JEANYLASER
Well-Known Member
yeah alot of Walls in the New Test Track and I hope they will finished in the end of November! So I can ride it in the Dec 2012!
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Test Track refurb???
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MickeyMan101
Member
I need to get on and post more often...
Can someone get some pictures of the current state of the exterior? Or is there really not that much to look at yet because of the tarps?
Can someone get some pictures of the current state of the exterior? Or is there really not that much to look at yet because of the tarps?
spacemountain89
Active Member
It will be open by Nov. 21st as stated above. I wouldn't expect much of a soft opening though
JEANYLASER
Well-Known Member
Thanks!
07vanquish
Active Member
So would the 21st of November be the official opening date, or the soft opening date? I'm assuming the grand opening so when would the soft opening begin?
11/21/12 is the official opening. Soft openings could begin any time before that if they happen at all. Soft openings are never guaranteed.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
There are some new pictures here of the exterior work:
http://www..com/2012/09/26/front-wall-coming-off-of-test-track-building-at-epcot/
montyz81
Well-Known Member
Toyota had the same problem with the Prius up till about 2005 I think. Lost money on everyone they sold. Funny, they are still making money!
montyz81
Well-Known Member
I was going to say that, but thought I shouldn't in case it might stir the pot. GM will make money on the Volt eventually. It is a better way to do Hybrid then what Toyota does. I am not a fan of GM at all (in fact I love Nissans). I think Hybrid is just not good enough and full electric is too soon. The Volts configuration really is the right way to go. Everyone should do it that way or figure out Hydrogen powered cars.
montyz81
Well-Known Member
Wasn't really on Politics. Was on car and hybrid configurations. It is a discussion that could lead us to future propulsion systems on Test Track. So it is in line.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
You mean the loan that the government gave to GM that turned a profit for the American people?
IWant2GoNow
Well-Known Member
I'm not going to lie, I haven't kept up with this thread at all. So I have just one question & I will disappear quicker than Sinbad's late night talk show...
Are there no plans to take out that horrendous looking scaffolding on the exterior of the building?
Thanks in advance.
Are there no plans to take out that horrendous looking scaffolding on the exterior of the building?
Thanks in advance.
DisneyCane
Well-Known Member
You do know that the government is still around $30 billion in the hole on the GM "investment"? Forget profit, it will take a major turn around just to break even. Mabye it would be profitable if Apple bought GM from the Government. Then we could have a new iCar every year and people with perfectly good iCars from the year before will buy the new one!
TP2000
Well-Known Member
As of the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on September 27th, 2012.... General Motors still owes us taxpayers 26 Billion dollars, and the United States Treasury still owns 500 Million shares of GM, about 25% of all GM shares outstanding.
But Treasury can't and won't sell them because GM stock is so depressed (during a stellar year for stocks with the Dow at 13,000+) that if Treasury sold those 500 Million stocks the taxpayers would be hit with a loss of 15 Billion dollars on their oustanding loan to GM. The stock is currently at 23.40 and declining, but it must increase to 53.0 before Treasury can sell its 500 Million shares and break even, much less make a profit. Talk about political suicide, mostly due to the very weak position GM stocks are in with a currently falling market share.
When GM gives the Treasury back the remaining 26 Billion dollars, and when the US Treasury no longer holds stock in GM, then it will finally be free of the Government Motors stigma of a nationalized industry on its knees.
You have to give it to GM, it was a gutsy move to sign on for another big sponsorship deal with Disney and Test Track 2.0. At its most basic level, the money for that rehab and renewed sponsorship deal came from our hard-earned tax dollars. It better be a darn good ride!
JEANYLASER
Well-Known Member
yeah! keep this on Test Track not on Politics! Steve is right let stay on Test Track!
DisneySaint
Well-Known Member
I was originally scheduled to visit Oct 25-28 but recently pushed back to the first week of December to be able to see the new Fantasyland, new Test Track, and Christmas decor. Going to be worth it!
