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EPCOT Test Track to be reimagined
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The opposite is true, as well.
Two more words - Cup. Cake.
For the record, I was making fun of those who thought there would be new ride vehicles. Never once did I expect or believe or even remotely think that new ride vehicles would be a part of this.
WaluigiTime
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I hope they make the slow down at the end more smooth. I think someone said it is supposed to be like the car has anti-lock brakes but it is very uncomfortable lol
Agent H
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@monthingie I don’t have insider information but The fact that GM has spent quite a bit of money on the last 3 things in this space would seem to point towards them doing it again. And by glass pyramids do you mean the ones at imagination? Or something else that I’m not aware of? @Dranth now this is a fair observation but again I point to the fact that the last 3 things in this space were very expensive and each time GM had been sponsoring the pavilion for long enough to know the value of the sponsorship and whether or not it was worth it to renew
TT 2.0 opened 3 years after GM filed for Chapter 11 and was reorganized. At the time I believe there was controversy over the use of bailout funding being used. TT 2.0 was done on the cheap. GM is a different company than it was 15 years ago, while certainly stronger, it is no longer the powerhouse that it had been in the last century. It remains to be seen if GM contributed the bare minimum or splurged on this.
Disney Fans: This update better have lots of better new things!!
Also Disney Fans: I hope they don't change much!!
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Also Disney Fans: I hope they don't change much!!
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Agent H
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that’s true except I disagree that test track 2.0 was done on the cheap. While I have a petty grudge against it I don’t see how it was done on the cheap. As for test track 3.0 I suppose we’ll have to wait and see. I don’t have super high expectations like they are going to rebuild any world of motion sets I do think people will be pleasantly surprised by how much better it will be then the current one.
Biff215
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I think it’s fair to argue that the ride vehicles were in need of a replacement or upgrade. For an attraction that still experiences as much downtime as it does (even non-weather related), I’d have to guess that the vehicles are one of the culprits. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Don't trip on that low bar you're setting.
Greg from Philly
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Let me save everyone the suspense, this update is going to stink just like everything else they have done in the past 5 years. I was in Disney last week checking out the new EPCOT retheme, amazingly underwhelming and boring...adds nothing to the park and it took 5 years. Also, Tiana's bayou adventure may be the worst thing ive ever ridden in a Disney theme park....even worse than runaway railways
Disstevefan1
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Nominee for the best post of 2025
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JEANYLASER
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I'm so forward of the new Test Track 3.0 at Epcot!
osian
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I would love to hear some insider knowledge on this, but I would guess that cars physically breaking down is not a "major" problem.
The problem with your assumption is that it gives the impression that the cars themselves are a big problem, and that's becuae they're "old". Yes, of course, you're right, the cars can break down and as such they are literally "one of the cuplrits" of downtime. But if they were replaced with...something else...the new cars would also break down sometimes, so they would also be "one of the cuplrits". They are highly complex physical pieces of engineering and get very heavy, punishing use.
If there is a car that is failing, it will be repaired. And they will be inspected and have preventative maintenance regularly.
There are many, many components to the ride system. Power delivery and guidance rails. Sensors. Countless sensors. Complex control software and monitoring, which will shut the ride down should any small anomaly be detected. When a ride gets shut down by a computer order, it will have to go through a reset procedure and several test cycles. Sometimes, the ride operators are not able to get it to reset because some conditions still prevail and it needs further investigation. Some types of halts can only be restarted by a senior engineer who will have to be called on site.
Quite to the contrary, I think it's fair to argue that the cars are kept in good working condition and are overhauled regularly, therefore don't need replacing. If they needed to be replaced, they would be. Without the specific knowledge of the number of halts the ride gets that are not weather or car related, I don't think you can focus on replacement of the cars as solving a lot of problems.
Disgruntled Walt
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The car wraps look boring, that's for sure. But it doesn't really tell me anything about what we'll find on the inside. I'm still cautiously optimistic, though I don't really know why.