Disney Imagineer shares first look at the exterior metal panels that will form the entrance to Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT

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Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 15 2021

Posted: Monday November 15, 2021 10:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Progress on the exterior of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has been very slow, but today there are signs of progress as Imagineer Zach Riddley shares a look at some new exterior metal panels that were just installed.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 15 2021

The panels will cover the entire front surface of the former Universe of Energy building, which will serve as the queue and pre-show area for the upcoming EPCOT roller coaster.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 15 2021

Zach said in his post on Instagram, "These metallic silver panels bring a sleek, intergalactic aesthetic that fits perfectly in our World Discovery neighborhood."

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 15 2021

When the attraction opens in 2022, it will feature a new innovation from Walt Disney Imagineering – a storytelling coaster that rotates 360 degrees to focus guests on the action, including the first reverse launch on a Disney coaster. The thrill level is described as being between Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Rock 'n' RollerCoaster.

Inside Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show building

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montyz8116 days ago

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

Giss Neric17 days ago

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

montyz8117 days ago

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

larryz17 days ago

That's an odd supposition...

montyz8117 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.

bmr159121 days ago

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

Giss Neric21 days ago

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

bmr159121 days ago

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

ZachPL21 days ago

Just saw this on reddit

gerararFeb 25, 2025

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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.