Previews of the reimagined Take a look at Monitor 3.0 at EPCOT are formally underway as of in the present day, June 27, 2025. With the primary Forged Members and their invited friends now having skilled the overhauled attraction, we now have our first POV ride-through movies in addition to a sneak peek on the PhotoPass on-ride picture.
Let’s begin with the fundamentals, which is that Walt Disney World introduced that Take a look at Monitor will formally open on July 22, 2025. So common ticket holders have to attend one other full month (virtually) earlier than taking a spin on the reimagined trip. In between from time to time, there can be a spread of previews and (hopefully) just a few days of soppy openings.
Imagineers together with groups from company alliance companion Chevrolet have reached again into historical past for inspiration from the unique World of Movement, and have introduced that spirit of optimism to the following iteration of Take a look at Monitor. They’re pushing innovation ahead and celebrating humanity’s enduring drive on the thrilling highway to a brighter tomorrow.
The queue of Take a look at Monitor 3.0 options six distinct reveals, and inside every room have fun the automobiles – and other people behind the automobiles – that push the envelope and assist get folks to our subsequent chapter in our movement journey. New present scenes can be added showcasing technological advances and the way our life and relationships to mobility join everybody.
Walt Disney World has described the reimagined Take a look at Monitor as providing friends a pleasure trip by means of scenes specializing in onboard expertise, customization and personalization. Adopted by a visit by means of a scenic out of doors route reminding us all the joys of driving, taking on this planet round us and spending high quality time with family and friends.
All of that is the official description from Walt Disney World. You may choose for your self how effectively they achieved these goals within the first ride-through video beneath, courtesy of our buddy Jack at DSNY Newscast:
I’ll be sincere with you–I finished watching earlier than the 1-minute mark. As longtime readers know, we usually have a no spoilers coverage for ourselves, and expertise sights or leisure for the primary time in particular person. I assumed perhaps I might make an exception for this, because it’s “simply” a trip reimagining of one thing I’ve achieved numerous instances. However as quickly because it appeared to be beginning to “get good,” I needed to flip it off. I’ll trip it for myself very quickly–I can wait.
Not that you simply care about any of that, however the level is that I can solely provide restricted commentary in regards to the first minute or so of the reimagined trip. My first thought is that I like that the home windows providing a view into the queue forward of belt-check. This has shades of World of Movement, and is a pleasant little contact that certain beats gazing at corrugated steel.
I additionally like the brand new dual-narrator format, that includes each a human information and an automatic (AI?) car voice. The interaction between the 2 appears each humanizing and futuristic, and is EPCOT-esque. I additionally like what I heard of the rating thus far, and the transient glimpse of how automobiles can use superior cameras and sensors to “see” the world they drive by means of through over 29,000 factors of sunshine (per a earlier behind-the-scenes Imagineering video). That’s all I’ve received.
So I ask you, fellow EPCOT Middle followers, are we again???
Is Take a look at Monitor 3.0 higher than its predecessor? Is that this the perfect or worst incarnation of the attraction? How does it evaluate with World of Movement? Is that this a greater reimagining than Tiana’s Bayou Journey? Does this make you roughly optimistic in regards to the upcoming overhauls of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster and DINOSAUR? Does it provide you with hope about potential reimaginings of Spaceship Earth and Journey into Creativeness, or reaffirm that Imagineering ought to simply depart them as-is for now?
As these questions recommend, lots rides on the Take a look at Monitor reimagining. That is the primary massive venture of the present ‘period’ of Imagineering underneath Bruce Vaughn, and I actually hope they’ve turned a nook underneath new (previous) administration! I’m genuinely curious to listen to your first impressions, particularly since this isn’t actually a trip that may be spoiled through textual content, solely video.
Along with the complete ride-through video, PhotoPass has additionally shared a primary have a look at the on-ride picture for Take a look at Monitor 3.0 (above). This strikes me as a pleasant glow-up from the previous on-ride picture (beneath).
Primarily based on thumbnails for the ride-through movies which have already been posted, it seems that futuristic skyline is definitely within the attraction. I can’t wait.
I simply hope my expectations aren’t too excessive. I do know that is solely a trip reimagining, and that the observe structure is unchanged, and the association of a number of present scenes in all probability isn’t that completely different. I simply hope it’s an improve and extra within the spirit of EPCOT Middle and the unique World of Movement. Take a look at Monitor 2.0 felt woefully dated by the point it closed and the unique Take a look at Monitor was by no means pretty much as good as some followers now make it out to be, so this being the perfect of the trio ought to (hopefully) be a low bar to clear.
