test track Archives - Uncle Walt's Insider
The new Test Track 3.0 - once they remove the tree. Photo credit BlogMickey.com.

D23 announcement: reimagined Test Track 3.0 to be nothing at all

Guests spoke: "Nothing would be better than this" -- and Imagineers listened! ANAHEIM, CA -- Disney Parks and Resorts has made some BIG announcements at the D23 Expo - and Uncle Walt's Insider was NOT there to hear them! One huge bit of news has set the Internet ablaze: E.P.C.O.T. Center's Test Track, the Chevrolet sponsored car-themed ride, will soon be reimagined. Or re-reimagined. And the new theme has guests going crazy! The new overlay? Nothing. Guests will simply ride along the ...
September 13, 2023 by Walt in Florida
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Test Track, with new speed measuring signs. Photo courtesy Disney Tourist Blog, modified & used by permission.

Orange County Sheriff increasing in-park traffic enforcement

March statistics show an increase in citations for speeding, impeding traffic, and unsafe turns. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL -- The Orange County (Florida) Sheriff's Department is putting out the word: a traffic violation is a traffic violation, even in a Disney park. Break the law, and you will be ticketed, often before you even reach the gift shop. "It's true, we've been cracking down," says Sheriff's Department spokesperson Jun Sheriff (no relation). "Test Track in Epcot has always been a haven for speeders ...
April 9, 2019 by Marty in Florida
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News Brief: Updates for November 5

Maelstrom's displaced trolls file grievance Union officials representing trolls displaced by the reworking of Epcot's Maelstrom ride into Frozen Ever After have filed a formal grievance against the Walt Disney World Resort. The grievance lists several issues, including that the new attraction is not actually about Norway (the pavilion in which it is located), and that non-union trolls were brought in for the Frozen ride. No arbitration date has been set. Test Track rider ticketed for speeding Orange County deputies issued a traffic citation for "Unsafe ...
November 5, 2017 by Marty in California, Florida, Other
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