News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

trainplane3

trainplane3

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marni1971 said:
FoP was nothing special. Nice? Yes. Groundbreaking? Not at all.

The most recent eye opener was Shanghai’s Pirates.
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When I was talking to someone you know, he asked me how FoP was. I had a hard time explaining it and felt bad describing it as "Soarin' but on roids...lots of roids. But you sit on a bike seat that has extra movement. With some water splashes. And a not warped screen". I mean, how else would you describe it?
 
Goofyque'

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trainplane3 said:
When I was talking to someone you know, he asked me how FoP was. I had a hard time explaining it and felt bad describing it as "Soarin' but on roids...lots of roids. But you sit on a bike seat that has extra movement. With some water splashes. And a not warped screen". I mean, how else would you describe it?
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Flying on the back of a banshee. :)
 
sedati

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There's a lot of shiny theme park tech on display in the Emirates parks, but the rides seem woefully dull. Technology is a great tool in the imagineers toolbox, but if not incorporated well, it won't impress by ride's end.

Flight of Passage is a wonderful match of ride-system and story. Four minutes and this ride covers the full gamut. There's beauty, awe, and wonder. There's thrill. There's scope and intimacy. It never feels rushed, and when we regrettably find ourselves back in our link chairs, we may want more, but I think few feel the ride too short either.

Did it raise the bar? Apparently not, but I'd say it's a perfect spot to measure from.
 
marni1971

marni1971

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LittleBuford said:
I have no idea if it was technologically groundbreaking and don’t care. What I do know is that the experience of riding it was very special indeed, and certainly leagues ahead of “nice”.
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Okay.
atighe42 said:
Of the WDW rides coming in the next 5 years, what are you most excited about/what will really push the needle the farthest?
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Alcatraz.
 
yensidtlaw1969

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marni1971 said:
FoP was nothing special. Nice? Yes. Groundbreaking? Not at all.

The most recent eye opener was Shanghai’s Pirates.
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Having not ridden it in person, I'm still not totally sold on Shanghai's Pirates . . . it seems like the ride does some things very well, but there are some glaring issues in concept and execution that keep it from being the kind of seamless experience that even the original Pirates managed to be 50 years prior. If it had a larger cast of Animatronics and didn't bother trying to take us underwater, which gives us a nice show scene but causes issues where the ride's water intrudes both on the projection domes and the underwater show scene (similar to some issues over at Ratatouille), I'd be more willing to put it in the pantheon of Great Disney Attractions. Otherwise it strikes me as massive and expensive but not especially well-conceived.

EDITED To Add: None of this is to dismiss the technological advancements made by the attraction, of which there were several. I just wish the rest of the attraction's features lived up to them.

It sounds like Rise of the Resistance will feature a significant Animatronic cast, so I hopes it manages to hide the seams in the experience. That's one of the hallmarks of a great Disney experience, and more and more attractions these days seem to be missing the mark, even some of the big ones. If it's to be the best of the best that Disney has done in a long time, it had better check that box.

From the little we've seen and heard of Guardians so far I already worry that it may be one of those attractions that delivers on elements but not as a seamless experience. Comparisons to Rock N' Roller Coaster and seeing the big, blue box don't seem to suggest that it will be a prime example of Disney showmanship.
 
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Missing20K

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trainplane3 said:
I was thinking if it was excess and uh... squeezed(?) out when pressing the panels together that it would wash away. Meanwhile the sealant actually in between the panels stayed in place.

But ya, I'd say you're right.
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I'd be surprised if the sealant wasn't factory applied at least on the long edges. If not, that would be a lot of field applied butyl sealant. And considering the discoloration looks to be along the vertical seam, and just the one (maybe two?) panel, I would venture a guess that it was a manufacturing defect and they will swap the panel out (though that will be a pain after they are all snapped together, sealed and fastened).
 
ChrisFL

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marni1971 said:
FoP was nothing special. Nice? Yes. Groundbreaking? Not at all.

The most recent eye opener was Shanghai’s Pirates.
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I realize that some people refer to it as Soarin' 2.0. I feel like FoP is several advancements better than Soarin', as if it was a 3.0 or 4.0 version. The combination of all of the effects and upgrades are done brilliantly and push this way beyond a regular attraction for me...it's #1 in WDW for me now
 
lazyboy97o

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ChrisFL said:
I realize that some people refer to it as Soarin' 2.0. I feel like FoP is several advancements better than Soarin', as if it was a 3.0 or 4.0 version. The combination of all of the effects and upgrades are done brilliantly and push this way beyond a regular attraction for me...it's #1 in WDW for me now
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Greater motion is exactly what Brogent added to the flying theater concept way back when E-DA asked them to rip off Soarin’ Over California.
 
bcoachable

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The most recent eye opener was Shanghai’s Pirates.[/QUOTE]
Any chance Orlando gets this technology after all? I know it had been discussed at one point for a certain original “rural explorer”
 

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