News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

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V_L_Raptor

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DisneyCane said:
The original iteration was supposed to be a representation of the testing that vehicles go through. Hence, why it was named "Test Track." It was supposed to be like you were taking a ride on a test track. They added the heat cycle and corrosion chamber stuff (it wasn't a paint shop) that wouldn't take place with people on board but it would have made for a not-very-exciting attraction if you got out and watched the car in a test chamber.
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Wow, really. That's fascinating. Tell me more!

You know, I've looked at all kinds of robotics things since I was old enough to turn a page but not yet old enough to keep from drooling on it, and I have to say, I didn't find it all that awe inspiring to go through a mockup spray tunnel and see robot arms around. The rest of the ride wasn't a whole lot better. Yep, there's a block test -- hey, the blocks have special names. Learn something new every day. Uh-huh, here's where we see if the brakes do their thing. Ohh, yeah, there are some space heaters. Look, cutout trees!

I mean, yeah. Vehicles get tested. It's been a well documented fact of life for quite some time, going back to well before TT. I don't see any special insight from experiencing it in ride form, because I've never felt the need to be a datalogger, and "crash test dummy" isn't much of a career aspiration.

It's just... whoop-de-do. Here's a car, there's a ride, and now I'm going to go get a churro because I waited in line for that ride long enough to earn it.
 
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V_L_Raptor

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marni1971 said:
All the designs I’ve seen (aside from the official blog) show the photovoltaic cells being removed. Depending which design they go with the roof could be totally smooth.

There was also one with a proposed addition but I don’t see that happpening.
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I'm curious. Were the solar panels even functional toward the end of the pavilion's operation? I don't remember seeing anything about them being replaced (not that that means anything), and they don't exactly last forever.
 
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trainplane3

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marni1971 said:
All the designs I’ve seen (aside from the official blog) show the photovoltaic cells being removed. Depending which design they go with the roof could be totally smooth.

There was also one with a proposed addition but I don’t see that happpening.
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Was this the "robot thing" on the roof you mentioned a long time ago? (Right when they showed off the concept art of the pavilion last year)
 
Lensman

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sedati said:
Anyone over the age of three should not have found that attraction a source of new information. Yes, it was nice to see the progression acted out in a creative and fun way, but it was hardly an eye opening ride. And while it was about motion, the only physical one offered was a meandering crawl.
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Your post got me thinking about the question of when I realized that the wheel was an invention. It's possible that I picked it up watching the caveman episode of Gilligan's Island.

I think the ride portion of WoM set the context of personal transportation and the education part was in the post-show with the explanation of the importance of reducing aerodynamic drag, etc. The ride set up your curiosity and made you and eager receptacle for the later learning. It was somewhat like in college where my physics professor would start the lecture with a fun demonstration that set up my interest in the lecture that followed.
 
marni1971

marni1971

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sedati said:
Anyone over the age of three should not have found that attraction a source of new information. Yes, it was nice to see the progression acted out in a creative and fun way, but it was hardly an eye opening ride. And while it was about motion, the only physical one offered was a meandering crawl.
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The true definition of a people eater ?
 
MerlinTheGoat

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I don't think WoM expected people to be ignorant of the information before you rode it. What was special about WoM (which can apply to most rides) was that it created a physical environment to be immersed in. That's not something you can get from just reading a book or watching a video. Being immersed in an impressive physical environment is also why even a "book report ride" can be an incredible experience if executed properly.

Plus it was a humorous ride, it was unique because it didn't take itself too seriously and actually pokes fun at our struggles. Much like the first few scenes in Horizons. It had a ton of character and charm to it. The classic stylized Marc Davis designs probably contributed to this.

Spaceship Earth, Horizons, Imagination (original) and World of Motion were some of my favorite rides of all time. And I would be VERY hard pressed to choose a top favorite from that group (Imagination is one I think I sometimes miss the most, not even because it was objectively the "best" ride with the most elaborate scenery and large amounts of animatronics, but because it sort of represented everything Disney was to me). But you could not get me to decide which one of those four were best. They were all wonderful.
 
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Disney Analyst

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MerlinTheGoat said:
I don't think the ride expected you not to know any of that information beforehand. What was special about WoM (which can apply to most rides) was that it created a physical environment to be immsersed in. That's not something you can get from just reading a book or watching a video. Being immersed in an impressive physical environment is also why even a "book report ride" can be an incredible experience if executed properly.

Plus it was a humorous ride, it was unique because it didn't take itself too seriously and actually pokes fun at our struggles. Much like the first few scenes in Horizons. It had a ton of character and charm to it. The classic stylized Marc Davis designs probably contributed to this.

Spaceship Earth, Horizons, Imagination (original) and World of Motion were some of my favorite rides of all time. And I would be VERY hard pressed to choose a top favorite from that group (Imagination is one I think I sometimes miss the most, not even because it was objectively the "best" ride with the most elaborate scenery and large amounts of animatronics, but because it sort of represented everything Disney was to me). But you could not get me to decide which one of those four were best. They were all wonderful.
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I wish I had experience all of these... my first time to WDW was 2013, and Spaceship Earth became one of my favourite attractions ever. It reminded me of the first time I rode Disneyland's POTC.
 
sedati

sedati

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atighe42 said:
Lol. Seriously?
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I'd like to know what you learned at the edu-tainment park. As some have said Epcot was more about a sense of discovery and inspiring you, but the edu-tainment word gets tossed about constantly. There were some who found it lacking in "tainment," so I'm wondering just what it delivered to all of you in the "edu" part of that equation.
Here, I'll start:
The Living Seas was the first time I'd ever heard aboutI Chemosynthesis.
 
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MerlinTheGoat said:
The classic stylized Marc Davis designs probably contributed to this.
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and what wasn't, of course, was the work of fellow nine old man, mr. ward kimball - the only ride he really ever worked on.
his scenes being more starkly ironic; he can be seen clearly in @marni1971 video(!) ... as well as in the pic below, tweaking chicken animatroincs


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