EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[TrainsOfDisney]

I've posted this before... it *does* kinda work:

The pre-launch video and audio has to be Ellen and bill nye discussing the Big Bang - the the song starts at the launch!

 

[SplashJacket]

High demand for the 21st night of September

 

[networkpro]

High demand for the 21st night of September
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IMHO it shows the audience is greater for that track than Tears for Fears which to me is the same as one deflating tire on a speeding race car.

 

[hopemax]

I was there today! In the parking lot, the wait time said 195. It dropped to 120 by the time we got into the park, and since it was my mission for the day we just got in line ~10:30. It dropped to 105 while we were in line. Our actual wait time to reach the holding room before the pre-show was 80 minutes. Saw several Earth, Wind and Fire concert shirts. They mentioned the day on the parking lot tram. I watched the app the rest of the day, and I think we timed it well.

 

[JohnD]

Watching E, W, & F special on CBS right now. Its ending with September, naturally.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

 

[mickEblu]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

And of course The Suits feel vindicated as it’s currently the most popular ride at WDW.

 

[Disstevefan1]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

Not budget cut, Scope cut. If you are playing, down a shot now.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

Yup, they were going to throw that $$ into all the new AAs in the Tiana attraction…oops, we all know how THAT turned out…

 

[Disstevefan1]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

I have wondered about this.

In Disney’s movie business there is seemingly no budgets, they spend as they need to shoot, reshoot, post produce and market a given film.

The film either loses money or makes money and folks forget about the film in a few months.

In Disney’s theme park business, scope is cut to fit within the budget to build it and I suspect the spreadsheet folks also limit the scope to keep the ongoing maintenance down.

The result is a lesser experience for decades and decades and decades.

 

[lazyboy97o]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the most expansive attraction ever built. A half billion dollar coaster in a literal bare box. It’s nobody’s fault but their own that they couldn’t figure out how to keep even a single figure within the project scope.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the most expansive attraction ever built. A half billion dollar coaster in a literal bare box. It’s nobody’s fault but their own that they couldn’t figure out how to keep even a single figure within the project scope.

Well, I was talking to someone who wasn't on the team, but saw the buttons worn by the team. It's probably the team leads who should be blamed for it.

 

[ChrisFL]

If GOTG popularity goes way down in 20 years, at least it will be easy to re-theme

 

[Disstevefan1]

If GOTG popularity goes way down in 20 years, at least it will be easy to re-theme

Yea, the spreadsheet folks (who actually run the theme parks) said, "If GOTG popularity goes way down in 20 years, at least it will be easy cheaper to re-theme" its a business and its all about MONEY!

 

[ToTBellHop]

If GOTG popularity goes way down in 20 years, at least it will be easy to re-theme

That will be the Muppets’ next home before they move into the Indiana Jones Adventure in 2057.

 

[TheRealSkull]

If GOTG popularity goes way down in 20 years, at least it will be easy to re-theme

Well the same thing is gonna happen to the attraction that happened to the Universe of Energy. We had 90s Bill Nye and Ellen, which made the attraction seem so outdated.

Same thing is gonna happen with Chris Pratt and the rest of them. But yes, it is clearly obvious they made that attraction very easy to retheme.

 

[Professortango1]

This is perhaps old news at this point, but I heard from my friend who used to be in the know, and they told me that the Guardians coaster was originally planned to have TWELVE animatronics (including preshow and on the coaster itself), but they were ALL budget-cut. There was an internal campaign within WDI to AT LEAST keep the one Groot animatronic. Imagineers even wore buttons with "Save Groot," but alas, it was to no avail.

Yep, and its one of the issues I have with the attraction. It feels like a Universal ride. Just like the other Guardians ride.

Disney used to give us practical sets and gags, not just screens and more screens.

 

[Andrew C]

And of course The Suits feel vindicated as it’s currently the most popular ride at WDW.

It is a really fun ride...really fun. But that has nothing to do with the guardians story itself, which adds almost nothing.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Even all these years later it is insane to me that they spent an unfathomable amount of money on this ride and it just does not show. The queue is mostly bare walls, some screens, and RGB lights. The ride itself is some kind of cross breed between Aerosmith and Space Mountain for theming. Did the box and gut/rebuild of UoE really eat THAT much money? Agree with others that it seems like one of their goals was to design it not for Guardians but for whatever the next theme ends up being.

 

[TheRealSkull]

Even all these years later it is insane to me that they spent an unfathomable amount of money on this ride and it just does not show. The queue is mostly bare walls, some screens, and RGB lights. The ride itself is some kind of cross breed between Aerosmith and Space Mountain for theming. Did the box and gut/rebuild of UoE really eat THAT much money? Agree with others that it seems like one of their goals was to design it not for Guardians but for whatever the next theme ends up being.

Yup. Or else in 20-30 years from now, people in the ride queue will laughing about how young Chris Pratt looks.