News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[RSoxNo1]

Thank you.

I dislike wearing sleeves.

Fixed that for you.

 

[marni1971]

Fixed that for you.

Wahahahahahahaha

 

[trainplane3]

Fixed that for you.

Would this be a suitable compromise? (put it in a quote box so I don't eat up page space)

 

[Jones14]

So apparently this thing is a money pit. Based on what we know of this attraction, what could possibly be sucking all of the money away?

 

[danlb_2000]

So apparently this thing is a money pit. Based on what we know of this attraction, what could possibly be sucking all of the money away?

Has Disney built anything recently that wasn't a money pit?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Has Disney built anything recently that wasn't a money pit?

Yes, the Scrooge Money Pit at D23 Expo. They should have / could have monetized it:

 

[EPICOT]

Could the retrofitting of the current Energy building be part of the money sink?

 

[FigmentJedi]

Apparently Universe of Energy's Pteranodons were shipped to Disneyland as spares for the Primeval World flock. The big one's new home is yet to be determined though.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Glad they're getting put to good use. I'd kill to be able to take a stroll through the warehouses that are holding all this stuff.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Could the retrofitting of the current Energy building be part of the money sink?

It’s typically cheaper to reuse. The building would have had its condition assessed before a decision was made to reuse or start fresh.

 

[AEfx]

It’s typically cheaper to reuse. The building would have had its condition assessed before a decision was made to reuse or start fresh.

Let's hope if it isn't, then they don't do the asinine thing they did with Everest and build everything dependent on each other in terms of structure, ride, etc.

Whenever I hear someone crow about the accuracy of computer models, in general, not just in theme parks or building, I always think to how much Disney made of how sophisticated EE was because of the computer modeling process, and how computers can only model based on the parameters that humans give them...

 

[lazyboy97o]

Let's hope if it isn't, then they don't do the asinine thing they did with Everest and build everything dependent on each other in terms of structure, ride, etc.

Whenever I hear someone crow about the accuracy of computer models, in general, not just in theme parks or building, I always think to how much Disney made of how sophisticated EE was because of the computer modeling process, and how computers can only model based on the parameters that humans give them...

Huh? The structural systems (coaster, mountain and yeti platform) at Expedition Everest are independent of each other, not dependent. They would definitely be digging out chunks of the slab (which I would image to be quite thick to accommodate the weight of the moving theater) to pour separate foundations for the coaster.

 

[KrazyKat]

I might have missed this but do any insiders know if any of the dinos from UOE might have been moved over to the Dinosaur attraction at AK and added in somewhere as maybe a background addition?

 

[WDWTank]

Apparently Universe of Energy's Pteranodons were shipped to Disneyland as spares for the Primeval World flock. The big one's new home is yet to be determined though.

It would be cheaper, better, and more efficient if they moved it to DINOSAUR in AK.
That would be common sense.

 

[marni1971]

Could the retrofitting of the current Energy building be part of the money sink?

It’s more a gutting than retrofit.

 

[peter11435]

It would be cheaper, better, and more efficient if they moved it to DINOSAUR in AK.
That would be common sense.

I’ll give you that would be better for us, but this was definetely the cheaper and more efficient option.

 

[FerretAfros]

Here are some pictures of the construction going on behind the Universe of Energy building. It's mostly earthworks for the retaining pond at this point, so there's not a whole lot to see yet. Photos are from the 5K on Thursday the 4th and Half Marathon on Saturday the 6th

 

[smile]

Here are some pictures of the construction going on behind the Universe of Energy building. It's mostly earthworks for the retaining pond at this point, so there's not a whole lot to see yet. Photos are from the 5K on Thursday the 4th and Half Marathon on Saturday the 6th
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a-runnin and a-snappin...
smooth

 

[cookiee_munster]

Did Ellen ever get her AA from the ride?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Did Ellen ever get her AA from the ride?

She never wanted it. Her campaign to get it was sarcastic because it looked so bad no one in their right mind would want it. It was her way to say she's glad the ride is finally gone without explicitly ripping into Disney.