EPCOT Test Track 1.0 FULL Ride POV Disney World Epcot, Florida 6/30/11
Check out This HD POV of Test Track at Disney's Epcot at Walt Disney World (WDW) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Complete Experience: • [ EPCOT ] Test Track 1...
Test Track closed for refurbishment on April 15, 2012, and re-opened on December 6, 2012. It is now sponsored by the Chevrolet brand instead of General Motors as a whole. Guests now design their own car in the Chevrolet Design Studio. Then they board a "Sim-Car" and are taken through the "digital" testing ground of the "SimTrack". Throughout the ride, guests see how their designs performed in each test. After the ride, guests can see how their car did overall, film a commercial, race their designs, and have a picture taken with their own virtually designed vehicle with a chosen backdrop in the background.
However, 2.0 also eventually bit the dust in favor of 3.0. Every roughly 10 years, Chevrolet (GM) allows Disney to retheme and rework the attraction. So on September 9, 2023, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Test Track would be receiving another retheming, said to be inspired by the original World of Motion attraction. Further concept art was released on April 5, 2024 with a scheduled closure date of June 17, 2024.
Link to version 2.0 is right here or on the End screen:
• EPCOT Test Track 2.0 [...
Imagine not pulling on the yellow strap and looking at her dead straight in the eye and saying no and the car just leaves
Then they hit the emergency stop.
No More Honor Killings 😂😂😂😂
It’s to check the seatbelt so if you don’t and it’s malfunctioning u a dead man
I've done this. They didn't realize I did it.
They won't let the car go if they don't pull on it
Pull on the, and I cannot stress this enough, *yellow strap*
What kind of name is that 😂😂😂
@@ryanmoves462 What kinda name is that you have? Are you a Knight?
What if the strap was orange?
@@Roc790 uh heck yeah
no he is not ur husband, loser
Hey guys. I think you’re supposed to pull on the yellow strap
Are you sure?
No....
No.. really? 🤦♀️
The og’s remember this test track
@Jennifer Hanz They killed it, its like the Tesla truck. Meh.
Nash Landsparger good or bad?
@@cxrbajal1994 Its not bad, but its not the glorious ride it used to be.
It’s just a big ad now. I was only 8 when I rode the original before they changed it :(
@@jewishmcloin1933 New version is way better
I remember that truck scaring the shit out of me😂
Yeah the truck scared the shit out of me. I was like dying 😂.
BUNNYS ARE SO CUTE Time?
XxLukeEngland2xX RBLX huh?
HondaMoto14 I have been on the newer one and I believe it is louder and its all funky lighting
Was it liquid diarrhea?
Honestly with Florida drivers, this ride just felt like a regular ride on any Florida highway.
No way! The ride wasn't even close to the thrills and terrors of driving I-4 to Disneyworld. Compared to I-4, this ride is like a kiddy coaster, something you'd fall asleep on. Boring!! 😴
Fully agree. You don't need the highways in Orlando. You can easily do 80 mph on 436 at night into the early hours. Take the 417 and see what your cart can really do. Test track doesn't even come close to actual Florida driving.
cx xcc
Luke Lemmons damn SO TRUE!!!!!
Or any Ontario freeway.
Some say she’s still pulling on the yellow strap to this day
Thanos lmao
Lmao 🤣🤣💀💀
No....they got rid of her in the redesign
Cannot overstate how much more enjoyable this version was than what they have now.
When did they change it? And what is it like now? I rode it in 2009, so I'm pretty sure I rode this version.
@@blueflare3848 2018 I believe
The new version is completely lost on me, it's just screens and neon lights and completely lacking in any character or relevance. You come out of thinking "what the hell was that" whereas this had so much more relevance. One of the worst mistakes Disney made i.m.o.
@@wyattwilliams2457 It was sadly December 2012 I think. Almost 10 years since this gem went
100% agree!
Legend says that lady is still saying pull on the yellow
S T R A P
PULL ON THE STRAP, PUSH DOWN YOUR LAP BARS, BUCKLE THE YELLIW STRAP, man that was a bother 😂😂😂😂
She literally is xD
How rude is that lady
@@travelkid1220 Ikr!!
