
I will have to keep an eye on the South Florida Water Management permits, if they are going to make a larger parking lot it would likely show up there first.
I will have to keep an eye on the South Florida Water Management permits, if they are going to make a larger parking lot it would likely show up there first.
Mr Wizard
Active Member
They don't have grandstands and food courts and rest rooms to maintain. I'm no expert but you would think about the only major upkeep is repaving every couple years. And it always seemed to be busy. AND it was an absolute rush ! Expensive but worth the splurge. And trust me Universal the young persons super thrill ride park has nothing that even comes close. It was a really neat, different thing to do for those who didn't want to ride, or were tired of, Space Mountain. So with The King not wanting to leave why would the Mouse turn down steady money ? I agree, very strange. My only guess is to create more parking spaces as they continue to cram more people into the park. Was the racetrack originally parking ? I thought that it was.
WDWVolFan
Well-Known Member
So they will tear the track up?
That's dumb...
Or maybe...just maybe...the 5th gate will be WALT DISNEY REDNECK NASCAR EXPERIENCE:
Enjoy the magic of dippin' and spittin', talkin' 'bout moonshine, fishin', bad mouthin' them yankees and Jeff Gordon, always honorin' the unforgetable #3 Dale Earnhardt.
Enjoy some good ole grillin', drinkin', mulletin' just the way Walt dreamed the south was all about.
That's dumb...
Or maybe...just maybe...the 5th gate will be WALT DISNEY REDNECK NASCAR EXPERIENCE:
Enjoy the magic of dippin' and spittin', talkin' 'bout moonshine, fishin', bad mouthin' them yankees and Jeff Gordon, always honorin' the unforgetable #3 Dale Earnhardt.
Enjoy some good ole grillin', drinkin', mulletin' just the way Walt dreamed the south was all about.
Disneyhead'71
Well-Known Member
I think transportation improvements is code for Value Family Suites/DVC Resort.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Maybe the buses going to MK will make a high speed lap around the track as they enter the park.
I will have to keep an eye on the South Florida Water Management permits, if they are going to make a larger parking lot it would likely show up there first.
I heard Cars themed DVC resort
wdwfan4ver
Well-Known Member
It has to be more than what you are referring too. Dover International Speedway has problems outside that racing Experience that fans can witness. The Company that owns Dover International Speedway closed down multiple race tracks starting after the 2009 season and sold at least 2 of them. Dover International Speedway did a lot of seat expansions back in the 1990's to the mid 2000's and cost that race track when the down turn of attendance. A lot of race tracks has the same issue as Dover International Speedway has, but not to the same degree.
Disney's race track is a different animal compared to Dover International Motor speedway because Dover actually is being used for racing outside of giving people a driving experience on a race track.
Walt Disney Speedway actually hasn't been used in auto racing outside of racing experiences like Richard Petty Driving Experience for a long time. Walt Disney World Speedway hasn't had a Indy Car or a NASCAR Racing event since 2000. That means Disney limited the potential income of the race track for years. I don't think NASCAR teams has used the raceway for testing for a long time on any level of NASCAR.
It was put in such a terrible location. I wish I could have attended this race there. It is a phenomenal racing surface that was not thought out too well.
JoLogo in 2012 tested there. It has been a Penske hot spot for testing for quite some time. A couple Chevy teams have tested there as recently as '12, also.
nor'easter
Well-Known Member
Marni, you are a voice of sanity (or maybe it's just that your World view coincides with mine.
A NASCAR race track as you enter the park like setting of the Magic Kingdom! Really? And to those to say it was fun, I don't doubt it. But to some so are monster truck rallies. Or bungee jumping. Or gator wrestling. They may all have their place, but not at the approach to the Magic Kingdom (or any other Disney theme park). Six Flags, maybe.
Oriolesmagic
Well-Known Member
So THAT'S where they're putting the BAH.
wdwfan4ver
Well-Known Member
The race track has been called a parking nightmare and is why there hasn't been any professional racing at the race track since 2000 that doesn't involve race teams testing there.
One poster typed the following about Walt Disney World Speedway: "The track is literally right next to the Magic Kingdom parking lot. For people who aren't aware, the Magic Kingdom is the world's most visited theme park annually. You have TONS of guests pouring in to park to visit the park and others parking for the race, it created a massive overflow and Disney was forced to shake up parking procedures. Their first idea was to make all guests wanting to visit Magic Kingdom instead park in the Epcot parking lot and take a monorail or bus over, which obviously resulted in a lot of angry guests and created an overflow in the Epcot parking lot. So the next year Disney instead reversed it and made all race fans park in Epcot and take transportation over to the track. It still resulted in a overflow for Epcot's parking lot, made people angry and their transportation system struggled to get people around the resort."
The poster who typed that wasn't even me on that other website. That means Disney actually had a problem with the race track for parking and wasn't able to be used for racing since 2000 as a result. Disney had a location problem with the race track and it is very debatable if that race track should have been built a first place as a result.
Race Tracks are designed by used for racing first, not for guests to get a feel what it is for a professional race car driver to be on a race track.
Nick Pappagiorgio
Well-Known Member
I was at the '98 WDW Indy 200. It was/is a nice track, and one of the few tri-ovals in the country. I get it isn't, everyones cup of tea, but back in the day it was a cool experience. Part of the problems is that they only have temporary stands for race events which are set up in parking lot space. This also created traffic issues with the park. Probably will never see a race again because it does not have the SAFER barriers that most tracks have now. They also had a driver who got into a bad reck while testing and was paralyzed.
spacemt354
Chili's
Maybe the buses going to MK will make a high speed lap around the track as they enter the park.
Maybe that's why they are wrapping buses with advertisements. The Disney Brand 200
Really? I've spent a good deal of my MK drays the past few trips around the Castle Stage thanks to DWM and CADCT, and not once have I heard a car from the TTC or Tomorrowland. Not even on the MS Train Station which is closer to the TTC and I've been there for parades for years! The loudest attraction I think is TT's outer track. I know you can hear it from outside of UOE, Maybe even from Showcase Plaza, or the part of WS behind TT? I don't remember.
Perfect ambient noise. Nothing like hearing the EARgasmic noise of NASCAR engines anywhere on Earth.