Test Track

Test Track is the ride that took the place of the GM sponsered attraction World of Motion. In it, guests are put through the tests a General Motors car would normally go through. This ride, because of its state of the art technology at the time of construction, opened 19 months after its schedualled opening date.

History
General Motor's economy was hitting a slump. Car sales were going down, and they could only afford to sign 1-year contracts with Disney to sponser their Epcot attraction World of Motion. However, the GM executives lobbied the idea to close World of Motion to recieve a rehabilitation into a thrill ride focusing on only cars. The Disney executives liked that idea as well and on January 2, 1995, World of Motion closed its doors to the public.

The rehab was supposed to take place in a 16 month period. In the new ride, guests were supposed to be put to the tests a crash test dummy normally went through. However, the ride was forced to open 19 months late for problems in the techology used to power the ride. The exterior track was supposed to be able to hit 95 mph, but due to Florida's speed limit being 65 and the steep banking of the corners, the top speed was lowered, causing much more testing to occur. There was also supposed to be a section where the car's tires were supposed to loose traction, but these ate tires up, and it had to be removed, causing new construction and more delays.

Finally, on December 1999, Test Track opened to the public on a soft opening. Its dedication was set in February.

The Ride
These are the ride sequences from beginning to end, all sequentially.


 * Welcome Center (Queue)
 * Hall Of Dummies (Queue)
 * Briefing Room (Queue)
 * Load/Unload (Queue)
 * Dispatch
 * Hill Climb Test
 * Suspension Test
 * Non-ABS / ABS Brake Test
 * Environmental Chambers: Hot chamber 140°F; Cold chamber 40°F, Corrosion test.
 * Ride & Handling: 20-25 mph
 * Barrier Test
 * High-Speed Test (Victory lap): 52 degrees banking at 65 mph
 * Thermal Scan

Attraction facts

 * Grand opening: March 17, 1999
 * Soft opening: December 19, 1998
 * Construction started: September, 1995
 * Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering and General Motors Engineers
 * Sponsor: General Motors
 * Top speed: 65mph
 * Track length: 2,486 ft
 * Show building area: 150,000 sq. feet
 * Height requirement: 40"
 * Ride duration: 5:04
 * Previous attraction: World of Motion
 * Ride system: High speed simulated vehicle test track
 * Actor John Michael Higgins is featured in video sketches throughout the ride
 * Extra Options: This ride is featured with both Single Riders lines and Fastpass lines.