Walt Disney Imagineers celebrate the completion of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind'

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Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Imagineering Team

Posted: Friday May 6, 2022 5:06pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

As general previews get underway this weekend and just twenty days until the grand opening of "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind," Walt Disney Imagineers are celebrating the completion of the project.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Imagineering Team

This photo shared by Zach Riddley on Instagram shows the team outside the Wonders of Xandar pavilion, and includes Portfolio Creative Executive Tom Fitgerald, Portfolio Creative Executive Marvel Scott Drake, Senior Producer Wyatt Winter and EPCOT lead and Portfolio Creative Executive New Experience Development Zach Riddley.

Cosmic Rewind opens May 27 2022

Zach said, "I am proud of these people, our Imagineers and all of our extended team who believed in this dream for a brand new experience for EPCOT that is truly out of this world. We are very close to this dream being a reality for the world to experience. "

He continued, "Congratulations to all over the years who made Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind possible. Colleagues, our families, our partners and our mentors. This is OUR achievement. And it represents the spirit at the core of this special park "

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Disgruntled Walt6 days ago

Hopefully I won't need it, but expect to be hearing from me otherwise!

Mr. Sullivan6 days ago

If it isn’t, I’ve figured out the trick to pretty much guaranteeing a boarding group if you need it

Rich Brownn14 days ago

Probably because GotG doesn't actually spin. It's turned and held in place so when you spiral down you're always facing the planet, for example.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

Yes. By July 2031. 😁

Disgruntled Walt16 days ago

Anyone have any idea as to whether this will be off Virtual Queue by July? It seems crazy for it to remain on VQ for so long.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

You're lucky. My experiences on GotG have gone downhill. First ride in September 2022, I felt OK after riding. Every subsequent ride has resulted in my feeling increasingly nauseous, with the noted exception of my last ride where I basically closed my eyes after launch and entering the gravity building. I have no desire to ever ride it again because A) what's the point in riding something just to have to close your eyes to not be sick, and B) it's.... not that good to begin with. :cautious:

Disone16 days ago

Same for me except reversed. I was a tad bit nauseous after crush but with GotG I am fine. At least now I am. The first time or two on GotG I did get disorientated during the launch but after a couple of runs this no longer happens.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

They felt totally different to me, except for the nauseous feeling after exiting the ride vehicle. Which quite honestly was much less after riding Crush than GotG, despite a much higher amount of actual spinning vs. the forced turning.

tissandtully16 days ago

Blasphemy! 😂

TrainsOfDisney16 days ago

I gotta say….. I just rode the crush coaster at Disney studios and it felt just like cosmic rewind. Like to a crazy extent. Not sure if that price tag was worth it haha.