Latest look at the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' construction site in EPCOT

Nov 30, 2021 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 28 2021

Posted: Tuesday November 30, 2021 9:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

This month has seen some significant progress at the 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' site in EPCOT as the project nears its 4th year in construction.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 28 2021

After months of inactivity on the exterior, we now see signs of bringing the entrance area to completion.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 28 2021

The roof covering is now largely complete, and the entrance area greeter station is in position.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 28 2021

In front of the building, the area is prepped and awaits the arrival of the ship.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - November 28 2021

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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osian17 days ago

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!

HauntedMansionFLA17 days ago

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.

LSLS17 days ago

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 Dad21 days ago

Terry Crews is great in everything!

wdwmagic21 days ago

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_201824 days ago

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

doctornick25 days ago

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.

osian30 days ago

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

TrainsOfDisney30 days ago

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.

Professortango130 days ago

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 Atlanta30 days ago

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..