Jayspency
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- In the Parks
- No
sucks because we were originally supposed to get animatronics
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
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TalkToEthan
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What do you expect?!?!
After all they only had 1/2 BILLION to spend. It just wasn’t feasible considering the budget.
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McMickeyWorld
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Stevie Amsterdam
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Regardless whether Disney would be willing to spend the money on it - but do you think it is feasible that animatronics could be installed in the ride? As in would there be space for it, inside the ride building?
rd805
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Seeing the ride is very popular, there's probably very little plus-ing that needs to happen for at least multiple years.
Stevie Amsterdam
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Yeah I get that, but I was wondering if it would be feasible / possible to install animatronics if Disney wanted too
Jayspency
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- In the Parks
- No
Maybe in the room after the final break run or in the starship before we enter the jump point but idk if they can anywhere else.
cheezbat
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Which is absolutely insane…no way this thing should’ve cost more than Hagrids.
It’s nuts what Disney and universal can spend on a ‘themed coaster’…budgets are out of control.
DarkMetroid567
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You’re comparing a completely indoor ride with a 90% outdoor one. Indoor expensive.
JoeCamel
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Its a box
lazyboy97o
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Know what else is expensive? Basements in Florida. And outdoor scenic elements with animation. And long indoor queues.
The Cosmic Rewind show building is just a warehouse. It doesn’t even have a themed front. Yes there’s a cost but it’s a big version of the most basic typology.
Misted Compass
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Didn't Hagrids mostly just reuse the Dueling Dragons queue?
TalkToEthan
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If by actually “in the ride” there are multiple locations:
1) the 3 separate large screen transmissions from of Rocket/Pratt, Gumorra, and Drax shortly after leaving load station and first ascension before jump point
2) the very end where vehicles move slow and turn to watch hologram of the Guardian clan.
If by entire attraction then the queue line has countless opportunities; the “3 holding tanks” each have space. The queue line after “holding tanks” has easily enough space for AA’s
lazyboy97o
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It was extensively renovated.
DarkMetroid567
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Box expensive. And Guardians is a big box.
DarkMetroid567
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I’m not going to attempt to justify Cosmic Rewind’s cost relative to Hagrid’s because yeah, it is insanely expensive, but things like theming and a pre-existing basement don’t come close to the costs of what large buildings require. The scale, permitting, etc. is totally different.
lazyboy97o
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The basement in Hagrid’s was not pre-existing. Theming is absolutely what makes top tier themed experiences so expensive. What makes things like scale and permitting difficult is uniqueness. A bog standard metal box isn’t unique and isn’t going to be the source of challenges. Giant warehouses get built with some consistency, and they are relatively cheap, not incredibly expensive. They’re whole reason such systems are generally the unseen side of themed experiences is because they are cheap.
Indoor dark. In some cases indoor also mostly empty because you won't notice (they hope.)
JoeCamel
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The screennzzzzz work better.....
