9 9 5 , ▁while ▁work ▁inside ▁the ▁building ▁began ▁in ▁spring ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁ride ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁open ▁ 2 9 ▁months ▁after ▁World ▁of ▁Mot ion ' s ▁closing , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁after ▁numerous ▁problems ▁rose , ▁the ▁ride ▁opening ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁nearly ▁two ▁years . ▁The ▁cars ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁ride ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁res emble ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁a ▁test ▁car ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁multiple ▁safety ▁tests . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Test ▁Track , ▁numerous ▁problems ▁occurred ▁causing ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁ride ▁opening . ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁open ▁as ▁scheduled ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁park ▁officials ▁announced ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁that ▁the ▁opening ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁problem ▁that ▁Im agine ers ▁had ▁to ▁overcome ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁whe els ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁ride ▁vehicles ▁could ▁not ▁stand ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁demand ▁of ▁the ▁ride ▁course ▁and ▁speed . ▁This ▁problem ▁was ▁resolved ▁but ▁a ▁second , ▁more ▁critical ▁issue ▁caused ▁the ▁ride ▁to ▁be ▁delayed ▁by ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁For ▁Test ▁Track ▁to ▁run ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁hour ly ▁capacity ▁possible , ▁twenty - n ine ▁ride ▁vehicles ▁would ▁be ▁needed . ▁The ▁ride ▁programming ▁system ▁could ▁only ▁handle ▁operating ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁six ▁cars ▁over ▁the ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁ride , ▁and