SPECIAL REPORT: NEW Test Track and NEW Fantasyland Opened!!

 

This is a Disney By Chris Special Report!!

Today at Walt Disney World in Florida, both the NEW Test Track at Epcot and the NEW Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom opened their doors.

The new updated Test Track in Future World is presented by Chevrolet. This attraction allows guests to create their own simulated car or truck from Chevrolet so they can test ride it. 

As for the new Fantasyland, guests can see the new added attractions including:

• Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
• Sleeping Beauty Cottage
• Disney Princess Meet and Greet Area (Princess Fairytale Hall)-Opening 2013
• Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station
• The Beast’s Castle
• Be Our Guest Restaurant
• Gaston’s Tavern
• Fantasyland Station-Walt Disney World Railroad
• The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train-Opening 2014

 

All of the other Fantasyland Attractions including Mickey’s PhilharMagic, “It’s A Small World”, etc. are still open.

We will have more information about the NEW Test Track and Fantasyland in the Future!!

Test Track Opening Date

 

The new Test Track will open at Epcot on December 6th!!

It will offer Disney’s FASTPASS PLUS!!

To those who are going to Walt Disney World in Florida this holiday season, go to Epcot and see Test Track right away!!

Chris’s Tip Time: FASTPASS at Epcot

 

Once you enter Epcot for the day, make sure to get your FASTPASS at your choice of either Soarin’ or Test Track. Then you wait for an hour by seeing either Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy or Journey Into Imagination with Figment. One Hour Later, you go back to your FASTPASS attraction.

Please Note: It has to be either Soarin’ or Test Track when it comes to fastpasses. Why? Because they’ll be gone for the day!!

C.A.T. (Chris’s Attraction Trivia): World of Motion

 

At Epcot, Test Track replaced World of Motion. A slow-moving ride that shows the history of transportation and automobiles. It was Presented by General Motors.

The Narrator of World of Motion was Gary Owens. He was mostly recognized as the voice of Hanna-Barbara’s space hero in the 1960s, SPACE GHOST!!!

World of Motion was one of the first attractions when Epcot opened in 1982. It was later closed in 1996 to make room for Test Track.

Check back for more information on Test Track!!!

Cars Land-NOW OPEN!!!!

Today at Disney’s California Adventure, Cars Land is now open. The land is based on the Disney and Pixar’s Cars films. It contains a new Cars Test Track themed ride entitled Radiator Springs Racers. Everyone is asking “Does this ride include a Single Rider Line and a Fastpass Line?”  The answer is YES!!!!! See the NEW Cars Land this Summer.
In addition, the new entrance to the park is also open today. It resembles Buena Vista Street in the 1920s and 1930s!! It features a new club called Club 1901. Named after the year Walt Disney was born. It’s California Adventure’s version of Club 33!!
Please Note that the real Buena Vista Street is located in Burbank, California.

BREAKING NEWS- Dateline: Epcot

Walt Disney World has announced that they are re-imagining, one of their most popular thrill rides, Test Track.
As you already heard sometime ago, Epcot is planning to change the popular automobile thrill ride. They already changed sponsorships from General Motors to Chevrolet!! In addition, they will remove all of the GM vehicles out of the auto show located at the exit of the ride and keep all of the Chevrolet vehicles. Why? Because Chevrolet is owned by General Motors.
Epcot originally announced that this NEW Test Track adventure would open around October 1st as part of Epcot’s 30th Anniversary celebration.
BUT, due to the re-imagining process, the Walt Disney World resort has pushed the opening date back to sometime between late November and/or December of this year!!
Stay with us for more updates on the Future of Test Track at Epcot!!!!

Cars Land-Opening This Summer!!!!!!

As all of you heard, a new land entitled “Cars Land” is opening this Summer at Disney’s California Adventure!!!!
Cars Land is based on the Disney and Pixar’s Cars films.
This land includes new attractions such as:

• Luigi’s Flying Tires (The NEW version of the old Flying Saucers ride at Disneyland in the 1960s)
• Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree (Mater’s version of the Mad Tea Party)

And…

• Radiator Springs Racers (Cars version of Epcot’s Test Track)

Here is a photo of Cars Land under construction.
Photo by disneybychris.