What exactly are Test Track and Mission:Space?

[karemore]

They are both new since I've been to WDW.

Are they like Dinosaur, or like Body Wars?

Can someone describe exactly the type of rides they are?

Karen

 

[RoyalCanadian]

You might be interested in sending away for the Vacation Planning Video from WDW if it's been about 8 years since you visited WDW. (Test Track came into being in late '97) Both rides (and many more) are nicely shown on the Vacation Planner.

 

[mickeymule]

Test track puts you in a "test" car and drives you through the tests that cars go through for safety and such. It is similar to Dinosaur, but at the end you go about 60 MPH around the outside of the building. Can be scary for some young ones, but I find it fairly tame, It's like going 60 in a convertable.

Mission Space is only similar to Body Wars in the sense it is a simulator. You are put in a smallish cabin with 3 other people and the screen / controls move tword you. Each indiviual has thier own screen to watch (remember to always look forward) and you go through the felling of lift off with the appropriate G-Forces as well as a little feeling of weightlessness. This is accomplished with a centerfuge, think of the other rides that stick to you a wall and drop the floor out from under you, however, this is setup so you do not know you are spinning, unless you turn your head to the sides. Some people love it, some hate it, I myself love it since I have always wanted to go into space and it will be the closest I will come to weightlessness.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other questions.

 

[karemore]

Thank you SO much that does help!

We'll want to do Test Track for sure but skip Mission Space.

I hate those rides that suck you to the wall. They are the only rides at amusement parks that make me feel ill.

Oh, what the heck, we'll probably ride anyway......lol

It's good to know what they are though so we can plan when to ride.

Test track we can do any time we can get on or use a Fastpass, Mission Space we want on an emty stomach!

Thanks again!!

Karen

 

[McCall]

Not only that but this centrifuge in MUCH stronger than any at any other amusement park. It was designed by or with assistance of NASA and is similiar to the ones you see on TV that the astronauts train in, except you can't see that is what it is.

 

[Dznefreek]

It was designed by or with assistance of NASA

Actually a company in PA. (ETC) I believe designed and developed the ride system.

and is similiar to the ones you see on TV that the astronauts train in, except you can't see that is what it is.

The ones the astros train in is a single arm centrifuge with a capsule on the end. M:S is 10 cabs on a giant hub that you can clearly see when you enter and exit the ride.