Alongside exciting new details, Disney has announced that EPCOT’s Test Track presented by General Motors at Walt Disney World Resort will reopen on July 22, 2025.
As detailed by Disney Parks Blog, this attraction update has added an all-new musical score and “new scenes that highlight technology making our cars smarter and our lives more fun.”
One of the new scenes showcases “how vehicles can use advanced cameras and sensors to ‘see’ the world they drive through.” It’s a representation of how self-driving cars can navigate without a driver and how LiDAR technology is used to keep everyone safe.
Speaking of the real world, Disney also shared that, while past iterations of Test Track were set in a “conceptual world,” this new take is “rooted in reality.” To accomplish that, part of Test Track will feel as though guests are driving though the Pacific Northwest.
“In our reimagined Test Track, we’re really celebrating the pleasure of driving and going on a scenic drive with your friends and family,” Walt Disney Imagineering’s Nathaniel Gearhart said. “It’s about taking these trips that are memory makers.”
To bring that to life, they narrowed in on four species of trees – Cedar, Spruce, Maple, and Oak – that would be included to represent that region and make it feel authentic, complete with a ton of overhead foliage to act as the canopy of these trees.
Test Track 1.0 officially opened in 1999, Test Track 2.0 opened in 2012, and Test Track 3.0 will finally make its debut in 2025 after closing for these upgrades on June 17, 2024.
This is just one of the many things guests have to look forward to at Walt Disney World this summer, and it’s part of our 14 reasons this season is a great time to visit the Disney World thanks to Cool Kid Summer.
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