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Posted: Monday November 12, 2018 10:19am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy coaster dominates the Epcot horizon, and it looks like we now have a clearer picture of just how Imagineering plans to enclose the building.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 2018

A series of exterior panels are now in place, beginning with dark green as the lowest level, moving to a lighter shade going upwards, and then moving to the tried-and-tested go-away blue for the upper levels. This strategy has been used numerous times before, including the Soarin' ride show building across the World Showcase Lagoon.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 2018

The above is a view of the building that will enclose the coaster tracker and below is a good view of the tunnel that will link the former Universe of Energy building (which will become queue and land area), to the actual coaster ride building.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 2018

Little has changed at the front of the building, although all of the solar panels have now been removed.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 2018

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

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 2018

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montyz8115 days ago

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

Giss Neric16 days ago

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

montyz8116 days ago

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

larryz16 days ago

That's an odd supposition...

montyz8116 days ago

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

JAB19 days ago

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.

lazyboy97o20 days ago

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.

MisterPenguin20 days ago

The building is just settling on a sink hole.

bmr159120 days ago

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

Giss Neric20 days ago

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

bmr159120 days ago

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

ZachPL20 days ago

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.