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Test Track is a high-speed slot car thrill ride manufactured by Dynamic Attractions located in World Discovery at Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in partnership with General Motors (GM's Chevrolet marque during its second era), the ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its concept cars, culminating in a high-speed drive around the exterior of the attraction.
The attraction soft-opened to the public, as Test Track 1.0, on December 19, 1998, after a long delay due to problems revealed during testing and to changes in design. As a result, the attraction officially opened on March 17, 1999. Test Track replaced the World of Motion ride, which closed three years earlier in 1996. Originally, guests rode in "test vehicles" in a GM "testing facility" through a series of assessments to illustrate how automobile prototype evaluations were conducted. The highlight of the attraction is a speed trial on a track around the exterior of the building at a top speed of 64.9 miles per hour (104.4 km/h) making it the fastest Disney theme park attraction ever built.
Test Track 1.0 closed for refurbishment on April 15, 2012, and re-opened on December 6 in its second edition, or Test Track 2.0, General Motors returned as the attraction's sponsor instead of their Chevrolet division when the ride reopened on July 22, 2025. The updated attraction showcases new vehicle technology using effects and narration, featuring a House of the Future, a forest drive, and a futuristic projection dome. The high-speed loop remains the highlight, though the "Sim-Car" technology has been completely removed. The ride, entrance plaza, and queue features music composed by Zain Effendi; the EPCOT: Test Track soundtrack was released on Walt Disney Records on August 8, 2025.
History
Test Track 1.0, Presented by General Motors (March 1999 – April 2012)
thumb|250px|left|Aerial view of [[General Motors' Milford Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan, which was used as a case study by Disney Imagineers for the design of Test Track.]]
World of Motion was an attraction that was located in the current building of Test Track and was sponsored by General Motors. When the sponsorship expired, GM was in the process of conducting lay-offs and cutbacks, forcing the company to question whether or not to sign another sponsorship agreement. Upon deciding to sign another agreement, GM wanted Disney to construct a new ride on the site of World of Motion. The new ride would focus specifically around their automobiles, rather than the fanciful history of transportation from the pre-historic (animal transportation) to the modern age (automobiles, trains, planes, etc.) that were previously housed in the space. In 1976, Disney Imagineers had visited GM's Milford Proving Grounds; the Imagineers later made a second trip to the facility as they designed Test Track. After numerous problems encountered during the construction of the ride, Test Track soft-opened on December 19, 1998, but did not officially open until March 17, 1999, nearly two years later than planned.
In November 1995, Epcot announced that World of Motion would be transformed into Test Track. After the attraction closed on January 2, 1996, everything inside the ride building was removed. Meanwhile, the elevated track was already being constructed outside and behind the building, part of the high-speed test portion of the ride. Work outside the building began in the fall of 1995, while work inside the building began in the spring of 1996. The ride was scheduled to open 29 months after World of Motion's closing, in May 1997, but after numerous problems arose, the ride opening was delayed by nearly two years.
Throughout the construction of Test Track, numerous problems occurred causing delays in the ride opening. After failing to open as scheduled in May 1997, park officials announced on October 15, 1997 that the opening was delayed until at least sometime in 1998. The first problem that Imagineers had to overcome was that the wheels used on the ride vehicles could not stand up to the demand of the ride course and speed. After the problems were resolved, Test Track soft-opened to the public on December 19, 1998. The ride was still prone to breakdowns and did not officially open until March 17, 1999.
Test Track 2.0, Presented by Chevrolet (December 2012 – June 2024)
On January 6, 2012, Disney Parks announced plans to renovate Test Track during the second and third quarters of the year and re-open the ride by fall 2012. On April 27, 2012, Walt Disney's social media manager Jennifer Fickley-Baker released a set of concept design photos. Within the photos, it was confirmed that the ride will have 4 main tests: capability, efficiency, responsiveness, and power. The ride closed on April 15, 2012 and soon later, barriers were placed along all walkways leading to either the entrance or exit of the ride. Also, a musical show called "Test Track All Stars" was added in front of the former main entrance to Test Track, which closed on December 4, 2012. The refurbished attraction first opened to guests during a soft opening on December 3, 2012. The grand re-opening took place on December 6, 2012.
Test Track was closed on January 13, 2020 for a refurbishment. It then reopened a month later on February 26. On July 22, 2020, it was announced that the attraction was reopened again, since all Walt Disney World parks was temporarily closed on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on Florida. On September 2, the attraction was shut down again due to technical issues.
