Test Track

I have been going to Disney ever since I can remember. That being said, Test Track has always been one of my favorite rides. I remember one of my favorite things about it was waiting in line because I liked to look at all of the cool stuff, especially the giant hammer things that would hit the dummies. To me it always felt like, well, a real test track kind of thing. It was slightly outdated but to me that will always be the real Test Track.
Fast forward to present time and you will see that it is now updated and sponsored by Chevy. Of course when I heard that they had change the entire look of the ride, a little piece of my inner child died. Test Track went from being this cool little industrial testing type of feel to basically one big Chevy showroom/​commercial. Waiting in line has become boring now because there’s nothing to really look at except a couple ugly prototype cars and watching the same video on repeat over and over again.
However, I will give credit where it’s due and say that the design your own care feature is pretty cool. It makes the ride more interactive and it’s fun to compete against other people in the car. The ride itself is still the exact same ride, except now it’s basically one big light show.
They also have gotten rid of the hot and cold rooms which again broke another little piece of my heart. I guess it’s fair to say that I am only giving this ride 3 stars because of my feelings towards the original ride, and I would agree. Before it actually deserved the name Test Track because it fit with the theme.
If you had never been on the ride before the remodeling and update, then I would understand why you may like it a lot, but for me it will always be the runner up to the old Test Track.

This is one of my favorite rides at Epcot located in Future World East. The ride has been modified and tweaked throughout the years, but the actual ride still remains relatively unchanged. They seem to change how you pick and design your car each year. Afterwards, it’s pretty much a Chevy showroom to try and plant a seed in your head so that you consider buying one of their cars in the future. :)

Probably one of the best rides in Epcot in my opinion. Why… Because it has interactions and «personal customizations’ to the ride which is cool especially for kids. It ends really well with a speedy finish. something to compare with the Cars ride in Cars land at the DisneyLand LA location.
They take you to several stations to customize your car by its power, responsiveness, durability and efficiency! They also take you to these touch pad screens where you can change how your car looks by exchanging tires, bumpers, shape etc etc… this is a great way to make wait time seem shorter because of everyone being occupied!
During the race you travel through the race track, racing the car model you designed with others in your car as it is saved on your magic band! Neat technology! The past portion of the ride when tasting the power of the cars is actually pretty fast… Faster than the cars ride in cars land LA!
One thing that I think makes this ride stand out is because it tells a story rather than just a ride with loops and dips! After you exit the ride, there is a room full of interactive mini games which are car themed where you can play against everyone!
Oh also. Sponsored by Chevrolet. Great way for advertisement I must say…
Overall… A neat ride which should be knocked out during early hours or with fast pass because the wait can get crazy! Bravo test track!

Test Track is great, one of the best attractions at Epcot. I haven’t ridden the one in California, but I do like the theming of this one. It almost reminds me of Tron. I was a little nervous, because of how fast it goes, but it wasn’t nearly as scary as I anticipated. I did the single rider line (surpassing the 50 minute wait), and didn’t car design to save some time, so next time I’d love to get the full experience. But single rider was great, I’d suggest to anyone who doesn’t have a fast pass and wants something exciting to do at Epcot.

