Patch Notes // latest change 2025.07.22
EPCOT · Walt Disney World
Shop · opened 1999 · EPCOT · 5 changes on record
Biggest recent change: The Test Track Gear Shop soft-opened July 21, 2025 and officially reopened July 22, 2025, now presented by General Motors (formerly Chevrolet), with merchandise spanning Corvette, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC gear plus Pixar "Cars" items. (Jul 22, 2025)
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The Test Track Gear Shop soft-opened July 21, 2025 and officially reopened July 22, 2025, now presented by General Motors (formerly Chevrolet), with merchandise spanning Corvette, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC gear plus Pixar "Cars" items.
On June 3, 2025 Disney revealed the refurbished shop's new name, the "Test Track Gear Shop," retiring the SIMporium name during construction.
The SIMporium and adjacent Chevrolet Showroom closed June 17, 2024 when Test Track shut down for its 3.0 refurbishment.
With the Test Track 2.0 reimagining that reopened December 6, 2012, the shop was reconcepted and renamed the "Test Track SIMporium," sitting alongside the Chevrolet Showroom.
Opened March 17, 1999 as "Inside Track," the exit gift shop for the original Test Track attraction presented by General Motors.
That's every change on the record at Test Track Gear Shop since 1999.
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Per the documented record, Test Track Gear Shop at EPCOT opened on Mar 17, 1999.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Test Track Gear Shop is dated Jun 17, 2024: The SIMporium and adjacent Chevrolet Showroom closed June 17, 2024 when Test Track shut down for its 3.0 refurbishment.
The latest documented change (documented Jul 22, 2025): The Test Track Gear Shop soft-opened July 21, 2025 and officially reopened July 22, 2025, now presented by General Motors (formerly Chevrolet), with merchandise spanning Corvette, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC gear plus Pixar "Cars" items.
5 documented changes, dating back to 1999 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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