Test Track 3.0, Presented by General Motors (2025–present)
On September 9, 2023, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Test Track would be receiving another retheming, inspired by the original World of Motion attraction at Epcot. Further concept art was released on April 5, 2024, before the attraction closed on June 17, 2024. In December 2024, General Motors announced that it would resume its sponsorship of Test Track when the ride reopened.
On June 16, 2025, it was announced that the third iteration of Test Track would be set to reopen on July 22, 2025, with new scenes, a new musical score and more. Previews for Cast Members started on June 27 and ended on July 10, with previews for the public hosted in the days before the official reopening. Test Track 3.0 officially reopened on July 20, 2025.
Ride overview
1999–2012
thumb|right|250px|Entrance to Test Track before the 2012 refurbishment.
thumb|right|250px|The interior of Test Track shows a simulated test lab, including test dummies and damaged cars before the 2012 refurbishment.
Queue
During the first part of the queue, guests viewed a sample repair and test shop. As guests entered the queue in the welcome center they were shown tests performed on cars and parts before being released. The queue wound by different tests for tires and car doors, an anechoic chamber for radio receivers, and an area for crash test dummies to be tested. At the end of the queue, a group of guests would be brought into a briefing room where they were shown automobile testing facilities and examples of tests being performed. The host, Bill McKim (John Michael Higgins) told the guests that they would take part in some of these tests and also told the technician Sherrie what tests to set up. Small videos of each test were shown as he spoke. He finally told her to choose one final "surprise test," and a video of a car crashing into a barrier was shown as a door opened for guests to enter the interior queue.
Post-show: The Assembly Experience
Experience designer Bob Rogers and the design team BRC Imagination Arts, were commissioned to create the new post-show experience entitled "The Assembly Experience." The Assembly Experience is a walk-through environment, giving guests the illusion that they are on the floor of a vast automotive assembly plant. Automotive doors, seats and engines glide overhead on assembly line chainveyors, while simulated automotive die-press caused the floor to "rumble" as each automotive part was pressed. Video monitors provided real GM workers a chance to tell EPCOT visitors how they felt about their products and their work.
2012–2024
thumb|right|250px|Entrance to Test Track before the 2024–2025 refurbishment.
thumb|One of the two Design Studios before the 2024–2025 refurbishment.|250px
Queue
The first queue uses the same area as the old but is themed to the Chevrolet Design Studio at EPCOT. "Designers" (as the Test Track Technicians call the guests) pass by two concept cars, the Chevrolet Miray, and the Chevrolet EN-V. Afterwards, the standby queue leads to a section where a small model car is drawn on through projections while one of Chevrolet's employees discusses the design process for cars. Then the standby queue goes by large touchscreens where designers can take tutorials on how to design a car. Once at the front of the queue, designers use their MagicBand, park ticket, or receive a white RFID card called a "design key" and wait for a set of doors to open leading into one of the two design studios. Once in the studio, designers have a set amount of time (depending on how busy the attraction is) to design their own "Chevrolet Custom Concept Vehicle" that will be tested on the sim-track based on four performance attributes: Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness or Power. Once the time expires, designers move to the second queue which leads to the boarding area. For Lightning Lane designers, the queue goes directly to the main design studios. For single riders, guests use their MagicBand, ticket, or a design key to select a pre-designed vehicle from one of the four performance attributes: Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness or Power. Once guests select their vehicle, they move to the same second queue. While waiting to board the sim-cars, all designers must scan their MagicBand, ticket, or design key again at the gate to upload their Chevrolet Custom Concept Vehicle to the sim-car. Just like the capability test, after the efficiency test is complete, the best scores are displayed.
Many World of Motion logos can be found throughout the attraction. These logos are references to the old attraction and can be found on trash bins, murals, the attraction's main sign, and signage directing EPCOT guests to the attraction.
Ride
The ride begins as guest past the seatbelt check and look through a window at the opening queue. The car speeds up a hill as guests are introduced to their male narrator and female AI car. The car then enters a city landscape which turns into a digital world to show how the car sees the world. The car accelerates and swerves past a digital car that appears before slowing down. The area goes black except for the road to show how a smart road can charge a car before accelerating again.
Before reaching the station, the narrator and AI thank guests and encourage them to check out the post show.