HEY YOU! PULL YOUR YELLOW STRAP.
Karson Williams but which one is yellow? 😩I don’t know my colors...
that emoji is yellow
Domestic cars.
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I read "hey you" like the Pink Floyd song
I love this version a lot more than the new one. It’s just so much easier to know what’s happening and to truly envision yourself in a car testing facility.
How is it in the new version?
@@91137732I’ve only been on the newer one but it’s fun for the neon
I really have to thank you for having this up. I have a lot of nostalgia for this version of test track--not that the new one isn't great!--but being able to 'ride through' this version just warms my heart and puts a smile on my face.
I miss this version so much. The new one is just boring. This one was actually educational which matched the theme (or what used to be the theme) of EPCOT. I loved the jerky stops during the braking and end portion and the sound they made
Wow I forgot it used to look like this
Uh... the track is the same.... and the braking at the end hurt...... so........ yeah
Yes!! :( I would always ride it over and over again in single rider line when I was little. Now I can’t really stand it
The next version will be a shitty frozen ride
Damn they changed it? I haven’t rode on this since 2010
All these POV videos make all the rides look a lot slower and extreme than they actually are. The inside part is a lot more violent and the outside part is actually very fast.
OwnageCubed very true. I rode this recently so I know what it is like.
Agreed.
The outside part is by far the fastest ride i've ever rode. It was awesome
True the outside part is actually one of the fastest coasters there is.
My knees still hurt!
This ride wasn’t quite as intense as an adult than it felt like as a kid 15 years ago, but it’s still a blast and I’ll always love it
R.I.P. to this version of Test Track. I was so disappointed when I went back and rode the "updated" version. :(
Same
Beau Masano sammeee it used to be my favorite but idk now
What’s the difference? I thought it’s just ride on that road at 100MPH? What changed??
wh00wie the entire track itself is exactly the same.. but the whole ambiance of the ride, visuals, effects and everything else about it completely changed. It used to all be set up like a crash test facility. Look up a ride-on of the old General Motors Test track.
@@beauknowss I recently went to Disney for the first time. I never knew it changed. TBH, looking at this, I would've preferred the old one. Now, it has this odd futuristic atheistic. It's not horrible, but the old one looks really cool.
This ride was honestly just like driving
rdtxy
rdtxyt r y
do you acally drive
+Janell Rucker no you don't, trust me, I've been on this ride
Ted Speaks zúg vb-k..Ny:57876;:;(731244099867
I'm a grown ass man and I would love to take a ride on that that's the coolest ride I've seen.
It’s not as good they have modified totally different futuristic feeling now
DANNY M Original Disneyland , California... CARS LAND , RADIATOR SPRINGS IS THE BEST !
Mark Sommers we ain’t flying to Cali
@Connor Barreto how do you know? Are you Ray Charles?
@Misty Whispers I hear the car part that drives outside gets to like 60 or 65 mph? I've driven at 85 mph in my car on the highway before, soooo is it the banked track that makes it more intense? I just imagine it being like as if I were driving my car. Still, it looks fun as all hell :D
Woman: PULL ON THE YELLOW STRAP!!! Me: I am Steve Rodgers.
I remember being on this ride and thinking that we were gonna run straight into that wall, 9 year old me was terrified lol, but it was so fun
I remember this ride being extremely fun, but it looks so boring in this video. I think my only complaint is that the actual fast part outside was waaaay too short.
How are you not scared with butterflies in your stomach?
@@MisterUrbanWorld it's an amazing ride, I'd be surprised if you are actually nervous about this ride.
@@memesy8622 I'm scared of roller coasters, the boat ride that swings back and forth,etc anything thst drops or gives you stomach butterflies
@@MisterUrbanWorld alr but what does etc mean tho?
It's been corrected now it crashes 80 mph into a wall and you die but none goes on it again.
I think the lady wants them to put on the yellow strap. I'm not sure, she might have to say it again.
