World Discovery · Dark ride
Test Track
Explore automotive innovation through immersive tests before accelerating onto an outdoor high-speed circuit.
80 min
live wait
Dark ride
High thrill
40"
min height
Before you ride
Rapid acceleration, sharp turns and outdoor high-speed driving.
Expert tip
Use the single-rider queue if you do not need to sit with your group, and watch the speed display during the outdoor loop.
⏱ Live wait times · Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 2 PM (~54 min) · also good around 8 PM (~55 min)
Busiest around 5 PM (~73 min)
| 9 AM | 57 minutes |
|---|---|
| 10 AM | 60 minutes |
| 11 AM | 66 minutes |
| 12 PM | 66 minutes |
| 1 PM | 67 minutes |
| 2 PM | 54 minutes |
| 3 PM | 62 minutes |
| 4 PM | 61 minutes |
| 5 PM | 73 minutes |
| 6 PM | 61 minutes |
| 7 PM | 60 minutes |
| 8 PM | 55 minutes |
Average standby wait from 9 days of live waits, in park time (ET). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Test Track stats
Test Track is a dark ride at Epcot that reaches 65 mph. It was built by Dynamic Attractions / Walt Disney Imagineering, opened in 1999 and lasts about 4 minutes. Riders must be at least 40 inches tall. The best time to ride is usually around 2 PM or 8 PM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Dynamic Attractions / Walt Disney Imagineering
- Model
- Slot-car dark ride
- Opened
- 1999
- Track length
- 5,246 ft
- Top speed
- 65 mph
- Height
- 30 ft
- Drop
- 0
- Inversions
- 0
- Duration
- 4 min
- Height requirement
- 40 in
💡 Fun facts
- The outdoor speed loop reaches 65 mph
- Test Track was reimagined in 2025 with inspiration from EPCOT’s original World of Motion.
Reviews
Been thinking about buying a Chevy, I can't figure out why though...
That outside track is insane!
BrettAlex EXPERT8/10
Haven't been on the updated one yet but still always such a fun ride!