Keep in mind that Coke syrup has been known to be an anti-nausea 'medicine' and there is a Club Cool a minute walk from Cosmic Rewind...
Well, ride IPs do chalnge all the time.Splash Mtn and Tower of Terror are based on old irrelevant shows and they remain wildly popular, they are building a coaster themed to Tron right now, none of those movies/shows have been relevant for decades, and a lot of visitors have likely never even seen them, but the IP doesn’t really matter as long as the ride is good.
I suspect that long after the Guardians movies are just a memory the ride will likely live on.
Well, ride IPs do chalnge all the time.
Like trolls to Frozen, and ummm, uhhhh...
Uhhh....
Toad to poohOh yeah TZ to Guardians.
That's 2 in like the history of Florida and California theme parks.
Swiss Family Robinson to TarzanToad to pooh
Sea cabs to nemo
20,000 Leagues to NemoSwiss Family Robinson to Tarzan
Cinderella to Prince Charming
This is what they call an industry disruptor, it really changed the landscape of themed entertainment forever. In fact, just under three weeks later, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened in response to this.Cinderella to Prince Charming
Oh yeah TZ to Guardians.
That's 2 in like the history of Florida and California theme parks.
- Maelstrom to FEA
- ToT to Guardians
- Universe of Energy to Ellen's Energy Adventure
- Ellen to Guardians
- Toad to Pooh
- The Living Seas to Nemo
- Sea Cabs to Nemo
- Swiss Family to Tarzan
- (and soon, Tarzan to probably Encanto)
- Cinderella Carousel to Prince Charming
- 20,000 Leagues to Nemo
- Mission to Mars to ExtraTERRORestrial
- ExtraTERRORestrial Alien to Stitch
- Stitch to TBA
- California Screamin' to Incredicoaster
- Magic Journeys to Captain EO
- Captain EO to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
- Honey to Pixar/Disney Shorts
- El Rio del Tempo to Gran Fiesta
- TGMR to MMRR
- Delta Dreamflight to Buzz
- World of Motion to TestTrack
- Horizons to Mission:Space
- Maelstrom to FEA
- ToT to Guardians
- Universe of Energy to Ellen's Energy Adventure
- Ellen to Guardians
- Toad to Pooh
- The Living Seas to Nemo
- Sea Cabs to Nemo
- Swiss Family to Tarzan
- (and soon, Tarzan to probably Encanto)
- Cinderella Carousel to Prince Charming
- 20,000 Leagues to Nemo
- Mission to Mars to ExtraTERRORestrial
- ExtraTERRORestrial Alien to Stitch
- Stitch to TBA
- California Screamin' to Incredicoaster
- Magic Journeys to Captain EO
- Captain EO to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
- Honey to Pixar/Disney Shorts
- El Rio del Tempo to Gran Fiesta
- TGMR to MMRR
- Delta Dreamflight to Buzz
- World of Motion to TestTrack
- Horizons to Mission:Space
Toad was gutted, Nemo is sorta, more like a cheap overlay.Toad to pooh
Sea cabs to nemo
Going from no IP , or corporate IP to a simple IP overlay, or slapping in some projectors isn't quite the same. Or, you know, gutting the building, and putting in something new.
- Maelstrom to FEA
- ToT to Guardians
- Universe of Energy to Ellen's Energy Adventure
- Ellen to Guardians
- Toad to Pooh
- The Living Seas to Nemo
- Sea Cabs to Nemo
- Swiss Family to Tarzan
- (and soon, Tarzan to probably Encanto)
- Cinderella Carousel to Prince Charming
- 20,000 Leagues to Nemo
- Mission to Mars to ExtraTERRORestrial
- ExtraTERRORestrial Alien to Stitch
- Stitch to TBA
- California Screamin' to Incredicoaster
- Magic Journeys to Captain EO
- Captain EO to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
- Honey to Pixar/Disney Shorts
- El Rio del Tempo to Gran Fiesta
- TGMR to MMRR
- Delta Dreamflight to Buzz
- World of Motion to TestTrack
- Horizons to Mission:Space
Going from no IP , or corporate IP to a simple IP overlay, or slapping in some projectors isn't quite the same. Or, you know, gutting the building, and putting in something new.
The great irony is the only reason it can be built at WDW is because of the lack of popularity for GotG prevented their inclusion at IoA! Lol! Now look at them.I rode twice got Everybody Wants to Rule the world. Whole family absolutely loved it. That said, I think they were smart when they developed this ride. The Guardians of The Galaxy are not a timeless IP. Their comic was never that popular, and WDW made the movies as work arounds to not having other marvel properties at the time. The movies did great but as the cast disappears from them and the director moves on the franchise wane. The ride is great but it could EASILY be reworked into another IP or some more generic if 10 years from now GOTG are not a thing at all. There is no animatronic investment
Islands of Adventure opened in 1999. The current Guardians of the Galaxy debuted in 2008.The great irony is the only reason it can be built at WDW is because of the lack of popularity for GotG prevented their inclusion at IoA! Lol! Now look at them.
Superstar Limo to Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
- Maelstrom to FEA
- ToT to Guardians
- Universe of Energy to Ellen's Energy Adventure
- Ellen to Guardians
- Toad to Pooh
- The Living Seas to Nemo
- Sea Cabs to Nemo
- Swiss Family to Tarzan
- (and soon, Tarzan to probably Encanto)
- Cinderella Carousel to Prince Charming
- 20,000 Leagues to Nemo
- Mission to Mars to ExtraTERRORestrial
- ExtraTERRORestrial Alien to Stitch
- Stitch to TBA
- California Screamin' to Incredicoaster
- Magic Journeys to Captain EO
- Captain EO to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
- Honey to Pixar/Disney Shorts
- El Rio del Tempo to Gran Fiesta
- TGMR to MMRR
- Delta Dreamflight to Buzz
- World of Motion to TestTrack
- Horizons to Mission:Space
This just seems like a fail to me. The fact the structure is visible, the projections obivous, the lack of physical set pieces or AAs. Just seems like a poorly executed concept. I mean, it should be fun -- it's a coaster. Can't help but think they missed the mark with theme and story. Good thing it didn't cost an arm and a leg to build it.It did seem like the inside of the gravity building was brighter as I could see more of the track and the structure of the building.
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