Disney Updates Timeline for Reimagined Test Track at EPCOT

Dec 03, 2024 in "Test Track"

New Test Track concept art
Posted: Tuesday December 3, 2024 7:10am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has provided a fresh update on the reopening timeline for the reimagining of Test Track at EPCOT. In a newly released press statement, the company confirmed that the attraction is now scheduled to reopen in late summer 2025.

NOTE: Disney issued a timeline correction on December 3 at 10:10 am, updating the opening from late 2025 to late summer 2025. The previous version of this article listed late 2025.

According to Disney, the reimagined Test Track presented by General Motors will offer guests a thrilling experience that celebrates over a century of mobility advancements. The updated attraction aims to explore the past, present, and future of transportation, blending storytelling and innovation to create a unique journey through the evolution of mobility.

The reimagining process is being led by Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with General Motors. The attraction will highlight more than 100 years of progress in automotive technology while pushing forward into the future with an emphasis on personalization, onboard technology, and sustainability.

Work on this next-generation Test Track is already underway, and updates have included permits for new set installations and enhancements to the show building. Disney has also teased new scenes and exhibits in the queue that will offer a deeper dive into the ingenuity behind automotive innovation.

Stay tuned for more updates as construction progresses toward the late 2025 reopening.

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    ChrisFL13 minutes ago

    I'd love to see them bring back the WOM speed tunnel effect

    aladdin20071 hour ago

    I tend to think it was more GM, but maybe both.

    Moth1 hour ago

    See, the answer to this statement is: WDI woke up, realized WOM was the best classic EPCOT ride, and is now giving it's due.

    UNCgolf1 hour ago

    That's one of the things I liked about it (and about all of original Future World)! I hate how short most of the modern attractions are. Not that I would want most to be 30-40 minutes, but having one in a park is nice. And I desperately wish there were more 10-15 minute long rides.

    seabreezept8131 hour ago

    Ellen's was super cool, but soo long. You had to carve out 40 minutes. I miss the moving theater rides though.

    rle4lunch2 hours ago

    Was at Epcot on Friday. Nothing really of note to look at, but I heard them testing the ride vehicles all morning.

    Charlie The Chatbox Ghost3 hours ago

    I know, it just feels like World of Motion is a weird choice for nostalgia bait. Plus, even though Disney fans have nostalgia and a strong love for park-originals, Disney only ever seems to do merch for Figment and the Haunted Mansion. Everything else gets maybe a cup or a t shirt every few years, if it isn't sharing said singular merch piece with other things as a general parks-themed item.

    Bocabear4 hours ago

    Ah ok I see that now... bit by bit... :)

    James Alucobond4 hours ago

    Mostly, but the decorative paneling in progress on the left and right sides is more recent.

    Bocabear4 hours ago

    didn't it look like this a month ago?

    TheMaxRebo4 hours ago

    I do also think there could be some nods in the queue maybe even elements of the song in the queue ... but yeah, will be more about "celebrating transportation" vs recreating scenes

    TheTwilightZone4 hours ago

    Was at Epcot yesterday and got a photo of the progress of the canopy, seems to be coming along well

    Bocabear5 hours ago

    think of how much more glow tape they can apply in an additional hundred days!

    eddie10413 hours ago

    Because some Disney fans live on nostalgia and it sells. See Figment…

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