News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[DreamfinderGuy]

It’s never gonna move

 

[tparris]

It’s never gonna move
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Looks like they are closing up the old exits, and doing something with the ribs. I’ll be there tomorrow so I’ll take pictures

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Looks like they are closing up the old exits, and doing something with the ribs. I’ll be there tomorrow so I’ll take pictures

Looking to me like they’re priming them or something. Also looks like two new emergency exit door frames for the queue are here.

 

[TJJohn12]

It’s never gonna move
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Hey, if they’ve chosen to deploy the ladder to GotG it means this should be the next new thing open... regardless of how they’re using it. I feel sorry for all those people who have Fall reservations hoping for SW:GE! You’d think they’d have the ladder over there.

 

[tparris]

Photo update as of today, May 26, 2019.
Looks like the new bit of roofing they added to Energy is being sealed up.

Energy’s old exits appear to be getting sealed up, but the middle one has a new, smaller door frame. Likely an emergency exit like @DreamfinderGuy said.

Scaffolding is up on the side of the front of the building. You can see the new door frames through it all, and there is some yellow something that’s been added to the corner of the building, but it’s kind of hard to see in this photo.

Steel framing and other materials are still sitting out front of the pavilion, but there seems to be less.

 

[tparris]

Here’s a view inside the old building. I could see much more in person than in the photo. They are building a small second story area by the launch tunnel area.

 

[larryz]

It’s never gonna move
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[Walt d]

So disappointed in Disney right now - so extremely disappointed

So how much soil Will they have to truck in for the garden of the Galaxy ?

 

[Clamman73]

Since the other thread is closed.

 

[trainplane3]

Since the other thread is closed.
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Ya just like Push will be staying with us and then a day later he's gone.

 

[Imagineer777]

The Site That Shall Not Be Named is now claiming that we will start the coaster off with a backwards launch...I wonder if this coaster will have a lot of BREAKING sections...

 

[trainplane3]

The Site That Shall Not Be Named is now claiming that we will start the coaster off with a backwards launch...I wonder if this coaster will have a lot of BREAKING sections...

Remember, Martin did say he didn't show off the whole layout because it has a "cool trick" at the beginning. A reverse and then forward launch is completely possible.
Have a switch/transfer table, short launch backward, then full throttle forward. Kind of like this...

same-ish idea.

*brain fart, vehicles rotate. derp.*

 

[Imagineer777]

Remember, Martin did say he didn't show off the whole layout because it has a "cool trick" at the beginning. A reverse and then forward launch is completely possible.
Have a switch/transfer table, short launch backward, then full throttle forward. Kind of like this...

same-ish idea.

That seems really cool! I think a backward launch would also be an amazing way to simulate being launched out of a Ravager ship's airlock, can't wait to learn more about this ride.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Remember, Martin did say he didn't show off the whole layout because it has a "cool trick" at the beginning. A reverse and then forward launch is completely possible.
Have a switch/transfer table, short launch backward, then full throttle forward. Kind of like this...

same-ish idea.

The vehicles rotate. There is no need for switch tracks to do a backwards launch.

SeaWorld’s 2020 coaster is expected to do a forward-backward-forward launch at the beginning of its circuit.

 

[trainplane3]

The vehicles rotate. There is no need for switch tracks to do a backwards launch.

Somehow I forgot about that feature.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

New metal, rib fixed.

 

[BlakeW39]

Ya know in hindsight, GotG should've replaced Mission: Space if anything. But Energy needed to go so who knows.

 

[Kman101]

Coming from someone who isn't thrilled about Guardians in Epcot (but as someone who enjoys Guardians and the MCU):.

Is Indiana Jones Adventure dated because Harrison Ford is now 76? Would a Star Wars attraction that contained Luke and Leia from the original trilogy be dated today?

Harrison Ford isn't really Indy in the ride. It's not the same.

And yes.

IMO, of course lol

 

[Disney Maddux]

Remember, Martin did say he didn't show off the whole layout because it has a "cool trick" at the beginning. A reverse and then forward launch is completely possible.
Have a switch/transfer table, short launch backward, then full throttle forward. Kind of like this...

same-ish idea.

*brain fart, vehicles rotate. derp.*

YES! For once I hope Clickbait is right.

 

[Lensman]

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I'd like to praise these particularly sharp, detailed, and noise-free photos. They might be the best ones I've seen to date.

Maybe I'm a hopeless optimist, but I'm still wondering whether they'll put solar panels back on the roof. I wonder how much of the roof work would then be eligible for solar tax credits?