Tuesday, March 5, 2013

New Testing at Test Track

You already know that EPCOT's Test Track has undergone an amazing new refurbishment, but have you heard the latest news?

Today on Test Track, I ran into Cast Member Jesse. Jesse was holding this sweet board, can you see what's on it?


First, note the new plastic cards. They're park tickets, and they replace the PAPER tickets you're used to if you stay offsite (or if you're an annual Passholder). Aren't they pretty? And check out the new Minnie character. So excited for a girl-card! Check out the back of the card.
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Do you see the My Disney Experience logo, mid-bottom? I'm sure you are wondering what the two have to do with each other. Well, check it out.


When the Test Track refurbishment first opened, there were two different but similar experiences. For guests in the stand-by line, you would come in, get a plain white card on a rubber band string, and head to the design area where you designed the "car" that you are testing. You choose your color, choose the features of your car, then load the car you've designed onto your plain white card. Just before you board your vehicle, you load the newly designed vehicle, and board your custom car. Sweet, right? 

The refurbishment made the complete ride experience much more personal. You are no longer riding en masse on a course chosen by GM. Au contraire. Now you're riding in a car YOU designed, racing against everyone else, vying for the top score to beat at the end of the race.

Two big differences are currently in the works. First, instead of using the generic white card to design and track your car, NOW your park tickets or your Key to the World card (with the My Disney Experience at the bottom) will do the same thing. Second (are you paying attention?) Currently, there are two ways to design your car. The full configuration takes place on the stand-by side, while FastPass guests only get to choose two aspects of the configuration. Today, Test Track was testing full configuration ability for BOTH stand-by AND FastPass riders! Plans for implementation are in the works pending feedback from today's testing! Is that awesome news, or what? Stay tuned for that awesome modification to the FastPass experience!

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