120 Rides on Test Track at Walt Disney World (January 2018)

Disney World By The Numbers

Being a numbers person, here are the statistics I kept track of my visit to Walt Disney World.

PARKS:

Epcot: 12 visits

Attractions and shows:

Test Track - 95 rides + 25 from April = 120 total times

Mission Space Green- 2

Soarin’

Frozen

China 360 Film

Illuminations Fireworks 

Animal Kingdom: 7 visits 

Attractions and shows:

Avatar Flight of Passage - 8

Safari - 6

Expedition Everest - 2

Na'vi River Journey - 2

Dinosaur 

Festival of the Lion King

Rivers of Light Show

Hollywood Studios: 5 visits

Attractions and shows:
Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular - 2

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!

Star Tours

Muppet*Vision 3D

Toy Story Midway Mania!

Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage

Fantasmic!

Magic Kingdom : 3 visits

Attractions and shows:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad -2

Happily Ever After - Fireworks - 2

Pirates of the Caribbean 

Peter Pan's Flight

Haunted Mansion 

The Hall of Presidents

Total Park Visits - 27

Total attractions and shows - 139

Jet Blue Plane Flight $300

All Star Sports Resort with Cast Member 40% off discount $502 - 7 night stay 

Food and Merchandise - $446.70

Saved $37.18

Disney World does not give AP discounts for food.

Total cost of trip: $1248 - $37.18 = $1211.52

Disney World: Day 6

Day 6: January 21st.

Started the day at Epcot. Wanted to see if I can get in some rides on Test Track. Arrived at 8:58am. I was able to get in 14 rides before I left at 1:30pm. That put me at a total of 89. I also got photos with my new Friends, Lacey O. and Lee G. Took the boat that runs from Epcot to Hollywood Studios. It makes stops along the way at Boardwalk and the Swan and Dolphin Resort. Even with the stops, it only took 20 minutes. 

When I got to Hollywood Studios I went straight to the Indiana Jones Stunt Show. It was pretty good. A lot of action and explosions. After, I took a couple shots by Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror. This will probably be my last visit on this trip. 

I took the bus over to Epcot. I got to Test Track at 4:55pm. The single rider line was 25 minutes. I was at 91 at 6:14pm. I got a photo with Allie S. 

I reached 97 by 7:30pm. I took a 15 minute break and got a selfie with Melissa and Tori. Then I got on 2 more ride to reach 99. This was by 8:30pm.

I went on RELAUNCHED! Mission: SPACE. The 2nd time on this trip. I had a FastPass to use. 

I came back to Test Track. They let me be in the last car for the night. At 9:25pm, I got my 100th ride on Test Track. And the crew stayed around after to get a group photo with me. They are a great bunch of cast members and my friends. I love them all. 

Group photo 

Lacey

Lee


Boat to Hollywood Studios 


Indiana Jones 




Tower

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Allie

Tori and Melissa

Disney World: Days 4 and 5

Day 4: January 19th.

My friend Krystle M. Took me to the Property Store. This is a store for cast members. But they can take their friends with them. The one in California is called Company D. The one here in Florida is at least twice as big. I got a couple shirts and stuff for friends back home. I got to Animal Kingdom at about 11:15am. I was able to ride Flight of Passage for the 6th time. It is such a great ride.

I arrived at Epcot at 1:45pm and headed straight to Test Track. I got on 12 times to bring my total to 68. I was able to visit briefly with a couple of my friends that work the ride. Jessi W., Katie S., and Kat. I also got a photo with the original car number one. It is off the track and on display. I took the bus to watch the Magic Kingdom’s Happily Ever After Fireworks. It was pretty good. But it was also very packed.

I ended the night by going to Disney Springs. It is Florida’s Downtown Disney. But about 3 times as big. I got some pins for my friends at the Disney Pin Trader Store. As I was walking to catch the bus, a girl yelled out my name. It was Rikki A. She is friends with Sarah G., one of my favorite Cast Members. It was great to meet her. I got to bed by 11:30pm.

Day 5: January 19th.

Met my friend Tina B., at Animal Kingdom. We were able to go on Flight of Passage twice. I saw Chett working the ride. It has been hard for me to get locked into the chair. I need to lose weight before I come in the future to ride. As we  were leaving we ran into my friend Jessica and her “posse” for the trip. Great to see them one more time. Tina and I went in the Safari Tour. This was the first day, I was able to get a great shot of the 5 day old baby Hippo. Too cute.

We then went on Dinosaur. To me, the ride is too dark and is more bumpy than Indiana Jones at Disneyland. We got to Epcot at 1:12 pm. We went on Test Track. Tina left to fly back to California after the 2nd time I got on the ride. Once I got back in line, the ride broke down. Some of the crew blamed me. I get this all the time at Racers. So why not here. While I waited for the ride to come back up, I went on Mission Space: Relaunch. The new green flys around the world instead of going to Mars. It was pretty cool.

I also went to visit with my new friend Rikki A., working at guests relations outside of Epcot. 