😂😂😂
she wants them to pull the yellow strap to see if their seat belts are working properly.
jayblade2000 maybe it's the red strap she wants us to pull
Shmoopdogg Gaming or the green one.
jayblade2000
Man, this takes me back to when I was nine. It was my first Disney trip ever! Honestly I was surprised about the big change when I came back years later... but I still enjoyed both versions!
I remember riding this version as a kid! Now that I am safety engineer at an automotive company I miss it so much more. The theming is incredible and many aspects looks just like buildings I've walked through myself at work!
For me, Ive grown up to becoming a mechanic. To walk through the line to see all the props and such would be so cool. Hands down the best line queue to ever exist in a ride. Nothing was more exciting than seeing a dummy get smacked in the face and a bunch of cars everywhere lol
rode this at night and when the doors opened there were fireworks, it looked really cool
TheBirthOfJackie *DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING OUT CORALINE JONES*
Great timing
Kermea The Frog too late, looks like Coraline Jones already went out to Epcot;)
Same thing happened to me
No didnt stop lying for attention
in the test rooms i was like TAKE ME OUT OF THE HEAT ROOM AND KEEP ME IN THE COLD ROOM TILL WINTER COMES
Cynthia Lightningstar same
This Test Track at Epcot bring back old memories
Last night I dreamt I was at Disneyland & a voice came into my dream and said words I will never forget as long as I live. It said... Pull on the yellow strap
After a side by side comparison, I have to say that this version was way better. The sense of realism during the tests adds to the experience. The new version makes it all feel simulated. They may have well made it a TRON themed ride.
Happy to se the old version still out there
The better one
+Connor Hinson Yeah :( and they made a dumb idea of changing iy
Connor Hinson same just I like and don't like the car building bc it takes longer
Jaren Tavss Hey! They changed it to look more realistic!
All those giggles, at least somebody was having fun. 😂
I could FEEL the heat room so clearly lmao I went in July like a moron 😂
Ember Lea heat chamber scares me because of the sound when it turns on
That's basically how heat chambers r
This was my favourite ride at epcot
Mine too
Same
Yeah
Do you have to brake for real?
+Madison Beckham no
Hello, Im from Argentina, since i was 4 years old, I have always wanted to visit Disney Word in Florida, my first day was in Epcot, thanks for this video!, January 2012, I will never forget you!
I think you mean disney world. Disney Land is in California, United States.
Oh Yes! you are right dude, thanks
This is technically the CARS RIDE JUST IN REAL CAR LIKE
But it was built before it 😏
@@Furnotic who?
And it's better
scorchgaming theming is much better on cars lol
But it’s better and less movie
This brings me back memories. EPCOT is underated
My wife and did our first visit to EPCOT in July 1998. The Test Track was new, but not operating while we were there - computer bugs, I believe. So, five years later, we were there again on 4th July and it was open. We joined the queue and were in the car in 25 minutes. The real fun part was to break down halfway around the steeply-curving track outside ( 3:56 ) and sit there for five minutes, at an angle of forty-six degrees, while a recorded voice told us that this was an unscheduled stop and please remain in the car. The car behind us had also stopped - and a good thing too, or it would have run into the back of us - but we couldn’t see any ahead. For all we knew, we were the first in the line. After a couple of minutes, the little boy - about five or six - in the back seat, beside his father, and who was having a great time, started giving me cheek. I was sitting in the driver’s seat and he kept saying, “Hey driver! Get going!” I said I couldn’t because they hadn’t given me a steering wheel. The teenager on the outside of my wife had a walkie-talkie and all we heard from him was “Mom! Dad! We’re stuck!” Mom/Dad never replied... The car got going again and we finished the run at high speed around the front of the building and back inside. As we pulled up and started to unbuckle, staff invited us to stay put and go around again to make up for the breakdown. Of course we all said yes and around we went again, this time without stopping. Whee! We enjoyed the ride, but an even better one was waiting for us next door at the brand-new Mission: Space, which had been specially opened for a July 4 preview.
