News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

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Surferboy567 said:
This is actually why I chickened out of Hagrids. I don’t get motion sick really at all it’s just I haven’t done a coaster that goes backwards. That is probably going to change though.

Like I said, hope this can break me out of my shell.
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Going backwards did not feel that much different to me. Of course, I had been on the Racers at Kings Island when one side ran backwards. The thing with Hagrids is that the backwards section is over pretty quick and I did not have issues with motion sickness (have had trouble on some rides). Thankfully, it is also smooth and doesn't beat you up since you cannot see what is coming.

My biggest concern with GotG is how aggressive the spinning will be. I have no interest in riding spinning coasters but, if it is more controlled to focus you on a specific, I should be okay with that. If it is like Time Traveler, it will be an easy "no thank you".
 
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OG Runner

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It will be a unique ride system that is not only new but will incorporate features from other coasters.
Think of the ride system used by Universal for the first Harry Potter ride. They uses a different ride
system to present the story in a new way.
 
OG Runner

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Surferboy567 said:
This is actually why I chickened out of Hagrids. I don’t get motion sick really at all it’s just I haven’t done a coaster that goes backwards. That is probably going to change though.

Like I said, hope this can break me out of my shell.
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If you plan on riding Tron you should definitely ride Hagrid's. It has a few different items, backing up and the drop track, but the
ride system is similar. Tron appears it will have less theming and you are going to be pretty much out there. (at height)
 
ChrisFL

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OG Runner said:
It will be a unique ride system that is not only new but will incorporate features from other coasters.
Think of the ride system used by Universal for the first Harry Potter ride. They uses a different ride
system to present the story in a new way.
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Forbidden Journey? because it sounds a lot more like Escape from Gringott's
 
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gorillaball

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OG Runner said:
It will be a unique ride system that is not only new but will incorporate features from other coasters.
Think of the ride system used by Universal for the first Harry Potter ride. They uses a different ride
system to present the story in a new way.
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I think the ride system will be very similar to Time Traveler personally, and I definitely wouldn't categorize it similar to Forbidden Journey. How intense they make it (the spinning) I think is up to them and programming.
 
Surferboy567

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_caleb said:
You can do it!!
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OG Runner said:
If you plan on riding Tron you should definitely ride Hagrid's. It has a few different items, backing up and the drop track, but the
ride system is similar. Tron appears it will have less theming and you are going to be pretty much out there. (at height)
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I did Escape from Gringotts for the first time on my last trip, and that was really fun. So slowly but surely I’m working on doing more and more.
 
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flutas

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gorillaball said:
I think the ride system will be very similar to Time Traveler personally, and I definitely wouldn't categorize it similar to Forbidden Journey. How intense they make it (the spinning) I think is up to them and programming.
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I personally love Time Traveller, it has to be one of if not the smoothest coaster I’ve ever ridden, for those that haven’t ridden it think velocicoaster smoothness.

But I think an important distinction is that it’s system is unpowered. The only real rotation it gets is from the initial station drop (magnets on one side that “grab” the metal plates) and the first launch (again magnets).
 
UNCgolf

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gorillaball said:
I think the ride system will be very similar to Time Traveler personally, and I definitely wouldn't categorize it similar to Forbidden Journey. How intense they make it (the spinning) I think is up to them and programming.
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I don't think it will be much like Time Traveler. My understanding is that it won't spin the way Time Traveler does; the vehicles will just occasionally change orientation so you're looking straight at whatever show scene they want you to see.
 
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UNCgolf said:
I don't think it will be much like Time Traveler. My understanding is that it won't spin the way Time Traveler does; the vehicles will just occasionally change orientation so you're looking straight at whatever show scene they want you to see.
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Which is why I said the system would be like Time Traveler. How much they choose to spin/rotate being another matter.
 
UNCgolf

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gorillaball said:
Which is why I said the system would be like Time Traveler. How much they choose to spin/rotate being another matter.
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As someone else said above, the Time Traveler rotation is unpowered (and has riders facing in both directions since it spins). This will be a powered, controlled rotation, so I'm not sure it's really comparable to Time Traveler other than the fact the cars aren't completely stationary.

I'm not trying to be argumentative -- I just get the impression that they're very different systems.
 
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Poseidon Quest

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UNCgolf said:
As someone else said above, the Time Traveler rotation is unpowered (and has riders facing in both directions since it spins). This will be a powered, controlled rotation, so I'm not sure it's really comparable to Time Traveler other than the fact the cars aren't completely stationary.
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I'm pretty sure that Gringotts is the most apt comparison. It's just Vekoma's version of the ride system and I've heard that it incorporates more spinning when the vehicle is actually traveling, rather than parking it in a scene. I'm sure that there are major mechanical differences in how they achieve the spinning, but it's fundamentally the same thing. I love the delicious irony of Disney touting this as a new and never-before-seen experience when it's really just Gringotts 2.0, using a different method of storytelling.
 
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Poseidon Quest said:
I'm pretty sure that Gringotts is the most apt comparison. It's just Vekoma's version of the ride system and I've heard that it incorporates more spinning when the vehicle is actually traveling, rather than parking it in a scene. I'm sure that there are major mechanical differences in how they achieve the spinning, but it's fundamentally the same thing. I love the delicious irony of Disney touting this as a new and never-before-seen experience when it's really just Gringotts 2.0, using a different method of storytelling.
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I don't really think of Gringott's as being a coaster. I mean, yes, there are some times when it has does some coaster-y stuff but the ride is more similar to me to stuff like Transformers or Spider-Man where the ride vehicle is moving in relation to the scenes an the thrill isn't from your vehicle moving fast or having G-force. The impression I have is that GotG will be longer and more speeding along and the (video) show scenes will be more complimentary to the motion as opposed to where the focus is.

IOW, I'm expecting a coaster version of Mission Breakout.
 

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