The Theme Park History of Test Track (Epcot)

[@CdrChaos]

“As the first ever thrill ride at Epcot.” Body Wars: *”Am I a joke to you?”*

[@matthewdavid3409]

That ride legit was anxiety inducing.

[@WolfGeek64]

One of the few Disney rides to claim a life

[@PierreGHedgehog]

yes

[@SupraRy]

I personally liked the original Test Track theming more than the new neon light infused rework they put on it.

[@hi-tec5574]

I feel you on that but I do like the competition the redesign has

[@emilynewman2760]

Whaaa they changed it up? I mean well I havent been since 2001 so i guess it would be way different by now lol

[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@ringtail14]

As much as I love test track, I wish I could have rode world of motion. I wasn't born for most of the rides of classic Epcot, but I still LOVE learning and watching old Epcot.

[@Bigreid92]

Sleepyhead The World Of Motion was a Disney Masterpiece. One of my all time favorite Disney rides

[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Hi everybody. Welcome to the Test Track. My name is Bill McKim, I'm up here in the control center and in just a couple of minutes you're gonna be out there on that track. But first, let's, ah, put together your test schedule. These are the same kinds of tests that are run at, ah, GM test facilities all over the world. Let's put up the, ah, 26-8 grade

[@icee711]

Thank you

[@whysosyria1]

why the hell are you following me, first is china uncensored then this and somewhere else that i can't remember

[@SoldierMan1557]

Ahhh the memories

[@drillx6950]

Is this nostalgia?

[@CarlosHernandez-lt7yu]

@@whysosyria1 I know right. I see her a lot too. She either watches youtube a lot or is a troll.

[@NinthShinigami]

One of my absolute favorite aTRACKtions... I’ll show myself out.

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@LiLTailormade]

😆 I appreciated your creativity

[@KiLlErZ-zg7cf]

We appreciate you seeing yourself out

[@spinningpeanut]

We can all agree that the closure of journey into imagination was that era's biggest mistake, right?

[@msw0322]

I second that!

[@zdproductions3903]

@El Viola Feos yes

[@OakForestBoys]

And Horizons

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

“140 degrees hot room” Arizona and Las Vegas folks: “should have brought our cold weather gear...”

[@aidenthecrane2893]

Emperor Constantine 1. As someone from Vegas, I aprove

[@yourlastbraincellwia5663]

what about us Floridians

[@nutsack320]

Your Last Brain Cell WIA in florida the avrg is like 90 nevada is like 110

[@jzubrodikal98]

I remember when I rode Test Track when I was little back in 2004. When the car came to the barrier test, I shut my eyes in fear thinking that the car was actually going to crash into the barrier. But later I opened them, and found out it was just a trick, which made me love the ride even more.

[@TheParkhop]

This is why I don't do history videos. The amount of research and video collection that goes into something like this is crazy. Well done!

[@bja808]

After watching this, you should do a history on Radiator Springs Racers since it essentially the same as Test Track

[@ebindelgado9660]

That should be next on the list

[@toyaliens]

@ Test track was first

[@reva510]

Absolutely love this ride. I wish they would’ve stuck with the original 95 mph in the outside portion!!!

[@245thegreat]

Went on this at 9 years old on opening year 1999 and it was hands down the single most epic experience ever back then. Nothing could top my Florida holiday in 99 since then..

[@austiniscoolduh]

I miss this era of test track soo much. And now I’m pissed that my parents threw away all my test track “toys” from back then

[@alexzavelson7663]

Do history of the Rockin roller coaster

[@ThemeParkHistory]

November.

[@yourlastbraincellwia5663]

Theme Park History Dang that sounded really cool for some reason

[@robertbellamy7866]

Who is here after rock and roller coaster vid came out

[@zdproductions3903]

*please

[@derekllewellyn6663]

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[@theskullspookychannel6343]

Theme Park History of the Studio Backlot Tour from Hollywood Studios? That is a ride that should be remembered.

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

The Skull & Spooky Channel rock n roller coaster?

