Nova Corps Starblaster ship quickly takes shape at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT

Jan 26, 2022 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Posted: Wednesday January 26, 2022 10:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Crews are working quickly to assemble the Nova Corps Starblaster ship that sits at the entrance to Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT's World Discovery.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - January 26 2022

Since the first piece was put into place on Monday, the cockpit and several of the fins are now installed.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - January 26 2022

Watch the video below for a look at the build in progress.

Despite the low temperatures and steady rain, the team is continuing the build.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - January 26 2022

The 51ft tall Nova Corps Starblaster ship from the Guardians of the Galaxy movie will mark the entrance to the attraction that opens this summer in World Discovery at EPCOT.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Starblaster installation - January 26 2022

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vikescaperJul 27, 2024

This morning, the cast member that was stationed in the transportation room actually chased after some people that pushed the doors open while the preshow was going on. I made sure to thank the cast member after the preshow ended as it nice to see someone do something about this bad behavior.

osianJul 09, 2024

Yeah, the way Disney operates them, they aren't really VQs. It's just a booking to enter the standby line at a particular time. It prevents the standby queue getting ridiculously long, as they can control how many join at a particular time, but then again I feel that standby lines are mostly self-regulating. There will be an average queue time beyond which the average guest will not bother. The way they operate FP/Genie+/LL is more like a real VQ!

HauntedMansionFLAJul 09, 2024

They need to do away with the VQ. But then you can see the wait times for Tron and Trash Mountain which would be embarrassing for the company.

LSLSJul 09, 2024

So, one thing I noticed from our trip, people were REALLY angry with the Virtual Que. Our group had a later boarding (we were the only ones who had done this before). They had a 5:00 boarding initially, then watched it keep going up til 7:30. I understand it happens with VQ, but they, as people who had never done this before, were getting upset that they had to keep cancelling plans because it kept changing. Then, we get in line at 7:30, and we are off the ride at 9:15, missing almost all the fireworks. There were a TON of frowns coming off at that point for what I'm assuming is the same reason. Why have a VQ if you are then waiting in line for 1.5 hours anyways? I'm guessing they were just cramming everyone in at the end of the night because they had issues during the day, but it may be time to pull out of these VQs.

Jambo DadJul 06, 2024

Terry Crews is great in everything!

wdwmagicJul 05, 2024

Terry Crews, AKA Centurion Tal Marik, Experiences EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/05jul2024-terry-crews,-aka-centurion-tal-marik,-experiences-epcots-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind.htm

Hawkeye_2018Jul 02, 2024

Finally got to ride this. Very fun and lived up to the hype. My only complaint was Rocket's voice was noticeably not the same. Even more so than Mission Breakout

doctornickJul 02, 2024

Why is it regularly going in seconds these days after it has been around for so long and crowds are reportedly lower. I don’t think it’s just from Test Tract being closed, is it? It’s interesting seeing how long the windows were a year ago.

osianJun 26, 2024

I completely agree, it's my favourite part, especially towards the back of the train. That helix is so cleverly designed.

TrainsOfDisneyJun 26, 2024

I definitely get your point but that’s only if you compare lower budget universal attractions - higher budget attractions like Mummy, all of the Potter Attractions, even Transformers are much more impressive to me.

Professortango1Jun 26, 2024

I think, for me, it's because the ride is pretty straightforward. It's a fun Disney-level coaster with projection screens like Ghost Galaxy or Hyperspace Mountain. It's fun to ride, but not a lot of scenes or elements to discuss. It feels very Universal Studios to me. Fun, fine, but kind of thin and "good enough." The show building, queue, and gift shop got the focus because they feel like the only tangible parts of the attraction..

Bill in AtlantaJun 26, 2024

I was reading old posts from around the soft opening, and this is the one I disagree with the most. I'm convinced the slingshot around the moon is a top-3 coolest effect in all of WDW history, and I've been going since the early 80s! I was also amused that most of the posts from around that time centered on the gift shop appearing too bland and whether the exit being plain was good or part of the theme. This despite a few people had actually been on the ride already and were talking about how fun it was. Nobody was replying to them or asking questions about the ride; it was mostly arguing over insignificant details that had nothing to do with the actual ride 🤣 Gotta love this place..