News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[Bender123]

Fantasyland was also the unfortunate Disney follow-up to Hogsmeade, and Mine Train’s last minute addition pushed the land into phased openings.

When Mine Train finally opened, it really drove home that Disney wasn’t interested in rivaling Forbidden Journey or Gringotts (and with no major announcements until 2015, it didn’t look like they ever would be).

The lesson was well learned...the effect of Hogsmeade and the (then) expected results of Diagon Ally pretty much forced a complete redraw of Star Wars. This was te beginning of the end of "We are the best, so we don't have to compete" mentality at WDW. Most of the construction you are seeing today either came as a direct result of the shock Uni sent through the system or has been expanded due to that competition.

Unfortunately, WDW learned the lesson late and is just piling on 20 years of slow and steady work and updates into a five year rush.

 

[geekza]

Unfortunately, WDW learned the lesson late and is just piling on 20 years of slow and steady work and updates into a five year rush.

"Oh, crud! Bring in every Stormtrooper costume we own and prep the projection screens and motion simulators! Oh, and throw a couple of off-the-shelf rides and oversized props around Midway Mania. We'll show them!!!" - Disney Management

(I'm actually hopeful about Galaxy's Edge. Just some good-natured ribbing.)

 

[Kamikaze]

The lesson was well learned...the effect of Hogsmeade and the (then) expected results of Diagon Ally pretty much forced a complete redraw of Star Wars. This was te beginning of the end of "We are the best, so we don't have to compete" mentality at WDW. Most of the construction you are seeing today either came as a direct result of the shock Uni sent through the system or has been expanded due to that competition.

Unfortunately, WDW learned the lesson late and is just piling on 20 years of slow and steady work and updates into a five year rush.

I don't know if its a lesson or something else, but either way: Better late than never.

 

[nbdysreal]

Didn't get any up close pics, sorry, but here's a shot of the 2 cranes over there. (Please correct me if this is for WOL, but location didn't look like it).

 

[Dunston]

New pics from Bioreconstruct show that they're building a wall... I wonder if the gravity building will be enclosed during construction after all

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[trainplane3]

New pics from Bioreconstruct show that they're building a wall... I wonder if the gravity building will be enclosed during construction after all

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Either that or they're putting up one of the walls to block the view of a exposed coaster from within FW. That really wouldn't make sense though.

 

[Dunston]

Either that or they're putting up one of the walls to block the view of a exposed coaster from within FW. That really wouldn't make sense though.

It would be a futile effort when you could see the through top from the Skyliner anyway. Who knows what they'll do next

 

[peter11435]

It would be a futile effort when you could see the through top from the Skyliner anyway. Who knows what they'll do next

The skyliner will not be that tall.

 

[Dunston]

The skyliner will not be that tall.

But a tall person like my dad who is tall could be riding it

 

[MisterPenguin]

more from bioreconstruct...

 

[peter11435]

But a tall person like my dad who is tall could be riding it

 

[danlb_2000]

It would be a futile effort when you could see the through top from the Skyliner anyway. Who knows what they'll do next

The Skyliner doesn't go anywhere near this ride. Did you mean monorail?

 

[Dunston]

The Skyliner doesn't go anywhere near this ride. Did you mean monorail?

I was mistaken about the height of the lifts.

 

[RSoxNo1]

OMG! GotG is going to be one of these spinning coasters?!?!? I am gutted. What a shame. Because that one in AK is sooooo popular. I was so looking forward to the guardians ride. More simulators and more spin. My weak inner ear gives imagineering the proverbial "orange bird". I'm crushed. smh

I think comparing the Guardians ride to Primeval Whirl is like comparing Shanghai Pirates to a rowboat.

 

[RSoxNo1]

lol, I some times wonder. It seems like we complain about absolutely every thing. I too always ask with all the complaints why are some of these folks even going. I know I surely wouldn't be dropping thousands of dollars on a place that I complain about constantly.

We boo them because we want to cheer them.

 

[Kman101]

We boo them because we want to cheer them.

Exactly.

YMMV, but they've let us down quite frequently.

 

[doctornick]

I’m at Vero Beach right now. Where is this exactly?

I'm pretty sure it's a joke. Tour de Turtles is an event they have at the resort, not a ride.

 

[Little Green Men]

I'm pretty sure it's a joke. Tour de Turtles is an event they have at the resort, not a ride.

Yeah I figured as much

 

[matt9112]

more from bioreconstruct...

that sight line though.....

 

[peter11435]

that sight line though.....

Not really much different or worse than the view of the backside of the The Seas visible in the opposite direction.