EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[WDWFREAK53]

Oooo, I don't know, but maybe the 65 or 66 Mustang???

Iconic definitely. But as a poster-child AmericanA icon, my vote swings to the '57 BelAir.
The 60's was an awesome time for cars, but due to that, the Mustangs, the Camaros, the Corvettes, the Chevelles...they all were at the top of their game so not ONE stood out far and away from the others.

People that have no interest in cars can pick out a '57 Chevy.

Granted, it's all subjective but that's my opinion.

 

[disneylandtour]

It also had almost 200 animated figures

If you count the dozens and dozens of chickens.

 

[DCBaker]

Here's a look from the monorail today:

 

[JohnD]

Here's a look from the monorail today:

It pretty much looks the same. Is that canopy coming down?

 

[Streetway]

It pretty much looks the same. Is that canopy coming down?

It is, don’t fear

 

[JohnD]

It is, don’t fear

I wasn't. But all the recent photo updates don't really look that much different, other than a hydraulic lift or something.

 

[osian]

I wasn't. But all the recent photo updates don't really look that much different, other than a hydraulic lift or something.

Is it a "cutter"?

 

[bmr1591]

I wasn't. But all the recent photo updates don't really look that much different, other than a hydraulic lift or something.

I mean, most work is being done inside. Taking down the canopy is low on the totem pole of priorities for the work team.

 

[trainplane3]

I wasn't. But all the recent photo updates don't really look that much different, other than a hydraulic lift or something.

It's a small but big difference there. There's cables bracing parts of the structure to the ground so they can actually start dissembling it.

 

[JohnD]

I mean, most work is being done inside. Taking down the canopy is low on the totem pole of priorities for the work team.

So the photo updates are just showing extra equipment being stationed outside. Okay. Whatever.

 

[bwr827]

If they wanted to they could remove the banking although it would add cost and make the attraction less exciting so I don't think they would.

Yeah, I wouldn’t bank on that.

 

[bmr1591]

So the photo updates are just showing extra equipment being stationed outside. Okay. Whatever.

My point is that yeah, most things do look the same, because the majority of the work is being done indoors. Outdoor aesthetics aren't their major priority. The canopy is going to come down, which is why the equipment is out there, but your original post made it seem like you implying no work seemed to be happening because nothing looked different outside. If that wasn't your intent, I apologize for misreading it.

 

[JohnD]

My point is that yeah, most things do look the same, because the majority of the work is being done indoors. Outdoor aesthetics aren't their major priority. The canopy is going to come down, which is why the equipment is out there, but your original post made it seem like you implying no work seemed to be happening because nothing looked different outside. If that wasn't your intent, I apologize for misreading it.

I totally believe lots of work being done inside. But the photo updates really haven't shown anything yet other than to show that TT is closed. Also, unlike Tiana, we at least saw the transformation from Splash to Tiana on the outside without seeing anything on the inside obviously. We're not really going to see much change on the outside with TT during the retheme.

 

[Horizons '83]

I totally believe lots of work being done inside. But the photo updates really haven't shown anything yet other than to show that TT is closed. Also, unlike Tiana, we at least saw the transformation from Splash to Tiana on the outside without seeing anything on the inside obviously. We're not really going to see much change on the outside with TT during the retheme.

Nor will we.

Regarding Tiana, the exterior is very much part of the attraction whereas TT, not so much.

 

[dmc493]

It’s hard to tell in the pictures posted but there’s cut members in the canopy that have come down. From the monorail you can see where the steel was cut. It’s in the roof kinda in the middle two thirds area.

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

I’m kinda surprised it is starting to come down at all yet. It seems like having a covered staging area in the Florida summer for the interior work in the queue area would be nice.

But I guess if they’re not using it for that there’s no reason to keep it around.

 

[saxamoophone]

What’s happening here?

 

[TTA94]

What’s happening here?

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

What’s happening here?

My pure speculation is they are using that as a access point for the upper level set changes. Same principle as the scaffolding built over the track to access the side doors.

 

[vikescaper]

What’s happening here?

Since Cars is going into MK, this will be for the new Duke Kaboom themed jump on the ride.