Walt Disney Imagineering Continues Test Track Transformation with Latest Permit Filed at EPCOT

Aug 14, 2024 in "Test Track"

New Test Track concept art
Posted: Wednesday August 14, 2024 3:!3pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed another permit for the reimagining of Test Track at EPCOT in Walt Disney World.

 

The Notice of Commencement is to "Install set elements" with working being carried out by Elite A/V Systems Inc., a long-term WDI vendor.

Disney announced this past weekend that the reimagined Test Track Presented by Chevrolet will open at EPCOT in 2025. The ride closed in June 2024 to begin its transformation.

Disney says Test Track will celebrate today's innovation while highlighting the past, present, and future. The queue will feature six distinct exhibits, and within each room, the vehicles—and people behind the vehicles—that push the envelope will be celebrated, helping people reach the next chapter in their motion journey. 

New show scenes will be added showcasing technological advances and how our lifestyles and relationships to mobility connect everyone. The new version of Test Track will include scenes focusing on onboard technology, customization, and personalization. Followed by a trip through a scenic outdoor route reminding us all of the joys of driving.

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    Jayspency5 hours ago

    MLevell11 hours ago

    I've been to EPCOT countless times, ridden Test Track so so many times, these experiences feel so fresh, I feel like I could navigate the place blindfolded... and yet when I really think about it the last time I went was probably 2006. I was in high school then, I'm in my 30's now, it doesn't feel like I've changed, surely if I shave this beard I'd still look like my graduation photos right? It's so strange to consider that there is a whole long lasting incarnation of this ride that I never experienced, I sure hope I get to do this new one.

    TheCoasterNerd14 hours ago

    I was born in 2009 🫣

    aladdin200715 hours ago

    agree Mexico's is not becoming to it at all starting to look junky

    Sir_Cliff15 hours ago

    Looking a lot better! One perhaps minor gripe is that I wish they could find a more graceful way to integrate those cameras into the environment. On this pavilion and the Mexico pavilion, they really stand out. I know that may seem minor, but it's the kind of detail that Disney built their reputation on taking into account.

    James J16 hours ago

    Good lord.

    griffin ferrari1 day ago

    as someone who only knows that old canopy I am really digging this new look

    J45461 day ago

    that new awning looks really really good. So so so much better than that terrible canopy they had for years... This is aestheticly a small but major change for the better.

    griffin ferrari1 day ago

    Some photos from today

    JoeCamel1 day ago

    And that makes me feel very old Me too

    Admiral011 day ago

    As someone who has ridden each incarnation of SSE, including the short lived original, I can definitely say you are not old :)

    Agent H1 day ago

    I was born in 2007 so that made me feel super old.

    aladdin20071 day ago

    lol I know hard to believe

    Agent H1 day ago

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