EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined

[Coaster Lover]

The unreliability was definitely a big downer for me. I’m still unsure how folks would get some of the high performance scores they got on the car design, especially with the limited time you had to do the design

Simple... design your car in the post show (have all the time in the world) save it on your band, and just don't do the design experience your next go around. Pretty sure the last car you designed stayed on your band until you tapped your band to start the process from the beginning.

 

[Coaster Lover]

The create a car thing was also a pretty solid revenue source.

Interesting that there was a revenue aspect to it. I always wondered if Chevy got any market research info from the ride... not like "Oh, people like to put 3' tires on their car... we should implement that in our next model"... but more like "people really seem to like this specific color, we should use that more in our marketing"...

 

[Skibum1970]

There is ZERO reason GOTG should still be on VQ.

I'll give you one reason. They didn't design the queue to handle standby lines. They would need to have exterior queue all over the place outside. I say this while agreeing that VQ is ridiculous at this point but the queue size is a huge oversight.

 

[Coaster Lover]

Sounds like a tv jingle from the 60's.

That link is just one version of the song... the ride itself (and the surrounding area music) utilized dozens of variations of that song... there was a big band version, a Broadway showtunes version, a jazz version, even a kazoo version... it would be neat if the updated version of the ride did the same, with some more modern versions of the song (like a K-pop version, or an a capalla group version, or a ska version...)

 

[Mickeynerd17]

It's so fascinating comparing these two photos now. The walls look to be in the exact same spot they were 12 years ago.

 

[bmr1591]

I'll give you one reason. They didn't design the queue to handle standby lines. They would need to have exterior queue all over the place outside. I say this while agreeing that VQ is ridiculous at this point but the queue size is a huge oversight.

The inside is very long and winding and can hold a ton of people. It's ridiculous to assume they didn't design the queue with standby in mind. There's absolutely zero percent chance those making the queue thought it would be on VQ for its entire existence.

 

[MisterPenguin]

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[EagleScout610]

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Either a temporary date or a sign we're about to get a very very very rushed 3.0

 

[Bryan_the_Imagineer]

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Sounds too insane to be true, I mean it took these people 5 damn years to create an underwhelming garden area with cheap light and buildings, how can they possibly reimagine a ride like Test Track in 2 months.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

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Looks like they've changed it, at least on the website.

 

[EagleScout610]

Looks like they've changed it, at least on the website.

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Same on the WDW app

 

[vikescaper]

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As we have learned from the recent projects at EPCOT, that definitely isn’t enough time to tear down the existing canopy and build the new one.

 

[JohnD]

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Not there anymore.

Clicking the box now gets you this on the TT page:

 

[doctornick]

Impossible

I mean, I am being quite serious. WoM was a fantastic experience, funny and entertaining with a catchy tune. I think Horizons is vastly overrated on these pages - its main thing of interest was the interactive "choose your ending" feature but otherwise wasn't (IMHO) all that engaging. Especially compared to the other superior rides in classic Epcot (SSE, WoM, Imagination, LttL, I'd rate UoE higher too).

I realize that I'm a bit of an outlier here in that, but I really don't get the fascination with Horizons.

 

[James Alucobond]

I mean, I am being quite serious. WoM was a fantastic experience, funny and entertaining with a catchy tune. I think Horizons is vastly overrated on these pages - it's main thing of interest was the interactive "choose your ending" feature but otherwise wasn't (IMHO) all that engaging. Especially compared to the other superior rides in classic Epcot (SSE, WoM, Imagination, LttL, I'd rate UoE higher too).

I realize that I'm a bit of an outlier here in that, but I really don't get the fascination with Horizons.

I always felt Spaceship Earth already had a lot of the same DNA (and could revive even more of its essence with a redone descent), so I wasn’t as sad to see it go. That said, Mission: SPACE is horribly mediocre.

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

Interesting that there was a revenue aspect to it. I always wondered if Chevy got any market research info from the ride... not like "Oh, people like to put 3' tires on their car... we should implement that in our next model"... but more like "people really seem to like this specific color, we should use that more in our marketing"...

As others have mentioned, the revenue or exposure GM gets from this interests me. Considering they’ve been finding an Epcot pavilion for 40 plus years there has to be a solid return for them in some shape or form

 

[DisneyRoy]

The inside is very long and winding and can hold a ton of people. It's ridiculous to assume they didn't design the queue with standby in mind. There's absolutely zero percent chance those making the queue thought it would be on VQ for its entire existence.

From what I understand the interior can hold an hour or more of guests. Should be enough I would hope.

 

[UNCgolf]

I mean, I am being quite serious. WoM was a fantastic experience, funny and entertaining with a catchy tune. I think Horizons is vastly overrated on these pages - its main thing of interest was the interactive "choose your ending" feature but otherwise wasn't (IMHO) all that engaging. Especially compared to the other superior rides in classic Epcot (SSE, WoM, Imagination, LttL, I'd rate UoE higher too).

I realize that I'm a bit of an outlier here in that, but I really don't get the fascination with Horizons.

Thing is, all of those EPCOT attractions were legit E tickets (well, maybe not LttL, but it was great regardless), and were all among the best attractions Disney has ever built anywhere. The park was loaded with great rides and I don't think any were significantly better or worse than the others. If I had to rank them, Horizons, Spaceship Earth, World of Motion, Imagination, and Seabase Alpha (yes, not a ride the way the others were, but as an overall themed experience) would move around in the top 5 based on the day because they're all so close overall. I wasn't quite as high on Energy (although I absolutely loved the dinosaurs), but it was still an A. It was just wasn't an A+.

The future living scenes in the desert, floating city, and space station were my favorite parts of Horizons, although the choose your ending thing was fun too.

 

[Clamman73]

If they let me have this, I’ll put it in the front yard. The neighbors will ask, what is it? I’ll say, I don’t know.

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

If they let me have this, I’ll put it in the front yard. The neighbors will ask, what is it? I’ll say, I don’t know.
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