If you remember designing your own car before riding Test Track at EPCOT, forget that version for a moment. Test Track was completely reimagined and reopened in July 2025. The design studio and performance scoring are gone, General Motors is presenting the attraction again, and the ride now looks at how transportation has evolved and where it might go next.
Thankfully, Disney didn’t get rid of the part I care about most. Test Track still finishes with its outdoor high-speed run at about 65 mph, making it the fastest ride at Walt Disney World.
The ride itself is only about four minutes long, but it covers a lot in that time. You move through a series of increasingly futuristic environments before the attraction finally lets the car loose outside.
The Test Track You Remember Is Gone
The previous version of Test Track put a lot of emphasis on creating a digital vehicle. You designed a car before boarding and then watched its scores appear as you moved through different tests.
That entire idea has been removed.
The new Test Track presented by General Motors is more interested in the bigger idea of mobility: how vehicles developed, how technology helps cars understand their surroundings, and what transportation might look like in the future.
One of the new scenes uses more than 29,000 points of light to visualize how cameras and sensors allow a vehicle to interpret the world around it. Disney also created an entirely new musical score and several new show scenes for the attraction.
There are deliberate callbacks to World of Motion, the original EPCOT transportation attraction that occupied this pavilion before Test Track. To me, that makes more sense for EPCOT than simply asking everyone to build the fastest-looking digital car.
You can check the current Test Track information from Disney before your visit.
Four Minutes Doesn’t Sound Long Until the Track Opens Up
The actual Test Track ride lasts roughly four minutes. That’s useful to know if you’re staring at a long standby wait and trying to decide how much of your EPCOT day you’re willing to trade for it.
The first portion isn’t simply four minutes of speed. Most of the attraction is an indoor journey through transportation technology and future mobility.
Then you reach the part Test Track has always been known for.
The vehicle accelerates onto the outdoor track and reaches approximately 65 mph. General Motors still describes that loop as Walt Disney World’s fastest ride.
I think the open-air part is why 65 mph feels so effective. There’s no giant coaster hill or upside-down inversion. You’re simply suddenly outside, moving very fast, with the wind hitting you as the vehicle banks around the building.
Test Track Is Fast, but I Wouldn’t Call It a Roller Coaster
If someone in my group is nervous about Test Track, speed is the part I’d explain to them.
There are no traditional roller coaster loops or large drops. The intensity comes from acceleration, banking turns and that 65 mph outdoor section.
That makes it a very different experience from Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Guardians combines darkness, coaster movement and rotating ride vehicles. Test Track feels much more like being taken for an unusually aggressive drive.
The minimum height requirement is 40 inches (102 cm). I wouldn’t assume every child who reaches 40 inches will automatically love it, but for kids already comfortable with faster rides, Test Track can be a good introduction to EPCOT’s more thrilling attractions.
The Wait Is the Part I’d Plan Around
Because the ride itself isn’t particularly long, I don’t like letting Test Track consume a huge portion of an EPCOT day.
There are three ways I’d think about it now: regular standby, Lightning Lane Multi Pass, or Single Rider.
Test Track is currently one of EPCOT’s higher-demand Lightning Lane Multi Pass selections. When you make your initial choices, it’s grouped with Frozen Ever After and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and you can initially choose only one attraction from that group.
That makes the decision more interesting than the old advice to simply “use Genie+.” Genie+ doesn’t exist anymore, and Test Track has to compete with two other popular attractions for that initial Multi Pass slot.
If Test Track is one of my priorities, I’d compare those three rides before making the selection rather than automatically choosing whichever one appears first. My EPCOT Lightning Lane strategy goes further into that choice.
Single Rider Changes the Calculation
Test Track also has a Single Rider line, and this is one attraction where I’d always look at that option if riding together isn’t important.
Single Rider fills empty seats left in ride vehicles by parties using standby or Lightning Lane. Disney specifically warns that your group will be separated and that seating requests may not be accommodated.
For a solo visitor, adults traveling together, or older kids who don’t care where everyone sits, that’s an easy trade for me when the regular standby line is substantially longer.
If riding together matters, stay with standby or Lightning Lane rather than treating Single Rider as a shortcut for the entire group.
I Still Like Test Track Early in the Day
Test Track participates in Early Theme Park Entry, so eligible Disney Resort and select hotel Guests can ride before normal park opening.
I like having Test Track taken care of earlier rather than continually watching the wait throughout the afternoon. The attraction has an outdoor portion, and any attraction can experience unexpected downtime, so I don’t love leaving a high-priority ride until the last possible hour of the day.
That doesn’t mean Test Track should automatically be everyone’s rope-drop attraction. EPCOT has several rides competing for the same valuable first hour.
If you’re deciding where to go when the park opens, use my EPCOT rope drop and Early Entry strategy rather than planning around Test Track in isolation.
After Dark Is Still My Favorite Way to See the Outdoor Track
If the wait cooperates and I’m still in EPCOT at night, I like Test Track even more after sunset.
The ride itself doesn’t suddenly become faster, but the outdoor section feels different when the surrounding park is dark and the track lighting becomes more noticeable.
I wouldn’t sacrifice a nighttime show or stand in an enormous second line just to do it, but if Single Rider is reasonable or I happen to find a good standby wait, it’s one attraction I don’t mind repeating.
Don’t Walk Straight Out After the Ride
The experience continues into the Vehicle Showcase after you unload.
General Motors uses the space to display current vehicles and transportation technology. It’s obviously going to be more interesting if you like cars, but I think it’s worth at least walking through on a first visit to the reimagined attraction.
It’s also another noticeable change if your last Test Track ride was years ago. Disney now lists General Motors as the official vehicle sponsor of Walt Disney World Resort rather than presenting the attraction specifically under Chevrolet.
Would I Wait for Test Track?
I would absolutely ride Test Track on an EPCOT visit, especially if I hadn’t seen the version that opened in 2025.
But knowing the actual ride is only around four minutes changes how I look at a very long standby line. If Single Rider is an option for my group, I’d check it. If Test Track is a major priority, I’d consider it when choosing my initial Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction. And if neither works, I’d watch the standby time rather than automatically joining the longest queue of the day.
The new version gives me more reason to ride than the speed loop alone. I like that Test Track once again feels interested in transportation itself rather than making the entire experience revolve around a digital car score.
But the finale is still the payoff. Four minutes after boarding, you’re outside doing 65 mph around EPCOT, and that’s still the part I’m thinking about when I get off.
If you’re comparing it with the rest of the park, my EPCOT thrill ride guide puts Test Track alongside the other attractions I’d prioritize for a more ride-heavy day.
