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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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Bairstow
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Sure. People kept falling asleep in it.
American Adventure is a failure then too?
Bairstow
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Phicinfan
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His point is, it is long and folks fall asleep in that as well, so why is that not a failure.
Bairstow
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Because it's well written.
Energy wasn't.
Is that opinion or fact?
bcoachable
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I’m not sure it was any more well written, but American Adventure is based on history, leaving it somewhat timeless - Energy was trying to be about the. edutainment of the subject matter, and that is becoming harder and harder to pull off in today’s world. *(I do believe, however, if allowed, imagineering could have pulled it off)
EricsBiscuit
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That doesn't mean anything other than people are tired
Energy it was mentioned earlier was actually very well written. All the people mentioned and the show Jeopardy are still relevant today. Something very few things from the 90s that haven't been updated accomplish.
Bairstow
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Fact of course, because my opinions are infallible.
You're not suggesting you have a different opinion from mine, are you? I'm not sure that's allowed.
To quibble: It's a replacement and an expansion with the building of a gravity building. The park's footprint just got bigger.
And WRT whether Energy was well-written: dinosaurs. Oil doesn't come from dinosaurs. Bad education makes for bad edutainment. And Bill Nye had to give a hand-waving explanation for why they were there: because they're cool! Bad entertainment. Bad entertainment makes for bad edutainment.
We're not losing an Energy edutainment pavilion. We never had one.
Bairstow
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They also managed to pick a trio of actors whose careers weren't marred by tragedy or scandal for 20 years, which isn't something you can say about many of the mid-'90s celebrity-based Disney attractions. I do think the Ellen rewrite was an overall upgrade, since it added an actual narrative to the attraction and some desperately-needed humor to its gargantuan runtime.
I can "justify" it by calling it a 45-minute cool spot on a hot, humid day.
EricsBiscuit
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The loss of the song was a big downer though.
Good point. I agree.
Off topic, but Bill Nye is a sham, IMO. He is nothing more than an actor with a degree in mechanical engineering. Dont get me wrong, that is a nice degree to have, but how does that qualify him to speak about Dinosaurs, global warming, or the moon landings? lol. If there is anything I dont mind about the attraction changing, its his bad edutainment.
Bairstow
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Yes it was. Good thing the Broughton score was so strong.
What do you think the odds are of the original song being incorporated into the new attraction as a gag? Have it playing on Chris Pratt's Walkman at some point?
montyz81
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I'd argue that TT2.0 makes an attempt to get back to what the original EC was all about. It is a good (not spectacular)attempt at educating, entertaining through thrill and talking about the future. It is somewhat inspiring.
Also, the Land boat ride still has an education feel to it.
Disgruntled Walt
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Why is everyone calling the new building for the Guardians coaster "a gravity building?"
Because once you’re in it gravity generally propels you until you reach the final brake zone.