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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride || image= Testrack2.jpg| caption='''The entrance sign for the Test Track pavilion.''' | theme=Transportation | sponsor= General Motors (1982-2012) <br> Chevrolet (2012-Present)| land=World Discovery| park= Epcot| opened=October 1, 1982| custom_label_1 = Number of Attractions| custom_value_1 = 1| custom_label_2 = Formally Known As| custom_value_2 = World of Motion (1982-1996)}}Test Track is a pavilion located in World Discovery within [[Epcot]]. The pavilion was known as the World of Motion pavilion from 1982-1996. For the attraction located within the pavilion see [[Test Track (Attraction)]]

Test Track opened as the World of Motion pavilion A chance meeting in 1982 with the rest 1976 between General Motor's head of EPCOT Center. The pavilion was sponsored by General Motorsdesign, the first company Bill Mitchell, and Imagineer Bob Gurr led to agree GM and Disney to enter negotiations for GM to sponsor an Epcot the Transportation pavilion<ref name= "widen"/>. The World of Motion pavilion was shaped like a large, chrome wheel. The pavilion only featured one attraction, also called Remembering the success that Ford had in partnering with Disney at the 1964 World of Motion's Fair, which took guests through the history of human transportation. The attraction featured 30 different scenes which showed transportation advance, from the invention of the wheel, all the way GM agreed to the modern highway system. The World of Motion even predicted what the future of transportation would be like15 year contract, by showing guests CenterCore, a futuristic metropolis where everything seemed to be in motion. The ride specifically focused on how advancements in transportation have made our lives more fun and free. Unlike becoming the other Epcot pavilions, The World first of Motion took a humorous approach to its subject. Imagineer Ward Kimball helped create the attractions storyline, while Imagineers X Atencio and Buddy Baker penned the attractions theme song "ItEPCOT Center's Fun to Be Free"many sponsors <ref> http://progresscityusa. After exiting the attraction, guests would enter General Motors' TransCenter. Here guests could see new prototype transportation methods, and even watch automated robots assemble various vehiclescom/2011/06/28/whirl-of-motion/ </ref>.

In 1992 General Motor's ten year sponsorship of the The Transportation pavilion ran up, was eventually named the World of Motion and General Motors construction began in 1979 <ref name= "widen"/>. The pavilion itself was unsure if they wanted designed to renew look like a large wheel (albeit one that was 65ft high and 320 feet across), with guests entering through a “wedge” that had been removed from it<ref name= "Martin"/>. Due On October 1, 1982, the World of Motion pavilion opened with the rest of EPCOT Center. When the pavilion opened it featured the aforementioned "history of transportation" attraction (also named World of Motion) and the TransCenter, a postshow area that featured interactive exhibits <ref name= "Martin"/>. Although there were minor changes to the slumping economyTransCenter, from 1982 until 1992 World of Motion remained essentially unchanged <ref name= "Martin"/>. By the end of GM was facing large cutbacks and layoffs's original contract in 1992, and the company was not sure how beneficial their Epcot sponsorship waspopularity of the World of Motion had declined <ref name= "book"/>. If With this is mind General Motors was to renew hesitant about continuing their sponsorshipof the pavilion <ref name= "intercot"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/Motion/facts.html </ref>. At this time, it would require them to perform major renovations or even develop and new attraction altogether (as Disney wanted). GM eventually decided agreed to renew their sponsorship sponsor the pavilion for one year. The stop-gap sponsorship allowed 12 months, in order to reevaluate the company to determine how beneficial benefits of their sponsorship was, while also protecting the pavilion from a rival sponsor<ref name= "Martin"/>. The one year sponsorship also gave GM time Eventually, General Motors decided to see if renew their sponsorship, but with the economy understanding that World of Motion would recoverbe updated <ref name= "Martin"/>. At the end Instead of renovating the year existing attraction however, Disney and GM decided to re-up their sponsorship create a new attraction for (presumably) ten yearsthe pavilion all together. [[Image:OldschoolTestTrack.jpg|thumb|400px| The Test Track pavilion as it looked from 1998-2012. Photo by Josh Hallett]]With instructions from GM to narrow the signing focus of the new sponsorshipattraction to automobiles, GM and Walt Disney Imagineering decided to create a new attraction revisit one of the original ideas for the World of Motion pavilion. It was also decided that In 1976, Imagineers had visited GM's testing ground in Milford, Michigan, where they got to see the process that GM's prototype cars went through when they were tested<ref name= "Martin"/>. With this in mind, Imagineers had originally planned on creating a secondary attraction for World of Motion attraction that would remain open until have had guests testing futuristic automobiles<ref name= "Martin"/>. Taking inspiration from the new General Motors proving grounds, Imagineering pitched the idea of Test Track, an "E-ticket" attraction was developedthat would take guests through the rigorous testing that GM cars are put through<ref name= "Martin"/>.

