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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gerarar4 days ago

900 days since the ride opened and the ride is still on its VQ!

mergatroid15 days ago

That's fair enough.

MisterPenguinOct 07, 2024

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UNCgolfOct 07, 2024

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.

zipadee999Oct 07, 2024

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

JayspencyOct 07, 2024

Tdo?

Marc Davis FanOct 07, 2024

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

FigmentFan82Oct 07, 2024

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

MisterPenguinOct 07, 2024

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UNCgolfOct 07, 2024

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.