Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind construction update

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Guardians of the Galaxy construction - March 19 2021

Posted: Friday March 19, 2021 11:37am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

At EPCOT'S Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind this week, construction teams have been busy at the front of the building closing in the last remaining spaces in the exterior.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - March 19 2021

The upper section of the V-shaped front is now covered in plywood, with just a small section remaining to be covered in waterproofing material.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - March 19 2021

Still no further progress to see on the main roof of the building, and it remains unclear if any solar panels will return as we saw on the original Universe of Energy.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - March 19 2021

Disney is yet to announce an opening date for the Guardians of the Galaxy rollercoaster, but it is thought it will debut in 2022.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind concept art

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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!

JAB18 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.

lazyboy97o19 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.

MisterPenguin19 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

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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.