News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[BrianLo]

They'd love to get it done by 2020 for the cross promotion, synergy thing ya know...who knows what could happen

Ya, I certainly understood that date on the basis that they were closing Energy to essentially close Energy early. But I really wasn't expecting work to start until maybe this summer.

Disney is slow, but a project without the typical rock work facade, a pre-built facade/queue building and visible foundation work seems really slow on their part.


I kind of wonder if the dwindling Epcot attendance in light of Pandora along with the looming Galaxy's edge has made them realize they need to plug the leaks sooner than later.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Hmmmmmmm... We are still sure this project is not opening until 2021?

3 years is sorta close to consistent...

• 7DM - 2.7 years
• EE - 2.9 years
• Ratatouille - expected 3 years
• Test Track - 3.2 years
• TRON - expected 3.3 years
• Mission Space - 3.5 years
• UoE:GotG:IU - expected 3.7 years

But yes, it is at the longer end of the spectrum.

 

[MisterPenguin]

GotG aerial..

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

GotG aerial..

We've had our disagreements before, but I just wanted to take a second to thank you for everything you do here with maintaining the tracker and posting updates that you find. You've quickly become a very valuable member of our community.

You're also very good at bringing sanity and logic into the discussion when it's being led by fanaticism.

 

[MisterPenguin]

We've had our disagreements before,

We did? I honestly can't remember any! Disagreements happen... often.

Besides, you're no where near my enemies list...

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

OK, so my lack of roller coaster knowledge is really going to show here...

But what the heck of a "gravity building"? I get that its the building that will likely house all of the track, etc. But where does the name come from?

 

[smile]

I get that its the building that will likely house all of the track, etc.

that's exactly what it is -
term came about with the advent of enclosed coasters for a building to house elements of track which, as all coasters do, maintain the gravitational energy needed for complete circuit

 

[Jones14]

OK, so my lack of roller coaster knowledge is really going to show here...

But what the heck of a "gravity building"? I get that its the building that will likely house all of the track, etc. But where does the name come from?

Gravity building is a term used mainly for launched coasters, and it refers to the building in which gravity takes over from the force that was used to launch the train (LIM’s, drive tires, etc.) in the first place.

For a Disney example, the building you enter via tunnel on Rock’n’Rollercoaster is the gravity building.

 

[Tayoboy]

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but is the launch going to be horizontal Like RNRC, or will it be a some angle like Mummy? Asking because I remember seeing that launch section will go above the road.

 

[EPICOT]

We did? I honestly can't remember any! Disagreements happen... often.

Besides, you're no where near my enemies list...

Where can we see this list? Asking for a friend

 

[mikejs78]

Where can we see this list? Asking for a friend

Hopefully I'm not on it. Penguins can be vicious when they're angry....

 

[larryz]

Hopefully I'm not on it. Penguins can be vicious when they're angry....

And cute when they're curious...

 

[marni1971]

Hmmmmmmm... We are still sure this project is not opening until 2021?

Originally it was meant to be end of this year. It is currently a little over two years away.

 

[Kman101]

Wow, they originally wanted to OPEN it this year?

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

They often drag their feet. Bob Iger stated in 2012 that Avatar Land was going to open in 2015. It reportedly went through a lot of development hell and inner turmoil. No surprise that GOTG was also supposed to open much sooner but has been delayed.
http://guide2wdw.com/disney-ceo-bob-iger-disney-worlds-avatar-land-might-open-2015/

 

[marni1971]

Wow, they originally wanted to OPEN it this year?

If it had gone to plan yes. Including closing and starting work when originally planned. Then it went to closing January last year for a summer 20 opening. And now this.

 

[Kman101]

If it had gone to plan yes. Including closing and starting work when originally planned. Then it went to closing January last year for a summer 20 opening. And now this.

Very interesting. They should have stuck to the original plan. Of course I'd rather it not happen at all but here we are. lol

 

[BrianLo]

Originally it was meant to be end of this year. It is currently a little over two years away.

Thanks, that makes way more sense.


Perhaps I'm creating a bit of a narrative here, but would it be fair to say they have drifted away from the original shot-gun open up projects over 5 years approach, to honing in on 2020 with a second wave for the 40th?

Ratatouille, Poppins, GoTG, China film, Space restaurant +/- something else like Coco seem to be coalescing on 2020
Brazil, Innoventions, Illuminations and presumably this mysterious project competing against AK/DHS for 2022


For now at least until everyone changes again in 6 months...

 

[Haymarket2008]

Originally it was meant to be end of this year. It is currently a little over two years away.

Wow so we may get this late 2020 instead of early 2021?

 

[Cesar R M]

GotG aerial..

They are going pretty fast, seems faster than the star wars one.
Remember how look they took to start pouring foundation concrete?