News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[Clamman73]

I wonder how tall that spaceship will actually be. I guess with the impressive size of Energy sloping up behind it that will help with creating an illusion of size that concept art can’t exactly translate very well, but I do hope it’s not some giant monstrosity. Although, if it is, that would match in theme with the invisible blue box we don’t see.

lol...I mean it's really for the hotel but....

 

[marni1971]

I wonder how tall that spaceship will actually be.

I had to open the link to see what you were referring to. They’ve really cut down the size of that.

 

[Mike730]

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I'm talking about this one, it shows a track switch prior to the launch, and no switch after the breakrun, meaning there's most likely a switch in the gravity building.

That's not necessarily a dead end. We only have 2D here. It could go up or down and turn around.

@marni1971 Care to comment?

 

[sedati]

I had to open the link to see what you were referring to. They’ve really cut down the size of that.

It looks 1:1 with what was in the film. The ship is a single passenger cockpit with wings. The Milano was far larger.

 

[marni1971]

It looks 1:1 with what was in the film. The ship is a single passenger cockpit with wings. The Milano was far larger.

 

[JEANYLASER]

 

[sedati]

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Hadn't seen this before, thanks for posting it.
So the plan at one point was to park a full scale Milano on top of a more sculpted building. In that case, they didn't scale down the ship so much as they changed to a different ship still seemingly at full scale:

This is a Starblaster:

Star Blaster

Star Blasters were a class of ships used by the Nova Corps. The Nova Corps used the Star Blasters' tractor beams to subdue Rocket, Groot and Gamora after their fight on Xandar.[1] During the Battle of Xandar, Garthan Saal led a fleet of Star Blasters to defend Xandar from Ronan the Accuser's...

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I'm a fan of going with this ship as its shape really works as an eye catching icon. The pavilion looks closer to something from Xandar, but I'm also fine with they look we're getting. I am curious about those objects to the left in your pic- simple decorations or something more?

 

[totchos]

Hadn't seen this before, thanks for posting it.
So the plan at one point was to park a full scale Milano on top of a more sculpted building. In that case, they didn't scale down the ship so much as they changed to a different ship still seemingly at full scale:
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This is a Starblaster:

Star Blaster

Star Blasters were a class of ships used by the Nova Corps. The Nova Corps used the Star Blasters' tractor beams to subdue Rocket, Groot and Gamora after their fight on Xandar.[1] During the Battle of Xandar, Garthan Saal led a fleet of Star Blasters to defend Xandar from Ronan the Accuser's...

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I'm a fan of going with this ship as its shape really works as an eye catching icon. The pavilion looks closer to something from Xandar, but I'm also fine with they look we're getting. I am curious about those objects to the left in your pic- simple decorations or something more?

I like the ship from the latest concept art better (more eye catching as you said) but the roof from the older concept art more.

 

[trainplane3]

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Wow, what a shame. I can't believe we almost got the Martin pavilion. What happened? Were the large letters too far over budget?

 

[sedati]

From the pre-show art we see that the Guardians arrive in the MIlano during our tour which wouldn't make much sense if they were parked on the roof when we arrived. No doubt the story went through many iterations which we can hopefully coax slowly out of Martin.

 

[doctornick]

From the pre-show art we see that the Guardians arrive in the MIlano during our tour which wouldn't make much sense if they were parked on the roof when we arrived. No doubt the story went through many iterations which we can hopefully coax slowly out of Martin.

Minor quibble, but assuming this ride takes place after GotG Vol 2, then the ship would be the Benatar not the Milano.

 

[Jones14]

Minor quibble, but assuming this ride takes place after GotG Vol 2, then the ship would be the Benatar not the Milano.

The Marvel theme park attractions are technically part of an alternate universe, though, so they could get away with using either ship and it not be ‘wrong’.

 

[marni1971]

. I am curious about those objects to the left in your pic- simple decorations or something more?

The area was heavily themed in the style of a mini city from the film.

 

[UNCgolf]

Did anyone at Disney even consider the fact that they now have two space themed rides almost right next to each other? Guardians basically makes Mission: Space obsolete. Why get on a simulation of a current/near future space mission when you can just go get on a spaceship and fly around in space next door?

 

[EJ96]

Did anyone at Disney even consider the fact that they now have two space themed rides almost right next to each other? Guardians basically makes Mission: Space obsolete. Why get on a simulation of a current/near future space mission when you can just go get on a spaceship and fly around in space next door?

I agree. Demolish M:S and put up a pavilion about future living and what’s on the.....horizon.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Did anyone at Disney even consider the fact that they now have two space themed rides almost right next to each other? Guardians basically makes Mission: Space obsolete. Why get on a simulation of a current/near future space mission when you can just go get on a spaceship and fly around in space next door?

You mean like some sort of space-y 'tomorrow land'?

 

[UNCgolf]

You mean like some sort of space-y 'tomorrow land'?

Exactly. Both rides would fit better in Tomorrowland.

Guardians should really be in DHS, of course, but it would still fit Tomorrowland better than EPCOT. Mission: Space would be perfect in Tomorrowland.

 

[Incomudro]

Did anyone at Disney even consider the fact that they now have two space themed rides almost right next to each other? Guardians basically makes Mission: Space obsolete. Why get on a simulation of a current/near future space mission when you can just go get on a spaceship and fly around in space next door?

They aren't remotely like each other.
The ride systems, the experience, the premise... All completely different.
Guardian's wouldn't make Mission Space obsolete, if anything - MS is a more realistic experience, the lift off, the zero g moment.
MS is ahead of Guardians in that respect.
Guardians isn't really about space.
It's about fun in the way the Guardians movies are.
Music, laughs etc.
These two rides don't compete with each other at all.

 

[Disney Maddux]

I remember a while ago someone saying it's titled Cosmic Rewind because it's gonna take us through Epcot's history, was that true?

 

[Unbanshee]

I remember a while ago someone saying it's titled Cosmic Rewind because it's gonna take us through Epcot's history, was that true?

Probably because we'll be going back to the Big Bang

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