Test Track comming to DCA

[cw_]

According to screamscape they say "200? - Cars - Rumor - We’re starting to hear rumors about the park considering the development of a major E-Ticket attraction based upon the upcomming Pixar film, Cars. The ride system may be a next generation version of the Test Track concept (which started out as a high speed version of Indiana Jones) and take over the Timon parking lot, expanding the park’s boundaries."

what do you guys think will it happen or is it just a rumor ?

 

[dbm20th]

It certainly doesn't seem out of the realm of reason that they would try and add some excitment to DCA, especially considering that it is their worst performing park in the USA. And if the movie is a success, this would fit. But to be honest, this is the first I am hearing of it, so I can't relly comment on its validity.

 

[Sarangel]

It sounds like a good idea, but (as I've said before) Screamscape seems to only bat around .500, so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Crazy4Disney72]

I heard this same rumor, minus the part about it being a Cars themed attraction, last month when I was at Disneyland. My son and I had the pleasure of riding on the engine tender of the train for a complete circle around the park and we got to talk to the engineer the whole time. We were discussing differences between Disneyland and Disney World and I told him we love Disneyland, we just wished there was a Test Track in California. He told us that a few months ago he had a couple Imagineers riding with him who told him that Test Track would be coming to DCA in the Timon lot in 2007 or 2008. At that time it was the first I'd heard of anything like that, but since coming home, I've looked into it and it seems the Cars rumor has been circulating for a while now. However it's themed, I think a Test Track-type ride would be a great thing for DCA and I hope it really happens!

 

[MJMcBride]

This would make sence since Disney seems so keen on bringing rides from one park to another.

 

[Another Voice]

A couple of issues to talk about.

First, 'Test Track' has a very bad reputation inside the company. The ride system was extremely expensive, late to open and costs a lot to maintain. There's little chance Disney is going to spring that much money and grief again to build something they consider a turkey (although they were more than happy to sell one with a hefty margin to the Oriental Land Company for DisneySea’s 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth').

Second, California Adventure is a failure because it doesn't have anything interesting to people that live in California - a group that makes up 65% of Disneyland's attendance. And if you live around here, zipping about in a car at 55mph ain't a new and thrilling experience. You can get eight times 'Test Track's thrills on any onramp to the 405. Now that the people who thought the public would pay to see a tortilla making machine have finally been fired, I find it hard to believe any one would suggest dropping $150 million on another attraction people couldn’t care less about.

There is a ‘Cars’ related attraction in development. It’s for Disney Studios Paris and uses a shopping mall version of the “teacups” ride –the same as the ‘Francis Ladybug Boogie’ in “a bug’s land” at DCA. The Paris park’s expansion is the same “big’s land” panic, but instead of squirting water they’re getting a shelf-bought spinning wild mouse coaster decorated as Crush from Finding Nemo. I could see the clone of DSP’s Cars ride going to DCA as part of another panic “build something!!!” spurt, but I think even Disney may have figured out that DCA’s problem can’t be solved on the cheap anymore.

Lastly, there are a lot of people inside Disney that really want to use that land for another hotel. Whether it’s the “moderate” Hawaiian Resort or another “deluxe”, Disney still believes it can make more money from hotels than theme parks. It’s also likely that residential opposition is going to prohibit any more development along Disneyland Drive adjacent to the Paradise Pier Hotel. So the corner of Harbor and Katella is the best hotel spot Disney has left. I don’t see them giving that up for a ride.

 

[sweetp267]

I forgot where it was mentioned, but the "cars" that are rumored to be at DCA is the moving of the Stars and Motor Cars parade from MGM in Orlando. I forgot what was taking its place at WDW.

Feel free to prove me wrong, but that is what I have heard.