News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[DreamfinderGuy]

The problem with the old ones is that they were 40 years old, extremely inefficient compared to modern ones and just in bad shape.

Well you had half of that right

 

[seascape]

I wonder if Disney is getting around any sort of restrictions or taxes for a 'new building' by replacing every bit of the old building bit by bit.

Theseus' Energy Adventure!

I know of several buildings in Massachusetts that had additions added all around the building and then tore down the original, now inside building, down.

 

[Bender123]

Well you had half of that right

Huh? Average lifespan of a panel from that era was about 15 to 20 years...I cant remember a situation where they were all removed and replaced. Their efficacy in power generation degrades over time, so "bad shape" doesn't necessarily mean they looked bad. They were almost double their expected life. They may have looked OK, but that doesn't mean they were functional.

If I'm not mistaken, the average expected generation of a 1970s/early 80s cell would be around 1-2% efficiency after almost 40 years.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Huh? Average lifespan of a panel from that era was about 15 to 20 years...I cant remember a situation where they were all removed and replaced. Their efficacy in power generation degrades over time, so "bad shape" doesn't necessarily mean they looked bad. They were almost double their expected life. They may have looked OK, but that doesn't mean they were functional.

If I'm not mistaken, the average expected generation of a 1970s/early 80s cell would be around 1-2% efficiency after almost 40 years.

tl;dr, I meant that the last panels were from the late 90s, not the 82 originals

 

[Bender123]

tl;dr, I meant that the last panels were from the late 90s, not the 82 originals

Even at 20 years, they are still well past their lifespan. Glad they are being replaced, because in either situation, they were basically ornamental.

 

[tparris]

I wonder if Disney is getting around any sort of restrictions or taxes for a 'new building' by replacing every bit of the old building bit by bit.

Theseus' Energy Adventure!

I have a feeling once they tore up the building, it was in worse shape than they realized

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I have a feeling once they tore up the building, it was in worse shape than they realized

It was.

 

[thequeuelinelectures]

I've always been curious about one piece of small info we do have about this ride. Why does everyone refer to the big queue scene as the "transformation room"? Did this come from insiders? Any clues as to what is being transformed? Are we being taken to space? Is it named after an effect to transform the room from epcot to xandar?

 

[GlacierGlacier]

I've always been curious about one piece of small info we do have about this ride. Why does everyone refer to the big queue scene as the "transformation room"? Did this come from insiders? Any clues as to what is being transformed? Are we being taken to space? Is it named after an effect to transform the room from epcot to xandar?

 

[Mainahman]

Why does this feel like the plot line of willy wonka.... next thing we know, a whistle comes out, a song is sung by people in white suits with spray tans, and were all whisked away

 

[marni1971]

The solar panels are supposed to come back. The problem with the old ones is that they were 40 years old, extremely inefficient compared to modern ones and just in bad shape..

22 years old.

 

[Goofyque']

22 years old.

It's like dog years with technology. You must multiply by 7.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Could someone share the referenced Martin’s diagram of GOTG?

Here it is...

And now, a little something I drew to illustrate the type of layout. This is purposely not fully accurate, clear, nor does it show elevation or exactly what track is connected to what. Nor does it come with huge letters.


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And no stealing or copying. This is a WDWMagic exclusive and if I see it elsewhere I’ll know where it’s from!

 

[tribbleorlfl]

 

[rle4lunch]

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Isn't he a little fat to be a stormtrooper?

 

[LukeS7]

Isn't he a little fat to be a stormtrooper?

That might actually be one of my old teachers, he posted he was going to the run and I know he owns that uniform. Not sure if he went in it though

 

[rle4lunch]

That might actually be one of my old teachers, he posted he was going to the run and I know he owns that uniform. Not sure if he went in it though

I was trying to convey the luke-leia banter from a new hope about him being short. hope everyone 'gets' it, and that i'm not putting him down. lol

 

[Timothy_Q]

Anyone have any guesses why they're seemingly waiting to enclose the launch tunnel?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Anyone have any guesses why they're seemingly waiting to enclose the launch tunnel?

Access would be the simplest reason.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Access would be the simplest reason.

The only access is at ground level though. You can see the entry way on the bottom of the pic

The top part doesn't seem to have a reason not to have been enclosed at the same time as the gravity building