TrippedUp
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You know, my immediate thought when I saw this berm was that they had a lot of dirt from the central excavations and this was as good a place as any to put it...
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EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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James Alucobond
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I figured it would be more efficient to use the excavated dirt in the center on, uh, the berms intended for the center.
JEANYLASER
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I can't wait for 2023 comes to ride on this ride!
Do we know what the entrance configuration will look like? I assume one set of automatic doors (circled in yellow) will be a standby entrance and the other a Lightning Lane entrance... but the way the canopy frame (circled in blue) is positioned (as well as what appears to be stands/tapstiles underneath it), make me think you enter under the canopy and then make a sharp turn into an automatic door? I'm not sure what the purpose of the canopy is.
James Alucobond
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Pretty sure the tapstiles are under the greeter structure, which sits in front of the building, allowing them to direct riders left or right after they pass under it. The path to each entrance will likely be cordoned off, though I suppose it’s possible one may just be a “free” entrance to allow access to some of the Treasures of Xandar exhibits without actually entering the queue. The exit is on the right side of the building.
mergatroid
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Looking good 
tommyhawkins
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Exit is the right door, there's scope for two queues at the centre. Then left could well be ADA or other types of entrance like LL as it appears to cut out a chunk of queue
lazyboy97o
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Queues are now designed to be accessible instead of having an alternate wheelchair queue.
Marc Davis Fan
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I hope that isn't the final design of the actual doors/doorway. They could use a little more uniqueness.
If it is the final design... I guess Xandar gets its automatic sliding doors from the same manufacturer as everybody on Earth...
If it is the final design... I guess Xandar gets its automatic sliding doors from the same manufacturer as everybody on Earth...
peter11435
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Well that would make sense because Xandar has built this pavilion on Earth.
tommyhawkins
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LL or singler ride is also a possible looking at the blueprint
Marc Davis Fan
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I guess they had Earthlings design it for them, too.
But seriously, I imagined somebody might say that, yet if it were the true thematic explanation, it would be as weak as "this is supposed to be a cheap-looking carnival in a small town!" The pavilion is supposed to showcase Xandar, presumably designed and built by Xandarians... plus simply on the aesthetic front, a store-bought door isn't the way to begin an otherworldly adventure. IMHO.
James Alucobond
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Pretty sure there's not much that's really special about the doors and windows we see on Xandar in the film. My memory may be hazy, but I think one of the doors is literally just flat, unadorned aluminum panels that slide open. That said, their architecture also looks extremely eclectic from the wide shots we get, so eh.I guess they had Earthlings design it for them, too.
But seriously, I imagined somebody might say that, yet if it were the true thematic explanation, it would be as weak as "this is supposed to be a cheap-looking carnival in a small town!" The pavilion is supposed to showcase Xandar, presumably designed and built by Xandarians... plus simply on the aesthetic front, a store-bought door isn't the way to begin an otherworldly adventure. IMHO.
castlecake2.0
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Almost every future world pavilion has these doors.
After 4 days at Disneyland and the entire group declaring Mission Breakout their favorite attraction (behind Rise), I think of my favorite line by Rocket: “Is that Disneyland? That’s not thematically consistent!!!” So so awesome.I guess they had Earthlings design it for them, too.
But seriously, I imagined somebody might say that, yet if it were the true thematic explanation, it would be as weak as "this is supposed to be a cheap-looking carnival in a small town!" The pavilion is supposed to showcase Xandar, presumably designed and built by Xandarians... plus simply on the aesthetic front, a store-bought door isn't the way to begin an otherworldly adventure. IMHO.
We can have Rocket riff on the thematically inconsistent doors here too
peter11435
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Every future world pavilion has these same doors as do 4 of the World Showcase pavilions.I guess they had Earthlings design it for them, too.
But seriously, I imagined somebody might say that, yet if it were the true thematic explanation, it would be as weak as "this is supposed to be a cheap-looking carnival in a small town!" The pavilion is supposed to showcase Xandar, presumably designed and built by Xandarians... plus simply on the aesthetic front, a store-bought door isn't the way to begin an otherworldly adventure. IMHO.
Marc Davis Fan
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"Other world showcase pavilion" indeed...
But yeah, it's far from a huge deal. It's not as like they've added plain automatic doors to the Tower of Terror lobby or the Rise of the Resistance hangar bay.
That being said, when it comes to immersion and promoting a suspension of disbelief, the more unique features the better (all else being equal). It would've been nice if the doors didn't look identical to their counterparts on all the "Earth-showcasing pavilions."
Fingers crossed for the rest of the interior design. Some of the concept art looks promising...
Incomudro
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Looks like there's some trim that'll go up around those doors that isn't in place yet.
That'll help.