PHOTOS - Demolition comes to the front of the Universe of Energy building

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Universe of Energy front demolition as part of Guardians of the Galaxy construction

Posted: Tuesday September 18, 2018 3:53pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Construction has been moving rapidly on the coaster building behind the Universe of Energy, but until now things have largely been quite on the pavilion's front side.

Universe of Energy front demolition as part of Guardians of the Galaxy construction

This has all changed now as the majority of the front has now been demolished.

Universe of Energy front demolition as part of Guardians of the Galaxy construction

Guests in the park today are able to see through the building all the way to the back as machinery inside the building is clearing the debris.

Universe of Energy front demolition as part of Guardians of the Galaxy construction

Ellen's energy Adventure closed on August 13 2017 to make way for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy coaster.

Much of the original Universe of Energy Pavilion will be used as queue and pre-show space, with a new ride building being built behind the Wonders of Life pavilion. Much like Rock 'n 'RollerCoaster, the separate ride building will house the actual rollercoaster ride, linked to the original building by a launch tunnel.

Guardians of the Galaxy queue concept art

Guardians of the Galaxy is speculated to open around Spring 2021.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind concept art

Universe of Energy front demolition as part of Guardians of the Galaxy construction

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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.