What will happen to Test Track...

[paulh]

its never been open for ten years,it must have been closed or shut for about five years of that time
Paulh

 

[CowboyJeff]

man test track was my fav ride! we rode it like 4 times last week. love it!! why not make it VW sponsored? then at the end run over brooke shields? i'm a huge VW fan so.... yeah.

Ditto! Test Track is my girls' favorite ride and we go on it ad nauseum!!! They will be devastated if anything happened to it.

 

[CowboyJeff]

its never been open for ten years,it must have been closed or shut for about five years of that time
Paulh

Uh oh. Was Bill McKim unemployed for that long???

 

[Fozzie`]

Ford should pick it up

 

[Argent]

I wouldn't count GM out yet. They have some of the best models available. I've owned just about every brand of car and not one of them even compare to the Chevrolets, Buicks, and Cadillacs I have owned. Unfortunately, none of the automakers are selling cars at this time. GM is just the biggest and have been hit hardest.

 

[KYMickey]

I wouldn't count GM out yet. They have some of the best models available. I've owned just about every brand of car and not one of them even compare to the Chevrolets, Buicks, and Cadillacs I have owned. Unfortunately, none of the automakers are selling cars at this time. GM is just the biggest and have been hit hardest.

Best models available in terms of what? They're pretty nice up front and look pretty good but as far as long-term dependability I haven't seen one yet that's worth talking about. Where as any of the Honda or Toyota products just seem to get better with time.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

Best models available in terms of what? They're pretty nice up front and look pretty good but as far as long-term dependability I haven't seen one yet that's worth talking about. Where as any of the Honda or Toyota products just seem to get better with time.

I don't mean to turn this into an argument about which car company is the best but I got to agree with the above. I have owned a Chev and a Toyota back to back, with both cars being in the same class, and you can't compare the two. Toyota is miles ahead and they last forever. You can't even get a comparable extended warranty with Chev because even they won't guarentee their own vehicles for the long haul.

 

[BriarRabbit]

Test Track will not go away if they lose their sponsorship. They will likely pick up somebody else.

Test Track - Presented by Toyota?

Saved by Zero? (And they could play that tune over and over again)

 

[goofy4prez]

Best models available in terms of what? They're pretty nice up front and look pretty good but as far as long-term dependability I haven't seen one yet that's worth talking about. Where as any of the Honda or Toyota products just seem to get better with time.

I made the mistake of purchasing a 2004 Toyota Camry. Not attacking Toyota but that car was the biggest useless rolling mass of sheet metal that I have ever owned. Engine problems, tranny replaced twice, and a constant endless electrical problem that could never be solved. I had the car a wopping 16 months and got rid of it. My wife now drives a Honda Accord and I drive a Lincoln MKZ and love both cars.

As for test track, I personally would rather see someone like Ford take it over.

 

[rutgers1]

I only drive Toyota, but would prefer to see an American company headlining a Disney ride like TT.

When you look at the mass of humanity in the parks on any given day, and when you figure that most are spending thousand and thousands of dollars like me, it is hard to understand:
1) why any of the rides need sponsors
2) why prices keep going up

Although I am sure there are cross promotion benefits to owning ABC, Disney Channel, ESPN and others, but I have to think that money is pulled out of the parks to fuel ailing parts of the company. While reading Disney War, I was shocked to see how much money was paid to the top execs. Shocked. It really seemed criminal.

 

[Metro West]

Saved by Zero? (And they could play that tune over and over again)

One of my favorite songs of the 80's.

 

[yitbos96bb]

I would guess that while the sponsorship may disappear, the actual money it cost GM was a drop in the bucket.

Now, NASCAR on the other hand could be in for some BIG, BIG problems..

I don't think Could Be is the word... WILL BE seems to be the CW for NASCAR. Even the powerhouses like Gibbs and Hendricks are getting nervous. The Big 3 are cutting NASCAR expenditures by 30%. It will be rough.

 

[mitros]

I only drive Toyota, but would prefer to see an American company headlining a Disney ride like TT.

When you look at the mass of humanity in the parks on any given day, and when you figure that most are spending thousand and thousands of dollars like me, it is hard to understand:
1) why any of the rides need sponsors
2) why prices keep going up

Although I am sure there are cross promotion benefits to owning ABC, Disney Channel, ESPN and others, but I have to think that money is pulled out of the parks to fuel ailing parts of the company. While reading Disney War, I was shocked to see how much money was paid to the top execs. Shocked. It really seemed criminal.

Yea, seems to be a lot about those over paid executives in the news as of late. And yes, it is criminal!

 

[bonrea]

The Energy Pavilion lost its corporate sponsor years ago.

It continues to operate.

Sponsors are typically solicited in order to raise the initial capital to design and build out and advertise a new attraction. The 10 year sponsorship contract is just part of it. If the attraction is a hit it usually remains even if there is no continuing sponsorship.

 

[Soichiro]

This entire topic is insane. Test Track is easily the second most popular attraction at EPCOT and it usually competes with Soarin' in terms of wait times and guest satisfaction. There's no possible chance that they would get rid of TT barring extreme unforeseen circumstances.

 

[disrailfan]

Test Track - Presented by Toyota?

Please god anything but a foriegn car company.

 

[disrailfan]

I don't think Could Be is the word... WILL BE seems to be the CW for NASCAR. Even the powerhouses like Gibbs and Hendricks are getting nervous. The Big 3 are cutting NASCAR expenditures by 30%. It will be rough.

They really should go back to the early model of Nascar racing where anyone could take a street car and race. Those were the days, that is of course how Petty got started.

I say they should go back to them requiring a street car be used instead of this engineered crap that they call racing. Don't get me wrong I enjoy most races, but if they would do this then things like what happened at the BrickYard 400 this year would never happen.

 

[yitbos96bb]

They will likely just get a new sponsor. This has happened many times with sponsored attractions at Epcot in the past.

Toyota? They build more cars in America than the Big 3 do.

 

[yitbos96bb]

They really should go back to the early model of Nascar racing where anyone could take a street car and race. Those were the days, that is of course how Petty got started.

I say they should go back to them requiring a street car be used instead of this engineered crap that they call racing. Don't get me wrong I enjoy most races, but if they would do this then things like what happened at the BrickYard 400 this year would never happen.

It would be fun, but one of the big reasons behind the current design is safety.

 

[yitbos96bb]

Please god anything but a foriegn car company.

Hat to break it to you... They build more cars in this country than GM, Ford or chevy. That is why NASCAR allowed them to come in.