Test Track Construction Update: New Marquee Installed, Gift Shop Renamed, and Ride Testing in Progress

Jun 05, 2025 in "Test Track"

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Posted: Thursday June 5, 2025 8:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Work on the reimagined Test Track at EPCOT continues to move forward, and the latest construction photos show significant progress as the attraction gears up for its late summer 2025 reopening.

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

New Marquee and Signage Now in Place

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

At the entrance, the recently installed Test Track marquee is now fully visible. The illuminated sign incorporates the updated logo for the reimagined experience, presented by General Motors.

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

Alongside the main marquee, overhead signage for both the Standby and Lightning Lane entrances has also been installed. The signage matches the overall design style and color scheme of the marquee.

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

Canopy Work Continues

Above the entrance, construction crews are still actively working on the new canopy structure, which replaces the original scaffolding canopy removed earlier this year.

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

Simporium Gift Shop Renamed

In addition to updates at the attraction entrance, the nearby Simporium gift shop has been renamed “Test Track Gear Shop.” New exterior signage has been installed, using the same design language and color palette as the new marquee.

Test Track refurbishment - June 5, 2025

Ride Testing Ramps Up

While Disney has not yet shared an exact reopening date, Test Track remains on track to open in late summer 2025. Ride vehicles continue to be heard cycling on the outdoor track at frequent intervals, now appearing to be running at or near operational levels. This suggests that the ride system is progressing through advanced testing phases in preparation for eventual previews and soft openings.

New Test Track concept art

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MisterPenguin12 days ago

I'm relieved those doors are back. I was wondering whether I'd renew my annual pass, but now, I will!!!

gorillaball13 days ago

Point 1 above> I don’t disagree whatsoever. And when that feature is back working, can I not be happy? Point 2 above through the word “affected”> I don’t disagree whatsoever. Last 2 words of point 2 and point 3> what does one have to do with the other? Do you think the reason the doors took a year+ is because they told Ian the Imagineer to ignore the test track doors to work on trash cans?

Disgruntled Walt13 days ago

There is no excuse for this effect being out of commission for over a year. Full stop. Solar powered trash compactors are nice, I guess, but I’d prefer they make sure show quality isn’t being affected by unnecessarily deferred maintenance. So yes, celebrate that the doors are working, but let’s call out the fact that they are bragging about garbage cans online while letting effects rot or sit unfixed.

flyerjab13 days ago

If the same people were in the same roles for the last 20 years and only now started to fix things, I would understand the sentiment of certain forum members. I, however, am glad to see that the latest assembled Parks and Experiences people under D’Amaro (in his previous role and current role) have been embarking on a lengthy list of refurbishments. Am I setting up a private party this weekend to celebrate the fixing of the doors on Test Track? Nope. It’s nice to see it happening though. Strategically, especially in WDW, these moves make sense. There are about to be multiple new lands, attractions, dining spots, stores, shows, etc. that will be dominating certain sections of the parks. You can’t let some older attractions sit unattended to or capacity will be very uneven. As an example, with Cars and Villians, park attendance will be lopsided, with heavy visitation to the more north western sections. It makes sense to balance that with major updates to attractions like Buzz, CoP and potentially Space Mountain. Even updates to Country Bears and BTMRR are important to help balance out crowds more within Frontierland itself.

Br0ckford13 days ago

Probably wishful thinking, but maybe there will start being a focus on some more maintenance and broken show elements even if small can be noticed. Will the yeti get fixed anytime soon, probably not, but gotta start somewhere.

HMF13 days ago

The jury is out in my opinion. There are good signs but most of the damage done will persist and will likely never be truly repaired, sadly.

doctornick13 days ago

The faces in FEA, upgrades to Buzz, new stuff on BTMRR, updates to Zootopia, MFSR updates, etc. There’s definitely a trend of people actually caring to do updates more than in previous years.

MickeyMania2613 days ago

This could have been done solely because GM wanted it done and not Disney, but we will never know. I wouldn't take it to mean this is Disney starting to spend on fixing things like this all over the place, but one can hope we see more like this.

James Alucobond13 days ago

If they dig up Dreamers Point + the Celebration planter and level CommuniCore Hall, I might start to believe.

doctornick13 days ago

Another good example of there being an increase attention to “show” and a willingness to allocate money to improve things. Sure it’s little things and stuff that should be done but it definitely feels like a shift from the past decade or two.