Either that, or holes for the boiling oil they'll need to hold back the enraged hordes of Epcot fanatics who will attempt to tear the building down just before it opens...
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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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LittleBuford
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The name for such a hole is “machicoulis”. I learnt it many years ago in a class on architecture, and it’s delighted me ever since.
GlacierGlacier
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Other great medieval architecture word: crenellations - the little up-down bits on top of castle walls
So, we're getting gargoyles!!
LittleBuford
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Another term I first encountered in the same class!
Who says the new Guardians attraction can’t be educational?
DznyRktekt
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Hunchback IP confirmed..
Epcot projection show confirmed!
So, "machicoulis" = a-hole. Got it.
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rocketraccoon
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Not a construction wall, rather a backstage entrance for vehicles and larger things presumably. Been there for awhile.
About as pretty as a construction wall either way.
mergatroid
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When building indoor coaster attractions, is it not easier to build the ride track first and then the building after? I've no idea how they originally built space mountain but I remember rock 'n' roller coaster had the track up before the building. I'm not criticising how they do it, I'm just curious?
GlacierGlacier
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Most coasters build from the inside out, yes. Even soarin was built this way. However, GotG is being off and doing it in reverse.
It's been theorized that that may be because they want to protect Electrical components of the track, but the only folks who really know are the construction managers.
danlb_2000
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All the track pieces are currently laying out in a field waiting to be installed, so the electrical component theory doesn't seem likely. Those sorts of things would normally be installed afterwards. It's possible it was just a timing issue. Maybe the track couldn't be delivered on the schedule they wanted so they decided to start with the show building and then do the track later. It's a very large building so building the track inside shouldn't be to hard.
I wish I could find the picture of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride lift hill track installation. They build the structure of the hill first and then added the track afterwards. There were photos showing the elaborate rigging that was needed to get the track pieced into place.
mergatroid
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Hong Kongs Space Mountain had its track complete before the roof even started. Conversely, Orlando’s support structure was part built, then the roof went on, then the rest of the structure and the track went up. But they were infinitely more complex buildings to work in.
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Maybe there isn't any track. Maybe there's a real black hole in the building and the angled track we can see merely launches the coaster cars right into the event horizon...
It's likely they're purposely slow-building this attraction because they want to be able to open up something big every year. New Illuminations in 2019. Rat in 2020, GotG in 2021. And so, it's likely they started much earlier than they needed to because Ellen's was falling apart and no longer drawing crowds. And so, this means quickly build a shell, then take their time with everything else (especially since it'll be a year or so before they can get the cast conveniently to film the pre-show elements).
It's almost like WDW just recently realized what opening a new attraction on a regular basis can do to attendance (and revenue).
It's almost like WDW just recently realized what opening a new attraction on a regular basis can do to attendance (and revenue).
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That makes sense -- slow-rolling the slow-rolling roller coaster.
GlacierGlacier
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It makes a lot of sense, and seems like the right thing to do. Prevents major droughts where many people are holding off their travels until the next big thing (Star Wars Land) opens.
Travel agents for the past few years have received packets and materials for "what's new this year" or "why people should visit this summer." Naturally, they've been pretty light outside Pandora and TSL. By having an annual release schedule there's always something new each year for them to sell to guests.
Marketing always finds that anyway regardless.