Walt Disney World Speedway (Johnsonverse)

The Walt Disney World Speedway is a racing facility at Lake Buena Vista, FL. It was completed in December 2013, and replaced an older facility, built in 1995, near the Resort's Magic Kingdom.

Former track
The first Walt Disney World Speedway was a racing facility located on the grounds of the Walt Disney World resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida.

It was built in 1995 by IMS Events, Inc., a subsidiary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, and was designed primarily as a venue for the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, an Indy Racing League event. The nickname for it was "The Mickyard".

The circuit's primary use was as a venue for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, and the Indy Racing Experience, programs that allows fans to drive or ride in real race cars. After the 2000 racing season, it was no longer used as a track for major motorsports racing series, but was used by many racing teams from IndyCar to NASCAR as a test venue due to the warmer climate than other tracks around the United States during the off season for racing, even after the new track's completion. The track closed permanently on August 9, 2015, just a few weeks after its 20th anniversary, as the original track was promptly demolished for parking improvements. Pieces of asphalt from the track were given to fans as a souvenir.

Current track
Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson was inspired to build a much larger track by the fantasy track Coca-Cola Superspeedway from NASCAR Racing: 2002 Season and NASCAR Racing: 2003 Season. Construction started in June 2012 and finished in December 2013. It is, to date, the largest NASCAR track ever constructed. Vehicles on the new Walt Disney World Speedway aren't restricted to Daytona/Talladega speeds using a traditional restrictor plate, but instead, on this three-mile track, are electronically limited to 210MPH for driver safety reasons. The new facility was built near US Route 192.