Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! Reviews, Photos, Info

[Deleted member 107043]

Live stream of the opening here at 830 pacific time:

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...p-m-pt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I missed it! If anyone finds a recording please post.

 

[vancee]

Live stream didn't even work, no audio and it froze half way.. Bummer.

 

[Professortango1]

Please point me to the people saying Pandora is underwhelming??

Once again, you are in the minority in a VAST majority of people who love and always will love the original. It's not worth arguing something practically nobody will agree with you on.

On the ride itself,

Pros
- The queue is pretty cool as well as the AA. Something about Figment being in there rubs be the wrong way though. The scanner at the elevator and rocket AA are a def plus for the ride.

- The fast pace from the get go was a little concerning when I first heard it but it actually works. I still prefer the build up of ToT but this works in its own way.

- I couldn't help but laugh during the preshow and ride. It just felt like a situation you would have seen in the movie.


Cons

- The outside will forever be a eyesore and tumor on the park.

- I hate the reference to Disneyland. The fact the story goes along with the tower being in the theme parks destroys the theming for that entire corner. We're not suppose to be at Disneyland, we should be in Hollywood. A big favor they could do is go back to the movie backlot angle and maybe make this the set of a new movie.

Haven't ridden in person so can't give honest feedback but from the video seems like a fun ride with a terrible exterior.

The part that makes me happy is the pacing would NEVER work in Orlando. The part of moving forward is to slow so there could be no fast pace from the start. This gives me hope they won't do it.

For people saying they are a little disappointed in Pandora, I refer you over to tge Pandora forums on this site. For which version is better, many have come forward to express they prefer DCA's. I wasn't saying campier as a negative, just a fact. The references to going inside tge actual TV show, the campy imagery from the show appearing in the ride. The footage at the end with the vortex. Its closer to the spurce material and campier. That's just a fact. Some prefer the scary version, others prefer the campy version. No judgement.

I know whenever I ride Florida's, the hallway scene always ends with mocking laughter due to the camp whereas DCA's end with a scream. But, there are Rob Schneider fans out there, so I get people liking the original no matter what. Nostalgia is mighty powerful too. Alien Encounter is still the best attraction ever because of my personal nostalgia for it. If it was still around, I'm sure many would find it clunky.

You do pose an interesting challenge as the Florida Tower is slower paced until tge car moves into the drop shaft. Only time will tell. I didn't think they could make it work in DCA'S limited showbuilding, and while I'm not impressed by the ride they presented, it does work on some level.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Live stream didn't even work, no audio and it froze half way...

Hmmm.... Who could have been responsible?

 

[sedati]

This ride wouldn't actually fit well in WDW as the layout is very different and is broken up into two separate shafts and a slow forward-moving show scene.

At least now, the thrill ride finally matches the target demographic of its IP. It always seemed odd that those who would be most nostalgic for the Twilight Zone (older fans who had grown up with it and saw the original airings) would probably not wish to ride a high speed up and down elevator. Guardians has broad appeal, but certainly skews to an age more likely to enjoy thrill rides.

To me WDW is probably still number one for total experience. I'd say Mission Breakout is number two. Tokyo's is gorgeous, but the actual ride seems so-so. Paris goes fourth. That's a big improvement for me as I'd have put DCA's tower at four previously (granted my opinion is based on videos for most of these.)

 

[vancee]

They deleted the twitter post too, must've been embarrassed. Dammit Erin Glover!

 

[Professortango1]

This ride wouldn't actually fit well in WDW as the layout is very different and is broken up into two separate shafts and a slow forward-moving show scene.

At least now, the thrill ride finally matches the target demographic of its IP. It always seemed odd that those who would be most nostalgic for the Twilight Zone (older fans who had grown up with it and saw the original airings) would probably not wish to ride a high speed up and down elevator. Guardians has broad appeal, but certainly skews to an age more likely to enjoy thrill rides.

To me WDW is probably still number one for total experience. I'd say Mission Breakout is number two. Tokyo's is gorgeous, but the actual ride seems so-so. Paris goes fourth. That's a big improvement for me as I'd have put DCA's tower at four previously (granted my opinion is based on videos for most of these.)

I don't think TOT was successful because of the IP. It was a sucess because the ride was awesome and it required zero knowledge of the IP. I'm 32 and first rode the Florida version in Jr High. My demographic didn't care it was based on an old TV show. It was thrilling and spooky with campy charm. Then with DCA's they revved up the scary and turned down the camp and it worked amazingly well. Tokyo's shows that The Twilight Zone is just the packaging, its the ride that works.

The other cool thing about TOT, my parents would never have stepped foot on Maliboomer or anything like that. But, they went on TOT because it seemed like a thinking person's thrill ride. I don't see my dad riding Mission Breakout because it feels like something appealing to kids.

