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Adam Roth’s 5/7/12 Epcot Mini-Update

Adam Roth’s 5/7/12 Epcot Mini-Update

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot yesterday and has a quick update for us: Props and decorations slowly vanish from the exterior of Test Track The exterior queue is gone and various pieces are being thrown away… I know plenty of people who would want whatever you are throwing away… The old sign is history Innoventions just seems to get darker… Habit Heroes is completely walled-off from the world I assume this means there is work going on inside We hope…

May 8, 2012     1 Comment
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Disney Releases New Concept Art & Details for Test Track

Disney Releases New Concept Art & Details for Test Track

The new logo for Test Track presented by Chevrolet As you can see. they are changing the entire ride completely. The first image is clearly the hill climb. The top right looks to be the first break-test zone. The lower two pictures look like replacements for the environmental chambers. Ride icons? I assume these are categories you will be graded in after designing your vehicle. Yep, the Test Track you once knew is gone… If you look closely at tis image, you can see plenty of concept art for the Chevrolet Design Studio, where guests will design their SimCars Disney also released some new details: When complete, the reimagining of this attraction will allow guests to design their own custom [...]

Apr 27, 2012     16 Comments
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Test Track All-Stars Light-Up Crowds While Test Track is Dark

Test Track All-Stars Light-Up Crowds While Test Track is Dark

While Test Track at Epcot is closed for a lengthy refurbishment, Disney has lined up a new entertainment act called the Test Track All-Stars. The group consists of mostly performers you would also find over at the Voices of Liberty (which is probably why it is such a talented group) now dressed as Chevrolet employees who are on their lunch break and like to sing in an a cappella group. They perform car-themed tunes such as “At The Carwash”, “Ease on Down the Road”, “See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet”, and “Grease Lightning”. The show looks rather enjoyable and we have heard nothing but solid reviews from anyone we have talked to about it. Judge for yourself:

Apr 24, 2012     2 Comments
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Adam Roth’s 4/15/12 Epcot Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 4/15/12 Epcot Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot to say goodbye to Test Track on Sunday and while he was there, he took plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us: Habit Heroes – Still closed Some portions of it are now behind a large curtain I don’t think so The original Test Track is now gone… They wasted no time removing the infamous Test Track pizza truck The Odyssey building is slowing getting a blue paint scheme All of the water features in Canada were off Shoes? Still can’t get used to this weird sandy patch in front of the Seas with Nemo and Friends You can see where the new pavement begins No visible progress from here of the rumored [...]

Apr 19, 2012     2 Comments
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A Look Back at GM Test Track (1998-2012)

The original Test Track is now history, but the legacy of this amazing Epcot E-Ticket lives on in video captured by our own John Corigliano:

Apr 18, 2012     2 Comments
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Concept Art Previews New Queue, Marquee, and Logo for Epcot’s Test Track

Concept Art Previews New Queue, Marquee, and Logo for Epcot’s Test Track

With GM Test Track closing at Epcot yesterday for a 5 month refurbishment, Walt Disney World wasted no time updating their website with concept art for Test Track presented by Chevrolet, schedule to open October 1, 2012: The concept art shows the familiar blue vehicles we have seen appearing at the attraction for the last several months, but also shows the logo on the new marquee that will appear outside of the building. Upon closer inspection, you can see a rendering of guests using touch screens to create their own “SimCar” in the Chevrolet Design Studio, the planned queue/pre-show portion of the updated attraction. We assume that the lounge with concept cars in it seen in the upper left corner [...]

Apr 16, 2012     2 Comments
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Robert Ashburn’s 4/12-13/12 Epcot & Magic Kingdom Photo Report

Robert Ashburn’s 4/12-13/12 Epcot & Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited Epcot and the Magic Kingdom this weekend, and he took plenty of photos from both parks to share with us: Test Track graces the maps during its final days You still have a month to check out the Flower and Garden Festival Habit Heroes and the soon-to-open VISION House on the signage inside Innoventions Still closed… The VISION House still behind walls Opens April 22nd, but we’ll have media coverage beginning April 21st Habit Heroes and VISION House are both not on the wall yet The ImageWorks at Imagination! looks empty since the new company took over Amazing Pictures is now in charge of this photo location Work continues on the facade of the Seas [...]

Apr 15, 2012     3 Comments
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Press Release – Innoventions VISION House Opens April 22nd

Press Release – Innoventions VISION House Opens April 22nd

Green Builder® Media Announces Exciting New Project Developments At the VISION House® in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot®, An Exhibit Educating Consumers on the Benefits of Living Green: Green Builder Media’s VISION House exhibit at INNOVENTIONS in Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort is magically coming to life. Projected to open late spring in celebration of Earth Day, this experiential exhibit will educate and inform visitors on the benefits of green homes and offer sustainable living ideas that INNOVENTIONS visitors can take home to enhance their daily lives. Exponential change, after all, is the result of the incremental improvements made by individuals every day. This is exactly what Green Builder Media, North America’s leading media company focused on sustainable living, had in mind when it launched the VISION House in [...]

Apr 4, 2012     1 Comment
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Adam Roth’s 3/23/12 WDW Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 3/23/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the Magic Kingdom on Friday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Flower and Garden Festival in bloom at Epcot IF ONLY WE HAD XPASS!!!! Queue modifications are done… it’s a completely different queue experience now… Peacock Cool graphics on the Epcot tip board Enjoy Kim Possible while it lasts Habit Heroes and the VISION House now on the list inside Innoventions East Habit Heroes is still closed I’m offended… Work continues on the VISION House Habit Heroes now has a sign on the entry wall Goodbye VISION House will be added soon as it opens in April Phineas and Ferb [...]

Mar 26, 2012     6 Comments
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Robert Ashburn’s 3/9/12 Epcot Photo Report

Robert Ashburn’s 3/9/12 Epcot Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited Epcot a few days ago and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: I LOVE this topiary This needs Xpass… Whatever queue modifications were done in the middle are complete PEACOCK See ya’ later Kim… Still closed… They are still testing with some guests though… The VISION House is coming in April to replace the former House of Innoventions The Festival Center is open once again I don’t think you can call most of those anymore… Another Disney Vacation Club booth sporting new signage Some awesome new shirts available at Mouse Gear They are still finishing up this sculpture The remodeling of Tutto Italia continues A temporary booth open [...]

Mar 15, 2012     5 Comments
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