News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[21stamps]

it doesn't have to be superfast or looping, etc though. That can either be done as a gravity coaster, or a low speed, sorta laze along ride, depending on how they decide to drive it. So, we'll see.

I'm not talking about the thrill level predominantly.. it's the restraints.

There are plenty of thrill rides that you do not have to be 54 inches to ride.. the reason for the height requirements are the restraints, not the thrill level. Those types of restraints are a lot more restrictive to who can ride the attraction than what other systems can do.

Besides the one article is there any other talk of this? It's very interesting.

 

[Maeryk]

I'm not talking about the thrill level predominantly.. it's the restraints.

There are plenty of thrill rides that you do not have to be 54 inches to ride, the reason for the height requirements are the restraints not the thrill level. Those types of restraints are a lot more restrictive to who can ride the attraction than what other systems can do.

Depends on how they do it. There are restraints on flying carny rides that accommodate much shorter people. I wouldn't look to the patent drawings as an exact indication of how the restraint system will work, it's clearly to illustrate the rotational capability.

 

[21stamps]

Depends on how they do it. There are restraints on flying carny rides that accommodate much shorter people. I wouldn't look to the patent drawings as an exact indication of how the restraint system will work, it's clearly to illustrate the rotational capability.

Like what? Curious because I'm just trying to picture true flying rides that i've seen and/or been on, I don't know of one that has a lower than a 54 inch height requirement, as well as a maximum restriction.

I think GotG would be neat as a suspended coaster. They definitely have some possibilities. Will be fun to see what they do with it.

 

[Dapper Dan]

The extent of original Epcot that will be in this ride will be jokes and references to Peter Quill's childhood trip. That's it. Doesn't mean it won't be a fun ride though.

And we know how well that sort of meta commentary worked for the Tiki room.

 

[Mike S]

So @Disneyhead'71 dropped a bombshell over on Orlando United that a Kuka arm ride based on Doctor Strange is in development for WDW. The same ride could appear elsewhere but based on a different Marvel Superhero.

Personally I would love this.

 

[Mike S]

And we know how well that sort of meta commentary worked for the Tiki room.

I think it could work with the Gaurdians as it could potentially not come off as annoyingly as Iago did it.

 

[BlindChow]

M:S has a very basic plot (Training for a mission to Mars), but one thing it isn't is boring.

Eh, it's a little boring.

 

[nor'easter]

Like I said it is 2017. The world is a lot smaller than it was in the 90's. I don't need to go to a theme park to be informed, inspired and have fun. Don't get me wrong I loved the AT&T sponsered giant phone in Epcot and the Wonders of life Pavilion in the 90's (and miss it) but it did not really inspire me to be fit or use a phone. It did create fabulous memories with my family laughing as we called family back home or seeing my dad bicycling with goofy! Hopefully GOT will help creat memories with my kids they will soon look back on and smile.

FWIW We just got back from being inspired, informed and having fun on our two week European holiday. No we are not uber wealthy just run of the mill average folks who want to inspire our children with more than just a theme park. Now don't get me wrong we did spend a couple days at DL Paris because we love our Disney however we don't rely on the them to inform us and inspire us but to just have fun!

I feel much the same, and have made sure to expose my family to wider travel. Unfortunately, most Americans do not venture far, and digital technology seems to have done less to inform people than you imply (unless you want to see Instagram pictures of people's dinner, funny cat videos, or the Kardashians).

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

So @Disneyhead'71 dropped a bombshell over on Orlando United that a Kuka arm ride based on Doctor Strange is in development for WDW. The same ride could appear elsewhere but based on a different Marvel Superhero.

Personally I would love this.

For which park? DHS?

 

[Maeryk]

Like what? Curious because I'm just trying to picture true flying rides that i've seen and/or been on, I don't know of one that has a lower than a 54 inch height requirement, as well as a maximum restriction.

I think GotG would be neat as a suspended coaster. They definitely have some possibilities. Will be fun to see what they do with it.

Zamperla volare is 50".

