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News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot
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Stupido
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Sad to see it’s the original team only. I would have loved to see Mantis here, she’s my favorite guardian.
But I think it’s so cool to work in a celestial. If you would have told me 5 years ago that Disney would build a ride with such a fringe character as an antagonist I wouldn’t have believed you. While this might be its own universe, or whatever, this will go a lot further making the general public understand celestials than eternals did haha.
But I think it’s so cool to work in a celestial. If you would have told me 5 years ago that Disney would build a ride with such a fringe character as an antagonist I wouldn’t have believed you. While this might be its own universe, or whatever, this will go a lot further making the general public understand celestials than eternals did haha.
vikescaper
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If we judge by how they opened Ratatouille, I’d imagine they would be announcing this soon. I did a search and there was an article from August 18 announcing the queue procedures for Ratatouille.
Haymarket2008
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No shade to Captain EO, but no amount of convincing can change my mind about how Guardians is really no different in EPCOT than Captain EO was back in the day. Ragtag group of space pirates save the galaxy to the strains of 80's pop. This is just the permanent corporate IP-infused version. EO didn't really fit, either.
Poseidon Quest
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Nah, you're completely right on that. Still, at least most parks were thematically consistent under Eisner despite the few exceptions. Project Gemini wasn't a great idea, but at least it would have transformed Epcot in a way that would have made thematic sense. The only outlier would've been Captain EO, but I attribute that to Eisner still being fresh and new at the time. It appears that thematic integrity almost always took precedence throughout the rest of his time though.
Perhaps if Guardians were the outlier, I would be more forgiving. Yet, the park has become a generic template used to incorporate a mess of IPs, which will easily date it. I anticipate in a decade we'll continue having the conversation about needing to completely refurb Epcot to make it more relevant.
Animaniac93-98
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At least Captain EO was the side attraction and not the major focus of Journey Into Imagination.
More mental gymnastics by management, TDO, and WDI to make this fit. Wrong. Damn. Park.
No Name
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Okay but now I want Disney to put this next to the ride.
yensidtlaw1969
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If they'd put the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Imagination Pavilion, maybe I'd agree with you. Or if Captain EO had been built as a standalone "Wonders of *Insert Name of Supreme Leader's Planet Here*" Pavilion amongst the other Pavilions.
Context matters.
SplashJacket
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Holy motion-sickness
Well, an argument can be made (by me, often,) that Figment, in all of his incarnations, didn't fit "Future World" either.
Nor did a history lesson in communication fit "Future World" either.
Nor does an attraction highlighting gas combustion cars fit (any more).
Nor does a hang glider ride over contemporary vistas fit "Future World."
Not does a pavilion that highlighted fossil fuels (and perpetuated the myth that oil comes from dinosaurs) fit "Future World."
UNCgolf
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I can't tell if you're joking?
I mean, it's a purple dragon. That's basically the essence of futurism.
(in all seriousness, I agree that it didn't really fit Future World compared to the other pavilions -- it was just so good that nobody really cared)
Epcot82Guy
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I agree it was more esoteric, but each pavilion had a very clear focus on a real world concept. They all had a different approach but centered on where the topic was going (science and entertainment for IMAG). There's definitely creative leeway there. It's the total abandonment of the real world focus that's the (potential) crime here. Maybe there will be a tie in from the first pre-shoe. I'm just not holding my breath with current management.
Rich Brownn
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I always saw it as a demonstration of future 3D tech (70mm 3-D with effects), which, ironically, came true (both the 3D and in-theater effects can be found in any movie chain nowadays).
WDWJoeG
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It was a futuristic 3D movie in the 3D movie house next to Imagination showing off the latest technology, like Magic Journeys before it.
Comparing it to an entire pavilion is idiotic and disingenuous.
FigmentForever96
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The storyline seems to be the closest Orlando can get to Avengers Campus in terms of how everything is happening in our world. The Guardians, Xander all of it’s supposed to be real and they are setting up their pavilion at Epcot. Similar to how everything on the campuses are real and happening in our world. Its not like Galaxy’s Edge where one moment I’m on Earth and then I’m not. The difference here of course is where Epcot was truly real life focused at one time (for the most part) and now those lines have blurred. I mean, I feel there are worse ways they could have incorporated (or not) the story.
Mindbender