[@RvBnerd618]

I love this attraction when I visited Epcot in 2017. Being able to create you own vehicle be it for reducing carbon footprint or to be Fast and Furious (Unlike some other attraction not in Disney), it still captures what Test Track aims to do while being a fun ride for all to enjoy. I do think that The Smiler from Alton Towers would make a great episode to cover, a fun attraction with a dark moment that stains it's legacy.

[@Docdelorean88]

I'm so glad you included the Disney Racer Clip in there!!! :D

[@sunfastrose]

I remember riding the original ride, and right before running through the door to the outside, seeing a car to the left crashing into a barrier. Really awesome effect to add to the fear.

[@scottcolwill1582]

Test track is one of my favorite rides at Disney.

[@bbkangs]

“All you crash test *dummies* ” 😂

[@nicksGLI]

Aayyee, who ya callin dummmmyyy

[@giran4914]

Nick WithBeer who ya calling pinhead

[@anavarrette83]

bbkangs oh hi hard hard

[@DumpsteroJunk]

5 months later I see my Test Track comment in your video! You are one of the best KZbinrs out there, keep it up man.

[@ceeb420]

15:06 HOLY THROWBACK!!! That really takes me back.

[@thetntraider]

Test Track was my first ever thrill ride. I was 6 the first time I went on it, and I loved it!

[@coolioam8137]

Wow, never knew Test Track was based off the Milford Proving Grounds. I live literally right next to it.

[@GameAndMusicNerd]

This is one of my favorite rides in all of Walt Disney World, possibly partly due to my love of cars. But besides that, it’s just so fun.

[@KKeevee]

OMG! You included a clip from the Disney Racers game :D Thank you! That game meant a lot to my childhood

[@claudiacarmona264]

I love the Old Test Track. My family use to take vacation all the time in Florida and Test Track was the only ride in Disney that i remember. My favorite part was the heat and cold room. It sucks the way it turned out.

[@Striljr]

Do more epcot attractions!! -Mission Space -Spaceship Earth -Maelstrom/Frozen Ever After -Nemo and Friends -Honey I Shrunk The Audience and my favorite... Soarin!!

[@adventuresbyalex6511]

Striljr i agree

[@StarportS]

You forgot living with the land

[@legoghostyoda]

mission space 🤮 they replaced a god tier attraction for a sub par thrill ride

[@StarportS]

@brm 0220 Mission: SPACE is one of the best rides in Epcot! I didn’t think that Horizons even fitednin Epcot, I was more hooked with the Wonders Of Life & Journey Into Immaginaruon pavilions, I think mission space is a really great ride because you get to ACTUALLY be in space!

[@as25437]

@@StarportS What about Listen to the Land?

[@vnana2001]

I love how detailed this channel is. It’s great!

[@trevorrandom]

Another great video really interesting I loved that Worlds Fair footage

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Thank you Trevor!

[@RayMay52]

When i heard the magical racing tour theme i JUMPED!!! it’s all i was thinking about for the duration of the video. a few of your videos have made me think of it. “man... i need to get my hands on that game again.” and then there it was. hats off to you, TPH! a great reference. much, MUCH appreciated.

[@andrewbowser2794]

Standing ovation on this Test Track history! Bravo sir, bravo! Love all your clips from the Dummies (almost forgot about them!) and how you also incorporated both sides opinions in regards to the recent update they have done! While I do have sentiments about the old test track, we took our kids (my stepson who is autistic, and two girls) they absolutely had a blast with designing the car and then going out and testing it. Personally, that matters most to me, seeing the enjoyment on my kids’ faces! Again, SUPERB Test Track history vide!

[@Danielpeter2344]

I had no idea they updated it! Last time I rode was in 2010. I was really looking forward to riding it again. Not anymore.

[@RA-nd7ye]

Dude you're actually very efficient and talented. Big kudos

[@graymyers]

Wow.. I was just thinking about Disney world racing the other day.. that was wacky and cool to see that clip

[@Chris47629]

I played that game 2 years before I went to Disney world

[@rolo9903]

Next video you should do soarin. It’s been one of my favorites and it has some pretty interesting mechanics!

[@ZestyZayas]

Oh man, so great to see that Crash Test Dummies tape in the intro!

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

I went on this ride in Summer 1999, when it was the new hyped attraction. I like the original theming.

