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Richard Petty Driving Experience

With a shrill scream, you find yourself hurtling in circles at terrifying speeds. Nightmare? More like a dream come true-if it's the Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE). As a seven-time winner of the Winston Cup, Petty retired in 1992, but NASCAR's "king" has yet to put his love of racing out to pasture. In fact, he's sharing it with amateur speed demons through RPDE.

Adopting Petty's name in 1994, the enterprise allows the public to drive or ride in a 600-horsepower Winston Cup-style stock car at famed racing facilities. In 1997, RPDE became available at the Walt Disney World Speedway, a mile-long, tri-oval track with banking of 7 to 10 degrees.

The Disney RPDE offers four programs. In the Ride-Along program, you ride shotgun in a two-seat stock car as a qualified instructor drives at 145 mph. As part of the three-hour Rookie Experience, you steer and accelerate for eight laps around the track. The King's Experience lets you burn rubber for 18 laps as part of the five-hour program. And the Experience of a Lifetime gives extreme thrill-seekers three 10-lap solo sessions on the track.

In each program the participants learn the do's and don'ts of track protocol from a professional driving instructor. Those who drive can go at their own speed, following a pace car.

Location
The Richard Petty Driving Experience takes place at the Walt Disney World Speedway, next to the parking lot of Disney's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista.

Hours of operation
The attraction is open year-round from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, with the exception of Christmas, New Year's Day, and a few other dates. Scheduled program times are 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the Rookie Experience, and 11 a.m. for both the King's Experience and the Experience of a Lifetime.

Admission

Ride-Along	$89.00
Rookie Experience	$349.00
King's Experience	$699
Experience of a Lifetime	$1,199

Observers are not charged

Contact information and reservations
Call (800) BE-PETTY or (407) 939-0130.

Special Considerations

• Riders must be at least 16 years old, and drivers must be at least 18 and have a valid driver's license.
• The Ride-Along program accepts walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis. The other programs require reservations.

Additional information
Visit the Richard Petty Driving Experience Web site.

Please note
Cost, hours of operation, or other information about this attraction is subject to change without notice. We suggest you confirm with the attraction prior to your visit.