News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

JohnD

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The $450m estimate is very accurate from what I know. It may have even gone above that.

It isn't that I don't believe the number, its just it is hard to see where all that went in comparison to something like Rise, where its budget seems very obvious.

It may also have to do with deconstruction of the pavilion from Energy to GOTG - gutting the interior (including but not limited to removing Energy track, AAs, screens, older audio equipment, etc.), removing solar panels, building the show box.
 

lazyboy97o

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There is one school of thought out there that the extremely high cost of almost everything coming out of Imagineering was one of the drivers for the Lake Nona move. The culture of WDI drives costs to these crazy levels and that has to be brought under control. Culture is one of the hardest things to change in an organization and can often be accelerated by a corporate relocation. Lots of people don’t make the move and you can remake the organization.
While Walt Disney Imagineering has its own problems many of them are inflicted from those outside their organization. Going back to the analogy of a couple building a house, you might develop bad habits working for them but they’re not getting that house done that much faster and cheaper if they fire you because so much of the problem is on their end and how they interact with the designer/builder.
 

DCBaker

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Bus spotted with Cosmic Rewind advertising in Toronto (from Twitter user @hackermanjoe)

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Bocabear

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That makes me crazy...when the properties are overwhelmed with guests, Capacity is low, frustrations for visitors are high, and budgets for attractions are continually slashed... but they have money for ridiculous and unnecessary marketing... Thousands of street pole banners in Kissimmee, the "Art Installation" on International Drive... Millions and millions spent on billboards and advertising that is largely unnecessary. I would rather see them take a three year hiatus on all extraneous advertising and put that money back into the parks to improve capacity and guest satisfaction...I guarantee their attendance numbers would not dip, and the positive changes would attract even more visitors...even without billboards in Miami and Bus graphics in Toronto.
 

EricsBiscuit

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Oftentimes employees at large corporations (e.g. Disney) put fluff in the budgets. This is not necessarily for embezzlement but more so in case they need it for something else as it can be difficult to get funding for smaller projects greenlit fast enough. I wouldn’t be surprised if they stuffed the CR budget with funds to be used on other projects.
 

Animaniac93-98

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Bus spotted with Cosmic Rewind advertising in Toronto (from Twitter user @hackermanjoe)

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I'd be curious to know how many Canadians, besides the ones who post here, make Disney vacation decisions based on wanting to see specific attractions. I think Star Wars and Avatar are the only exceptions, really. Anecdotally, the primary reason to go to WDW is that it's in Florida and they want to take the kids somewhere when they're on holiday.
 

wdwmagic

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Hi everyone!
Long time lurker, first time poster 😆
How strict have the CM's been with letting you in past your preview time? Mine's from 12-12:30 on Sunday but I may not make it on time. I will do my best though!
They are more concerned with the start time it seems, and it would probably depend on how late you are. Good luck!
 

RSoxNo1

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Is there any type of exclusivity agreement with Vekoma?

Maybe they paid them a couple hundred million to not sell this type of ride system to others and added it to the Cosmic rewind budget?

I can’t see any other way this came in at $450 million. There’s got to be some external factor driving up the cost because 2 buildings, coaster track, and some neat tech does not equal $450 million.
The only logical explanation here is that there's something about the screens that make them substantially more expensive than we anticipate. I mean looking at what's in the show building and given the size, I would 100% believe this was a $300 mil attraction.
 

lazyboy97o

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The only logical explanation here is that there's something about the screens that make them substantially more expensive than we anticipate. I mean looking at what's in the show building and given the size, I would 100% believe this was a $300 mil attraction.
This is a company that is publicizing floor finish patterns. Don’t you think they’d be bragging endlessly about using some new or highly advanced projection and/or screen technology?
 

wdwmagic

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The only logical explanation here is that there's something about the screens that make them substantially more expensive than we anticipate. I mean looking at what's in the show building and given the size, I would 100% believe this was a $300 mil attraction.
I don’t believe there is anything more advanced than any of the other multi projector setups that we see elsewhere. I would say it’s nowhere near the complexity of any of the huge outdoor projection mapping icon projects.
 

RSoxNo1

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I don’t believe there is anything more advanced than any of the other multi projector setups that we see elsewhere. I would say it’s nowhere near the complexity of any of the huge outdoor projection mapping icon projects.
I haven't seen them in person, are their projectors onto screens or are the screens themselves displaying the image like a JumboTron?
 

wdwmagic

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I haven't seen them in person, are their projectors onto screens or are the screens themselves displaying the image like a JumboTron?
Yes they are conventional projection screens with multiple projectors per screen (for the larger ones).

You can see one of the large screens quite easily here

 

lazyboy97o

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Is there anything preventing screen-based rides like this from using screens with the incredible clarity of the one at Bourne? It seems like integrating that technology into a dark ride really would be groundbreaking.
Just off the top of my head you’d have issues with weight and maintenance access. Depending on how you’re moving viewing angles could also be an issue.
 

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