Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Energy Pavilion at Epcot

[wdwmagic]

Although remembering what happened to Horizons, anything is possible.

 

[Mike S]

Yes I was a bit heavy handed on how much would be removed. I've updated the original point.

Makes you wonder why they need height balloons for an existing building then unless they're adding tall outdoor structures.

 

[JohnD]

Yes I understand the building shell may survive. The ride system and everything else though will be gone.

Lots of discussion about the GOTG theme so not going there. But there is only so much you can do with a moving theatre. Movie-dinosaurs-movie-movie. That's it. Whether original Exxon or now Ellen it was just swapping out what was on the screens.

 

[wdwmagic]

Makes you wonder why they need height balloons for an existing building then unless they're adding tall outdoor structures.

There will be a new build aspect to it, which is what todays balloons appear to be for.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

When was Siemens, Kodak or HP a major part of a night time show or parade?

Do you see the Siemens logo blasted all over the sky and advertised during the show? I responded to his post in regards to him saying there are similarities between corporate sponsorships being splatterd all over the show the way the IP ads are.

@23:18

 

[Kylo Ken]

welp...this is like throwing a match onto a pile of gas-soaked rags...

I'll sit here and wait for all of the comments....my favorite part of this forum

 

[montyz81]

I hate this ride already. I am sure it will be a technical marvel (See what I did there), it will attract millions and it will be pure Disney, but it will further ruin what has been my favorite park since March 1983. My guess is that all rides in FW will get a makeover with SSE hopefully remaining as a nostalgic remembrance of the original Epcot Center. I'm so annoyed!

 

[JEANYLASER]

 

[clemmo]

• it will be 2025 by the time they get the GOTG ride up. Uni will have created 10 more rides in that time span.

Wdw will have 8 by 2021... Uni however does have a lot coming up as well I'd just say it's more even. However that isn't counting the new rumored park as somehow I don't think that opens til 2021 earliest

 

[Pirate665]

Should I add in memory years to my EPCOT tattoo?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Should I add in memory years to my EPCOT tattoo?

If it's in caps, you could add a LaL tombstone.

 

[Virtual Toad]

Makes you wonder why they need height balloons for an existing building then unless they're adding tall outdoor structures.

Dr. Doom's Free Fall?

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Very interesting to hear about the balloons. Though I personally agree that the vision and future of Epcot could be very different - for better or worse - I'm thrilled they're doing something. The Ellen ride (nostalgia feelings aside) is a joke, embarrassing and an excuse for people to nap. That's not exactly an attractive selling point to a new visitor.

 

[Bolt]

Do they do height balloons to see what cranes would look like in a park?

 

[FigmentFreak]

I think they were talking about Groot.

How about Living with the Land - Growing Groot as a tie-in. Randomly place various stages of regrowing Groot throughout the ride.

 

[Horizons1]

Cmon guys! IPCOT is gonna be awesome!

 

[PJBuckeye]

Makes you wonder why they need height balloons for an existing building then unless they're adding tall outdoor structures.

In reference to the Energy building and being used... Martin said "think outside the box." My immediate thought was that they would use the building and also build outside of the original building (outside the box). I am surprised that nobody else thought this,

 

[djkidkaz]

So this new attraction is going to only take up Ellen or is Wonders being demolished also?

If they are doing height balloons I would imagine we are pretty far along in the process. How long was it from the first avatar height balloons until ground breaking?

 

[wdisney9000]

@23:18

Touche, Sir.

 

[Lee]

There will be a new build aspect to it, which is what todays balloons appear to be for.

That.
There will be an addition.