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Test Track Presented by Chevrolet A Photo Album |
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Test Track, Presented by Chevrolet, will have its official grand opening on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Guests who were lucky enough to be at Epcot on Monday, December 3—and I was one of them—had an early opportunity to experience the new version of the popular ride. The track is the same. The thrilling, high-speed outdoor section is the same. But the queue, theme, ride visuals, and post-show are all very different. This time it’s not about testing, durability, and 20th century technology. It’s now about designing cars with the right balance of “Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Power.” My opinion is that the new version is an improvement over the previous version—even though it’s not obvious how the shared Sim Track ride experience relates to the attributes of “Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Power” in the guests’ designs. Today’s article is just a photo album. And… spoiler alert… it may show you more about the new Test Track than you want to see.
Updated December 14, 2012: The original Test Track, Presented by General Motors, (March 1999 to April 2012) is now also the subject of a Yesterland article. |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Same shade structure; new banners and signage |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Warnings |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 New entrance |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Concept car at entrance |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Standby line |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Single rider design stations (left) and FASTPASS design stations (right) |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Only four choices for single riders and FASTPASS riders |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Standby line design stations—with far more design options |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Loading area |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Uploading the design |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Ready to go! |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 First hill |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 No more Belgian Blocks |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 New effect which is much better than the ABS brake test |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Efficiency section |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Still there |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Former crash wall; now the Power section |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Fun as always |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Fast as always (or faster?) |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Ride photos |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Find out how your design scored |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Top design score |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Race your Sim Car in “Give it a Spin” |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 To the showroom |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 See all the new Chevrolets |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Retail store, of course |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 Photo opportunity |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, Dec. 3, 2012 New trash receptacles—with the World of Motion logo on the side. |
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, Curator of Yesterland, December 4, 2012