When designing the new attractionWith plans for Test Track underway, General Motors decided that they wanted to the new attraction to focus on January 2, 1996, the automobile side World of transportationMotion pavilion closed for renovations <ref name= "Martin"/>. Walt Disney Imagineering decided to revisit one Subsequently, on February 13, the GM Preview Center opened in front of their original ideas for the closed pavilion. The GM Preview Center featured concept art for Test Track, an attraction that would let guests experience how cars were tested before making and a large mural painted by Catherine Feff (which was installed in order to hide the lotpavilion during its construction) <ref name= "Lou"> http://allears. Disney and GM engineers then visited the GMnet/tp/ep/e_tt2.htm </ref>. Due to a series of delays related to both Test Track's proving groundsride system and ride vehicles, to get ideas the attraction was not ready for its May 1997 opening <ref name= "Lou"/>. Instead, in 1998 the GM Preview Center was updated to feature new attractionartwork. It Next, in late 1998, the Preview Center was eventually decided that removed and the attraction would be called Test Track, and that it take soft opened to guests through on December 19, 1998 <ref name= "Lou"/>. Despite the rigorous testing fact that GM cars are put throughboth guests and Cast Members were able to ride Test Track in December 1998, due to constant ride breakdowns, Test Track's Grand Opening was pushed back to March 1999 <ref name= "Lou"/>. On January 2Finally, 1996 the World after three years of Motion construction, Test Track was permanently closedofficially dedicated on March 17, 1999 <ref name= "Lou"/>. Later in the year On January 6, the GM 2012 Disney announced that Test Track Preview Center opened giving guests an idea of what the new attraction would be likeclosing for a major refurbishment in April of that year<ref> https://disneyparks. Although disney.go.com/blog/2012/01/re-imagined-test-track-will-put-guests-in-the-designers-seat-this-fall-at-epcot/ </ref>. On April 15, 2012, the original Test Track was supposed closed <ref> https://insidethemagic.net/2012/04/test-track-allstars-singing-group-extra-hours-fill-void-as-disney-world-closes-epcot-ride-to open in -become-chevrolet-design-center/ </ref>. At this time, the spring of 1997attraction's aesthetics and theming completely changed, problems with despite the fact that the track and ride vehicles plagued remained the attractionsame. Due As opposed to the delayshowing guests how cars were made, the new version of Test Track officially opened focused on March 17, 1999the testing of cars. In Test Track took 2.0, guests through design their own ride vehicle in the various training exercises that crash test dummies usually go through. When it openedqueue before testing its capability, efficiency, responsiveness, and power on the attraction was itself. Following the fastest in Walt Disney Worldattraction, guests now receive a card with speeds reaching 65 mphtheir car information on it, which they can use to play various interactive games.  On December 6, 2012 Test Track reopened to guests <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/10/test-track-to-reopen-at-epcot-december-6 </ref>. Since the 2012 refurbishment, Test Track has been sponsored by General Motors' Chevrolet as opposed to the parent company GM <ref> http://www.autonews.com/article/20121109/BLOG06/121109854/chevy-supercharges-test-track-at-disney-world </ref>.

'''* The third floor of the Test Track'''- This high speed attraction lets guests experience first hand, the rigorous testing that General Motors vehicles go through. On this attraction, guests will board futuristic ride vehicles pavilion holds GM offices and travel through, the brake room, the hot and cold room, and a handling test roomGM VIP lounge <ref> http://www. The finale of the ride takes guests on a thrilling 65 mph loop around the pavilionintercot.com/edc/Motion/facts.html </ref>.

* During Test Track'''World of Motion'''- This dark ride attraction took guests through 30 different sceness 2012 refurbishment, depicting the history Test Track All Stars musical group performed outside of transportationthe pavilion <ref> https://touringplans. The ride concluded by showing guests the future of transportation in CenterCore, a futuristic metropoliscom/epcot/attractions/test-track-all-stars </ref>.