Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind SPOILER Thread

[EPCOT-O.G.]

Watched a YouTuber who says he was on the ride. Can’t verify, don’t know who he was until today, was on a live blog, so take that for what it’s worth. Not sure if he’s a CM or was invited.



He puts it third at WDW in terms of intensity, behind RNRC and EE. Says there’s no big drops. Very comparable, in his view, to Space Mountain (in terms of how there aren’t big drops, but spins downward) and SDD. Said the launch wasn’t as intense as the SDD one, but was backwards. Said it was a smooth ride.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Ride time is around 3 minutes.

First impressions and early review of EPCOT's 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' as preview rides begin

An early guide to everything you need to know about Disney World's "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind."

www.wdwmagic.com

3 mins vs 45 mins...Hmm?

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Any sightings of Buzzy?




jk... but one can dream!

 

[TheEPCOTHistorian]

So, fourth person I know rode it today. From what I heard, the launch is pretty quick, and the ride feels fast. Projectiond were very clear. Had a friend on the test and adjust team agree that 9 to 5 is the only song we may have gotten incorrect. At this moment it just seems like Disco Inferno, September, One Way or Another, Conga, and I Ran (So Far Away).

 

[HonorableMention]

I'll be interested to learn if it really is a soundalike for Rocket or if it's Cooper. If I'm not mistaken, Groot on Mission Breakout was not voiced by Vin Diesel, or at least it didn't sound like it. I feel like that's fine since he really only says that phrase, but Rocket is much more involved

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

You are easily "impressed" for $400 million dollars.

Why are people so obsessed with the cost?

I don’t care what a ride costs… it doesn’t affect whether or not I enjoy the ride in any way.

I never believe the reported prices anyway, Disney seems to throw out extremely high price tags on all their projects (likely to cover all the imagineering costs, etc) so for all we know that $400 million is really $100 million in physical costs and $300 million in accounting tricks.

 

[WDWJoeG]

Why are people so obsessed with the cost?

I don’t care what a ride costs… it doesn’t affect whether or not I enjoy the ride in any way.

I never believe the reported prices anyway, Disney seems to throw out extremely high price tags on all their projects (likely to cover all the imagineering costs, etc) so for all we know that $400 million is really $100 million in physical costs and $300 million in accounting tricks.

Because A) it shows how WDI/Disney spends their finite budget and B) dictates to what else they will build,

If they spent $400M (or whatever) on a "fun coaster" vs Shanghai Pirates, Tower, and Indy combined, it both shows a disgraceful lack of management and limits what they will build elsewhere.

So what they spent/wasted has a direct effect on our enjoyment of the parks.

 

[mysto]

Ride looks good. I’m okay with it (will reserve judgement until I actually ride it)

But I’m thinking there is a Plan B. It is EPCOT after all.

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Would be lots of space.

OMG i think that's the most disgusting list of drinks ever. Well done! i mean mr pibb, srsly

 

[imagineer97]

Seriously folks, let's be polite. We're talking about a theme park attraction for (peg-leg) Pete's sake!

Now back to actual discussion of the attraction...am I the only one who thinks they somewhat missed the mark on the songs for this ride? None of these really seem like they would be on any of Star-Lord's awesome mixes. This list seems to skew 80s a bit too much. Does anyone know if James Gunn picked the songs for this?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The fact that 9 to 5 is one of the tracks only makes me think of when Dolly came for WDW's 15th Anniversary special and sang that very said song..

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

They really missed an good opportunity to use this song. It would’ve worked so well IMO, and fits the gotg style better then alot of the songs they decided to use.

 

[Giss Neric]

The fact that 9 to 5 is one of the tracks only makes me think of when Dolly came for WDW's 15th Anniversary special and sang that very said song..

Don't get your hopes up.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Don't get your hopes up.

Even if it's not on the ride..It's still a part of it tho...

 

[marni1971]

You are easily "impressed" for $400 million dollars.

$450 million. Give or take 35 Million.

At least Everest had rockwork.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

$450 million. Give or take 35 Million.

At least Everest had rockwork.

Yikes.
To everyone who says, “who cares about the price? You’re not paying for it,” I am though. Each of us will, either in direct, passed on costs (in terms of higher ticket prices) or unrealized projects or refurbishments to other attractions.

 

[Txm]

 

[Casper Gutman]

I'd really like clarity as to what guests actually see...

I mean, Disney made a big deal a few days ago about the fact that the ride's antagonist is Eson, a Celestial - basically, a Jack-Kirby-designed robot the size of a planet. It would be sort of reassuring if someone said, "Boy, the part of the ride with the planet-sized robot was really great and innovative." It seems like that should be kind of central to the experience, and a way to distinguish the ride from the very similar Space Mountain and RnR.

Ironically, the only part of the early reviews that increased my excitement was the inclusion of 9 to 5. oops.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

I'd really like clarity as to what guests actually see...

I mean, Disney made a big deal a few days ago about the fact that the ride's antagonist is Eson, a Celestial - basically, a Jack-Kirby-designed robot the size of a planet. It would be sort of reassuring if someone said, "Boy, the part of the ride with the planet-sized robot was really great and innovative." It seems like that should be kind of central to the experience, and a way to distinguish the ride from the very similar Space Mountain and RnR.

Ironically, the only part of the early reviews that increased my excitement was the inclusion of 9 to 5. oops.

I hesitate to critique this too much because it seems incomplete without the pre-show experience. But to your point, nothing about this early response sounds like this is a game-changer, especially when you consider those who’ve experienced it so far - CMs - would be the types already really inclined to drink the Kool-Aid.

 

[mergatroid]

I'd really like clarity as to what guests actually see...

I mean, Disney made a big deal a few days ago about the fact that the ride's antagonist is Eson, a Celestial - basically, a Jack-Kirby-designed robot the size of a planet. It would be sort of reassuring if someone said, "Boy, the part of the ride with the planet-sized robot was really great and innovative." It seems like that should be kind of central to the experience, and a way to distinguish the ride from the very similar Space Mountain and RnR.

Ironically, the only part of the early reviews that increased my excitement was the inclusion of 9 to 5. oops.

There's been reviews saying the effects are superb etc, but it's all subjective. Some on this thread seem extremely negative about the ride or their expectations of it, that's their right to be like that. I think these people are unlikely to be satisfied with anything this ride offers as all their negativity hints towards them wanting to be right rather than them wanting to be proven wrong. I'm sure in the next few days you'll get all the specific answers you're after and then you'll be able to say with more accuracy what it is specifically that you dislike the most about this attraction. I could of course be wrong (apologies if so) and perhaps all the perceived negativity is because you're hoping it's the greatest attraction ever built?

 

[Coaster Lover]

Yikes.
To everyone who says, “who cares about the price? You’re not paying for it,” I am though. Each of us will, either in direct, passed on costs (in terms of higher ticket prices) or unrealized projects or refurbishments to other attractions.

This. We already know that the chain paused (canceled?) other EPCOT projects due to funding... projects they may not have needed to be canceled if this attraction would have cost significantly less... so it's a legitimate point of debate if the attraction (as it turned out now) was worth it to not also have other things like the Mary Poppins attraction and the renewed SSE as well.