MarsFKA I too have been stuck on this thing. In 2007 I was stuck for an hour in the same location as you were with a very British family. I ended up talking to them about my home state of Michigan. That was more enjoyable than this ride.
No one cares
mars I was there the year after you in 1999, and it worked but I remember my Dad saying how stupid it was hahaha. The funny thing is I liked it then. I remember there was some kind of Daytona 500 Nascar movie we watched at an IMAX right after that or on the same day. Funny, I wonder if it has changed at all or not since I last was there.
They changed the aesthetics of the ride now. It's just a big advertisement for Chevy now.
It was always a Chevy ad
Tiger Diesel engine
Yea. I do like all the neon stuff and car building stuff. But not the chevy stuff
I like the new experience more. Being able to design your own car, and then have it compete with others, PLUS it being a newer modern thrill dark ride, makes it great.
Man this ride never gets old.
Me when I see the video: Yea I’ll ride that Me when I’m actually going in line: *nope* *nope* *nope* *nope*
It’s not as scary as it seems
this was me with Everest
It’s so much fun I wasn’t scared and I’m 9 so
It doesn’t seem to scary, there are no big drops or anything.
Yea my mom wanted to ride a coaster with me and the whole time I screamed let me off
I personally don't mind them updating the ride, the competitive designing and such is cute, and yeah I agree the design makes me think of Tron too. But what broke my heart about the new design was the destruction of the experience Before the ride. The elements of learning what goes into making and testing out the cars we drive. I thought that was the best and was looking forward to showing my husband that part of the ride most of all( I'm his wife using his account). The machines, dummy testing, videos of crash tests, and plaques at each machine telling you what they do and why was both fun and educational for kids and adults alike. It's heartbreaking. I was lucky to experience it before they remodeled everything. RIP Test Track 1.0, you will be sorely missed.
I was there in 2009 and enjoyed all the educational part
Fr I miss this version of test track just came back from Disney last week it’s not as good still love the ride just miss this version of it
Who else misses the old Test Track design before it all became modern?
I never saw it before. This was the first time I saw it. I could understand if you rode it like this than you like it more, personally though I like the newer one more. I feel like it makes stuff more unexpected cause you can't see the track. Ik when I rode it recently I had no idea what was about to happen and I felt like I was actually gonna hit the 18 wheeler
SansyBoy 14 You have a good point. I pretty much like both designs the same
What are you talking about? It was always like this
me
I like the old one better too, remember when they out you in the room and had you watch the video?
Thank you for this awesome video! Nothing will ever beat the original ride!
love how thorough the concept explaination is in the description!!
Went on this a few years ago. I remember the place with the lights being uncomfortably hot, but this was one great ride. However the first and only time I ever rode it, I remember going through and looking forward to the speed part. The intensity building up as we neared the wall. WILL WE CRASH? I thought. This wasn't good. However thankfully the doors opened at the last second to a SWIRLING MONSOON OF RAIN AND WIND TORRENTING IN EVERY WHICH WAY. I'll never forget the terror of dodging the RAINDROPS going 70+ MPH in an out of control car with a barely functional windshield. One of my fondest memories actually... Lol Oh and that was also back when destination space wasn't crap.
I used to loooove this ride so much. I'm really sad they changed it :(
This was my favorite ride from like 10 years ago! I remember the weather conditions test and the outside and the dashboard said you were going something like 200 or 300 mph. It was fun!
You have to slap, you have to put that seat belt across your lap, but importantly... **PULL ON THE YELLOW STRAP**
I feel like everybody is riding on the same bandwagon of bringing back the old test track, but the purpose of epcot is to showcase the future. Although the old test track was far more educational and fit the name better, this test track offers more interactiveness (which is up and coming with every new ride). The change was needed because the ride was outdated and wasn't practical in Walts vision of epcot. Best way of saying it, disney world isn't a museum so it's not gonna have your childhood classics there every time you visit. It's always gonna be changing.
well said.
Plus their contract with GM ended lol
The queue line was the best in to old TT
Plus, when Test Track was built, electronic anti-lock brakes were the new-fangled thing that was the way of the future of driving whereas nowadays, it's about balancing fuel efficiency and power.
