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On September 9, 2023, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Test Track would be receiving another retheming, inspired by the original World of Motion attraction at Epcot. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Further concept art was released on April 5, 2024, [ 26 ] [ 27 ] before the attraction closed on June 17, 2024.
World of Motion, presented by General Motors, [1] was the former occupant of the transportation pavilion in Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort.It was an opening day attraction at EPCOT Center in 1982 and it closed in 1996 to make way for Test Track, a new thrill ride through a GM testing facility.
Test Track closed for refurbishment on June 17 to make way for the attraction's third iteration, with the return of General Motors sponsor, which will be reopen in late Summer 2025. [34] At D23 2024, it was announced that this lounge will take the place of the former Siemens lounge attached to Spaceship Earth and will open in late Spring 2025.
The storm's path and slow pace led to Disney having one of its longest park closures. Magic Kingdom and EPCOT reopened on September 6, while Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom didn't reopen ...
No one likes a closed ride. Here's what to know about attraction closures at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Epcot.
Horizons was a dark ride attraction at Epcot (then known as EPCOT Center), a theme park at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida.Located on the eastern side of the Future World section of Epcot, the attraction used Disney's Omnimover system, but unlike most omnimover systems, it was suspended from a track above , which took guests past show scenes depicting visions of the future.
2009 Walt Disney World monorail accident: On July 5, 2009, during a failed track switchover from the Epcot line onto the Magic Kingdom express line, Monorail Pink backed into Monorail Purple at the Transportation & Ticket Center station, killing Monorail Purple's pilot, 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg of Kissimmee, Florida. [23]
Located between Test Track (in World Discovery) and Journey into Imagination with Figment (in World Celebration). Wonders of Life: 1989–2007 The pavilion was devoted to health and body related attractions. It also housed the motion simulator ride, Body Wars, Epcot's first thrill ride. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission ...