Disney Needs New Rules for Test Track

Test Track is finally back (as of July 2025), and it came back better than ever.

After a lengthy refurbishment, the EPCOT classic returned with a fresh look and renewed hype, but there’s still a real opportunity here to fix a few things that have always made the experience just a little more frustrating than it needed to be. Disney has a chance to make Test Track not just new, but actually improved, and these rule changes would go a long way. Here are three things we think Disney needs to address with this new version of Test Track.

Hats and Glasses Have to Go Before You Board

This one sounds simple, but it makes a massive difference. Test Track moves fast, and loose items have a way of becoming projectiles when you least expect them. Disney already asks guests to secure loose articles on plenty of other attractions, so applying that same standard here just makes sense.

More importantly, it keeps the experience better for everyone around you. Nobody wants to take a hat to the face at 65 miles per hour, and nobody wants to spend the ride anxiously holding their sunglasses on their head instead of just enjoying the attraction. Cast members should be enforcing this at the boarding area, not just suggesting it. A clear, consistent policy takes the guesswork out of it for guests and makes the whole loading process smoother.

Bring Back the Crash Test Dummies

This might be the most important item on the list. The original Test Track theming leaned hard into automotive testing, complete with crash test dummies that gave the whole ride a quirky, slightly unhinged charm. That identity is a big part of why so many people have such a strong nostalgia for this attraction.

And look, that nostalgia is real. Somewhere in a box at home, there is a late-90s Goofy-as-a-crash-test-dummy plush from Test Track that made genuinely alarming bone-cracking sounds every time you moved its arms or legs. That kind of specific, weird, memorable merchandise only exists when the theming behind it is strong. The new version of Test Track has the chance to lean back into that lane, and it absolutely should. Give us the dummies. Give us the chaos. Give us the charm.

Test Out a Double Rider Line

Test Track vehicles seat six people, which means there are almost always empty seats that need to be filled. Disney knows this, and they have actually already experimented with a creative solution for exactly this kind of situation.

At Disneyland, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (which also seats six guests) briefly tested a double rider line in early 2025. Rather than a traditional single rider line, this option lets parties of two enter a separate queue together and board when a ship needs additional guests to fill out the crew. Pairs in this line were typically assigned the Engineer role, and while the line was not guaranteed to be faster than standby, it gave smaller groups a real alternative.

Test Track is a natural fit for the same concept. Most Disney World parties skew toward groups of two or four, and a double rider option would help Disney fill vehicles more efficiently while giving solo duos a way to move through the queue without the randomness of a standard single rider line. It’s a win for guests and a win for operational flow.

Test Track has always had the bones of a great attraction. With a few smart updates to the guest experience, it could go from a solid ride to a genuinely must-do EPCOT staple again. Disney has the blueprint, and now they have the opportunity.

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