A rat cooking is part of the future I guess
I went to Disney for a field trip and I got but hurt that I couldn't get to ride test track so I ate two turkey legs and threw up
that sounds like something that would happen to me lmao 😂😂
My kind of experience at Disney but Mickey pretzels instead of turkey 😂😂😂
You are funny no offence
The ride had too long of a wait time (over an hour) and my dad didn’t want to wait. So I didn’t get to ride it. 😭
Thoose darn teachers!!! Yw
Never rode this version so I was kinda shocked watching it and this looks way better.
After going on the OG Test Track once back in '07 and the redone version several times, it's nice to see the original ride again.
one of my favorite rides ;D edit from a year later: i honestly dont remember making this comment, but i clearly didnt watch the video cuz i have never been on the ride when it looked like this
This is one of my FAVORITE rides at Disney World. You never experience being a test track dummy anywhere else in the world, haha. Good memories = )
Went on it many times about 10 years ago... loved it.
nobody: not even a single soul: the comments: *pUlL oN tHe yElLoW sTrAp*
*PULL ON THE YELLOW STRAP*
Howling Burd19 P U L L O N T H E Y E L L O W S T R A P
r/unnecessarynobody
It really do be like that 🤣
*_pull on the yellow strap_*
This had the potential to be a great Cars themed ride.
no
Scott Anders Stfu
Absolutely not
Honestly it wouldn't be a good Cars theme, because it is testing your ability to build a car. When you go in to build your car before the actual ride starts you put how much turbo you want, how much brakes, how big the tires are, the design of the car. So I don't see how that could relate to Cars.
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THAT RIDE IS SUPER COOL! And so fast btw
Thank you for this video I really do miss the old version, I miss that it was so different, like it had the charm of looking and feeling like you were actually on a test track, testing a car now it's just another ride in the bunch
Disney tends to change or shut down the most loved attractions (Pirates of the Caribbean, Main Street Electrical Parade), and keep the boring ones (It's A Small World). I went to EPCOT only once, and consider myself fortunate that I rode this version of Test Track.
This ride used to look like this when I first went on it in 2009, i was only 5 years old and I used to be terrified!! Now this ride was completely changed in like 2013 and it kinda looked futuristic, but not too exciting anymore. This is soo nostalgic!!
When I first saw this, I thought it was going to be almost as intense as Rock n Roller Coaster, but when I experienced it, it actually wasn't too intense, in fact it wasn't intense at all. Pretty good ride overall. Edit: Just learned TT is the fastest ride in Disney World Resort with Rock n Roller Coaster being the second fastest. The more you know.
Rock n Roller feels faster because it accelerates to its top speed in less than 3 seconds from 0.
Pull the yellow strap 😂😂😂
guess what?
what?
+aidan_64ds (64ds) PULL THE YELLOW STRAP!
+Tim Ruskowski 😂😂😂😂
+aidan_64ds (64ds) I bet she dreams those words in her sleep....
I miss this test track omgggg thank you for this
Ahh this brings back so many good memories! My favorite part when I was a kid was the hot & cold chamber!
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🤪😜 Here's your 🏆 and 💰 for that comment! My kids belong to the same club as you do!
*welp she’s a bad driver XD*
Exactly like my aunt
U r mean
LOL. Awesome. 😂
I loved the original test track, been there countless of times. Just recently went last week to epcot, and version 2.0 is not soo bad. Though the IIHS style testing facility is pretty awesome, after many years, it needs to be updated. Disney is now making their rides and waiting queues more interactive. The physical layout of the track is pretty much the same, but now you can compete with each other on board whose vehicle design is more powerful, fuel efficient, etc. Though it sucks that new people won't be able to experience to be an IIHS test dummy, the new version is as well made.
The track layout, the speed of the cars is the same as the old one
I remember taking this version of the ride a year before it closed for the revamp. Honestly this one has a more real feel to it than the somewhat unrealistic version that replaced the old one.
