News Test Track to be reimagined

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Test Track to be reimagined with inspiration from the original World of Motion

Test Track to be reimagined with inspiration from the original World of Motion

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[PizzaPlanet]

I'm curious to see if they'll keep the design your own car gimmick. It was a cool idea but I feel like the payoff is alway underwhelming once you get on the ride.

 

[gerarar]

The concept art looks promising if they're going with physical detailed props as if you're in a forest.

Kinda reminds me of the ET ride..

 

[Brer Oswald]

The concept art looks promising if they're going with physical detailed props as if you're in a forest.
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Kinda reminds me of the ET ride..

Just going off this alone, it will be an improvement over the previous two renditions.

 

[monothingie]

 

[mightynine]

I can't decide what's more surprising - that Test Track is getting another redo and they want to use WoM for "inspiration" or that Chevrolet is apparently sticking around as a sponsor.

 

[aaronml]

Of all the things in Epcot to invest in right now, why this? Both SSE and Imagination need investment more desperately than Test Track. The current version of Test Track is a downgrade from the original version (IMO), but it certainly doesn’t feel dated.

 

[SamusAranX]

Of all the things in Epcot to invest in right now, why this? Both SSE and Imagination need investment more desperately than Test Track. The current version of Test Track is a downgrade from the original version (IMO), but it certainly doesn’t feel dated.

Because Chevy is gonna pay the bill

 

[SteamboatJoe]

I thought for sure we'd end up seeing Lightning McQueen here.

 

[Mouse3268]

Because Chevy is gonna pay the bill

Crazy how Chevy/GM is the only sponsor that they've been able to keep all these years.

 

[vikescaper]

Just bring back Bill McKim, Sherry, and “It’s Fun to be Free” and call it a day!

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Some of my long lost love for Epcot has been returned to me today

 

[WaltsTreasureChest]

The concept art looks promising if they're going with physical detailed props as if you're in a forest.
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Kinda reminds me of the ET ride..

Wait.. I WAS GONNA SAY ET TOO BECAUSE OF THE TREES

 

[Mike S]

Some good news, finally.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

The art, assuming that's physical scenery along the edge of the track and not projection, does look like it'll be an improvement over the previous versions of the ride. Almost anything would be better than the empty dark flat corridors though, or a boring industrial factory. I've always disliked Test Track, in either of its iterations.

That said, i'm really curious to know what is supposed to be "WoM-inspired" about it. At least going from the art, it's just a a generic looking forest... Are they keeping the WoM stuff a secret, or is that just nostalgia bait and it'll only be a quick hard to spot homage hidden somewhere?

 

[Henry Mystic]

Just going off this alone, it will be an improvement over the previous two renditions.

Massive improvement. It's mediocre as is and was super outdated in version 1.0.

This has potential.

 

[Horizonsfan]

Honestly, having John Michael Higgins (Bill McKim) serve as a narrator during slower sections, a la Gary Owens, would be pretty great.

The big question in my mind is if Chevy/Disney is willing to modify the track to have a WOM-style buildup for the first half of the attraction.

If they rebuild the former ABS runs to a more traditional dark ride layout, you could have quite a bit of story from the lift all the way to the start of the hairpin turns.

 

[aladdin2007]

The art, assuming that's physical scenery along the edge of the track and not projection, does look like it'll be an improvement over the previous versions of the ride. Almost anything would be better than the empty dark flat corridors though, or a boring industrial factory.

That said, i'm really curious to know what is supposed to be "WoM-inspired" about it. At least going from the art, it's just a a generic looking forest... Are they keeping the WoM stuff a secret, or is that just nostalgia bait and it'll only be a quick hard to spot homage hidden somewhere?

its kind of sounding like a version of time racers.....but with chevy involved footing the bill, I dont think its just bait or a quick spot,,,this sounds like a fully fleshed out ride concept coming.

 

[scpergj]

Of all the things in Epcot to invest in right now, why this? Both SSE and Imagination need investment more desperately than Test Track. The current version of Test Track is a downgrade from the original version (IMO), but it certainly doesn’t feel dated.

Because Test Track has a high dollar sponsor.

that said, I really like the concept for Test Track. I loved World of Motion and IF DONE RIGHT could be a really nice update.

 

[No Name]

Inspiration from World of Motion sounds like a terrible idea for a Test Track… hopefully something they’re just blindly saying at a fan convention. What they really should do is combine the strengths of both versions of Test Track (actual heart and story from the first, high-tech look of the current, etc) and that’s what this concept art looks like it’s doing.

The big question in my mind is if Chevy/Disney is willing to modify the track to have a WOM-style buildup for the first half of the attraction.

That just sounds so ill-fitting for the premise of this ride. If anything I hope they extend the outdoor fast section!