Disney to retool EPCOT's Test Track
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:34 pm
Details about what we should expect from the Test Track redesign are finally emerging.
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Disney announced Friday that the popular attraction, Walt Disney World's longest and fastest, will close in April for several months as the ride gets rebranded and retooled.
The new attraction will feature what's being dubbed the "Chevrolet Design Center at Epcot."
"Guests will become automotive designers and create their own vehicles. Next, they'll buckle into a six-person SimCar ride vehicle and test out their design on the challenging track of the Test Track course," said Disney's Jennifer Fickley-Baker.
Despite the term "SimCar," Disney assures fans that the ride will still be an actual ride experience, not a simulator (a la Star Tours, for instance).
The attraction makeover will put General Motors' Chevrolet brand front and center. GM is the sponsor of the attraction. The company renewed a partnership with Disney for the makeover, the two companies announced Friday.
The updated attraction is scheduled to open sometime in the fall.