«REVERSE Back In Time» — During my last two times when I was a little kid in Epcot, we went on this ride. Both of those times included two test proctors who administered the test on TV screens. The 2^nd time, my dad’s seatbelt got stuck, and the ride started moving. But then the ride suddenly halted with a robotic voice echoing «Seatbelt Inspection FAILURE», and everyone stared at him while an operator assisted him. Yeah, it’s no fun to fail that. Sorry Dad! XD
«DRIVE Forward To NOW» — After hearing so much about the renovations, I felt really excited to ride. Due to time constraints, my parents & I decided to split so they can go on Soarin’ and I can go on here. As I waited in line, someone asked me if I was a lone rider. When I said «Yes», he said I was wasting time in this line & should go to the other line. Surprised, I politely thanked him and left.
***A SINGLE-​RIDER EXPERIENCE — 2 HOUR WAIT REDUCED TO 45 MINUTES***
«Before & During Single Wait Time» — If it hadn’t been for that guy who told me about this line, I would have wasted my time. When I entered this line, the staff verified me to make sure I was either single or agreeable to splitting up before riding. Because the line moved faster than the regular one, no one had ample time to design cars with the available touchscreens. However, myself & a few others were able to quickly design a car just to say we done so. After that, we were brought into the boarding area, where we checked in and boarded single seats. Now it’s time for the fun…
«Capability Test» — Once I boarded and passed the seat belt inspection, the testing began. The first test was «Capability». For this, we were connected to OnStar and had to drive through various weather conditions and environments. This included skidding through rain & snow, avoiding a lightning strike, and passing by a city. Next up…
«Efficiency & Responsiveness Tests» — For the «Efficiency» test, we were scanned for «optimum eco-​efficiency». A nice mix of lights, lasers, & sounds gave us the feeling that we were being scanned. Then we were brought into a cool wind tunnel in favor of the aero-​dynamic test. Lastly, with the assistance of another nice mix of lights, lasers, & sounds, a «hyper-​spectrum imaging» took place. During the «Responsiveness» test, we accelerated through various hairpin turns with nice, laser-​projected trees. We then entered a tunnel to avoid a collision with an 18-​wheeler truck (now presented with lasers). Now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for…
«Ready, Steady, GO! — Pushing That Pedal To The Metal!» — POWER TEST! OH YEAA! First you stop for a brief moment, and then you immediately FLOOR right to the outside portion of the ride at MAXIMUM POWER! You make various turns, followed by a long steep left turn at a HIGH SPEED. If you feel like yelling out «YEAH!!!» during this favorable portion of the ride, then go for it, like what all of us did. Then the ride was over.
«The Ride Has Ended, But The Fun Is NOT Over» — Believe it or not, there’s a lot to see and do after this fun ride is over. 1^st, you see your car’s score (I.D.C.). Then you can create a free car commercial and e-​mail it to yourself (LOL). After that, you can drive your own car on a small digital track with unique controls (Cool). Following that, you are brought into a showroom with various Chevrolet models on display for viewing (Nice).
«Pose With A Vehicle» — Also in that showroom were 3 vehicles (including the CORVETTE), with unique backgrounds for photo-​taking with a computer. For this, people had to scan their cards, and submit their e-​mail address to receive the FREE digital photos. Once you’re scanned, you are given 3 snaps with a certain amount of time to make a pose for each one. You can even sit inside the car if you like. After a period of time before each snap, the computer takes your photo. This was fun.
«Gift Shop & Final Thoughts» — They also have a gift shop that sold die-​cast models of Chevrolet vehicles (not for me), t-​shirts and more. I spent 20 minutes longer than I had originally planned for this attraction. However, if you’re a hardcore fan of Chevrolet and/​or seeking ideas for a new vehicle, you may end up spending a lot more time than I did here. Overall, I had a lot of fun here. I got a few flashbacks from when I was younger here, and received some new, positive memories. I recommend this attraction to everyone of all ages.
«Heads-​Up» — If you’re pressed for time, and traveling with older family members who don’t mind splitting up, then you may want to consider the «Single-​Rider» line so you can get to the ride faster than the regular line. Have fun, everyone!!!

Cool concept, but the ride itself, meh. It’s like me driving on a reg. I prefer Cars ride in California Adventure over this one… but again, very cool concept.
Solid 3 stars. My babies love it. Which is the only reason I will wait in the crazy long line, the same reason I’ll wait in line at Tomorrowland Speedway. This mama bear will do anything for her kiddos…
If you don’t need to sit with people you know… opt for single rider line!

The ride itself is cool… but the real awesome is designing your own car and competing against your friends/​family. You only get to do this in the regular line. They don’t tell you that single riders are ushered past this set up room… and just get to ride… and the estimated 40 minute wait still took 70 minutes.
Really not cool there, Epcot.
Still, I can see it totally being worth it to Fast Pass (if FP folk get to design), or wait in the regular line.

This has to my favorite ride at Epcot. The test track is sponsored by GM and features a design phase and a tasting phase. Riders first design the car from the ground up. Engine tuning, suspension frictions, and other key parameters are dialed up and then tested against other designs. It’s super fun!

I love this ride. I find it to be the most exhilarating at Epcot, especially when you’re hitting 65 mph. I don’t care so much about designing the car. It is true that when you get into the single rider line, you only get to select a couple of options on your ride.

