In this post we give an overview of Test Track, a thrill ride at Disney’s EPCOT theme park in Walt Disney World. We cover the basics of the ride, how to ride it, and our thoughts on the experience before closing with an FAQ. Read on to learn more!
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Test Track Basics
Test Track is a thrill ride at Disney’s EPCOT in Walt Disney World. Test Track:
offers rider switch
has a Lightning Lane as part of Genie+
has a single rider line
is about 5 minutes long
Disney warns that persons not in good health and expectant mothers should not ride.
Measured by wait times, Test Track is the third most popular ride in Epcot, behind Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After. (As of this update, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind still uses a virtual queue.) You should expect an average wait of about 60 minutes, but this will vary greatly by time of day and day of year.
The ride was formerly sponsored by General Motors, but now is sponsored specifically by its Chevrolet brand.
Where is Test Track In Epcot?
Test Track is located in the World Discovery land (formerly Future World) at EPCOT in Disney World. Entering the park from the main entrance, World Discovery is to the left. There are two rides, Mission: SPACE, which is to the left once you’re facing the land, and Test Track, which is to the right facing the land.
How to ride Test Track
If you have Genie+, Test Track will likely be one of your first two Genie+ picks. With or without Genie+, you might even head there first or second as part of your rope drop strategy.
Without Early Entry you might delay Test Track a bit and focus on shorter lines earlier (or tackle one of the even more popular rides—Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure).
Note that Test Track has a single rider line, which can be a good way to save time if the people in your party are willing to ride alone.
If you’re visiting Epcot with small children, you’ll need to use rider switch or the single rider line to get on (unless you have Genie+). There is a small playground near the ride, or your kid might enjoy running around the indoor area near the ride exit, which is an auto showroom.
Test Track Ride Experience
The Test Track queue is focused on auto design and features some futuristic-looking concept cars. It isn’t our favorite and honestly we almost never wait in it because we’re either using single rider, Genie+, or visiting at rope drop.
Toward the end of the queue, you’ll stop in the Design Studio to design a car to be “tested” during the ride. Your goal in designing the car is to maximize Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Power.
You scan the car onto your Magic Band (or ticket card). Tap that just before boarding the ride and you’ll see your scores pop up as you go through the ride.
The ride vehicles are designed to look like cars and have two rows of three seats, with seatbelts also like those you’ll find in ordinary cars.
Personally, I think the ride looks like a glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course. That’s not a compliment, but I can’t deny that plenty of people, particularly younger kids, love it.
The bulk of the ride is a series of small “tests” in the car. There’s a few twists and turns, but the early portion of the ride isn’t anything special. You can view a video of the ride here.
The highlight of the ride is the speed test, which includes a 64.9 miles per hour ride around the exterior of the building. I get why Disney doesn’t want the ride to just be that, but that’s overwhelming the best part of the ride.
Overall the ride is a must-do at EPCOT. There simply aren’t many high-quality thrills in the park, so if you’re at all interested in the ride it makes sense to try it, especially if you can use the single rider line and avoid substantial waits.
Test Track FAQ
How fast is Test Track at EPCOT?
Test Track reaches 64.9 miles per hour. It hits that speed for only a few seconds, during the final portion of the ride.
Did they change Test Track at EPCOT?
The did! The original version had a really cool queue filled with crash dummies, and the ride had more of a traditional testing environment design. The ride was changed to the current version in 2012.
What did Test Track replace?
Test Track replaced World of Motion, which closed in 1996.
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