First look at Eson - the villain in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind'

Apr 15, 2022 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Celestial Eson - the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind antagonist

Posted: Friday April 15, 2022 4:04pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Marvel has today shared a first look at Eson - the antagonist in EPCOT's upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind."

Celestial Eson - the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind antagonist

Eson was once in possession of the Power Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones, as the group learned in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Marvel.com added this tease of the storyline involving Eson.

Visitors hoping to explore and learn a little bit about the first-ever Other-World Showcase Pavilion in the area will get more than they expected when Eson, a Celestial that has been watching Earth for eons, makes a startling appearance. The Celestial is looking “to right a wrong in a big way,” and the Guardians of the Galaxy — Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot — step in to help save the day. But, they can’t do it alone and need our help to stop him from completing his grand plan!
What does that entail? While that remains to be seen, you just know there are going to be some rockin’ tunes along the way to saving the galaxy, again.

"Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" officially opens to guests May 27 2022. The first previews for select groups begin this weekend.

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MisterPenguin24 days ago

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UNCgolf24 days ago

I'm not a big fan of Cosmic Rewind -- it's fine, but I don't think it's remotely a special attraction -- so I wouldn't mind losing those things for something better. I also think the half a billion price tag is a problem, not a good thing (spending half a billion on a ride certainly could be a good thing, but CR doesn't have the content to justify that price). Regardless, I'm certainly not suggesting the Imagineers don't care or aren't trying to design the best possible attractions. Just because CR doesn't work very well for me doesn't make it bad; most people seem to love it. It doesn't really matter how I personally feel about something if it's an overall success.

zipadee99924 days ago

Would this be a retrack or a full-blown rebuild with a new layout like Tokyo? I feel like that would make it too much like Cosmic Rewind or even Tron right next to it. Right now Space relies on its 1975 charm as a form of differentiation, so I hope that any overhaul keeps the general structure of the attraction intact. I’d be happiest with a re-track and re-profiling by either Vekoma or S&S since Arrow Dynamics isn’t around anymore, a new cable-lift system that removes the un-immersive lift hill noise, on-board audio, and new effects/projections during the coaster layout. Those are all upgrades they could do to modernize and make the attraction vastly more enjoyable while still retaining the original Space Mountain

Jayspency24 days ago

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Marc Davis Fan24 days ago

Wouldn't that require a complete rebuild? This doesn't seem like something Disney would fund absent an IP, which makes me nervous...

FigmentFan8224 days ago

Wait so, theme updates to Space Mountain in MK? Would this be when they refresh the tracks as well?

MisterPenguin24 days ago

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UNCgolf24 days ago

It's too bad they didn't just do that at EPCOT instead of Cosmic Rewind. Then maybe they could have built a good Guardians attraction elsewhere. Note that I'm not calling Cosmic Rewind a bad attraction (although I don't think it's a great one) -- just that it's a bad Guardians attraction in terms of capturing what makes the IP interesting/fun. Cosmic Rewind would be just as good, if not better, if it was a space themed coaster without the misused Guardians.