Test Track (stylized as TesTrack) is a giant slot car attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is currently being refurbished and is scheduled to re-open on December 6, 2012. When it does re-open, it will be sponsored by General Motors' Chevrolet brand rather than General Motors as a whole, who sponsored the attraction from 1999 up until the refurbishment. The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its vehicles, culminating in a high-speed drive around the exterior of the attraction. The official theme song for the ride is "Test Track Medley".
Test Track soft-opened to the public December 19, 1998 after a long delay due to problems revealed during testing and changes to the ride design which prevented the ride from opening on its original date, May 1997. Instead, the attraction officially opened on March 17, 1999. Test Track replaced World of Motion, though it uses the same ride building.
Before the 2012 refurbishment, guests rode in "test vehicles" in a GM "testing facility" and were taken through a series of assessments to illustrate how automobile prototype evaluations are conducted. The highlight of the attraction was a speed trial on a track around the exterior of the Test Track building at a top speed of 65 miles per hour (104.6 km/h) making it one of the fastest Disney theme park attractions ever built.
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