EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[Clamman73]

The combination of the ship colors and the building’s whatever color palette is yuck.

 

[Casper Gutman]

The combination of the ship colors and the building’s whatever color palette is yuck.

They should never have kept the original building. It’s a cheap play for nostalgia, a cynical attempt by the people who destroyed great old rides (note: UoE wasn’t great) to continue to profit off them - just like the constant exploitation of Figment. Seeing a mediocre ride stuffed into the corpse of WoM doesn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy, it reminds me of how unforgivably far EPCOT has fallen. Just have the guts to rip it all out.

 

[TikibirdLand]

It amuses me that the big icon of this pavilion is a ship that proved completely ineffective in the films, with dozens being memorably obliterated to show how powerful the bad guy is! Of course, the whole pavilion is themed to a canonically destroyed civilization, so that makes sense.

(Please note, this is not a genuine criticism. There are enough of those for this attraction.)

That species of lion fish is rare because of all them that were destroyed. Therefore, this building is acting as a sanctuary for them. Good going, Disney!

ETA: most of them were destroyed!

 

[Incomudro]

Just incredible that the ugly grey support is placed in front of the lower fin. This unsightly feature will dominate the views from the front. Why didn't they design the support to be located behind the ship??

That location is likely where most of the weight is centered.

 

[gorillaball]

Since they are building using cash, it tends to look better on the books and the Wall St folks if they spread the construction costs out over as many quarters as possible.

Says some people, other people think that theory is a bunch of hogwash (myself included), but that has been discussed and everyone is settled in their viewpoints. Carrying on...

 

[No Name]

The original concept art had a second, thicker fin on the bottom, making it appear that the ship could stand on its own in a natural, parked position. Why would they not do that?

 

[Disnutz311]

The original concept art had a second, thicker fin on the bottom, making it appear that the ship could stand on its own in a natural, parked position. Why would they not do that?

Because it was cheaper to use this big steel support and us common theme park people won't care/notice. The fin will not hide 60% of the support. They took the cheap way out. Welcome to the new Imagineering.

The OG Imagineering would have figured out how to make that float!!

 

[SplashJacket]

The OG Imagineering would have figured out how to make that float!!

OG as in 2017 Pandora Imagineering?

 

[Rich Brownn]

They should never have kept the original building. It’s a cheap play for nostalgia, a cynical attempt by the people who destroyed great old rides (note: UoE wasn’t great) to continue to profit off them - just like the constant exploitation of Figment. Seeing a mediocre ride stuffed into the corpse of WoM doesn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy, it reminds me of how unforgivably far EPCOT has fallen. Just have the guts to rip it all out.

You get a break on permit fees when you retain part (or all) of a building too.

 

[Disnutz311]

OG as in 2017 Pandora Imagineering?

Yep. Rhode, Weis, Lively, or even older Sklar, Steinberg, Baxter. Anyone not led by the new cheap Gensler run crew or Instagram driven...

 

[MisterPenguin]

You get a break on permit fees when you retain part (or all) of a building too.

"I swear, Orlando County Tax Assessor, it was just a small renovation!"

 

[ToTBellHop]

"I swear, Orlando County Tax Assessor, it was just a small renovation!"

Thankfully, no one in the Assessor’s office has noticed the gravity building. They keep visiting on sunny days when it blends perfectly with the sky. Well done, The Zach and The Team. You are the Magic.

 

[Master Yoda]

"I swear, Orlando County Tax Assessor, it was just a small renovation!"

Word on the street is that there is a WalMart, Home Depot, or something of a similar ilk, etc in north Florida that was built using about 20' of a wall from an old convenience store. That little trick saved them 6 figures.

I have personally been involved in single-family homes that were in the 7 digit range that incorporated a small portion of an existing structure to do the same thing. The savings were not as huge (high 4 low 5 figures) but it happens all the time.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Word on the street is that there is a WalMart, Home Depot, or something of a similar ilk, etc in north Florida that was built using about 20' of a wall from an old convenience store. That little trick saved them 6 figures.

I have personally been involved in single-family homes that were in the 7 digit range that incorporated a small portion of an existing structure to do the same thing. The savings were not as huge (high 4 low 5 figures) but it happens all the time.

Yeah, right from the announcement of this project, insiders have said that saving the skin of the building (if indeed any of it was truly saved and it's not a case of The Skin of Theseus) was a tax incentive.

 

[Master Yoda]

Yeah, right from the announcement of this project, insiders have said that saving the skin of the building (if indeed any of it was truly saved and it's not a case of The Skin of Theseus) was a tax incentive.

It is a pretty common thing especially in commercial construction where the impact fees, permit fees and taxes get to pretty insane levels.

I tend to agree with the remodel trick when it comes to single-family homes. Not so much with large-scale comercial construction as commercial construction has a pretty large impact on the infrastructure that the impact fees they are side stepping are supposed to pay for.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This discussion finally confirms for me that it was indeed a sinkhole that forced Horizons to close. Otherwise, they would have used its façade for Mission: Space, which would have saved $50 million and allowed Excavator instead of Dino-Rama.

 

[OG Runner]

The combination of the ship colors and the building’s whatever color palette is yuck.

I am glad you were able to find something to complain about. I am sure the color palette not being to your
taste will have a huge affect on the popularity of this ride.

 

[Master Yoda]

This discussion finally confirms for me that it was indeed a sinkhole that forced Horizons to close. Otherwise, they would have used its façade for Mission: Space, which would have saved $50 million and allowed Excavator instead of Dino-Rama.

While I know this is sarcasim...no. Just, no.

 

[ToTBellHop]

While I know this is sarcasim...no. Just, no.

 

[Master Yoda]

View attachment 616678