EW exclusive 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' interview with Disney brings confusion around audio-animatronics in the ride

Posted: Tuesday December 7, 2021 12:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EW has published an exclusive preview of the upcoming 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' rollercoaster coming to EPCOT in 2022, and with is comes some uncertainty about exactly what audio-animatronics show scenes we can expect.

Imagineers inside the Galaxarium

The original edition of the article said, "Kicking off with a backward launch, the fast-paced attraction will rocket riders through time and space and into the largest 'show building' on the property, complete with animatronics, digital media, and the James Gunn-directed series' signature soundtrack of pop-rock hits, all in the name of amping up the same 'energy and excitement'from the films."

The article has been revised today to remove all mention of the animatronics, and now reads, "Kicking off with a backward launch, the fast-paced attraction will rocket riders through time and space and into the largest 'show building' on the property, complete with digital media and the James Gunn-directed series' signature soundtrack of pop-rock hits, all in the name of amping up the same "energy and excitement" from the films."

Did EW jump the gun and announce something that Disney wasn't ready to talk about just yet, or was it an error and there are in fact no animatronics in the attraction?

Inside Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show building

Disney has not previously made any mention of animatronics, but the ride's massive price tag has given observers the impression that we should expect some elaborate show elements, possibly part of the pre-show area that will take place inside the former Universe of Energy building.

Another tidbit in the EQ article refers to the thrill actor, with Disney saying, "the overall thrill factor lies somewhere between that of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster."

You can read the full article at EW.

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gerarar9 days ago

Probably worst case scenario. BG 40 is usually called around 10:30am, so typical return window ends at 11:30am. But they don't enforce return windows anyways, so it's just all semantics lol.

SingleRider9 days ago

I have BG 40 and when they called me this morning the app said to return by 2pm. I wonder if it's going to close early today. If not why did they choose 2pm?

gerarar9 days ago

Possibly a mistake, but they just called 79 BGs in a span of 8 minutes during the initial wave at park opening at 8:45am. ^my phone clock is central time fyi

Disgruntled Walt18 days ago

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

Mr. Sullivan18 days ago

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

Rich Brownn26 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.

HauntedPirate28 days ago

Yes. By July 2031. 😁

Disgruntled Walt28 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.

HauntedPirate28 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:

Disone28 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.

HauntedPirate28 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.

tissandtully29 days ago

Blasphemy! 😂

TrainsOfDisney29 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.