News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[Andrew C]

No reason to have the panels pre-painted green, if they are just going to put theming over them. It is interesting to note that the highest panel in that picture is a lighter shade of green.

Maybe the highest panels will be something different..like themed? And just the lower panels go-away green...

 

[Lensman]

I don't think they've quite figured out that "Go-Away Green" loses its effectiveness once a building reaches gargantuan proportions, unless they're planning on planting gigantic trees to block most of the view.

So then it'll look more like this (landfill).

I'm getting even less confident about this building.

No reason to have the panels pre-painted green, if they are just going to put theming over them. It is interesting to note that the highest panel in that picture is a lighter shade of green.

You're giving me more hope!

Maybe they're going to go for dazzle camouflage?

 

[JBIRDTO]

Here's hoping the green will be used to cover the building before it is themed. I don't think there is enough paint to actually make that building go away

Well we will know soon enough. Possibly the green will go as high as the treeline then transition to sky blue. If that happens a theme may not

 

[lazyboy97o]

From page 300:

While we don't know the exact material or color, it's quite clear from the foundation and steel structure thus far that this will be nothing more than a box. Based on the framing we can tell that the siding will be a lightweight material (if I were a betting man, I'd put money on insulated metal panels) without any meaningful shape/depth/protrusions to add architectural interest or theme.

They can pick whatever color they want. They can paint a giant mural on the side. They can attempt to landscape the perimeter to make it disappear (at that height, good luck!). But none of that changes that it is a very utilitarian structure on a very large scale. It's a box that will look like a box, and will tower over almost everything in the park.

The most dimensional treatment we can expect is some inoffensive contrasting trim and accent panels, like what DL is getting on the back (parking garage-facing) side of their Star Wars project. It may be the best-looking warehouse in the industrial part of Anaheim, but it's a long way from being "good architecture", let alone the iconic futurism we've come to expect in Future World.
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With the GOTG build roughly twice as tall, it may be better to go for something bland, to keep the eye from focusing on it. And when your best plan is to hope that people don't notice the elephant in the room, you haven't done a good job as a designer. If only the existing empty buildings in Future World were big enough to hold compelling attractions of their own...

 

[Timothy_Q]

No reason to have the panels pre-painted green, if they are just going to put theming over them. It is interesting to note that the highest panel in that picture is a lighter shade of green.

And that looks like the same material they're using for the Ratatouille building.

Didn't someone say you couldn't attach anything on those walls?

 

[Incomudro]

Maybe I was right when I jokingly mentioned tall palm trees many pages back.

 

[Cesar R M]

Are those for the rumored monorail expansion?

rumored monorail expansion?

monorail expansion?

 

[Wespionage]

From SSE corporate lounge.

 

[Cesar R M]

Which is why Disneyland (1955) should not have opened with:
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1949)
Mad Tea Party (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
20,000 Leagues Under the sea Exhibit (1954)
Davy Crockett Museum (1955)
Sleeping Beauty Castle (1959)
King Arthur's Carousel (1963)

Ah yes, comparing the 50's.. where there was limited amount of entertainment offered vs the current insane widespread variety and huge competition..

 

[Cesar R M]

Heck, in 20 years, when Disney has completed its acquisition of Universal, maybe they'll just slowly grow both properties together into one. Then, in 50 years, when Disney has completed its acquisition of Florida...

in 100 years.. Disney buys Apple, Exxon, Walmart, Amazon and Telsa.. Becoming Buy & Large.. overtakes the world.

 

[monothingie]

Maybe the highest panels will be something different..like themed? And just the lower panels go-away green...

This. Theming is expensive. Only theme what is visible to guests. Even then what has been proposed for theming will likely leave many very disappointed.

 

[Stripes]

@marni1971 Do you know what the building being built in the top left is? Is it an extension of the WDI field office?

 

[danlb_2000]

@marni1971 Do you know what the building being built in the top left is? Is it an extension of the WDI field office?

Yes, an expansion of the WDI office.

 

[ABQ]

Yes, an expansion of the WDI office.

Ah, good, as long as they don't touch this famous (or infamous) spot.

 

[alias8703]

Yes, an expansion of the WDI office.

I believe it's actually the Space Resturant

 

[Lord Pheonix]

why is it famous???

 

[danlb_2000]

I believe it's actually the Space Resturant

Space Resturant is where the arrow in pointing in the upper right. On the left if the new WDI office expansion.

 

[THE Monorail Lime]

Ah, good, as long as they don't touch this famous (or infamous) spot.

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Why is it famous?

 

[danlb_2000]

why is it famous???

We do not speak of these things.

 

[Lord Pheonix]

no, dammit! now i need to know. its gonna drive me nuts, like infamous " what was the name of gargamels cat in the smurfs" incident from 2004