Test Track était mon attraction préférée d’Epcot voir de Disneyworld mais ça c’était avant l’update qui a fait perdre tout son âme au ride.
Fini l’ambiance des crash test, maintenant c’est hyper moderne et futuriste, on doit créer son modèle de voiture sur écran, pour moi cette partie né sert à rien à part nous faire patienter.
On embarque ensuite dans les voitures toutes bleues alors qu’avant elles étaient de toutes les couleurs, et c’est parti pour des tests variés: freins, résistance au chaud, virages… jusqu’au final sur circuit extérieur qui décoiffe!
Alors oui c’est fun mais franchement je déteste la nouvelle ambiance l’autre était tellement bien que maintenant je le fais une fois et ça me suffit.
Je né comprends pas pourquoi Disney à dépenser des sous pour mettre à jour cette attraction alors que d’autres dans ce parc sont tellement vieilles et devraient même être fermées comme le ride avec Ellen Degeneres.
Ah quel gâchis!

The initial waiting area has some fairly interesting concept car stuff to help pass the time. You then move into a design area to build your concept car. The idea is that your design is put through various tests on the test track. All the stuff leading up to the ride itself is only OK, it is the ride on the test track that makes the wait worthwhile. The outside portion with the relative high speed and banked turns is a blast. I wouldn’t wait more than 40 minutes to go on this.

The ride is a fairly basic concept — you’re «testing» out a new type of car under different conditions. It’s an excuse to jostle you around and send you into high speeds. But the recent «re-​imagined» Test Track was one of the most enjoyable parts of my 2015 Disney trip.
You enter a room pre-​ride that has a bunch of touch screens, where you (or you and a fellow rider) create your own car concept. Being the ridiculous minded people we are, each of me and my friends made the dumbest looking, most impractical cars possible. We laughed to tears at how dumb our cars were. Then you get to see how they would perform on the track!
After each «test» on the ride, they send up a rating for all the car concepts the riders in the current vehicle created. We cheered and booed and our cars either won or lost on each test. At the end, my car (a green monster truck with sparkle paint and what appears to be boats for tires and multiple jet propulsion engines on it) came in first place… somehow. We all died with laughter at this result.
Then AFTER the ride, you get to test out the handling of your concept car in a mini-​game against other racers, take pictures with your concept car on a giant screen, and even make a commercial for your concept car! All of these activities were hilarious, and we all enjoyed them more than it seemed anyone else (including the children) were. We did it a second time and laughed again and again at more awful concepts. No one seemed to be getting into it but us… so have fun with it and make some ridiculous cars!

The last time I rode this as a kid there was no designing of the cars so it’s pretty cool now. Since then the last few times I’ve ridden it the cars that me and my friends designed sucked on everything except for speed hahaha. You should definitely Fast Pass this ride as when we went the wait was 70 mins.

This ride is definitely fun but I have a mixed feeling about the beginning of it. The premise is that you are in a concept car and that you are being tested through’s various elements such as heat, cold, bumps and acceleration and braking. that part doesn’t interest me at all. However, at the end, you do accelerate to almost 65 mph on the track close to the exit time.
Wait times are very long but there is a fast pass on this ride and if you ride as a single — you have it made in the shade as it is usually a 5 – 10 minute ewait, allowing you to fast pass a different ride (one oif the very few that do this). It’s probably one of the most thrilling rides at Epcot.

This is one of the best attractions at Epcot, along with Soarin’. Sadly, you can’t get a Fast Pass for both rides because of the structure of the tiers they use for Fast Pass Pluses, but I hope someday they will remedy that.
Test Track can have a crazy long line. It’s really best to ride first thing in the morning. The single rider line is also a great option because you get to bypass the majority of the line, but you also skip designing your own car if you do this.
Part of the fun of this ride is getting to design a car and then seeing how it compares to other designs during the performance testing.
The BEST part of the ride is the end when you race around the track at speeds reaching 65 miles per hour. It’s so much fun!
Definitely, head to Test Track when you visit Epcot. I never experienced this ride prior to when the renovated it a few years ago, but I definitely love the current version. Wouldn’t change a thing (except the crappy Fast Pass situation).

