PHOTOS - Guardians of the Galaxy construction at Epcot

May 15, 2019 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - May 2019
Posted: Wednesday May 15, 2019 11:27am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

These photos taken last week give a birds-eye view of the Guardians of the Galaxy construction at Epcot.

The majority of the building is now fully enclosed, and sections of coaster track ready for installation can be seen at the far right of the image below.

When it opens in a rumored Spring 2021, the ride will feature a new coaster ride system and promises to be one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world.

Aerial photos for WDWMAGIC by Colin Chardavoyne @cchard

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MisterPenguin24 days ago

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UNCgolf24 days ago

I'm not a big fan of Cosmic Rewind -- it's fine, but I don't think it's remotely a special attraction -- so I wouldn't mind losing those things for something better. I also think the half a billion price tag is a problem, not a good thing (spending half a billion on a ride certainly could be a good thing, but CR doesn't have the content to justify that price). Regardless, I'm certainly not suggesting the Imagineers don't care or aren't trying to design the best possible attractions. Just because CR doesn't work very well for me doesn't make it bad; most people seem to love it. It doesn't really matter how I personally feel about something if it's an overall success.

zipadee99924 days ago

Would this be a retrack or a full-blown rebuild with a new layout like Tokyo? I feel like that would make it too much like Cosmic Rewind or even Tron right next to it. Right now Space relies on its 1975 charm as a form of differentiation, so I hope that any overhaul keeps the general structure of the attraction intact. I’d be happiest with a re-track and re-profiling by either Vekoma or S&S since Arrow Dynamics isn’t around anymore, a new cable-lift system that removes the un-immersive lift hill noise, on-board audio, and new effects/projections during the coaster layout. Those are all upgrades they could do to modernize and make the attraction vastly more enjoyable while still retaining the original Space Mountain

Jayspency24 days ago

Tdo?

Marc Davis Fan24 days ago

Wouldn't that require a complete rebuild? This doesn't seem like something Disney would fund absent an IP, which makes me nervous...

FigmentFan8224 days ago

Wait so, theme updates to Space Mountain in MK? Would this be when they refresh the tracks as well?

MisterPenguin24 days ago

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UNCgolf24 days ago

It's too bad they didn't just do that at EPCOT instead of Cosmic Rewind. Then maybe they could have built a good Guardians attraction elsewhere. Note that I'm not calling Cosmic Rewind a bad attraction (although I don't think it's a great one) -- just that it's a bad Guardians attraction in terms of capturing what makes the IP interesting/fun. Cosmic Rewind would be just as good, if not better, if it was a space themed coaster without the misused Guardians.

Cmdr_Crimson30 days ago

Makes us hope that Groot and Gamora will be visiting guests down the line as shown in the concept art..

DCBaker30 days ago

Appearance times for Star-Lord have been added to the My Disney Experience app:

rd805Sep 25, 2024

good offering though -- need more of this!

NunuSep 25, 2024

The wig is pretty bad too, lol!

ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰSep 24, 2024

It must be incredibly difficult to find a Chris Pratt lookalike or they're struggling in the makeup department.

DCBakerSep 24, 2024

Disney has announced Star-Lord returns to EPCOT on September 29: