EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[trainplane3]

Also, does anyone know how the vehicles rotate?

On X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the "pods" rotate based upon a single side bar piece on the the track. This track piece would move up and down depending on the desired motion the engineers wanted the "pods" to rotate in. On the Guardians track, there is no additional side bar or visible piece to rotate the vehicle. So does that mean that the cars rotate based on like a computer system and sensors that tell the axis when to spin? I mean X2 was build 20 years ago and technology has advanced a lot since then, so thats probably true.

Here is a picture of of the 4th dimension coaster (X2) track for reference-
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It's computer controlled. That's why the cars sit so high above the track, to accommodate the motor assembly. Same system as F.L.Y. at Phantasialand as well.

 

[marni1971]

Also, does anyone know how the vehicles rotate?

On X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the "pods" rotate based upon a single side bar piece on the the track. This track piece would move up and down depending on the desired motion the engineers wanted the "pods" to rotate in. On the Guardians track, there is no additional side bar or visible piece to rotate the vehicle. So does that mean that the cars rotate based on like a computer system and sensors that tell the axis when to spin? I mean X2 was build 20 years ago and technology has advanced a lot since then, so thats probably true.

Here is a picture of of the 4th dimension coaster (X2) track for reference-
View attachment 513869

It's computer controlled. That's why the cars sit so high above the track, to accommodate the motor assembly. Same system as F.L.Y. at Phantasialand as well.

It is indeed electronic and computer controlled unlike the mechanical system of X2 or Haunted Mansion. Just hope it has a fail safe mode more like Forbidden Journey and less like Mermaid.

 

[DznyRktekt]

I think the big blue box could one day be cladded with a proper envelope and appear purposeful by being integrated into a "city of the future" at the entrance of the park. The EPCOT hotel discussed years ago could be part of this with a people mover that delivers guests to the park entrance. Reflective, metallic and glass structures that flank Spaceship Earth, essentially what has been presented in scenes of future world attractions of the past (Spaceship earth descent, World of Motion, now in Test Track, even Horizons). Just a dream.

 

[trainplane3]

It is indeed electronic and computer controlled unlike the mechanical system of X2 or Haunted Mansion. Just hope it has a fail safe mode more like Forbidden Journey and less like Mermaid.

What would that fail safe mode be, just locking the train to face forward at all times?

 

[rioriz]

I think the big blue box could one day be cladded with a proper envelope and appear purposeful by being integrated into a "city of the future" at the entrance of the park. The EPCOT hotel discussed years ago could be part of this with a people mover that delivers guests to the park entrance. Reflective, metallic and glass structures that flank Spaceship Earth, essentially what has been presented in scenes of future world attractions of the past (Spaceship earth descent, World of Motion, now in Test Track, even Horizons). Just a dream.

I believe an earlier concept did have a somewhat Xandorian facade to it before being scrapped

 

[marni1971]

I believe an earlier concept did have a somewhat Xandorian facade to it before being scrapped

That was more on the phase two building before that was scrapped.

 

[Jones14]

That was more on the phase two building before that was scrapped.

That was when Guardians was also taking Wonders of Life, right?

 

[marni1971]

That was when Guardians was also taking Wonders of Life, right?

When Marvel (probably not GOTG) was taking the plot, yes. Given it had a rather large budget I don’t see it happening any time soon If ever.

 

[montyz81]

It is indeed electronic and computer controlled unlike the mechanical system of X2 or Haunted Mansion. Just hope it has a fail safe mode more like Forbidden Journey and less like Mermaid.

I wonder if it is actually WiFi controlled. If so, hope the 5G radio doesn't go down.

 

[thequeuelinelectures]

I wonder if it is actually WiFi controlled. If so, hope the 5G radio doesn't go down.

