EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[trainplane3]

You can have an outdoor coaster and still have it look nice...

Or just drop a box in a park like it's Rollercoaster Tycoon, jam a spaghetti coaster in it, and call it a day. Idk.

 

[Mike S]

You can have an outdoor coaster and still have it look nice...

Or just drop a box in a park like it's Rollercoaster Tycoon, jam a spaghetti coaster in it, and call it a day. Idk.

Is this official? Did I miss something?

 

[JohnD]

Is this official? Did I miss something?

This is the Harry Potter coaster that replaces Dragon Challenge at Islands of Adventure.

 

[Mike S]

This is the Harry Potter coaster that replaces Dragon Challenge at Islands of Adventure.

I know. I’m asking if the art is official.

 

[rocketraccoon]

You can have an outdoor coaster and still have it look nice...

Or just drop a box in a park like it's Rollercoaster Tycoon, jam a spaghetti coaster in it, and call it a day. Idk.

Not sure what thematic elements would work for an outdoor coaster in FW, though. Of course GOTG isn't fitting either, but you can't really have flashy lights and darkness on an outdoor track during the day. Would also mean it closes when Test Track does, and having two major rides down at a time isn't ideal.

Though if it was as vertical as the GOTG track is, the response to a mass of black steel in the skyline would make the current gravity building seem like Spaceship Earth.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I know. I’m asking if the art is official.

It's been characterized as a leak. So, it may or may not be.

 

[ToTBellHop]

You can have an outdoor coaster and still have it look nice...

Or just drop a box in a park like it's Rollercoaster Tycoon, jam a spaghetti coaster in it, and call it a day. Idk.

Ermagerd if that's real. If it's not real, some guest has mad artistic skills. The only surprising part is that it shows unthemed tops of buildings. Would that be for public consumption?

 

[trainplane3]

Is this official? Did I miss something?

Ermagerd if that's real. If it's not real, some guest has mad artistic skills. The only surprising part is that it shows unthemed tops of buildings. Would that be for public consumption?

It's a "leak". But so far (going off Bios aerials of the site) it's lining up very well. The only thing I'm unsure about is the water feature.
I found the source of it again: https://orlandoparkstop.com/news/th...for-hagrids-magical-creatures-roller-coaster/

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Maybe once GOTG coaster opens (and is so much like Space Mountain on the inside) they will close the real Space Mountain and fix / rebuild the track.

 

[Mike S]

Ermagerd if that's real. If it's not real, some guest has mad artistic skills. The only surprising part is that it shows unthemed tops of buildings. Would that be for public consumption?

Those would be hidden by trees.

 

[tparris]

Maybe once GOTG coaster opens (and is so much like Space Mountain on the inside) they will close the real Space Mountain and fix / rebuild the track.

Why would they close an attraction in a different park because another one opened somewhere else? If anything they would close SM once Tron opens. Although Tron and GotG are scheduled to open the same year.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Those would be hidden by trees.

I know. Wouldn’t you exclude them from concept art then? They don’t usually display unthemed features if we won’t see them anyway.

 

[trainplane3]

I know. Wouldn’t you exclude them from concept art then? They don’t usually display unthemed features if we won’t see them anyway.

This was probably internal concept art because of it being a 1:1 representation of the final product. Public concept art would be "prettied" up to not show that.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This was probably internal concept art because of it being a 1:1 representation of the final product. Public concept art would be "prettied" up to not show that.

Makes sense. Looking forward to this ride even more now. No delays! No delays! No delays!

 

[trainplane3]

Makes sense. Looking forward to this ride even more now. No delays! No delays! No delays!

It's Intamin. There's bound to be some kind of issue on opening day.



I'll drop the subject before I get smacked though. Just wanted to make a point that outdoor coasters can thematically fit a surrounding area.

 

[shortstop]

Just wanted to make a point that outdoor coasters can thematically fit a surrounding area.

This is a lot easier when the coaster is actually supposed to take place outdoors (see Potter, E:E, BTMRR). GotG presumably takes place in ‘space’ which would obviously be a difficult setting to create outdoors.

In other words, no matter how to spin it, GotG does not work in this location - but I digress...

 

[MisterPenguin]

From the monorail loading station on Feb 7, 2019.

 

[LittleBuford]

From the monorail loading station on Feb 7, 2019.

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Did you take this shot? And if so, did the building look as invisible in real life?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Did you take this shot? And if so, did the building look as invisible in real life?

Yes. Yes and no.

Human perception is quirky. When you're purposely looking for something, you can distinguish millions of colors and fine shades of contrast such that the thing stands out for you. And when you're not purposely looking, what is considered by one's brain as unimportant goes unregistered in consciousness. Things that don't move and blend in the background especially 'go away.'

So, to answer your question... when you're looking for it or at it... it's obvious and no amount of color matching will hide it. Otherwise... what building?

 

[ToTBellHop]

It's Intamin. There's bound to be some kind of issue on opening day.



I'll drop the subject before I get smacked though. Just wanted to make a point that outdoor coasters can thematically fit a surrounding area.

Thought it was Mack?

Did you take this shot? And if so, did the building look as invisible in real life?

I only see palm trees and a filthy monorail track.