A closer look at the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' lighting design

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Starblaster nighttime look

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Posted: Sunday April 24, 2022 8:51pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Nova Corps Starblaster ship at EPCOT's Wonders of Xandar pavilion takes on new life after dark with animated lighting effects.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Starblaster nighttime look

Guests are getting a first look at the lighting tonight as the effects are switched on for the first time.

Watch the video below to see the effect and some closeups. (4K YouTube)

The leading edges of the wings have a flowing light pattern running along the full length of the wing to the tip where a flashing beacon illuminates.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Starblaster nighttime look

The roofline of the pavilion also pulses in shades of purple.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Starblaster nighttime look

In this final image you can see Spaceship Earth's points of light reflecting in the window the Starblaster.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Starblaster nighttime look

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bmr1591Nov 21, 2024

It may have been mentioned before, but they should sub out "September" for Earth, Wind, and Fire's "December" for Festival of the Holidays.

gerararNov 14, 2024

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

mergatroidNov 03, 2024

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.