Being a huge fan of Test Track before it’s big refurb, I was deeply disappointed when the new Tron-​like version opened up for rider amusement. Luckily, Early Magic Hours provided me with an almost first-​in-​line experience, so I got to enjoy the full experience, from designing my own car of the future to testing it’s performance on the ride.
However, when I wanted to try it again, the lineup was too long so I opted for the single rider experience. This was a real disappointment because I no longer could become involved in designing my own car — that option had been stolen away from me. Seems Disney has decided to place profit ahead of guest statisfaction.
As a single or Fastpass rider, guests no longer have the chance to design their own car and have it rated. Only standby riders have that joy and with the lineups running into the hours of wait time, there is no way this Disney fan is going to wait. Consequently, Disney has just lost another Test Track rider.
Disney’s need to push through as many riders as they can per hour at the expense of their enjoyment has ultimately lost riders. Once again, the almighty dollar has influenced what Disney provides its guests.

There’s been some cool changes since I was last there in 2009 (went October 2014), but it’s still fun! Now you get to design your vehicle and for every test it goes through, you get the results ~ like speed, efficiency, etc…
The Cars ride in Disney’s California Adventure was probably closely modeled after Test Track, since both rides seem to be alike… so I guess if you can’t make it to one, the only thing you’re missing is the theme.
Don’t forget your official test track designer ID after!

I’m not really a fan of fast rides and roller coasters, however Test Track really can be a lot of fun. You go slow, then fast, then make a quick turn, rinse and repeat till the grand finale where you get shot outside to go around the parking lot and park until you hit around 65mph, then come in to depart the ride. Once you leave the ride you are let out into an area where you can see a bunch of different Chevy cars in there many showrooms. Let me be clear, this isn’t a roller coaster, but a fast thrill ride.
They added this feature that in the queue line you can create your own car, then actually test it out versus everyone else in your ride, and see who has the best one in all the various areas (performance, and such). I know they recently added that feature and updated Test Track, so it’s pretty cool and dark inside.
Don’t Wait Longer Than 60 Minutes: It’s pretty crowded throughout the day, but this ride does have its lulls. If you don’t mind splitting up from your group, going single rider can cut your wait time in half.
Who’s This Attraction Best For: Children & Above
Ride/​Attraction Rating (A-​), Queue Line/​Area (A-​), Wait Time (C-​)

Um dos meus favoritos. Eu geralmente tenho um certo medinho com montanha russa porém essa foi diferente. Eu queria ir.
É um simulador de carro de testes, onde passa por uma pista de provas diversas passando por montanhas, freiadas e também, ao ar livre, uma volta em 70 – 80 milhas por hora (não tenho a mínima de quanto dá isso).
Dica de vida: se você for sozinho, nem precisa pegar o FastPass, pegue o Single Rider. Basta entrar e foi. Bem rápido porém só vale de 1 em 1.

Prepare to go fast! This is a ride where you’re in a vehicle that tries to pass as a sports car, and boy do they make it go fast. You may not remember who you are when this ride is over.
They also have an option for single rider which means you’ll move through the line a lot faster. You’ll be split from your loved ones when it comes to riding the ride, but you won’t be waiting very long which is the way I like it.
The family I sat with truly loved the ride as did I, just not at the same level as them. Overall, it’s a pretty cool ride. Get this over to Disneyland!

I both love and hate the new updates they made. As for the actual ride itself, I love all the updates they made. It’s the stuff before that is now annoying.
Now before you go on your ride, you get to use a computer to build your own car and see how it stands up against the cars other people you are riding with design. It also compares your car with all the other cars that were designed throughout the day. Ok, this was fun the first time. it was definitely really, really cool. The second time, it was still a little fun. After the third time, I was over it. I just want to go on the ride! Even with a Fast Pass, this whole design building process postpones your ride at least half an hour. Total waste of time… at least for me.
If you’ve never done the design thing, I think you should. However, I really, really wish Disney would give us the option to bypass this design building process.
If it weren’t for the design building, I’d give Test Track 5 stars because I love the ride itself. I just don’t like throwing away a half hour of my time doing something I don’t want to do again and again.

What a clever ride ! Design a car and see how it performs on a test track. Had a great time on this ride and kudos to Chevy for a brilliant way to promote it’s vehicles.
Of course we built the ugliest car with all power and minimal handling. It failed marvelously.
We didn’t have to wait bc it was a weekday. I would say this ride would be worth a thirty minute wait.