Disney Updates Timeline for Reimagined Test Track at EPCOT

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Tuesday December 3, 2024 7:10am ET · "Test Track"
Disney Updates Timeline for Reimagined Test Track at EPCOT

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Disney has provided a fresh update on the reopening timeline for the reimagining of Test Track at EPCOT. In a newly released press statement, the company confirmed that the attraction is now scheduled to reopen in late summer 2025.

NOTE: Disney issued a timeline correction on December 3 at 10:10 am, updating the opening from late 2025 to late summer 2025. The previous version of this article listed late 2025.

According to Disney, the reimagined Test Track presented by General Motors will offer guests a thrilling experience that celebrates over a century of mobility advancements. The updated attraction aims to explore the past, present, and future of transportation, blending storytelling and innovation to create a unique journey through the evolution of mobility.

The reimagining process is being led by Walt Disney Imagineering in collaboration with General Motors. The attraction will highlight more than 100 years of progress in automotive technology while pushing forward into the future with an emphasis on personalization, onboard technology, and sustainability.

Work on this next-generation Test Track is already underway, and updates have included permits for new set installations and enhancements to the show building. Disney has also teased new scenes and exhibits in the queue that will offer a deeper dive into the ingenuity behind automotive innovation.

Stay tuned for more updates as construction progresses toward the late 2025 reopening.

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In a new press release, Disney now says Test Track will reopen in "late 2025":

Guests visiting EPCOT are in for an exciting ride when Test Track presented by General Motors opens in late 2025. Walt Disney Imagineering is working together with General Motors to push innovation forward with this reimagined attraction, celebrating the evolution of mobility over the last 100-plus years while highlighting the past, present and future. Work on this reimagined experience is already underway.
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Intresting how they say it’s presented by GM. Was that just a slip up or is Chevrolet not the main sponsor anymore?
Chevy is a GM product.
Yes, but they had re-themed it to Chevy from GM in the last refresh…
This allows them to present other GM brands in their showroom again, probably a good move
Also, with GMs rebrand a few years back, it seems like it is (or at least the intended appearance of it) is for GM to be a sleeker and more modern brand, much in the same way Chevrolet was a sleeker brand than GM in 2012. Also, considering GM got all the federal bailout, presented by Chevrolet probably sounded better than GM for positive brand recognition.
I also had to look up what GM brands are left 😅

Chevrolet
Cadillac
Buick
GMC

(Hummer exists but isn't its own brand anymore, it's under GMC)
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I see why it was presented by Chevy. No one is getting in line for “that hip, new Buick thrill ride”!
TT 3.0 is now Late 2025....what was the Goal Date?
↩ replying to Jayspency
That's because they wanted to acknowledge their entire brand and not just a specific "part of" their company...

Also the WoM was going back to it's original sponser for a nod to the past.
What was the original projected opening date? That info wasn't mentioned in the article from WDWMagic.
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Do we think they’re going back to GM as the sponsor? Would be an interesting choice as they’ve already marketed it as staying under the Chevy brand. I wouldn’t read into press releases saying they’re working with GM because naturally they would be, Chevy is just a GM division

Edit: Didn’t realize they’re saying “presented by General Motors” now. Strange choice of words, maybe they are going back to the whole thing being under GM

There was never an announced date other than 2025. People speculated summer, but that was just speculation.
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It’s sounding like this really is going to embody the spirit of World of Motion in some form or another, a little stunned that they’re actually leaning into it. I can’t imagine It’s Fun to be Free isn’t resurrected in some form if they’re going this hard on the “evolution of mobility” theme
Dang it, I was really hoping to get to ride this in July. So now I can look forward to lots of construction walls in every park.
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A part of me worries that they’ll lean a bit too hard into WOM. Test track’s core idea at the end of the day is testing a car. The only thing that changed between 1.0 and 2.0 was the environment and tests, with 1.0 testing physical elements of a car on a physical test track, and 2.0 testing design elements of a car in a digital test track. They haven’t really emphasized the testing aspect of 3.0 to my knowledge. I hope they don’t remove it since at that point it’s not really test track anymore. Which would be a shame.