Walt Disney World goes by means of numerous modifications proper now. Important parts of a number of parks have been, or quickly can be, closed to make approach for brand spanking new WDW sights, and a few fan-favorite rides can be closed endlessly. Nonetheless, one other trip, Epcot’s Take a look at Observe, is about to reopen after a 13-month closure, and when it does, I’m actually trying ahead to checking it out. That is odd as a result of I’ve by no means been a lot of a Take a look at Observe fan till now.
This morning, Disney World introduced that the reimagined Take a look at Observe will reopen on July 22. When that occurs, the trip that’s been round for over 25 years will debut its third distinctive design. We obtained our greatest look but at what the precise new trip will appear to be in a pair of movies, and I’ve to say, I like what I see to date.
This seems actually cool. A visualization of recent security know-how in your automobile seems notably candy lit up like this. We see a recreation of a normal-looking avenue rework into hundreds of sunshine nodes; it’s all fairly spectacular.
Plenty of Disney World followers have been really excited that Take a look at Observe was closing to be reimagined. That is as a result of lots of people didn’t love the second iteration of the trip. Nonetheless, I actually didn’t thoughts Take a look at Observe 2.0 all that a lot as a result of the truth that I wasn’t that massive a Take a look at Observe 1.0 the primary time round.
The unique Take a look at Observe from 1999 was a simulation of car testing. With that, visitors took on the function of crash check dummies on a course designed to check an car’s capabilities. This included placing the trip car by means of tight turns, sudden stops and a high-speed thrill part.
The second model of Take a look at Observe, which debuted in 2012, was extra targeted on car design. Visitors got an opportunity to design their very own car within the queue, and that machine was then put by means of numerous functionality exams on the observe. The brand new trip largely happened at the hours of darkness and had a simulation really feel much like Tron (although with out the Daft Punk soundtrack).
As someone who didn’t love the primary two variations of Take a look at Observe, I actually hadn’t been involved with the brand new model all that a lot, however I’m having fun with what I’m seeing to date. Along with the cool lights, one other video posted to Instagram reveals how the trip will give attention to the “pleasure of driving,” together with recreating outside environments contained in the trip.
Okay, Take a look at Observe, you bought me. I’m now formally excited for the reopening on July 22. Epcot has at all times been my favourite park at Walt Disney World, and now it seems like it might really get even higher. This is hoping this refurbished trip proves to be as thrilling because it seems to be.