PHOTOS - Steel rises from the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster site

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Guardians of the Galaxy coaster construction - June 2018

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Posted: Tuesday June 12, 2018 11:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Guardians of the Galaxy is now very much under construction in Epcot's Future World, with the building's steel structure now visible throughout the park and surrounding areas.

Guardians of the Galaxy coaster construction - June 2018

It is always difficult to hide a rollercoaster, and Disney have a lot of experience of doing so, but this one looks like it will present a unique challenge of how to make the huge show building visually acceptable from all areas the park.

As you can see from the images in this gallery, the building is very visible from both Future World and World Showcase.

Guardians of the Galaxy viewed from Future World area

Guardians of the Galaxy viewed from World Showcase

Click the gallery to see the latest Guardians of the Galaxy coaster construction from throughout the park.

Disney has not yet announced an opening date for Guardians of the Galaxy at Epcot, but current estimates put the ride at a Spring 2021 opening. The ride will feature a new coaster ride system and promises to be one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world.

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montyz81Apr 16, 2025

OK. Sorry, didn't have a lot of sleep yesterday, slow on the uptake.

Giss NericApr 16, 2025

I think he meant odd suppository, like rectal suppository as it is a laxative ;)

montyz81Apr 15, 2025

It was a joke: https:///2025/03/guest-defecation-shuts-down-disney-ride-for-third-time-this-month-em1/

larryzApr 15, 2025

That's an odd supposition...

montyz81Apr 15, 2025

Maybe someone defecated near it, and the fumes weakened the glass's molecular structure!

JABApr 13, 2025

That's not true. Tempered glass is very susceptible to focused impacts. That's why those emergency escape tools with a tiny metal point will shatter a car's window with very little force, and why a great many tempered glass PC case side panels have shattered simply by laying them on a tile floor because one of the tiles' corners was sticking up. If something hard and pointed hit it in the right way, it wouldn't have necessarily taken much force at all.

lazyboy97oApr 12, 2025

If someone was wearing something like a metal ring and hit it in the right place, especially near a corner, it is possible to break the glass rather easily.

MisterPenguinApr 12, 2025

The building is just settling on a sink hole.

bmr1591Apr 12, 2025

Definitely not a punch, but a metal water bottle strapped to a backpack whipping around could generate a lot of power.

Giss NericApr 12, 2025

Shattering tempered glass requires a huge amount of force so I'm not sure if someone punching the glass is true.

bmr1591Apr 11, 2025

I’m eager to hear how that happened. Someone lean on it with too much weight? A flying water bottle?

ZachPLApr 11, 2025

Just saw this on reddit

gerararFeb 25, 2025

The VQ system has finally ended today for GOTG: CR! Standby line starts tomorrow Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The VQ system was reportedly supposed to end multiple times during some lull periods, but never came to fruition. It went through 2 hurricane closures, but nearly 3 years later after the ride opened May 27, 2022, the VQ has concluded and standby is finally here. Scatterplot of every single VQ data point collected for the past 1002 days. Here's my final update for it and wrap-up post:

Andrew25Feb 24, 2025

I for one hope that one day they can find a way to add railings within the pre-show spaces to reduce the pain point that is the funnel at the end. Ideally, it would be tiered "rows" within the preshow space where a CM then can release each section one by one instead of the mass release. I also think Disney should really enforce kicking people out of line who exit the preshow early to get a headstart.