How do you like the new Test Track?

[TruBlu]

To give those who haven't ridden a clue as to why my husband and I (who both loved the previous version of TT and were excited to ride the new one) didn't like it, (because one PP asked for details), here is what we thought:

1. We missed the pre-show for the old TT (yes it was a little kitschy, but that's what we liked)

2. We missed the overall backstory of the old one...if there was a backstory in the new one, it was hard to figure out and not obvious.

3. The first time we rode, we used Fast Pass, and from what we heard, this significantly reduced our experience.

4. The second time we rode, this time using the standby queue, our card didn't register at the loading point, so again, our experience was probably not what it should have been - after waiting in the standby queue for quite some time, we were disappointed to say the least.

I don't know, aside from missing the old story, I have a real problem with numbers 3 & 4. Using Fast Pass shouldn't take away from the overall experience of the ride - then what's the point of Fast Pass? Speaking to my 4th point, if the experience is heavily dependent on technology that occasionally fails (and nothing is perfect), then I just wasted 45 minutes of my park time in the standby line. Ugh. The whole experience was just frustrating and disappointing.

The whole experience of New Test Track was very frustrating to me.

I agree 100%!!'
Our one time in the standby line (60 minutes, in January! ) ended with us being in a car with NO SOUND & our cars we made didn't load. I also don't think it's fair that you have to share the car you make. After standing in line that long everyone should get to make their own! We had to have 2 per card. We wouldn't have known there was supposed to be sound, but the single rider beside me told me. Thankfully I took the time to tell the CM as we exited & he let us go over the walkway & ride again. Our cards worked the second time.
BUT, I saw a dad holding his card in his mouth while he buckled his kid in. Gag! They reuse those cards!!!!!

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[bumbershoot]

We hated it. I much preferred the old one.

First off, I found the repeated use of the word "pre-designed custom car" to be obnoxious, especially considering that's an oxymoron. The system to design the car was largely broken, the system that registers it in the ride didn't work, and the ride itself made no sense. The car you create doesn't change the ride experience, and the whole "virtual world testing" made no sense... It was a lot of lights and day-glo paint and neon, but no substance.

Plus, designing the car was pointless. We did it once, and waited in line to do it, didn't care, and didn't have it apply correctly to our ride experience, making it a total waste of time. The next time we did it we just breezed through the ride creation area, didn't make a custom car, and did the ride. It didn't matter in the end if you did or didn't design anything, it was just a time suck, and an unnecessary one that artificially inflates the ride line, even with FP, and causes these ugly little white plastic things to get left on every flat surface and all over the floor of the car.

I agree 100%.

It was just pointless to me. It looked like it was just about to be Tron themed, Which would have been cooler, then they pulled back and did the testing stuff again. Just makes no sense.

We had one standby group of 4 in the car and two separate single riders. We all had made cars and scanned them before we got in the car. How can the ride "test" three different cars, or maybe even 6 if they all did it? It can't, it doesn't even give the illusion of being real. Pointless.

Outside was still fun, but I would prefer Tron or the old TT back.

 

[MrsDuck]

Just rode yesterday. We loved how everything looked-very modern and sleek, but on the whole we weren't impressed. The track seemed less exciting than before (I miss my blocks!) and I felt like the test where you see your car in the mirror and the "wave" going over it was (efficiency?) was super boring.

I wish they had just made it TRON themed and ditched the design a car process, which IMO they gave you waaayyyy too much time to do.

I do like that there was more stuff to do afterwards but on the whole think things could've been better in terms of the actual ride itself. Again, loved the new look, though!