Tomorrowland Speedway

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The Entrance to the Tomorrowland Speedway
Magic Kingdom
Land	Tomorrowland
Opening date	October 1st, 1971
Vehicle type	Mark VII
Number of vehicles	146
Ride duration	3:50 minutes
Height requirements	52" (132 cm)
Track Length	.4 miles
Disney Genie +	Yes
Based on	Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Tomorrowland Speedway is an attraction located in Tomorrowland.

Attraction History

Like many early Magic Kingdom attractions, what would eventually be known as the Tomorrowland Speedway actually traces its origin back to Disneyland. The Tomorrowland Speedway’s predecessor was an attraction known as Autopia. Located in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, Autopia allowed guests to board cars and travel on the highway of the future (Disneyland’s Autopia opened before President Eisenhower signed Interstate Highway legislation into law). The attraction proved to be extremely popular in California, and thus it was an obvious choice for addition in Walt Disney World ^[1].

The Magic Kingdom’s version of Autopia opened as the Grand Prix Raceway, with the rest of the park, ..→