I just went to Epcot back in July and I remember going on this ride back in like 2003-2007 I can't remember exactly when it was but I will always love this ride I just wish they didn't update it. That barrier test was one of my favorite parts and I don't think they had it anymore you just go straight outside.
Yo, I was watching this randomly, thinking I had never been on this ride... I went to Epcot once, probably 16 years ago in 3rd grade, but I didn't remember much about going there... And seeing that Truck "almost" hit the rider totally brought me a flashback of that exact moment when I was on the ride (The scariest & my favorite part) --And suddenly all the memories came back! Pretty cool you were able to do that for me with your video. :)
The best ride ever!!
You’ve obviously never ridden a RMC
No it wasn’t it was trash tbh I’ve been on way better
??? it's trash. It's such a lazy design, sad that it even exists and people pay to ride it.
Ya wanna know what’s better than this ride? Radiator springs racers is.
no just no
I ride this around 2006ish - haven’t been back. It was really cool but even back then “ABS” simulation felt very outdated :D Thanks for the upload - brought back a lot of memories :)
I love this ride so much!!!!!
This ride was sooo fun!
I wonder how many million dollars they spent to make this sleep stimulator.
+MAarshall LMAO exactly.... what a bore.
Have you ever been on this ride? It's really fun actually
+Kaitlyn Pflieger ikr I loved it!
What a boring ride.
The real sleep simulator is its a small world
One of my favorite rides of all time.
I loved this ride, so much fun
This video does not do the ride justice. I never rode the original, but I just went a couple of weeks ago and rode the Tron-like version and I was NOT prepared for how fast it was inside. I was holding on for dear life on the hill climb! The video made it look like a typical dark ride experience until the 65 MPH outside, but there was a lot of unexpected intensity inside too.
Fact!!
Man I loved this ride! I went on it twice in a row when I was there in '99.
***** It was new at the time. I believe it was about a month after it opened.
This brings back memories
I miss this SO much!!😭
0:33 *_PUL UN DA JALOW STRAPP_* Edit: she should also wear that red rotating lights thing on their head so she would look like a crappy noise ambulance
For my birthday my grandparents took me to Disney World for the first time, first plane ride, and first time ever being in America, anyways I loved this ride so much I went on it like 6 times. For those who have not been on the ride after there's a show room where there's a tons of real life cars you can take a look at I was at the back of this SUV and two girls hopped in without noticing me, I scared the crap out of both of them and ended up taking pictures with them. Fun experience after all and I would love to go back there.
Me and my family loved this ride when we went
Can't wait to ride this next year.
You know, I often don't understand why people are complaining about the updated version. Atleast the didn't turn it into a Pixar cars film. Of course, I'm gonna miss this old version, but I think the new version is as good as the other. I rarely like ride changes, but this is by far the only change that I'm ok with.
Chao Flaka hu
Radiator Springs Racers is way better than this shit!! Not sure what you are talking about!!
Chao Flaka nj;, njbtjj🤣😘😍😘
Esapto - yes
Maria Pieroni Aprende a escribir primero!!
The barrier test used to get me every time. I’d always worry that the door wouldn’t open in time, and something would go horribly wrong.
This is one of my favorite rides it was alot of fun I can't wait to ride test track 2.0
this ride was amazing bro
best ride in Epcot hands down
Probably the best theming in a roller coaster ever, period.
I actually got involved with automotive durability testing partially because of this ride I bet.
That ride looks very fun
Awesome idea!! Very creative! 🤩
i farted on the seat when i rode this so enjoy that.
Jon Posadny wtf
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Jon Posadny I took a shit
Wow you are a real rebel...can I be your friend?
I have been on it ,it was amazing .
I loved that test facility theme
I did not know that something like this does exist. It looks and sounds so cool
It's fun hope you can ride it someday.
They need a tee shirt: PULL UP ON THAT YELLOW STRAP FOR ME
I went on the newer version of the ride! Orlando is gorgeous!
Why do Disney world got to be so damn expensive.
Third time lucky, hopefully we get to ride this when we come back next month, looks brill
I went to Disney world in 2005 as a kid right when this came out the memories