[@stephensworldofadventure]

Absolutely loved this, enjoyed making our own vehicle.... Didn't think it was going to be as fast and as good as it actually was. Definitely one of the best things at Epcot

[@NickMagoteaux]

Great video!!

[@ancientgirl]

i miss old tes track because i legitimately feared for my life every time

[@MeganH827]

there are a few interesting things about test track that you didn’t mention, but they’re relatively unknown. i only know because i’m part of a GM family. in the original Test Track, if a GM employee brought their ID, they would be escorted straight to the front of the line to get on the ride before everyone else. i think there may have been an exclusive lounge we could go to back then, but i was pretty young, i don’t remember. however, on 2.0, if you use your ID, it’s basically only a fastpass, and you still have to wait quite a bit to get on the ride. however, if you go to the right of the ride queue, you will approach an elevator with an intercom system. if you show and verify your ID there, you get let into an elevator with the floors labeled (from top to bottom) G, M, C. if you go up to G, you go into a lounge where you can get drinks out of a coca-cola freestyle machine, play around with the chevy design system, and sit on some sectionals and look out at epcot. as for my personal opinion on the ride, old is much better. the new one is far too futuristic and doesn’t really have a true story anymore.

[@angryfoot9295]

I’ll love to see a video about Ghost Rider at Knott’s Berry Farm!

[@andrewbowser2794]

Angry foot I second this notion! I remember when they were building it, and then opened it. Excellent ride!

[@thelittletraveler135]

I love this ride and when we go to Epcot we go straight to this ride and ride it

[@JimmyGoodYT]

A very thorough and fun video! Great work!

[@morethanthrills1616]

Man I was really missing some Theme Park History. Great video 👍🏻 Theme Park History of Haunted Mansion? And dude, I get the second iteration is now kinda dull but jeez, the original attraction looked like “A Trip Through A Construction Site”.

[@austinwainscott5990]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt that.

[@moviemogul83]

I prefer the OG

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[@dannysmalz]

your videos are the best! i have learned so much amazing information from all of them. NEVER STOP!

[@matthewborne]

NOOO YOU REALLY ADDED THE RACING GAME OMG U GOT ME IN MY FEELS

[@lukerichardsonfilms]

You should do a video on either: Diagon ally and gringots or it’s a small world.

[@tech34756]

I still miss Test Track v1, have some fond memories of it including one time with my late grandfather where we rode it around 6 times thanks to a malfunctioning fast pass machine while everyone else in our family was asleep at the resort. On one of those trips a man was thankful my grandfather told him to take his hat off. While I don’t mind the ‘create a car’ aspect of v2, I still miss v1’s more industrial concept and I hate how they’ve gimped/removed parts of the ride e.g. the robot arms and the ‘surprise’ of Lorry in the dark.

[@crazyhannahcreations9806]

Oh man didn't think I would be in a hit on nostalgia to Magical Racing tour game XD oh man that gave me some memories. As even so too. Never forget how terrified I be every time your car swerves from the truck! XD Great look back on Test Track there! :D Can't wait to see what you will go into next!

[@herkyrn]

Lol at the Crash Test Dummies commercial and cartoon show! I loved both! I actually dressed up as a crash test dummy for Halloween one year! Owned a test dummy plush too! 🤣 And I only have ridden the 2.0 Test Track! Thank you soo much for the history lesson!

[@SanDeeMcGeek]

Was inky able to ride it once but loved every second of it. Definitely one of Disney’s best rides. So amazing!!

[@mikemckeedrummer]

LOVE THIS STUFF. Keep it up!

[@roberthernandez247]

love this!! do Soarin over California/the world, fat California Adventure pleaseeee

[@aewynia8428]

One really cool thing about this ride was the special area for GM employees that have a gold card. My grandparents worked for Disney and my grandfather was a retired GM employee so he had one. We could go up, view the only track from the special area and in the area you got free drinks, some snacks and special fast passes.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

This ride is being rebooted once again in the next few years!

