ImperfectPixie
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Yeah...a giant sphere covered in super-bright LEDs isn't exactly conducive to ambient lighting anywhere near it.
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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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matt9112
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One of my favorite rides....
TikibirdLand
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I think it's a good ride. Universal really stepped up their game with Harry Potter in their parks. Very immersive. I'd trust them to do an overnight HP experience. Not sure how Disney fell down on the Starcruiser. They did a great job on GE's look. I know they weren't going with run-down and weathered. But, surely the SW universe has something that conjures clean & luxury...
GotG's queue should be very good just going on the size of queue. They did a great job with the ToT conversion in DLR. So, I'm expecting the same level of detail here. Still don't think the pavilion concept fits IP like this. But, I'm sure this will be better than Ellen's Energy Thingy.
Gosh, if they'd only have done the smart thing in the first place and not made SSE into a gigantic LED billboard...
I'll say it again - Turn the power down and use the LEDs and floodlights to accentuate SSE's natural textures and you have something. The small points of light with the blue light on SSE is stunning.
Not "pretty much everyone else". Not even close.
Epcot82Guy
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I agree with this. I still wish the story was Sci Fi and how the real world inspired people like Stan Lee to create the worlds of Marvel. And then included some real world examples of that inspiration, but I digress...
Now I'm thinking about a Potter Prospective Students Day. Much like colleges used to do. You would visit and stay in a dorm, have a current student guide, attend classes, dine in the dining hall, etc. Or play hookey and explore the dorm - naturally getting in trouble if you do. That could be an incredible implementation of the idea at hand. (Not that Star Wars couldn't also - just not what GS appears to be.)
Vinnie Mac
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Without even exaggerating, you're the only person I've ever met both online or offline that dislikes the SSE lights.
UNCgolf
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Well, it's not that simple.
The issue is how they're used. Sometimes they are wonderful and look great; other times they look like a Las Vegas resort billboard. There are plenty of people who dislike the latter -- even the proprietor of this website has mentioned how bad they look at times, as though it was two completely separate teams designing the lighting package where one knew what they were doing and the other had no clue.
I don't think there are many people who are completely opposed to them 100% of the time, they just need better utilization.
Missing20K
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Seems like a rookie mistake that issues were only noticed after installation. Did they just completely disregard the photometric study?
THEZach is no rookie. I'm sure he meticulously analyzed the information, along with the brilliant Imagineers in charge of creating such great storytelling involved with this unique, immersive experience on an iconic piece of architecture that harkens back to Walt and the very origins of Epcot.
Besides them breaking into song?
lazyboy97o
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Different teams. Do you expect them to communicate? And while The Zach gets to do the Instagramming for Guardians of the Galaxy, the Marvel attractions are their own portfolio lead by Scott Drake.
vikescaper
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Or a giant blue wall in between SSE and Guardians.
trainplane3
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The paint saga continues:
Patcheslee
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Patcheslee
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TikibirdLand
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Do you suppose the multiple layers of paint are causing the buckling seen? Paint is heavy!
James Alucobond
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I'm not quite sure how this represents indecision? Looks more to me like they've finally started on the black on the west side of the building, nothing more. The lighter patches in the copper sections were already there due to repairs they'd done previously. It does look like their first coat of black got hit by an unexpected pop-up shower or something, though.
hope this doesn't cause the project to fall behind schedule
Patcheslee
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The buckling on the roof? I wouldn't think the paint causes that. Personally the roof looks like it's misassembled. Random width, tile width, spacing, etc. There's no logic to the pattern.