Lee
Adventurer
You're right. It isn't funny....it's sad.
Sad we still have to make jokes about a monumental failure on Disney's part.
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Test Track refurb???
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Sad we still have to make jokes about a monumental failure on Disney's part.
WDITrent
Active Member
In defense of Test Track 2.0's educational functions: Chevrolet's goal was to focus it more on the design process than the testing process. They wanted to show what factors are taken into account when designing a car and let guests appreciate that side of the industry. It certainly isn't a replication of a part of car-making like the old version was, but it's an abstract (in my opinion, more optimistic, and, forgive me, Epcotty) ride through a part of car-making that otherwise just exists on paper, and here it is illustrated in physical form. I think it's a pretty neat concept.
I_heart_Tigger
Well-Known Member
I have a friend on Test Track right now. I keep checking her twitter and Facebook to see if she's updated anything yet 
TestTrack Dummy
Well-Known Member
Exactly how i feel.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
I wonder if they ever considered abandoning the name "Test Track" for this new attraction, seeing as how it's not one.
They might have been stuck with the ride building of the old attraction, but did they have to keep the name?
DznyRktekt
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More optimistic...Epcotty is what I really enjoy. The gee whiz idealistic future is refreshing in this time of real world fiscal cliffs, identity theft, computer viruses, texting instead of conversing, etc. It is a "neat concept" and I can't wait to experience it. Even the introduction of icons in the ride that harken back to the unifying theme icons of EPCOT center is great IMO.
The old icons in a way balanced the park. World showcase had each country as a representative with a flag icon that bundled World Showcase as a unit. Future world had an element of futurism for each pavilion that was represented by an original icon, brought together in the original park icon.
The old icons in a way balanced the park. World showcase had each country as a representative with a flag icon that bundled World Showcase as a unit. Future world had an element of futurism for each pavilion that was represented by an original icon, brought together in the original park icon.
alphac2005
Well-Known Member
No, World of Motion was an educational ride. Test Track was a new "thrill" ride with a storyline thrown in.
DznyRktekt
Well-Known Member
Thrilling if you've never ridden in a convertible.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
Darth Sidious
Authentically Disney Distinctly Chinese
Don't know who that is...but I surely know sad when I see it.
You're saying the state of the yeti isn't sad?
The fact that the Yeti is built on its own platform and is a main feature of the entire ride makes this a bigger deal. I think people are forgetting how integral the Yeti is in that ride. To not have it work is a waste of the time and effort that was put into getting it to work in the first place.
Don't know who that is...but I surely know sad when I see it.
You're saying the state of the yeti isn't sad?
Not at all. Everest with the yeti is, IMO, the single most impressive experience in all of WDW. It's just very annoying that anything something breaks we have three or four people with the inevitable disco or tarp comment. Show some originality.
DznyRktekt
Well-Known Member
I believe it is commonly referred to as a net, not a tarp. Tarps are usually used to catch water, not falling rocks.
LorangeJuice
Active Member
I agree, but not everyone will. That's just the nature of the beast.
How about this? No matter what you think of the redo or who is responsible for it, can we all agree to give a nice round of applause to GM for being the only opening day sponsor in Future World that stuck around? Heck, are they the only opening day sponsor in all of Epcot to stick around...?!
sweetpee_1993
Well-Known Member
In the spirit of originality: Sum of All Test Tracks? You design your own, emphasis seems to be in the educational value of the design process, then you ride it. Similar enough to marry the names?
**DISCLAIMER**
I have NOT actually experienced TT2.0, only Sum of All Thrills. I'm calling myself on this fact before the oober-defensive pouncing begins...
asianway
Well-Known Member
Well, Coca Cola for one, and there are more tiny sponsors lurking in WS shops & F&B, but GM is it for FW
MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
I cannot fathom why that would annoy any objective fan. If something is not functioning as it should be (or if something isn't up to par with what should be expected from a company), people should complain. And they shouldn't stop complaining, ceasing that would provide Disney with justification for doing so- that people aren't complaining and therefore don't care that something is broken (so there's no need to fix it). Whether these problems are ever corrected or not, people should never stop complaining about them. It's stupid not to expect the best from a company who themselves once proudly set that exact standard and stood behind it.
When a bratty child refuses to obey their parents in doing a daily chore, should the parents simply stop repeatedly demanding that the child do said chore just because it the kid repeatedly refuses to do it and tells the parents to stop annoying him/her about it? Of course not. Parents need to demand that the child do what he/she is supposed to do, and continue to demand until the kid obeys and learns how to behave. Same goes for fans demanding that Disney properly manage their parks and live up to the standards they set themselves. These repeated comments shouldn't annoy anyone but the Disney company heads themselves. And the reason THEY'RE annoyed is because they know they've done wrong here and would have to put effort into the job they've been neglecting (same as the kid example above).
It's a sad world that we live in where show issues such as Disco Yeti and the Splash Mountain situation are allowed to remain in their broken state for months and years without correction. But it would be an even sadder world if people wouldn't or couldn't express their distaste for them.
sweetpee_1993
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Yes, I guess some kudos should be spared for GM for longevity. And for the nice rebate signing up for their mailing list in the post show netted us last year. That was nice.