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The Tomorrowland Speedway Magic Kingdom’s version of Autopia opened with the Magic Kingdom in 1971, as the Grand Prix Raceway, with the rest of the park, on October 1, 1971. The attraction was similar to Unlike the Disneyland's Autopiaversion of the ride, in that it allowed guests which was themed to drive motor cars around look like a track. However instead of being based on futuristic travel (as Autopia was) highway, the Grand Prix Raceway was themed instead designed to look like an international car race track. Like Autopia, the Grand Prix Raceway is located in Tomorrowland and uses Mark VII ride vehicles. The Grand Prix Raceway was originally sponsored by Goodyear, who supplied tires for all of the attraction vehicles. Although the basic idea of the Grand Prix Raceway has not changed since it's opening, the <ref name and theming of the attraction have= "Jack"> http://land. The first change to the Grand Prix Raceway came in 1973, when the track was expandedallears. By 1987 however, the track was shortened to make room for Mickey's Birthdaylandnet/blogs/jackspence/2012/09/tomorrowland_speedway_1. Then, in 1996 the attraction was renamed the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway and it was given new futuristic theming, to coincide with with the "New Tomorrowland"html </ref>.  In 1999 Disney and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that they would partner to change the theme of the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. Famous items from the Indianapolis Speedway were added to the attraction including:

*The "Wheels and Wings" logo

Also, panels *Panels of the Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and the Grand Prix Raceway were added to the loading area.

In 2009 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ended their sponsorship of the attraction and the the "Indy" was dropped from the name of the attraction. ALthough Although now sponsorless, the theming remains of the Speedway remained the same. <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_speed.htm </ref> In 2012 the Tomorrowland Speedway was shortened by about 400 ft in order to make room for the relocated [[Dumbo]] attraction in Storybook Circus <ref name= "Lou"> Tomorrowland: Walt Disney World Walking Tour by Lou Mongello </ref>.

==Attraction Plot==The Tomorrowland Speedway allows guests to drive their own "race cars" around a 4/10 mile, four lane track. A guide rail keeps each guests guest in his or her lane, but can lead to a sometimes bumpy ride. The attraction is especially popular among younger guests who can not cannot yet drive a real car. The Tomorrowland Speedway is themed to resemble the famous Indianapolis Speedway. To add the to the illusion, environmental sounds from a race track are actually pumped in through speakers on in each car. Each car is The cars are also equipped with an acceleration pedal and a steering wheel. The (the cars reach top speeds of 7.5 mph). Famous announcer Tom Carnegie can be heard announcing the "race" as cars travel around the track, which takes minutes to complete. At the end of the race, a checkered flag waves for every rider that finished the race.

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* From 1994-2009 when guests rode the Tomorrowland Transit Authority over the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway, Mr. Johnson would give a traffic report. He would always say: "Hi there Tomorrowland travellerstravelers. This is Mr. Johnson in Skyview Hovercraft One, bringing you the latest Tomorrowland traffic report. As usual, everything is perfect on Tommorowland's Tommorowland’s Super Highways"

* Al Unserbot Jr. us is the 4 time winner of the Constellation Cup<ref> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/tomorrowland-indy-speedway/ </ref>.