Kind of interesting. The Twilight Zone theme probably brought more families to the ride because young people love spooky thrills and older folks trusted the IP. Now they've definitely double downed on the younger demographic.

 

[mickEblu]

I don't think TOT was successful because of the IP. It was a sucess because the ride was awesome and it required zero knowledge of the IP. I'm 32 and first rode the Florida version in Jr High. My demographic didn't care it was based on an old TV show. It was thrilling and spooky with campy charm. Then with DCA's they revved up the scary and turned down the camp and it worked amazingly well. Tokyo's shows that The Twilight Zone is just the packaging, its the ride that works.

The other cool thing about TOT, my parents would never have stepped foot on Maliboomer or anything like that. But, they went on TOT because it seemed like a thinking person's thrill ride. I don't see my dad riding Mission Breakout because it feels like something appealing to kids.

Kind of interesting. The Twilight Zone theme probably brought more families to the ride because young people love spooky thrills and older folks trusted the IP. Now they've definitely double downed on the younger demographic.

Exactly. It worked great and was nostalgic if you knew the IP. However, it completely stood on its own without it as well. Either way it had timeless appeal not just because of the IP but because old Hollywood + haunted hotel.

 

[The_Bellringer]

Here's the opening ceremony.

 

[WDWTrojan]

The TOT at the DLR was much more polished and enjoyable than the DHS version. Why get rid of the better version, especially when it fits the story of the park. DHS is a Studio park, so it makes much more sense to add a Marvel ride here as it fits the theme of a Studio park. The 5th Dimension Hallway also yields more opportunity for sets/AAs, giving this attraction the room it needs.

And why not just build a new original attraction? Obviously, that is preferred, but WDW tends to be a bit cheap and it is much cheaper to just retheme TOT and use the existing footage from DCA's retheme than it is to build from ground up. Also, the DHS Tower is showing its age and needs an update. Currently, it's the best thing in a bad park, but once Star Wars Land opens and Pandora fleshes out, TOT will stand out as being very dated technology-wise. We know WDW hates updating tech, so a retheme gives them the excuse.

Also, the Sunset Blvd area throws off the balance of the new park, in my opinion. Hollywood entrance into a world of movies. You have Star Wars, Muppets, Toy Story, and Sunset Blvd. Which one of those doesn't belong? I love TOT, but it just makes too much sense for DHS to follow suit.

The TOT at WDW was built with a much higher budget, far more immersive theming and an infinitely better ride system. The downside is that the 5th Dimension had the effects budget cut at the last minute so they didn't make a great use out of it. Having said that, it's still considered one of the best attractions ever created, while most (excluding a small minority) would argue that Disneyland's was a cheap ripoff from a number of standpoints (architecture, cheaper ride system, dual-loading platform requiring you to walk through an untamed hallway thus breaking the "elevator" realism, etc).

 

[FigmentForver96]

For people saying they are a little disappointed in Pandora, I refer you over to tge Pandora forums on this site. For which version is better, many have come forward to express they prefer DCA's. I wasn't saying campier as a negative, just a fact. The references to going inside tge actual TV show, the campy imagery from the show appearing in the ride. The footage at the end with the vortex. Its closer to the spurce material and campier. That's just a fact. Some prefer the scary version, others prefer the campy version. No judgement.

I know whenever I ride Florida's, the hallway scene always ends with mocking laughter due to the camp whereas DCA's end with a scream. But, there are Rob Schneider fans out there, so I get people liking the original no matter what. Nostalgia is mighty powerful too. Alien Encounter is still the best attraction ever because of my personal nostalgia for it. If it was still around, I'm sure many would find it clunky.

You do pose an interesting challenge as the Florida Tower is slower paced until tge car moves into the drop shaft. Only time will tell. I didn't think they could make it work in DCA'S limited showbuilding, and while I'm not impressed by the ride they presented, it does work on some level.

You continue to use that work "campier" and either you don't know what it means or you are just using it wrong. The Orlando version is not there to poke fun at itself as campy would typically mean. The material itself is creepy and foreboding and the ride works just like the overall theme. Every Twilight Zone episode is about building up to a point. This is what the Orlando does, presenting the story build up until the breaking point. The "mocking laughter" is not mocking the ride effects as you firmly believe but is the giddy laughter of what everyone is about to experience. The ride tells a better story and has much better pacing then the others ever had or ever will. This isn't the thread for this, it's all been explained before and I'm not doing it again. Many will agree Orlando's is and always will be the superior version.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Pandora is gorgeous, but already people are saying its a little underwhelming overall. The Banshee encounter doesn't hold a candle to the Oleander's experience, there's only one shop and not much to do in the land interactively. Navi River Journey is pretty, but most are disappointed that the ride feels so short and uneventful. Flights of Passage is obviously the slam dunk. I do consider Pandora a win, but not a sweeping victory.

