"Test Car"

It's official! Noah has hit the 40" mark and can now ride the "real" rides at Disney! On Thursday night, we headed over to EPCOT in order for him to ride Test Track, which we had been hyping to him. Somehow, it become Test Car so that's what we now call it...

Here he is getting measured (note the completely fake smile!):


Here are my boys before they rode:

I was petrified waiting at the exit with Noelle because I wasn't sure how he'd react. He's a pretty tough cookie but he wasn't a fan of the Cat in the Hat ride at Universal because he didn't like the spinning. That had me scratching my head because the kid loves to be spun around. He hasn't been on too many other rides so this was a test.

Test track is a much different kind of ride though so I was hoping he'd really enjoy it. This is what Disney's website has to say about it:

Enter the hair-raising world of auto testing on one of the longest, fastest rides in Disney history! Strap yourself in to race up bumpy terrain, roar through hair-pin turns, speed into freezing cold chambers, and rush on to 50-degree banked curves at 60 miles an hour.

We've been on it many times so I knew it wasn't too harsh and thought he'd get a kick out of it because it's sort of like some of his video games. I am neurotic by nature so it was only fitting that I was shaking waiting for him to come off the ride! I was so relieved when I saw him walking toward me smiling. They had given us a pass to return so we could swap out kids and I could go with him if he liked it. The verdict? Noah and I got to ride it together because he wanted to go again!

Next up is Maelstrom! This is the Norwegian ride at EPCOT that is very sentimental to me. Noah affectionately calls it Mommy's Troll Ride. Hopefully, we'll get to do that before the weekend is over but it may have to wait until some time next week. I can't wait to take him on it!