Highly doubt it would be Wifi controlled. Trackless rides use that system because the path for an individual car can change from cycle to cycle and vary depending on the state of other vehicles, so you need to be in constant communication with the central server. These trains here will perform the same maneuvers every cycle on the same linear track so that could be all hardcoded ie when the train passes node A it'll always rotate 45 degrees

 

[montyz81]

Highly doubt it would be Wifi controlled. Trackless rides use that system because the path for an individual car can change from cycle to cycle and vary depending on the state of other vehicles, so you need to be in constant communication with the central server. These trains here will perform the same maneuvers every cycle on the same linear track so that could be all hardcoded ie when the train passes node A it'll always rotate 45 degrees

But would weight of each train impact speed therefore impacting any synchronization? Maybe the variation in weight isn’t big enough to worry about.

 

[BubbaisSleep]

It is indeed electronic and computer controlled unlike the mechanical system of X2 or Haunted Mansion. Just hope it has a fail safe mode more like Forbidden Journey and less like Mermaid.

One time ridding Gringotts the cars didn't rotate in the last room and we blasted off backwards. I know the ride wasn't supposed to perform like that so I was very scared. A fail safe mode would be much appreciated.

 

[lazyboy97o]

But would weight of each train impact speed therefore impacting any synchronization? Maybe the variation in weight isn’t big enough to worry about.

It’s something that can be calculated and accounted for in a number of ways. You have the same issue with synchronized onboard audio which Disney solved in the early 90s for Space Mountain: De La Terre à la Lune. Dueling Dragons also accounted for different vehicle weights to ensure synchronization s between two different vehicles on two different tracks.

 

[Giss Neric]

Off topic but I'm so glad we have this ride and Ellen's Energy Adventure closed. Imagine they named an attraction after you and you haven't even made the effort to ride your own ride. You even made fun of your own animatronic on your show. Now everything is being exposed about Ellen on how evil she is.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Off topic but I'm so glad we have this ride and Ellen's Energy Adventure closed. Imagine they named an attraction after you and you haven't even made the effort to ride your own ride. You even made fun of your own animatronic on your show. Now everything is being exposed about Ellen on how evil she is.

I've said worse of her ride.

 

[Tha Realest]

Off topic but I'm so glad we have this ride and Ellen's Energy Adventure closed. Imagine they named an attraction after you and you haven't even made the effort to ride your own ride. You even made fun of your own animatronic on your show. Now everything is being exposed about Ellen on how evil she is.

She voices Dory. Time to overhaul Living with the Seas completely.

 

[Ginzuishou]

I thought Guardians would wind up being something like Spiderman at Universal (not that I wanted it to be like Spiderman) So, it's a coaster. Okay, that's fine, I guess I'm just not wowed by that fact. We'll see how it is.

 

[tparris]

I thought Guardians would wind up being something like Spiderman at Universal (not that I wanted it to be like Spiderman) So, it's a coaster. Okay, that's fine, I guess I'm just not wowed by that fact. We'll see how it is.

I’m assuming you haven’t been following the project at all, we’ve known it was going to be a coaster since shortly after it was announced. However I can’t blame you, considering they constructed the gravity building before most of the track

 

[SplashJacket]

I thought Guardians would wind up being something like Spiderman at Universal (not that I wanted it to be like Spiderman) So, it's a coaster. Okay, that's fine, I guess I'm just not wowed by that fact. We'll see how it is.

I am almost certain we have always known it is going to be a coaster.

Edit:

I’m assuming you haven’t been following the project at all, we’ve known it was going to be a coaster since shortly after it was announced. However I can’t blame you, considering they constructed the gravity building before most of the track

Beat me to it by a second!

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I am almost certain we have always known it is going to be a coaster.

We knew it would be a coaster per insiders since the beginning. The first "official" announcement of it being a coaster came from Melissa Valiquette slipping up while talking about the work going on in the Energy building for the "Guardians Coaster" during an EPCOT 35 video. It took until D23 Expo Japan 2018 for the coaster part to be announced. Quite a large gap for a casual fan to speculate on it being something else.