So far every article or review from media and people that have seen Pandora both during the day and. IGHt are extremely positive. Some reports are coming back with media saying that they have walked out of the attractions with tears of joy of how emotionally realist the experience is.

Seems like Disney has huge hits on their hand also with extremely positive reviews coming from news media that were even critical about the decision to close twilight tower and praising Guardians breakout

 

[WDWTrojan]

The references to going inside tge actual TV show, the campy imagery from the show appearing in the ride. The footage at the end with the vortex.
I know whenever I ride Florida's, the hallway scene always ends with mocking laughter due to the camp whereas DCA's end with a scream. But, there are Rob Schneider fans out there, so I get people liking the original no matter what.

The hallway scene was the exact same in both versions. No reason it would have a different reaction, except the dropping effect started at the end of the hallway scene at DCA so people had no time to react. Overall opinion internally and externally is that the DCA version is far campier, with narration that sounds nothing like the Twilight Zone and does not match the pre-show story about stepping into an episode of the show.

 

[Ismael Flores]

First ride video is up

That looks so fun and it looks like people that were saying that it was only screens and no physical props were wrong.

Also love how they integrated the video with the ride system. The ride systems mives with the action of the video well

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Here's the opening ceremony.

The reveal of the tower and pyro were impressive. Love the host, she was charming and funny. James Gunn seemed genuinely excited, and we have confirmation from Chapek (who appeared to be really uncomfortable speaking) that more Marvel is coming to DCA. All in all a nice kickoff for Mission Breakout.

 

[Kram Sacul]

The only things that the DCA ToT had that were really better over the original were the narration, faster pace (objective, I prefer the original's build up) and higher capacity. The library also had really nice rain and thunder effects that are not present in the original and the ghost projection in the hallway scene was crisper. Everything else was a step down compared to the Florida original because of space issues, smaller budget and lack of interest from Disney. The fact that different drop profiles were never added is an embarrassment.

Even with all those flaws and missed opportunities I still miss it greatly. Nothing else will compare to the psychological terror of stepping into that elevator for the first time. Probably the only Disney ride that made me feel uneasy.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Just saw another on ride video and the show scenes different than the video posted above. The first scenes where the power blows up seems to be common for all
Profiles so far and that is what Joe must have hinted about in the video of the tour he gave

 

[Professortango1]

You continue to use that work "campier" and either you don't know what it means or you are just using it wrong. The Orlando version is not there to poke fun at itself as campy would typically mean. The material itself is creepy and foreboding and the ride works just like the overall theme. Every Twilight Zone episode is about building up to a point. This is what the Orlando does, presenting the story build up until the breaking point. The "mocking laughter" is not mocking the ride effects as you firmly believe but is the giddy laughter of what everyone is about to experience. The ride tells a better story and has much better pacing then the others ever had or ever will. This isn't the thread for this, it's all been explained before and I'm not doing it again. Many will agree Orlando's is and always will be the superior version.

Floating paper mache eyeballs, windows changing to black and white window from the opening credits, E=MC2 floating via visible line...that's camp. Cheese. Corn. Fun, and jt fits the original story pf going intinto an episode of an old TV show. The DCA version cut that line as it was convoluted as to why a hotel would send us into an old TV show mixed with a haunted hotel story. With DCA's, what you were witnesses was meant to be real.

The imagineers have talked about this and about going cheap in the 5th Dimension Room because nobody would care about what they saw once the elevator moved forward. And they were right...until I rode it again. You don't have to agree,I'm just referencing what the folks who built it said.

 

[Professortango1]

That looks so fun and it looks like people that were saying that it was only screens and no physical props were wrong.

Also love how they integrated the video with the ride system. The ride systems mives with the action of the video well

It is basically all screens. 90% of the visuals are pure screen effects.

 

[Professortango1]

The hallway scene was the exact same in both versions. No reason it would have a different reaction, except the dropping effect started at the end of the hallway scene at DCA so people had no time to react. Overall opinion internally and externally is that the DCA version is far campier, with narration that sounds nothing like the Twilight Zone and does not match the pre-show story about stepping into an episode of the show.

The version about stepping into a campy TV is LESS campy??

And the hallway scenes ended differently. The Florida version has the hallway become a field of stars, the window at the end of the hall tranforms into window from the show. It floats away then shatters. The doors quietly close.

The DCA version has the hallway fade away into blackness and the elevator at the end of the hall opens to reveal the ghosts. They drop. Then their elevator drops. Then we drop.

One ends with a trippy nod to the show, the other is focused more on the ghost story and ends in a scare.