▁the ▁system ▁suffered ▁frequent ▁software ▁crashes . ▁The ▁original ▁software ▁was ▁scra pped , ▁and ▁eventually ▁program mers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁computer ▁system ▁able ▁to ▁run ▁twenty - n ine ▁ride ▁vehicles ▁at ▁once . ▁Despite ▁some ▁rum ors ▁about ▁rain ▁affect ing ▁the ▁out door ▁segment , ▁park ▁officials ▁assured ▁that ▁weather ▁issues ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁delay . ▁After ▁the ▁problems ▁were ▁resolved , ▁Test ▁Track ▁soft - open ed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁ride ▁was ▁still ▁pr one ▁to ▁break down s ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁officially ▁open ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Even ▁after ▁its ▁grand ▁opening , ▁the ▁ride ▁still ▁suffered ▁from ▁frequent ▁dow nt ime , ▁although ▁efficiency ▁gradually ▁improved . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁its ▁opening , ▁to ▁improve ▁capacity , ▁Test ▁Track ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁r ides ▁at ▁the ▁Disney ▁par ks ▁to ▁employ ▁a ▁dedicated ▁single ▁r ider ▁line . ▁The ▁six - se ated ▁cars ▁were ▁often ▁left ▁with ▁empty ▁seats , ▁as ▁most ▁rid ers ▁arrived ▁in ▁parties ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁four . ▁The ▁single ▁r ider ▁line ▁helped ▁each ▁car ▁leave ▁full ▁and ▁reduced ▁que ues . ▁ ▁Test ▁Track ▁Pres ented ▁by ▁Che v ro let ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 1 2   – ▁present ) ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Disney ▁Park s ▁announced ▁plans ▁to