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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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RSoxNo1
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Did Treasures of Xandar soft open at all or will tomorrow mark the first day of operation?Everything you need to know about opening day merchandise availability for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind'
Everything you need to know about opening day merchandise availability for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind'
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27 is first day
Indeed. I agree with most that it's shoehorned into its space BUT once looking past that I imagine that the ride itself is better as executed than the non-IP idea mentioned. I think the Guardians IP + selected music really makes the attraction more fun.
ToTBellHop
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Classic Epcot was fun without IP, so I imagine this could’ve been fun and certainly would have been a better fit. Definitely a gut-punch interview.
Magic Feather
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Nice to hear acknowledgement of the original Big Bang coaster.
RSoxNo1
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So, hear me out... would a Big Bang Coaster without IP be as fun / comedic as a Guardians inspired coaster? I'm not asking whether it would be a better fit for EPCOT, the question is more about would it be more fun. This is a situation where the IP at least allows for character familiarity and corresponding comedy.
For me, the biggest objection I have with the story beats is the inclusion of the celestial. Everything else from the Cosmic Generator to Jump Points seems in line with some of the pseudo science that has existed throughout EPCOT's history. The celestial however seems to be too much of a leap.
For me, the biggest objection I have with the story beats is the inclusion of the celestial. Everything else from the Cosmic Generator to Jump Points seems in line with some of the pseudo science that has existed throughout EPCOT's history. The celestial however seems to be too much of a leap.
MrPromey
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A good example of this is that other studios park down the road. Nearly all of the attractions there feature either famous actors/directors, original movie voice actors or licensed music or both.
Even their second park has a handful like that and from what I can tell, they aren't breaking the bank like Disney is on this kind of stuff... and by former Imagineer Joe Rohde's own admission, they've shown an ability to throw quality stuff up at breakneck speeds in a way that is unfathomable at Disney.
This isn't because Universal is so amazing and awesome and has special secret ways of doing all of this stuff. It's because something is seriously broken at Disney.
Coaster Lover
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It's been suggested before, but I REALLY wonder if this exact thing is what's going to happen to Space Moutain in Tokyo (a clone [or near clone] of Cosmic Rewind, just without the Marvel theming and more general space themeing). The budget is the same ($450 million), they could follow the same format they did in EPCOT (use the old Space Mountain building for queue, preshow, and load/unload... build a gravity building behind the main building [there is certainly room back there that they could), many have already suggested that Cosmic Rewind is Space Mountain 2.0... it just all (could) add up...
Opening Day at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
Opening Day at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
Opening Day at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
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lazyboy97o
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Universal seems dead set on catching up with Disney. They are no longer cabs me of delivering a Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey for what that originally cost. Even Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure had some pretty drastic cuts to keep it within its incredibly large budget of a few hundred million dollars. I’m pretty sure they got suckered into paying the naming guy way too much on a per letter basis.
This line surprisingly only took 20 minutes.
How is availability?
Boot-licking toady: “Sir, Universal is spending money on new stuff and is starting to catch up to us. People are noticing.”
Bob: “Who? What can we raise prices on again? The stock analysts want better PGS.”
Everything is still well stocked and being replenished.