[@jardex2275]

I remember going to Disney World with my parents and sister. The main issue is that I was scared of roller coasters, and thrill rides in general. When we went to Mission Space, I waited by the exit area with my sister. Somehow, my dad convinced me to go on Test Track. I enjoyed most of it, but I was still uneasy. This turned into full on terror when the car turned the corner into the barrier test. There's the wrecked cars along the side, plus there was a video showing what the intended result of the test was. It literally made me cry. Afterwards, I was allowed to get something from the git shop, so I got a mickey shaped Test Track pin. It's a shame I didn't get to go on it again before the 2.0 version. My guess is that the 2.0 revision is to make rebranding easier. While remaking a GM factory can take awhile, all they would need to do now is replace the logos and some of the audio. They may have even made it with Lightcycles in mind, so they could easily flip themes if GM dropped the sponsorship.

[@StarportS]

You should do the history of either Living With The Land or Soarin’

[@exodia9817]

0:32 🎶Slick and Spin. Glad you could drop in. The best man for the job is a dummy!🎶 🎶Crash. Crash. Dummies.🎶

[@gissneric]

Test Track 1.0 > Test Track 2.0

[@crazyfire9470]

2.0

[@richardertter4651]

I love Test Track. It's one of our favorite rides at Disney World. We rode Test Track in November of 2016. Poor Goofy, he isn't a dummy. 😊

[@exodia9817]

25:09 In short: Slick: Don't you be a dummy! Spin: Buckle your safety belt! Slick: And leave the crashing.. Slick and Spin: To us.

[@ThomasKyleVideos]

I used to love the test track que! I am glad the actual track didn't change but I do prefer the old design. Loved the video!❤️

[@TimeNerd]

Theme park history Mickeys Philharmagic please. It’s one of my all time favorites.

[@jadensvideos]

0:53 Marty McFly watches theme park history great Scott

[@Raiffjr]

Such a great ride! Imagineers outdid themselves on that one!

[@flaco171ac]

Great video as usual. Poseidon's Fury from Universal's IOA would be awesome! One of my all-time favorites from that park.

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Very well done!!! Thank you!!!

[@coyoteartist]

Funny, my grandparents bought a Mustang in part because of seeing them at the World's Fair. It eventually became my Daddy's car. We then move to Florida including the Mustang, the same year Epcot opened. Our other car was a Chevy Nova, so a GM car.

[@etnchn]

Love your videos man!

[@Fuzon-S]

I wish I could've experience the World of Motion ride before its closure, but I'm grateful I get to ride the original incarnation of Test Track. I wasn't a fan of its 2.0 look at first, but it grew on me since, still my favorite attraction.

[@midnightsoftware1904]

Great Episode my man!!!!!!!!

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Thank you!

[@madkinski]

I've never needed a 1.5x button so badly for this narration

[@JackSinister]

Whenever we go to Epcot we don't even consider going towards Test Track anymore, it just doesn't feel anywhere near as fun as it used to. The queues are massive, the preshows are long and annoying and we just don't feel like it's worth it.

[@JimTomatore]

Same here. My wife wondered why i never wanted to go on the new version anymore. So last time she went on the single rider queue while I waited with our 1 year old. When she got back she admitted that it just wasn't as thrilling ad certainly not worth the typical wait.

[@toyaliens]

@@JimTomatore your loss

[@JimTomatore]

@@toyaliens That's the thing, It's not really a loss for me. I can close my eyes and picture the entire simplistic ride as it currently exists. There's no thrill in it for me, nor is there anything noteworthy to see. I don't dislike test track, I just dislike the current version of it. I look forward to the day that they create a version 3.

[@DarkSt0rm009]

Ok I know it's for a smaller park... but I think a video on Blazing Fury or Tennessee Tornado from Dollywood in Pigeon Forge would be pretty nice

[@JokerPTOH]

DarkSt0rm009 nice to see you in the comment section, I’m Chrom, Exalt of Ultimate on Discord

[@brittnibaker7449]

i love your channel and your videos! i’ve seen every one of them 💕 please do it’s a small world at the disney parks!

[@FunkyGhost37]

I've only been to Disneyworld once, in 2003, but this ride was so cool. Honestly all of Epcot was cool.

[@jeffonmars]

Do a video on Turtle Trek over at SeaWorld Orlando! It’s such a weird little attraction and I remember waiting in line for hours to experience it when it first opened

[@IG88IGLOO.]

