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Test Track Reopening Date Announced and New Details Revealed for the Updated Attraction at Walt Disney World's EPCOT

Author:Kristen Update:May 08,2026
Speaking of the real world, Disney also shared that, while past iterations of Test Track were set in a "conceptual world," this new take is "rooted in reality." To accomplish that, part of Test Track will feel as though guests are driving through the Pacific Northwest.

"In our reimagined Test Track, we're really celebrating the pleasure of driving and going on a scenic drive with your friends and family," Walt Disney Imagineering's Nathaniel Gearhart said. "It's about taking these trips that are memory makers."

To bring that to life, they narrowed in on four species of trees - Cedar, Spruce, Maple, and Oak - that would be included to represent that region and make it feel authentic, complete with a ton of overhead foliage to act as the canopy of these trees.

Test Track 1.0 officially opened in 1999, Test Track 2.0 opened in 2012, and Test Track 3.0 will finally make its debut in 2025 after closing for these upgrades on June 17, 2024.

This is just one of the many things guests have to look forward to at Walt Disney World this summer, and it's part of our 14 reasons this season is a great time to visit the Disney World thanks to Cool Kid Summer.

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