Mike S
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I made my peace with UoE long ago when I was on the very last ride that broke down and got to walk around the Dinosaur set. Brought a lot of necessary closure. It was my absolute favorite childhood ride after all
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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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Mine was Horizons. It was just flat out dumb luck that I was at Epcot in early April and December of 98 and got to ride it over and over again.I made my peace with UoE long ago when I was on the very last ride that broke down and got to walk around the Dinosaur set. Brought a lot of necessary closure. It was my favorite childhood ride after all
WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Wednesday, December 11, 2019. As viewed from the monorail, new pavement along the side of the building. This may be part of a new pedestrian walkway from the Epcot entrance. No other photos, as the front laydown yard is the same, and the front entrance is still covered by tarps. The thickness of this pavement will support service trucks during park closure hours.
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tparris
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I wonder why they have boards across the new doorways on the side of the building? Did you happen to get any more pictures? If not, that’s fine
trainplane3
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Possibly to keep someone from walking through those doorways. They'll probably be pouring concrete soon and the last thing you'll want is someone walking in it.
Marc Davis Fan
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I agree with the consensus that a LOT is riding on the the quality of this attraction. Considering the (supposed) budget range, it should be an "E+ ticket."
Unfortunately, if I understood him correctly, @marni1971 has suggested that he's not particularly optimistic about it being amazing.
The concept of all these dome screens would seem to indicate that the experience could function almost like a cross between a roller coaster and a motion simulator - where the action on the screen corresponds with (and thus accentuates) the movements of the coaster. That sounds like it could be groundbreaking and really impressive. Or it could totally fall flat, and just be like a variation of Hyperspace Mountain.
I'm also skeptical about how the tone fits with any potential sense of grandeur. Guardians of the Galaxy's tone is basically silly, which doesn't seem like it could be made to fit particularly well with something that's supposed to leave us in any sort of awe.
Unfortunately, if I understood him correctly, @marni1971 has suggested that he's not particularly optimistic about it being amazing.
The concept of all these dome screens would seem to indicate that the experience could function almost like a cross between a roller coaster and a motion simulator - where the action on the screen corresponds with (and thus accentuates) the movements of the coaster. That sounds like it could be groundbreaking and really impressive. Or it could totally fall flat, and just be like a variation of Hyperspace Mountain.
I'm also skeptical about how the tone fits with any potential sense of grandeur. Guardians of the Galaxy's tone is basically silly, which doesn't seem like it could be made to fit particularly well with something that's supposed to leave us in any sort of awe.
I’m sure many will find it amazing.
Marc Davis Fan
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Incomudro
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Yeah, well - we've also realized that stuff is never going to happen.
Mike S
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Not with that attitude
30 minute attraction that was experiencing low wait times. Every time I've visited the attraction over the past 5 years it was a walk on experience with very little riders.
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Marni is awesome.
He shares a ton of good info at WDWMAGIC, and has his personal likes and opinions, but never is he demonstrative or argumentative.
Thank you
I do try to strike a balance. I don’t always get it right I admit.
The Empress Lilly
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Tron has some massive screens in the final part, all around. It's an ok effect combined with your coaster.
I have no idea if what they're going for in GotG is similar. (Nor do I care much
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The Empress Lilly
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Fair enough. But it's always UoE that we miss, not Ellen.FTFY
UoE was an artistic kinetic movie preshow(with a divine song), followed by an original animated movie, next a 6 minute ride (short by EPCOT standards, but grand in scale. When did you last see a t-rex fight a stegosaurus above on a cliff above your head?), followed by a 12? minute live-action movie (the only normal movie! But on massive semi-surround screens), concluded by a laser mirror finale to rousing music.* Quite the succession of different media. Unlike Ellen, which four times in a row projects tv show quality segments.
*To which one can add the Energy Exchange in CC, an awesome exhibit that wouldn't be misplaced in any science museum.
Animaniac93-98
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It better be if the most of the original Universe of Energy building is just it and the queue.
Animaniac93-98
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Like the Instagram walls in Pixar Pier?
Lintemuthstudios
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Just be a fun coaster. That's all I ask. It doesn't have to be groundbreaking, it doesn't have to be insanely thrilling or whatever, just be fun. EPCOT needs a coaster badly.
Animaniac93-98
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Not bad enough to justify losing all of Energy, building a giant blue box and basing it on a comic book movie.
There were other options for a coaster, something the park has been successful without.