In this week’s biggest Disney news, Imagineers recall an infamous incident of a car flying off of the track at Test Track, a post about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure was later deleted, and much more. Join Tom Corless every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the latest from Disney theme parks around the world.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
02:07 – Dining Reservations Search Shows All Available Time Slots
02:43 – Surveying Guests About Removing TRON Virtual Queue
03:49 – Louis and Charlotte Animatronics Teased for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
05:36 – Former Imagineers Allude to When a Test Track Car Flew Off The Tracks
08:35 – beourguestvacations.com/wdwnt
09:04 – Animatronic from The Great Movie Ride Being Sold on eBay
10:21 – Lawsuit Claims Disneyland Underpaid Maintenance
11:15 – California Adventure Food and Wine Festival!
11:46 – Redwood Creek Closed for Refurbishment
12:14 – Disneyland Resort Announces ‘Movie Nights’
12:53 – Marvel Day at Sea Returning to Disney Cruise Line in 2025
14:39 – Closing Date Announced for Studio 1 Reimagining at Paris
16:34 – Disney Legend Carl Bongirno Passes Away at Age 86
19:24 – Outro
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How did that test car got off the test track how did it do that
Show me them the animatronics please. I beging you guys
Test Track is a great ride, but lately noticing more and more portions of it malfunctioning: Virtual design cars not showing up in the “tests,” the semi truck scene disabled, and the doors to exterior portion stuck fully open. Enjoy it a lot, but it’s time for a refurbishment.
I love that new star wars prop next to Rex
Super excited at the confirmation of a Charlotte animatronic! She's one of my favourite Disney characters!
It’s time the virtual que goes away, it’s been almost a year.
absolutely love the cristal on the desk, tom 😂😂😂
You went the wrong way old king Louie. 😉
I remember when Rise opened with a virtual queue, it was a regular fuster cluck of an experience where literally all the queue spaces were gone within the first 60 seconds of "park opening". Places like Disneyland that was further compounded by locals with annual passes showing up simply to see if they can get a queue spot, then leaving whether they got one or not because they could always come back when their 2 hour window opened, some time later the virtual queue disappeared and wait times for Rise aren't really that bad after all, sure it could be a long wait but honestly nothing that would justify a virtual queue (Chapek's stupid comment about 11 hour wait not happening…). Then the abomination that is Lightning Lane happened, and every ride that had a virtual queue got even worse, because oh no it isn't just a free for all with everyone trying to grab a spot, if you pay money you can almost always get a spot while the rest of the stiffs who still paid to enter the park get shafted and no queue space for them.
So yes get rid of all virtual queues, that way the frustration and anger about having to wait for 3 hours while lightning lane people just walk right on by can hopefully get rid of that horribly greedy idea that is Genie+ and Lightning Lane.
I’m with you on the Studio 1 interior. The new design is cheap, unimpressive, and uninspired.
There was also a legend that one of the cars that is missing from the lineup (ie #17) was a car that had all its safety features disabled and hit a divide, caught fire, and was a total loss.
Wasn’t expecting Lottie on the Tiana ride
Walt Disney Company and Bob Iger hasn't really taken care of the rides and getting them refurbished
this is why we run tests
Test track car leaving the track was always one of those rumors that was true but made its rounds. The rumor I heard was that it left the track on one of the outside loops and came close to hitting a family.
They were just pretesting a Herbie🚗💨 attraction and decided that didn't work 😅 Herbie<Test Track
They raised the mummy price to $17K after it made the news lol
I was shocked how inefficient the virtual queue for Tron is. You still stand in line in the burning sun for an hour. Whats the point of the virtual queue??
Mummy anamatronic at 10k. Bargain…I'll take 3 !!
Tom, where do you get your shirts from???
no mention of the big news that investors are selling their votes?
i want Journey to the Center of the Earth for Disneyland Resort CA
I like studio one too 😶
Why is no one saying anything about the Crystal on his desk💀
WHO PUT THE CRISTAL BEER ON THE DESK?! FESS UP, C’MON NOW.
