New concept art reveals the loading area at 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' coming this summer to EPCOT

Feb 22, 2022 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Posted: Tuesday February 22, 2022 6:21pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

A new piece of concept art for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind gives us a first look at the loading area.

The station is located in the former Universe of Energy building, with the track then departing through a tunnel and into the gravity building which houses the majority of the coaster track.

NEW COSMIC REWIND LOADING AREA CONCEPT ART pic.twitter.com/OHGna6zkiy
— Phil? ? The Horizoneer (@TheHorizoneer) February 22, 2022

Imagineers putting finishing touches on the Cosmic Rewind boarding area — ride vehicles are officially named Starjumpers! pic.twitter.com/9QlirCPuOs
— Phil? ? The Horizoneer (@TheHorizoneer) February 22, 2022

'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' rollercoaster will open Sumer 2022 in the newly named World Discovery at EPCOT. Dubbed the 'omincoaster,' the rollercoaster vehicles are unique in that they can rotate 360 degrees and will launch in reverse. Each vehicle seats 4 in a 2x4 configuration with individual lap bars.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction poster

Under construction for five years, the ride was originally planned to open before Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary but faced delays from the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown.

Inside Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show building

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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.