The upcoming test track retheme has me excited for test track again. The last retheme sucessfully took out all of the soul of the attraction and i hope it can become one of my favorite attractions again soon.

[@Ob1tuber]

If someone in your family works for GM you go to a special office where you design your car and get a souvenir Chevrolet 1969 chevelle. This is at test track 2.0

[@Thoralmir]

I remember the showroom, how they'd reveal a pickup truck perched majestically on a desert peak, the sound of thunder in the background and the theme "Like a Rock" playing.

[@brandonshaw2978]

I'm too big of a car guy to appriciate the 2.0 but I get what disney is going with , I remember being very upset at the closure at first but than I warmed up to the new test track but i loved the idea of the original plus I loved spoting the Easter eggs gm and disney placed throughout the original ride queue

[@peterdoan2236]

The Theme Park History of the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Most likely sometime in 2020, we already have the rest of the year planned out.

[@200sophi]

For a long time I went searching for the great movie ride as all I remembered was someone jumping on the ride train from when I was 4

[@jimsprigg7931]

RIP great movie ride

[@joelwilliams7180]

The same thing happened to Ellen’s energy adventure where the ride broke down on the last ride.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Joel Williams you’ve gotta think if they do that on purpose. As a final way to say “see, it’s so old it won’t survive it’s last ride through, now will you let us change it?”

[@eliseerickson5994]

for some reason the ride I remember the most from being a little kid at disney is Ellen's Energy adventure. :( I rode it again months before they closed it and those big ride vehicles were so empty. There were like 15 people on the whole ride.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

That's unfortunate.

[@gabrielarivera8039]

this video was just what i needed

[@Alexander-wo2xm]

When I saw my comment, I screamed like crazy. Nice video.

[@ThemeParkHistory]

Thank you Alexworld for the suggestion!

[@lukegreen5341]

I've Might Go To Epcot At Walt Disney World Resort One Day. Thanks Mate. X

[@legoghostyoda]

the whole resort is worth it, the 4 parks are the best theme parks in the world imo

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Epcot was my favorite park my entire life. about to be going back for the first time in a decade, we’ll see if it’s still my favorite with all of the changes.

[@chaseattherace5347]

Luke Green if u r going for first time, I recommend Magic Kingdom cause a lot of Epcot will be closing soon due to the new construction

[@lukegreen5341]

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[@karencg79]

Since you’re in EPCOT, how about some Spaceship Earth?

[@ggary04]

I remember being so ready to ride this in back in 97 only to be told that it was delayed. Luckily we would come back the very next year, in 98 to see the animal kingdom, I vaguely remember being told by a cast member that we had to come back and get in line early as it was only open for so long. Boy was that an amazing experience back in 98😍

[@traviswaldrop3793]

So I was at the park shortly after test track opened I was 9 and we had split our day between Epcot in the morning and MGM. We got back to Epcot just in time to be the final riders for the day on test track. After we had gotten off the gift shop had already closed down but I really wanted that exact shirt that's in your video so the cast member actually gave it to me for free.

[@Bwman38]

Omg I LOVED Disney World Racing as a kid. Lived vicariously through it until my parents finally took me to Disney world in real life

[@kulehulfer4385]

I love the neo wave of 2.0, I'm a huge fan of the 80's look, so it was really cool to see.

[@AG7-MTM]

I certainly like the new theme, and I think it made sense. While Shanghai had TRON (also sponsored by Chevrolet), we have Test Track (until they finish the TRON clone at magic Kingdom)

[@Creeperboy099]

Looking back on it, I miss the 90’s industrial aesthetic/atmosphere of this ride and it was the only ride I remembered from the time that I went, now having grown up as a car enthusiast

[@emilylopez6409]

Went on the new Test Track and LOVED it!

[@rmannayr2129]

I LOVE TEST TRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@madisonmurray2644]

My sister and I played that Disney park racing game ALL THE TIME!!! I wish I had a computer to still play.

[@TheWPack911]

I remember going to Test Track 2.0 completely unaware of the changes and loving it. I liked the original too, but it had become outdated, plus like you stated the new version fells more like an Epcot ride with the preshow design elements.

[@toyaliens]

facts

[@aliostrowski6801]

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