Nova Corps Starblaster support column gets covered at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

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Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - February 16 2022

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Posted: Wednesday February 16, 2022 10:38am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Work is wrapping up on the Nova Corps Starblaster at the entrance to Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - February 16 2022

The support column is now in the process of being covered with grey panels.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - February 16 2022

On the Starblaster ship itself, canons have been installed at the front and additional details on the sides.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - February 16 2022

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind is set to open this summer in World Discovery at EPCOT. Disney is yet to announce a specific date.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - February 16 2022

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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.

Professortango1Feb 24, 2025

I am aware. I was speaking more to the concept of the room rather than the function.

Agent HFeb 24, 2025

The stretching room is not an elevator in Florida

Professortango1Feb 24, 2025

HM also has a trained CM in the elevator with us, so they can manage the emergency release if an incident were to occur.

lazyboy97oFeb 24, 2025

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts also has an elevator scene in the queue. Florida Fire Prevention Code, NFPA 101 12.4.9.2.1.3 allows designs that “confound the egress path” when combined with “approved directional exit marking that becomes apparent in an emergency”. Section 12.4.9.6.2 also requires an Emergency Action Plan approved by the local fire department. The big thing to do when designing these spaces is to ensure systems fail in a safe manner. In a situation where the door is obscured the easiest solution would be for the default, no-power position to be that the door is open with signage visible when open.

Agent HFeb 24, 2025

Hm I didn’t think about that. maybe the haunted mansion is just sort of grandfathered in because there’s not really a way to change it?

PurduevianFeb 24, 2025

Guessing that might be a fire code issue? I have no idea how the HM stretching room gets away with having no visible windows and doors from a legal/code standpoint

Agent HFeb 24, 2025

That’s really cool but maybe we also need doors that can’t be pushed open so easily?

PurduevianFeb 24, 2025

There was apparently supposed to be an impressive AA figure on the opposite side of the room from the doors (on the left). It would naturally spread the crowd out a lot better. Sure there would still be a group of people that will squeeze up against the doors to the ride. However, a lot of people would drift to the left to see the AA. When the preshow ends, the group is already more spread out and it wouldn't be as much of a crunch. Kind of like the HM stretching room. People that know, stand under the parasail girl for an easy exit, however, most people don't know where the exit is, and thus spread out.

JohnDFeb 24, 2025

I traveled with a family of three almost a year ago. I told them we were going to hold back and that they didn't want to be squeezed in. Much better being among the last in the group. Yes, the next group comes in behind us but we're almost into the main loading area by then.

vikescaperFeb 24, 2025

That’s exactly how I feel, too. Plus, we usually request rows 9 and 10 so it doesn’t really benefit us rushing out as we will have to wait regardless.

Agent HFeb 24, 2025

How would that have solved the problem? Don’t get me wrong of course they should have done that but how would it have solved this problem?

JohnDFeb 24, 2025

When I'm in the teleportation room and everyone goes right, I go left. You go rush those doors and squeeze yourselves in like sardines. I'm good back here. What am I going to lose. Another minute?