Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind construction update from EPCOT as the project enters its fifth year

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Posted: Tuesday July 20, 2021 9:48am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The return of the EPCOT monorail gives us a new view of the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind construction site as the project enters its fifth year of construction.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - July 18 2021

Progress on the exterior continues at a sluggish pace, with a few more roof slats installed since our last look a few weeks ago.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - July 18 2021

The view from the monorail does offer a look at the concrete base where the Star Blaster ship seen in the concept art will sit.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - July 18 2021

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind concept art

Also seen from the monorail is a look at the area just outside of the main buildings. A lot of work has been happening behind walls here, and from these pictures, it appears to have been chiefly utility work so far.

Guardians of the Galaxy construction - July 18 2021

Originally announced in July 2017, the more than $400 million coaster is now entering its fifth year of construction. Disney has yet to give an opening date, but expectations are that it will open in 2022.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show scenery and push-pull testing of ride vehicles

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mergatroid6 days ago

That's fair enough.

MisterPenguinOct 07, 2024

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UNCgolfOct 07, 2024

I'm not a big fan of Cosmic Rewind -- it's fine, but I don't think it's remotely a special attraction -- so I wouldn't mind losing those things for something better. I also think the half a billion price tag is a problem, not a good thing (spending half a billion on a ride certainly could be a good thing, but CR doesn't have the content to justify that price). Regardless, I'm certainly not suggesting the Imagineers don't care or aren't trying to design the best possible attractions. Just because CR doesn't work very well for me doesn't make it bad; most people seem to love it. It doesn't really matter how I personally feel about something if it's an overall success.

zipadee999Oct 07, 2024

Would this be a retrack or a full-blown rebuild with a new layout like Tokyo? I feel like that would make it too much like Cosmic Rewind or even Tron right next to it. Right now Space relies on its 1975 charm as a form of differentiation, so I hope that any overhaul keeps the general structure of the attraction intact. I’d be happiest with a re-track and re-profiling by either Vekoma or S&S since Arrow Dynamics isn’t around anymore, a new cable-lift system that removes the un-immersive lift hill noise, on-board audio, and new effects/projections during the coaster layout. Those are all upgrades they could do to modernize and make the attraction vastly more enjoyable while still retaining the original Space Mountain

JayspencyOct 07, 2024

Tdo?

Marc Davis FanOct 07, 2024

Wouldn't that require a complete rebuild? This doesn't seem like something Disney would fund absent an IP, which makes me nervous...

FigmentFan82Oct 07, 2024

Wait so, theme updates to Space Mountain in MK? Would this be when they refresh the tracks as well?

MisterPenguinOct 07, 2024

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UNCgolfOct 07, 2024

It's too bad they didn't just do that at EPCOT instead of Cosmic Rewind. Then maybe they could have built a good Guardians attraction elsewhere. Note that I'm not calling Cosmic Rewind a bad attraction (although I don't think it's a great one) -- just that it's a bad Guardians attraction in terms of capturing what makes the IP interesting/fun. Cosmic Rewind would be just as good, if not better, if it was a space themed coaster without the misused Guardians.