First major piece of exterior theming arrives at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

Nov 16, 2021 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 16 2021

Posted: Tuesday November 16, 2021 1:46pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared a photo of the first major piece of exterior theming to arrive at EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 16 2021

According to Zach's post on Instagram, "This massive new structure will serve as our principal entry point and be where Cast Members greet all Terrans who are here to behold the Treasures of Xandar that await inside."

Looking closely at the greeter station support legs, we can also see purple accents, that Zach says will feature inside and outside of the attraction. The piece installed today will mark the entry for both standby and Lighting Lane access to the ride.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show scenery and push-pull testing of ride vehicles

The concept art above shows the finished exterior of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic rewind, which will open in 2022 at EPCOT.

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ToTBellHop23 days ago

Just install one of these behind each door and activate them randomly.

osian23 days ago

It happens on a smaller scale with Tron. In the reveal room, people who've ridden before will huddle around the exit door. Assuming it's closed to begin with.

Professortango123 days ago

I see it on Disneyland's Rise every time. The thing which helps is that the First Order Officer breaks the flow by boarding the shuttle and many folks want to take their hangar picture for the gram.

easyrowrdw23 days ago

I think the number (and pointlessness) of the rooms contributes to the problem. You have a big room with nothing in it and then a second room with a pointless video before finally getting to the pre-show that most directly relates to the ride. At that point, I think people are just tired of waiting so they’re more inclined to rush out of the room. Of course this just leads to another line anyway. It’s an annoying set up. Compare it to something like Rise, for instance, which also has multiple waiting areas. Aside from the line in the middle, each waiting area feels like it has a story purpose. I’ve rarely seen people pushing or rushing from one area to the next.

James Alucobond23 days ago

It's a difference of two or three minutes. Those seconds really don't matter, and I say this as someone who only goes maybe every three to five years. By jamming up against the far wall, you also confuse everyone else in the chamber not accustomed to this particular brand of insanity. Last time I went, a confused woman with her two children asked me what was happening and I just told her to not pay attention to them.

Br0ckford23 days ago

I push, shove, trip, pull....also during the teleport, I tie people's shoe laces together. 😈

gorillaball24 days ago

I rode several times a couple weeks ago. Some days both doors opened and all flowed. But a couple times they held one door back while the other moved. I have migrated to the always wait crowd. Also shocked they STILL just have temporary stanchions up restricting the space behind the middle door. Make a decision and fix it Disney. Whatever modification you need to make would be paid for with a day or two of LL$$$. I’m exaggerating a little. But it’s bad design that needs a tweak for human behavior. Don’t let bad show continue for something that should not be a discussion point.

MisterPenguin24 days ago

You lose about 2-3 minutes of queue time by letting the holding room go before you. You lose 20-30 minutes of anxiety-related mental fatigue from your lifetime by elbowing your way thru the scrum.

bmr159124 days ago

As I tell my wife every time we go on it, "Last in this group is still ahead of first in the next group."

Skibum197024 days ago

I was there last week as well and rode Guardians on Friday morning. While they had ropes kind of segmenting, they opened the left and right doors only (not the middle) and let everyone go like a flood. I have started staying to the far side to avoid the crush of people rushing to save five minutes. If they wanted to truly fix it, they would have a queue line set up in the teleportation room and force people to wade through it. Also, the joke about where Terry Crews asks "What do we call them?" and some person yells "Alcoholics" is played out. Time to give it rest.

Disstevefan124 days ago

GET OUT OF MY WAY! I PAID FOR LLPPs FOR MY FAMILY OF FOUR!!!!!!!! ;)

neo99995524 days ago

We enter and go to the right and take whatever the right most open space is. It really just depends who is already in front of us doing the same thing.

lazyboy97o24 days ago

But then you’d have to manage an even bigger merge. And random doors risks more people being sent to one side. If the computer opens Side A three times in a row, do you make the group sent to Side B wait? How do you know when it’s their turn if more people get sent to Side A?