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EPCOT'S Test Track ride TO BE RETOOLED
The Test Track ride at Walt Disney World will shut down in April for a total overhaul thanks to a new marketing sponsorship with General Motors. A more interactive pre- and post-show will change more than half the attraction experience while the track itself gets new ride vehicles that look more futuristic than the current vintage 1999 fleet. The old pre-show auto safety theme will give way to how autos are designed when the "reimagined" Epcot ride re-opens this fall. Park guests will have a hand in designing the car they ride around the test track at up to 65 mph. GM will use the post-show as a marketing showcase for Chevrolet rather than all brands.
Tampa
New development CEO selected
Rick Homans, an economic development executive from New Mexico, was named the new CEO and president of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. Homans, picked after a national search, succeeds Keith Norden, who assumes the position of executive vice president. Homans played a leadership role for the past decade in New Mexico's economic development efforts including the recruitment of major projects such as Virgin Galactic, Tempurpedic, Merillat, Monarch Litho, Southwest Cheese, LES and Union Pacific. He also served as Cabinet secretary of the economic development department and taxation and revenue department for the state of New Mexico. He is expected to start Jan. 17.
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