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Posted: April 10, 2012, 1:33 pm |
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Test Track Closed Apr 15-Fall 2012 Makeover
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-dai....1.story
Epcot's Test Track to put it in park on April 15
By Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel
11:39 a.m. EDT, April 10, 2012
Sunday, April 15, is the final day to ride Test Track at Epcot before it shifts into renovation mode.
The high-speed attraction, which has been in the Disney World theme park's Future World area since 1999, will be closed for several months for a makeover. Walt Disney Imagineering and sponsor GM are planning a "re-imagined design-centric Test Track experience," Disney says.
Details about the changes are sparse so far. In the initial announcement in January, Disney said the "Chevrolet Design Center" will enable guests to design custom concept cars and board a "SimCar" to put their designs through the paces of the Test Track track.
The ride itself will remain a ride, not a virtual experience or simulator, according to the Disney Parks Blog. Test Track's story has involved putting cars through weather and braking trials, plus a rapid dash through curves outside the building.
When the attraction reopens — at an unspecified date this fall — it will have a new emphasis on the Chevrolet brand, rather than an overall GM theme, and it will be known as Test Track Presented by Chevrolet.
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