News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[ToTBellHop]

You're in the guardians thread

It is hard to keep up at the moment though haha

lol. Sorry. Coaster being built on an expansion pad taking four years to open...

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

Byyyyye Ellen! The DH and I are super excited for this. Bring it on!

 

[Jeff456]

Just incase anyone asks, and before other sites jump on it, this is currently projected to open spring 2021.

Do you know if they'll start work right away? Do they need three and a half years to build this?

 

[danlb_2000]

I imagine there will be significant drainage work and land prep necessary before the start of construction.

Correct. We saw the permit recently for re-routing the canal back there and creating new drainage ponds. That permit was approved on June 6th so I would expect that work to start pretty soon.

 

[Chicagoshannon2]

You didn't include Living with the land.

Yes, that's the one that's not terrible. Although it was better with the live boat "driver".

 

[Lora Baines Bradley]

For people upset, I don't get the difference between using Ellen and Jeopardy to tell a story (both IPs in their own right) vs using a Marvel property. Especially when I believe we have no idea what this attraction will actually be. How do we know the core lessons about sustainability and eco friendly energy won't still be there?

Because we've all ridden Nemo and Frozenstrom. We know this is just an IP shoehorned in. We hope that it will have those ideas, but it will probably teach you about energy the same way Frozen teaches you about Norway, or Nemo, the ocean.

 

[Chris Bresnahan]

I know, those are just as exciting to me. The ride itself should be quite large as well though.

The fact that people reply to this person unaware that every post is blatant trolling is stunning. Hilarious, but stunning.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Correct. We saw the permit recently for re-routing the canal back there and creating new drainage ponds. That permit was approved on June 6th so I would expect that work to start pretty soon.

I would imagine this will progress like Star Wars Land. So about a year of pushing dirt around (and a lot of other uninteresting but important work) before actual ride construction can begin. It does beg the question of why Ellen needs to close so soon--I would imagine that is more due to pressure to get the ride offline (partially from Ellen herself) and put up a construction wall. I wouldn't be surprised to see walkaround characters at some point, too.

Actual construction for a ride of this scale from Fall 2018 to Spring 2021 is not unreasonable.

 

[Kylo Ken]

All this thread proves is that Disney is never going to please everyone.

With that being said, get lawst Bob Chapek (have to keep it G-rated)

 

[danlb_2000]

I would imagine this will progress like Star Wars Land. So about a year of pushing dirt around (and a lot of other uninteresting but important work) before actual ride construction can begin. It does beg the question of why Ellen needs to close so soon--I would imagine that is more due to pressure to get the ride offline (partially from Ellen herself) and put up a construction wall. I wouldn't be surprised to see walkaround characters at some point, too.

Actual construction for a ride of this scale from Fall 2018 to Spring 2021 is not unreasonable.

Same sort of thing that happened with the Back Lot Tour, closed long before it needed to be.

 

[jmuboy]

Let's wait to judge this until it opens please. Everyone was hating on Mission Breakout and then it opened and all of a sudden it was a masterpiece of imagineering.

Ca adventure and Epcot aren't the same. One was a crap park made better with a loose theme. One was a masterpiece Disney is slowly destroying. Comparing Guardians in California adventure and Guardians in Epcot is like saying " well you can buy shoes at Walmart or Neiman Marcus, what's the difference???"

 

[jmuboy]

Gotta say the ride looks like it could be great since it's not being shoved into something like ToT.

At the same time, I have a very deep affection for those Dinosaurs. I loved Dinosaurs as a kid and this was my favorite ride because of it. I'll miss you Stupid Judy and Epcot

Ding Dang?
No Big Bang
Piggie Bank?
No !!! Big Bang!

 

[xdan0920]

The philosophy is the same. Six Flags views their parks as "themed" because of branded rides. Disney today views their parks as "themed" because of branded rides.

Right. HIGHLY localized themes. This tiny section of the park is "themed" to Guardians of the Galaxy. With no thought for an overarching theme. No thought for cohesion. No thought for place making.

It is what it is. Epcot and future world is now MK 2.0 or 3.0 depending how you view the former Studios park.

It's okay to mourn what was, and feel resentment towards what's replacing it. Everytime Chapek said families wanted more "Disney" in Epcot, I cringed.

 

[The_Jobu]

Except I think you are 100% wrong here. Will you go enjoy the new attraction based on Guardians of the Galaxy or boycott it? Do you have kids?

Not that I know of.

But if I find some, they'd probably be able to grasp the concept of theming.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I would imagine this will progress like Star Wars Land. So about a year of pushing dirt around (and a lot of other uninteresting but important work) before actual ride construction can begin. It does beg the question of why Ellen needs to close so soon--I would imagine that is more due to pressure to get the ride offline (partially from Ellen herself) and put up a construction wall. I wouldn't be surprised to see walkaround characters at some point, too.

Actual construction for a ride of this scale from Fall 2018 to Spring 2021 is not unreasonable.

With UoE walled off, think of all the festival booths you can put in front of it!

 

[montyz81]

RIP EPCOT

Couldn't agree more, my memories from March 1983 will be harder to invoke in the new world order that is IPCOT.
This is almost at the Horizons destruction level!
Fingers crossed that SSE remains intact. Despite what everyone says, the lack of a sponsor really just set the alarm clock for the future-ecoimy of SSE.

 

[xdan0920]

All this thread proves is that Disney is never going to please everyone.

With that being said, get lawst Bob Chapek (have to keep it G-rated)

I don't think this particular thread proves that. They are shoehorning a recent IP into what was once the most forward thinking, most unique theme park in the country. This was never going to be universally loved.

 

[drcasey]

I'm probabaly in the minority here but I actually loved universe of energy, mostly because of the awesome animatronics. I remember them so fondly from my childhood. I recently watched GoTG thinking it was going to be this awesome movie because of all the hype, and I thought it was just about the worst movie I've seen in a long time! I know Epcot needs love, but imo this isn't the way to do it. I'm upset. That movie is awful

 

[raven]

Maybe try focusing on the positive.

Says the brand new member who only joined these boards a few hours ago yet has made over 80 negative posts about the changes coming.

Nice try, dude.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think someone here doesn't know what they are talking about...

A GIF, the most erudite of rebuttals.

It is what it is. Epcot and future world is now MK 2.0 or 3.0 depending how you view the former Studios park.

But it’s not. The Magic Kingdom has only recently also been pushed in a similar direction.