That's the only time I'm going to hear my home town mentioned in connection with Disney. I'm so glad someone from Pueblo, CO made a difference for Disney. <3
Cerveza Cristal!
that would be scary seeing one of the test track ride cars make a flying leap and hit a wall; i only hope no one was near when that happened🤭😲 correct me if i’m wrong here, didn’t tom say it happened when they were in the testing phase right before they officially opened test track back in the late 90’s? SCARY!😬
I think they need to get rid of the virtual queue system for Tron and guardians, especially guardians, because that’s been out for a long time. Now, I’d rather just go to the park and wait in line instead of having to get up early in the morning just to get a virtual queue And try to speed over to Disney so I can make it in time, but overall the virtual queue just needs to go
I know what happened to the car at Test Track. My father was working that night it happened in the early morning. Scarier than you'd think.
The dining search change is most welcome. Finding an available time previously could be very frustrating.
Story time kids!
I was a CM at Epcot 1997-1998 and literally watched the Test Track … ummmm … “mishap” happen. The car didn’t exactly fly off the track. I was sitting with a friend/fellow CM at the Epcot cast member cafe at the costuming building which at the time was right behind the Test Track building between the show building and the Epcot cast member parking lot. We were eating before going onstage. The table we were eating at was basically right underneath the left hand bank turn in the “outdoor” portion of the ride. We were enjoying watching the sand bag families do their test runs while we ate. When the vehicle hit that left turn, we heard a horrendous crunch sound that was similar to stepping on an aluminum can. The plastic body that connects to the actual frame of the car came disconnected, went airborne, and crashed into the fenced area between the show building and the costuming building. We looked at each other, shrugged and went back to eating. This was after the billboards had already been changed from “Coming Fall 1997” to “coming soon.” I’ve laughed for years that the Test Track fiasco is why Disney stopped giving dates for their attractions openings.
Thanks for covering this, Tom. I actually sent this video to my kid, who was a CM last year with DCP. She’s been enduring my lame “when I was a CM” stories for years, this one included. I said, “SEE?!??!?! IT REALLY DID HAPPEN!!!!”
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is going to be Disney’s version of Universal’s Fast and Furious!
I saw the leak endings and. It’s going to be NICE 🥹
Carl B makes a memorable presence in The Imagineering Story, particularly in telling how he instructed his team to drag their feet implementing the layoffs being ordered from the higher ups. A true leader.
My husband been a mechanic for over 25 years and he had always had to buy his own tools. That is completely normal in that job. He has been a mechanic and diagnostics tech for everything from auto to small and large motor and warehouse equipment; he has always needed his own tools. Yes it cost a lot but you start out with just the basics from harbor freight and work your way up to Snap-On and Mac tools that have lifetime warranties. As long as Disney isn't forcing you to leave your tools at work and available to other technicians providing your own tools is normal.
Rumor has it the car that detached from Test Track landed on Autopia thousands of miles away, and has been trying to blend in sense. Kachow?
I don’t might virtual queue but I hate how competitive it is
It’s a shame that most people who ride TT don’t recognize the complexity of the ride system. To most folks it’s just another high-speed “coaster”
Go Disney. Disney is awesome place to be no matter what. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!
I like how this video opens up with complaining about IP (star wars, mickey mouse, and toy story) but then uses nostalgia for movie ride, muppet theatre, and tower of terror (all IPs…)
The skeleton would be cool to have behind you while recording during Halloween time 😊
It is a load of crap that the only way to ride this Tron is to go thru the hassle of getting a virtual reservation, I feel like when a person pays this kind of money to get into the magic Kingdom then they ought to just be allowed to wait in line until they get to ride Tron. I would like to see them get rid of all these methods that allow some guests to pass others by. I would say if you want to ride you wait in line. It holds up the standby lines allowing all these people to hope to the front of the line. Level the playing field everyone waits.
Thoughts on head of Imagineering stepping down? Who is the new head of Imagineering.
I’m just glad that Disney is not using the Projected Faces route that everyone hates for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. 👍🏻
Sure Tom. Is that why they are firing the head of Imagineering? Tiana’s is going to be a major failure.
I worked at Test Track when that happened, it was my day off but as I understand it the attraction was in maintenance mode, in this mode most of the safety is turned off. This was during test and adjust before the attraction opened. This was car number 17 and when it got to the outside track the computer could not tell how fast the car was going so when it came around the back it was going to fast and came off the track. So if you ever look at the car numbers there is no 17. The cars have bogie wheels underneath to keep them on the track.
How has Disney Parks not been hit with a massive ADA discrimination lawsuit for forcing everyone to use smartphone for scheduling? Some people can't use phone apps as intended… the app isn't compliant.
Only Disney fans – “The food is terrible and the decor is bad but I like it!”🤡