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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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The map also shows new pathing. No more going 'behind' Creations (or is it 'Connections'?) but going through the hub along 'the front' of the new eatery.
A friend says cast training starts middle of next month.
Stupido
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So I guess the purple Nova sign is staying purple? Interesting choice, I thought it was just a film to protect any scratches before opening. They went really bold with the purple color in one teeny tiny spot, where the interior is mainly red from what we've seen? I'm getting a little concerned about cohesion, where the ship doesn't match the show building, doesn't match the interior of the building. Takes away from the cohesive design a bit, but hopefully it'll work once it's all open.
flynnibus
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No, it describes why complex rollercoasters are prone to faults - and doesn't really give any insight into Haggrid's specific issues except it has "Lots of stuff in this one, so more risk for faults" and "they focused on tweaking to make it more reliable".
it's a nice intro for people to understand what matters to rollercoasters.. but gives no real insight into what really happened with Haggrids when it opened. (minus the fact mentioning it only had one drop track at opening)
trainplane3
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There was a Instagram post months ago about how it's iridescent/color shifting/magical paint based. It's not just purple but it'll look like that depending on the angle.
Stupido
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Cool Cool Cool. It's still being used in a very minimal application, and aesthetically the facade could have used more of that color shifting paint to make it feel cohesive in my opinion. Especially when none of what we've seen in the interior seems to match the outside at all. But, then again this is me splitting hairs before the area is finished.
mightynine
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Whoopsie, wrong Epcot logo.
It said one drop wasn't working at all and the other wasn't working all the time. Multiple switches and launches required a lot of programing. Didn't have time to get it down right before opening. That meant it opened with fewer trains running.
I thought it gave insight to those of us who aren't as knowledgeable as others.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Programming that is done before opening. But like I said, the video does not give any insights into what kind of actual faults they had except "complex = hard and error prone".. duh.
All systems need tweaking as they go from theoretical to real world and need evolving. The more dependencies, the more risk of one tripping. I mean, we can say that about any first time product.
Good video for people to learn about rollercoaster ride systems - Not a good video for someone trying to learn why Haggrids struggled besides "lots of stuff!".
Nothing like.. learning some the problem was timing, or fault management, or sensor sensitivity or reliability, or mechanics, or whatever. Just "lots of pieces!" .. duh.
yensidtlaw1969
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That's what they get for so barely changing it, I guess. I agree it's a silly error.
Does it irk anyone else that the "Neighborhoods" are listed in such a weird order? World Discovery, Celebration, and Nature mingle so closely . . . and are so clearly the mere result of the dissolution of Future World, that it's strange to pop World Showcase in the middle. World Showcase is clearly more substantial . . . seems odd to list them in a way that suggests they carry any sort of equal weight.
Not to mention that there's simply no relative flow to the information that makes sense when reading the map - at the very least the listing should have been:
World Discovery
World Celebration
World Nature
World Showcase
. . . since that at least somewhat aligns with their relative positions on the map.
FAR from my biggest issue with the EPCOT redo, this is just a quibble . . . but weird nonetheless.
trainplane3
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Not disagreeing with you. While I hated the bronze/brown they had on they ribs, it needs something. It's a gray block now. Unless there's some lighting trick on the panels up top, it's going to be the blandest looking pavilion in the park.Cool Cool Cool. It's still being used in a very minimal application, and aesthetically the facade could have used more of that color shifting paint to make it feel cohesive in my opinion. Especially when none of what we've seen in the interior seems to match the outside at all. But, then again this is me splitting hairs before the area is finished.
James Alucobond
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Honestly, just putting some planters on either side of the entrance with some taller foliage would help, I think. They seemed to have planned that initially before the exit was put on the right side of the building.
raymusiccity
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TheEPCOTHistorian
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So, as an operations Team Member at Hagrid's, this is half true. The drops remain a huge issue, as do the track switches. Sometimes the ride just... e-stops itself. If we slow the belt too many times, it faults and the entire ride has to be down for tech diagnosis. Many, many, many things.
IveBeenJack
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They clearly forgot to put the rest of the ride on the map, so I'll help them out 
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Your go away blue color is off a bit.They clearly forgot to put the rest of the ride on the map, so I'll help them out
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WDWJoeG
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What blue color? I don't see anything.
yensidtlaw1969
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So THAT'S why it hasn't gone away yet . . .