I got back to Test Track and got 5 more rides to reach the 75 mark. I got photos with Justine, Andrea, Melissa and Victoria. As I was walking out of the park I saw Rikki again and got a selfie with her. I took the boat to Hollywood Studios. I went there to see the Star Wars Fireworks. It was pretty good. I also got to see my friend Lindsay one more time. We got to visit for a little bit before the fireworks show. It was pretty good. 

Only 2 and a half days to go. Will I reached 100 at Test Track. We will see. 

The 75th Test Track Ride. 

Property Store 

Chett 

Jessi

Katie

Melissa and Kat 

Disney Pin Trader store

Krystle 

Me on far left holding my hand up

Jessica’s Posse 

Rikki

Melissa and Tori

Justine and Andrea

Rikki

Lindsay

 

Disney World: Days 1-3

Monday January 15th: I arrived at LAX at 9pm for my 11:50pm flight to Orlando. I flew on Jet Blue. I wanted a flight without any stops along the way. The plane left on time and the 5 hours went by slow. I had a pillow but could not fall asleep. I just watched the screen that showed our progress across the country.

Tuesday January 16th:

I took the Magical Express from the airport to the All Star Sports Resort. If you stay on Disney property they give you a free bus ride from and back to the airport. At 8am, my room was not ready. So I dropped my bags at Bell Hop, and took an Uber to get water and snacks at Walmart. I then took a bus from All Star Sport to Epcot. I saw one of my Cast Member Friends also get on the bus from All Star Sports. Meganne G. And a couple of her friends. Ran into her a couple times during the week.

Went on Test Track 8 times. I meet up with my friend Tracie N. She came in from Georgia. I met Tracie when she worked Radiator Springs Racers. We went to Hollywood Studios. We saw the Beauty and The Beast Show. Tracie got a photo of me dozing off. We also saw Muppets 3D. Next we went on Star Tours and Toy Story Mania. Tracie kicked my butt on Toy Story. We saw parts of Fantasmic. We hurried over to Epcot to watch the Illuminations Fireworks Show. End of day one. I was awake for 28 hours in a row. 

Day 2: Tuesday January 17th. 

I met Tracie at Animal Kingdom. We were there when the park opened at 8am. We went straight for Avatar: Flight of Passage Ride. We saw my friend Krystle M. She works the ride. Tracie’s friend Ace also works the ride. We got on twice. It is the best ride I’ve ever been on. You feel like you are flying on a Banshee, from the movie Avatar. We then got on the Nav’i River ride. A boat that takes you by Avatar landscapes. It was short.

We saw the Lion King Show. We were so close, one of the stilt performers stepped on my foot. No harm done.

Next we went on Kilimanjaro Safari ride. We saw several wild animals. Even a mother Hippo and her new born from yesterday.

I went to Hollywood Studios to say hi to my Friend Lindsay S. I met Lindsay at Test Track in April. She now works at Hollywood Studios with guest control. It was great to see her. 

I went to Epcot and got on Test Track 3 times.

I met up with Tracie again at Animal Kingdom and we went on Flight of passage 2 times. We separated and I met up with her again at the Magic Kingdom Park. I just got the last part of the Fireworks. I tried to find another of my Test Track friends, Emerson. But it was too crowded. Tracie showed up and we went on Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder and Pirates of the Caribbean before the park closed. It was great spending time with Tracie. She is a good friend. 

Day 3: Wednesday January 18th. 

Got to Animal Kingdom before the park opened. Wanted to get on Flight of Passage again. I did and also the Safari ride again. I went on the Expedition Everest ride twice through the single rider line. 

Went over to Hollywood Studios to see my friend Jessica G. She was also here from California with her Disneyland friends. We had lunch at the Pizza place inside the park. We went on Tower of Terror. Jessica used to work at Tower in DCA. I met her when she worked at Racers. It was great to visit with them for a little bit. I went Single Rider on Rock n Rollercoaster. And said hi to my friend Lindsay before leaving the park.

Epcot again and Test Track for 7 more rides.

Back to Animal Kingdom to see Laura E. She is also a cast member from Test Track I met in April. She introduced me to Kayla. Kayla is actually a friend of Lisa B. , one of my friends from Guardians. It is truly a small world. They gave me a vip seat to watch the Rivers of Light Show. It was pretty cool.

Finished the night at Epcot and Test Track. I got on the ride 22 times. My total number of rides is now 56. That includes my total from April of 25. I got photos with my friends Melissa and Tori. I also was join by my friend Tina. She went in the Single Rider Line with me for rides 50 to 56. I used to work with a Tina at TVG.

The 50th time on Test Track

Meganne

Tracie 

Sleeping at Beauty and Beast show

Krystle at Flight of Passage 

Pandora 

Hippo and her newborn which you probably can’t see 

Lindsay

Expedition Everest 

Tower of Terror

Jessica and friends

Jessica and Christina, Lloyd and Thomas 

Jessica

Lindsay 

Laura

Kayla

Melissa 

Tori

With Tina.