For these anxiously awaiting extra particulars about previews, Walt Disney World teased that followers preserve an eye fixed out for extra data to share within the coming weeks about particular previews for Forged Members, Annual Passholders, Disney Trip Membership Members, Golden Oak residents and Membership 33 Members to trip Take a look at Monitor 3.0 earlier than the attraction formally reopens.
Truthfully, I’m stunned these haven’t been introduced already–I used to be anticipating particulars earlier this week (nevertheless it does appear that Walt Disney World is behind with every little thing, and that the Hong Kong Disneyland twentieth Anniversary has pushed again some bulletins).
Within the meantime, Forged Members previews of Take a look at Monitor 3.0 will happen by means of July 10, 2025. In all chance, the timing of CM previews pushes again AP, DVC, and different visitor previews of Take a look at Monitor 3.0 till July 11, 2025 on the absolute earliest.
Whether or not AP and DVC previews for Take a look at Monitor 3.0 can be through advance registration or digital queue is anybody’s guess at this level. As mentioned beforehand, I might see it going both approach.
With that in thoughts, our advice if you wish to hedge your bets and attempt to probably “pre-register” for Take a look at Monitor 3.0 previews could be to make park reservations for EPCOT from July 11 by means of July 19, 2025.
To be abundantly clear, these are NOT confirmed and even rumored dates. It’s an informed guess, at finest, based mostly on the cadence of Tiana’s Bayou Journey previews final 12 months. It looks as if Walt Disney World will in all probability pull a web page from that very same playbook provided that that is additionally a trip reimagining and getting extra folks into the park throughout ‘Weight loss plan EPCOT’ might be a precedence.
If it had been me and I didn’t care about being first, I’d in all probability goal July 13-18, 2025 for EPCOT reservations. I might hazard a guess that these are the dates more than likely to have AP previews, and in case you’re wanting the perfect hedge, a number of reservations throughout that window will in all probability have you ever lined. After all, that’s assuming the previews use a park reservation and digital queue system, and I actually suppose it’s about 50/50 at this level.
I wouldn’t trouble with park reservations for EPCOT on July 20-21, 2025. The variety of simultaneous reservations you may maintain is finite, and it’s finest to maintain them within the candy spot of likeliest dates.
Whereas it’s attainable that previews proceed till absolutely the final minute, I doubt it. There in all probability received’t be an enormous gala media occasion given the final minute nature of the announcement and this being smaller-scale than a fully-fledged new attraction, however I’d anticipate a few non-public occasions for media and Basic Motors executives. Alternatively, it’s attainable that these days are ‘shock & delight’ delicate openings.
To every their very own, but when it had been me…I’d in all probability make a number of days of park reservations to hedge my bets. I might need three cracks on the digital queue. That’s the good play, and also you higher consider different Annual Passholders have the very same thought. Provided that, it wouldn’t shock me if the success charge for this theoretical Take a look at Monitor 3.0 preview is underneath 50%. Perhaps it’s nearer to 25% or 33%?
It’s additionally attainable that the Annual Passholder and Disney Trip Membership preview window is even tighter, leaving extra room for delicate openings. I’m skeptical of that, although. I feel it’s in all probability extra engaging to Walt Disney World to lure locals out to EPCOT throughout Weight loss plan EPCOT than it’s to extend capability for vacationers who’re already visiting, regardless.
Except for TRON Lightcycle Run, which was an anomaly since Disney clearly timed previews in such a way to permit for delicate openings throughout spring break, Walt Disney World hasn’t achieved delicate openings for a serious attraction in a number of years. It’s all been these managed previews for choose friends. Take a look at Monitor 3.0 is much more of a ‘identified amount’ much less in want of previews because the trip system is unchanged from its predecessor, so I’m inclined to wager towards delicate openings on this case.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you consider the Take a look at Monitor 3.0 ride-through video? Are we again, EPCOT Middle followers? Is that this the perfect model of Take a look at Monitor? Does it provide you with optimism or pessimism about different upcoming trip reimaginings? Actually trying ahead to listening to your scorching takes and first impressions of the redone trip! Listening to your suggestions is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
