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Test Track reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Test Track, a dark ride in Future World - Test Track at Epcot. (The minimum height to ride is 40 inches.)

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Posted: January 6, 2012

In this attraction, you are a test dummy at a GM proving ground. You ride in a future model car (the six-guest vehicle is actually a motion simulator that rocks and pitches) through various testing extremes (bumps, a brake test, temperature changes, banked curves, and a barricade). The highlight of the attraction comes as you bust out of the test lab and race at speeds of 65 mph through the remainder of the course.

One of Epcot's most popular attractions, ride Test Track early in the morning or use Fastpass. There is also a single rider line if you don't mind riding with strangers.

Beginning in fall 2012, the beginning of the ride will change. The sponsorship will switch from GM to Chevrolet, specifically, and you'll get the chance to help design your own Chevy vehicle before proceeding to the ride test and high-speed run.

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114 votes, so far

This used to be my favorite theme park ride, but after riding it one time too many, the novelty wore off. Maybe it's because I drive faster than the ride. Still looking forward to the Chevy redo. 7/10 - Christopher Sturniolo

An amazing ride! I love testing out a car every time I'm at EPCOT! Only problem is breakdowns are common. 9/10 - Eric Cartman

Quite the adrenaline rush as you bank into the turn around the building at 60 mph. If sitting together is not necessary, split up and use the "single rider" option and you'll bypass most of the line. - Keith Forrest

One perfect ride, great to do this simulation, of course especially the outdoor part. Had to wait only 5 minutes, but we were extremely lucky this day (almost no waiting time anywhere here and at AK) - A. P.

I LOVE This Ride. But March 2011, it rained one of the days, only ONCE. That was the Epcot day. They said, "Test Track is delayed in case of Lightning, and the track is metal on the outside part, sorry." Well, that stunk. BUT, I rode this ride tons of times the other times I came to Disney World. - Ed N.

In the minority, however, I find this attraction boring and overrated. The outdoor portion is pretty poor if you're a thrill hunkier and the 'tests' are pretty dull on a re-ride. Worth a visit, but not a ride I like to ride over and over. Oh, and the queue music will drive you mad ;) - Ashleigh Noad

A fast car ride through various car tests, and you will feel the breeze when you fly through the outdoor track. I love this ride! - Matthew Harackiewicz

My favorite ride in Epcot its really cool to be in the Middle of a car testing.10/10 - Giovanny Cruz

Crazy cques and the most annoying que music ever ( a definate skip if you have a hangover)a handy TIP use the single person line because you will all be grouped together once you get through the doors at the top anyway and they tend to leave people through in 5's and 6's on the single person line so the odds are your group won't be broken up - Tom Cunningham

I enjoy the specifics but a lot of the ride tended to disappoint. I will go on this everytime I visit EPCOT but I do feel this is a little over-rated. Fun ride overall, but didn't live up to the hype. 7/10 - James McGee

great ride, but most people expect the 65mph portion to be most of the ride, not the specifics of car testing. I agree that I wish there was more to the outdoor portion, but still a fun ride - travis traymoore

Great track run, not too intense, just enough to make you smile. - steven boudreault

Excellent theming in the queue, informative on how cars are tested and we are the dummies. The final "test" is obviously the best bit, with speeds up to 65mph; shame its not a little bit longer. - Ben Price

Great fun! Feel the heat on your face when you go outside!! 8/10 - D H

I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this. - Heather Olson

When I went to Epcot, this was my favorite ride. The speed was tremendous (actually the fastest ride I ever went on). I repeated this ride numerous times. The theming is great and the whole ride where the car is being "tested" is good. Why I didn't give it a 10 is that it constantly broke down when I was there. - Sebastian Kontic

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