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BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The efforts of Chevrolet designers and Walt Disney
Imagineers are now on display at Walt Disney World Resort where Test Track
presented by Chevrolet opened to the public today.
The redesigned attraction gives guests a deep look
inside a professional design studio creating a first-of-its-kind multi-sensory
virtual experience in automotive design.
Chevrolet and Disney tapped their best design talent
with expertise ranging from industrial and automotive design to architecture
and animation. The design collaboration began 18 months ago with a few
guiding principles – create an experience that is personal, future-focused and
optimistic.
About Chevrolet
Founded
in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now
one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140
countries and selling more than 4 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet
provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited
performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet
models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
About GM Design
The first and largest global automotive OEM design function, General Motors
has a network of ten Design Centers in seven countries around the world. The GM
Design team is made up of designers from a variety of disciplines, not just
vehicle design specialists. Designers from architecture, fashion, ceramics,
graphic and interior design fill the studios globally, sharing expertise, new
approaches and perspectives.
About Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort is a contiguous, nearly
40-square-mile, world-class entertainment and recreation destination featuring
four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s
Animal Kingdom); two water adventure parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon);
35 resort hotels (25 owned and operated by Walt Disney World, includes seven
Disney Vacation Club resort properties); 81 holes of golf on five courses; two
full-service spas; Disney’s Wedding Pavilion; ESPN Wide World of Sports
Complex; and Downtown Disney, an entertainment-shopping-dining complex.
Walt Disney World Resort is also included in vacation packages of Disney
Cruise Line. Located at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 20 miles southwest of Orlando,
Walt Disney World Resort opened Oct. 1, 1971. Open daily, year-round.
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