Since it is Friday, we thought we’d send our readers into the weekend with a smile and a touch of magic courtesy of the good people at Disney and Chevrolet.
In just under 3 weeks, one of Walt Disney World’s most thrilling rides Test Track will reopen after a major renovation and upgrade.
Test Track presented by Chevrolet is a high-speed ride that takes park guests through a vehicle test drive. It opened in 1999 replacing the World of Motion attraction and quickly became a popular ride. In Test Track, riders would brave extreme weather, rough terrain, and sharp turns as engineers test the car’s performance.
In recent years, Disney parks have striven to give park goers a unique experience when they come back to a favorite attraction. The recent Star Tours reboot was broken into 3 acts with different beginnings, middles, and endings, creating hundreds of possible combinations for the ride. Also, the recent Radiator Springs Racers at Cars Land has two different tracks and an ending race that changes with each ride.
Test Track took a page from Star Tours and Radiator Springs Racers’ book. Before the upgrade, every guest that rode Test Track had essentially the same experience. Now, guests will get to design their own vehicle before boarding the ride, and the choices they make will affect their ride experience. Melissa Jeselnick of Walt Disney Imagineering explains, “Your input, plus the Chevrolet design know-how and a dash of Disney magic equals your very own concept car with trillions of possible outcomes.”
From concept art, it looks like riders will design their car on a touch-screen computer while in line, but it is not clear exactly how all of these customizable elements will work once the ride is up and running. Fortunately, car enthusiasts and Disney fans will just have to wait a little while longer to see the finished ride. The new Test Track presented by Chevrolet is scheduled to open December 6 at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center.
Are you excited for the new test track? Does the interactive design element make you more or less likely to try it? Leave a comment below, and let us know what you think!
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