Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering in partnership with Chevrolet, the ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its concept cars, culminating in a high-speed drive around the exterior of the attraction.

On September 9, 2023, Disney announced that Test Track would be receiving a third retheming inspired by the original World of Motion ride.

World of Motion was an attraction that was located in the current building of Test Track and was sponsored by General Motors.

Upon deciding to sign another agreement, GM wanted Disney to construct a new ride on the site of World of Motion.

After numerous problems encountered during the construction of the ride, Test Track soft-opened on December 19, 1998, but did not officially open until March 17, 1999, nearly two years later than planned.

[11] Throughout the construction of Test Track, numerous problems occurred causing delays in the ride opening.

For Test Track to run with the highest hourly capacity possible, twenty-nine ride vehicles would be needed.

[12][13] The original software was scrapped, and eventually programmers were able to get the computer system able to run twenty-nine ride vehicles at once.

Despite some rumors about rain affecting the outdoor segment, park officials assured that weather issues were not a factor in the delay.

Shortly after its opening, to improve capacity, Test Track was one of the first rides at the Disney parks to employ a dedicated single rider line.

[15] On January 6, 2012, Disney Parks announced plans to renovate Test Track during the second and third quarters of the year and re-open the ride by fall 2012.

[16][17] As part of the update, Test Track's sponsor became General Motors' Chevrolet marque instead of GM as a whole.

[16][18] On April 27, 2012, Walt Disney's social media manager Jennifer Fickley-Baker released a set of concept design photos.

[23] On September 9, 2023, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog that Test Track would be receiving another retheming, inspired by the original World of Motion attraction at Epcot.

[30] In December 2024, General Motors announced that it would resume its sponsorship of Test Track when the ride reopened.

As guests entered the queue in the welcome center they were shown tests performed on cars and parts before being released.

Next, the car's suspension was tested over different types of road surfaces, including German and Belgian blocks & cobblestones.

The car traveled along a straightaway into a boot-shaped turnaround over an employee parking lot, then took a lap around the building with banked turns and a max speed of 64.9 mph (104.6 km/h).

Video monitors provided real GM workers a chance to tell EPCOT visitors how they felt about their products and their work.

For single riders, guests use their MagicBand, ticket, or a design key to select a pre-designed vehicle from one of the four performance attributes: Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness or Power.

Once the gates open, designers board the sim-cars and fasten their seat belts, they will be checked and dispatched by a Test Track technician.

In the capability test, the car first connects to OnStar, while passing a snowflake on the left which is composed of World of Motion logos, then accelerates past a rain projection and skids out of control.

A short time later, the sim-car makes a sharp left turn as a lightning bolt strikes.

After the first right turn, a sign one the left can be seen that says: Motion Lane 82, General Motorway 99, Bowtie Boulevard 12; all of which reference the three attractions that have been in the building and their opening years.

Designers can spot a sign with the number 82 referencing EPCOT and World of Motion’s opening year just before the drop.

Designers can spot another sign that pays tribute to World of Motion, this time with the logo and the "FN2BFRE" text, referencing to the former ride's theme song, It’s Fun to be Free, [37] at which point the sim-car makes a 90 degree right turn, then a 270 degree left turn circling over a cast member parking lot.

Exiting the turn, the sim car then travels back down another straightaway before making a complete counterclockwise circle around the ride building.

When the test is complete, the vehicle descends back to the loading station where the next group of designers board.