Test Track
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Test Track is an attraction in Future World at Walt Disney World's Epcot. It soft opened on December 19, 1998 after long delays, and officially opened March 17, 1999. It was originally slated to open in May of 1997. In Test Track, guests are put through the tests a General Motors car would normally go through.
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[edit] History
General Motors economy was hitting a slump. Car sales were going down, and they could only afford to sign 1-year contracts with Disney to sponsor their Epcot attraction World of Motion. However, the GM executives lobbied the idea to close World of Motion to recieve a rehabilitation into a thrill ride focusing on only cars. The Disney executives liked that idea as well, and on January 2, 1995, World of Motion closed its doors to the public.
The rehab was supposed to take place in a 16-month period. In the new ride, guests would be put through the tests a crash test dummy normally went through. However, the ride was forced to open 19 months late for problems in the techology used to power the ride. The exterior track was supposed to be able to hit 95 mph, but due to Florida's speed limit being 65 and the steep banking of the corners, the top speed was lowered, causing much more testing to occur. There would have also been a section where the car's tires would lose traction, but this ate the tires up, and it had to be removed, causing new construction and more delays.
Finally, on December 1999, Test Track opened to the public on a soft opening. Its dedication was set in February.
[edit] The Ride
These are the ride sequences from beginning to end, all sequentially.
- Welcome Center (Queue)
- Hall Of Dummies (Queue)
- Briefing Room (Queue)
- Load/Unload (Queue)
- Dispatch
- Seat Belt Check
- Hill Climb Test
- Suspension Test
- Non-ABS/ABS Brake Test
- Environmental Chambers: Hot chamber 140°F; Cold chamber 40°F, Corrosion test.
- Ride & Handling: 20-25 mph
- Evasive Manuver Test
- Barrier Test
- High-Speed Test (Victory lap): 52 degrees banking at 65 mph
- Thermal Scan
- Load/Unload (Exit)
- On-Ride Photo Display/Order (Exit)
- Production Facility (Exit)
- Fuel For Thought (Exit)
- Product Display Area (Exit)
- Gift Shop (Exit)
[edit] Attraction Facts & Figures
[edit] Attraction facts
- Grand opening: March 17, 1999
- Soft opening: December 19, 1998
- Construction started: September, 1995
- Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering and General Motors Engineers
- Sponsor: General Motors
- Top speed: 65mph
- Track length: 2,486 ft
- Show building area: 150,000 sq. feet
- Height requirement: 40"
- Ride duration: 5:04
- Previous attraction: World of Motion
- Ride system: High speed simulated vehicle test track
- Actor John Michael Higgins is featured in video sketches throughout the ride
- Extra Options: This ride is featured with both Single Riders lines and Fastpass lines.
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