 

[Dapper Dan]

I think it could work with the Gaurdians as it could potentially not come off as annoyingly as Iago did it.

So... 3 straight minutes of making fun of Rocket Racoon for being too short to go on his own ride?

 

[Mike S]

For which park? DHS?

That would be my hope.

 

[Maeryk]

I think it could work with the Gaurdians as it could potentially not come off as annoyingly as Iago did it.

The problem with Iago is he was openly mocking a beloved Disney favorite. That's why people hated it so much. I mean, Iago is a pain in the tailfeathers even in the movies. He's the main villain's sidekick. The concept of having him take over something like TETR was bizarre to begin with. It wasn't even funny. It was just.. forced.

That he actually caught fire was kinda ironic.. and fitting.

 

[nor'easter]

Their Philosophy is not the same! Six Flags believes that the excitement and entertainment comes from the ride itself. That's why they will sink 20 - 30 million into a coaster by B&M or a of the shelf model from Vekoma, sprinkle a few cardboard cutouts around the area and name it after a Superhero. Disney on the other hand builds their experiences with every minor detail in mind on how it effects the experience. You honestly can't tell me that the philosophy of this

Is the same philosophy as this

Its all about the extra mile... no, 15 miles that Disney goes to entertain.


Why use cardboard cutouts when you can use disco lights?

 

[Rodan75]

That would be my hope.

Wonders of Life...LOL...I mean...life = magic right?

But seriously that would be cool...but no idea where Dr Strange fits in the current WDW outside of DHS.

 

[nor'easter]

What is "more Disney"? More Alice in Wonderland? Peter Pan? Pooh? Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Ariel? Bambi? Davy Crockett? Woody and Buzz?

These are all properties that Disney appropriated from other sources... just like Marvel properties. Disney has comparatively few original properties that are as popular as the ones they appropriated, such as Mickey and friends and they're rather recent (PotC, Moana).

There will be a time in your advanced years when you'll be talking to twenty- and thirty-somethings and they'll have zero clues that Marvel has been anything but 100% Disney.

Wasn't there a time when Disney owned Miramax? Don't remember seeing Kill Bill at the parks.

 

[Bairstow]

The Milano crashed. Quill and the team need to try different sources of energy to get it working again.

Done.

I could see this working if they keep the tone light enough. Quill is like, "why can't we just get infinite energy out of a crystal or something," and Rocket has to explain Newton's 3 laws. Gamorra or Drax could go off explaining how strip-mining one of their planets for energy crystals or something had consequences for that planet and at some point there's a photosynthesis joke involving Groot. It could make for a decent preshow. Basically the same thing as the "Circle of Life" show at The Land.

Or maybe have each character have a different idea and viewpoint of how to get the ship moving again, like the old "Water Engine" show at World of Motion. Drax wants to use kinetic energy and just push the ship, Rocket wants to set off a bomb underneath it, etc...

Since they're going with a joke that Quill visited the original ride as a kid, you could do like a thought bubble above his head and he's flashing back to the old attraction and suddenly bursts out, "Guys, I think I've got it- we need to find something called 'oil shale!'"

 

[wedenterprises]

Realized we were crapping up the Tron thread with this stuff.. so bringing it here.

This is the ride system I'm talking about. Presumably, the I shaped bars will rotate to the left as it leaves the station, allowing you to lie down facing forward, without having to do the reclining/folding seat routine that current Vekoma and B&M flyers use, respectively.



As to throughput.. I don't see why it would be any worse than any other coaster. Four wide, 10 mounts, that would be 40 riders per train.

Here are the patent drawings I was talking about.

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This is the system I was asking about too

 

[21stamps]

Zamperla volare is 50".

That's actually exactly what I'm taking about.. see the restraints? You're in a coffin type thing..there's flying kid rides like that.. your stomach/chest/legs are on a flat surface.

I didn't think that's what you were referring to..or how that would work with the load patent.. but yeah, that style would be able to accommodate more people.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

That would be my hope.

Hoping to see some of the other insiders confirm this but this would be great for DHS although I'd never probably go on it since the kuka arms in FJ are puke machines.