Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - General Discussion

[Nick]

Park Passes for the Annual Passholder preview that you signed up for have been added for most people as of today. I checked my account and it's now there.

 

[GAcoaster]

Apparently the media event is happening in the next day or two. I saw several travel writers I follow are in town, as well as all the Disney brass. There's an elaborate stage setup in front of GOTG, and the rumor is Chris Pratt may be coming for the press event.

 

[Nick]

Apparently the media event is happening in the next day or two. I saw several travel writers I follow are in town, as well as all the Disney brass. There's an elaborate stage setup in front of GOTG, and the rumor is Chris Pratt may be coming for the press event.

May 4-6 is media. There's been a little bit of it today, but nothing major or nothing at the ride. They announced the Fantasmic! news and the VQ news to media in some sort of presentation setting today for example.

 

[Alicia]

Tomorrow media will be riding all day.

 

[tielo]

Disney telling us how we should feel when we do this ride:

The queue walkthrough: (It looks a lot like MiB but without the AA's and humor. The teleport effect is very Poseidon's Fury and is the best part of an otherwise boring queue.) Not sure who wrote the script and directed the actors but they have no business to be in this business (that is to many business'es).

Video's by Theme Park Insider

 

[belloq87]

Okay, I have to be honest and give them this: the "learn about Xandar" displays -- despite being complete science fiction nonsense -- do feel fairly Epcot-y.

Beyond that... :shrug: . Not a huge fan of poking fun at Epcot's legacy via Peter Quill just listing off a bunch of now-gone stuff for laughs.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Fell asleep through that Tolstoyesq pre- show. when do I get to ride a ride?

 

[belloq87]

Full ride POVs are out there.

It's exactly what I expected it to be.

 

[GAcoaster]

It will be popular, and it is a much needed addition to Epcot. It's also Space Mountain 2.0 and overall underwhelming when you look at the amount of time it took to build and what I imagine the cost was.

I heard someone the other day saying that GotG should have gone in MK, and Tron should have gone in Epcot, but it really wouldn't make sense to have to ride in each park that share so many similarities so close to each other. As it is there will be comparisons by guests the same way guests often think Seas with Nemo and Little Mermaid are practically the same rides.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Not sure who wrote the script and directed the actors but they have no business to be in this business

Probably the same people who came up with the phrase "daytime activation"

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Watched the POV. Looks fun. Not sure what level of whelmed I am but looking forward to it when I get back to the COT

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Since we're getting close to opening and POVs are out I'm designating this as the official General Discussion thread.

I have created a new thread for reviews, large photo posts, videos, and spoilers.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind - Reviews, Media, & Spoilers

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind reviews, media, and spoilers are out in the wild. This thread is for discussion of ALL aspects of the attraction, from detailed spoilers and reviews to attraction photos and POVs. SPOILERS WILL OCCUR.

forums.insideuniversal.net

 

[belloq87]

overall underwhelming when you look at the amount of time it took to build and what I imagine the cost was.

It does not appear to be a $450 million-worth ride experience to me, from my vantage point having not yet ridden it.

 

[MikePat]

I like a lot of this ride's concepts, but some of its execution just doesn't feel amazing to me yet. The personality of Mission Breakout is something that I kind of feel is missing here. On the other hand, it looks like a ride that you cannot judge fully by the POVs.

 

[shiekra38]

From watching the full POV, I think my biggest gripe is the story

Not to beat a dead horse, but this could have easily taken place in the "Universe of Energy" pavilion, and with some clever writing, could have included some educational aspects in the pre-show.

It feels like it leans a bit too much in the "sci-fi" direction for me

Also, I'm not sure what the motivations of the giant robot thing is

I really can't judge the coaster as you really have to ride it, but it does seem the ride is exactly what I expected

It seems like it cost way too much, took way too long, and took resources that could have been spread around Epcot much better

Either way, I'm glad Epcot has a coaster

 

[SkiBum]

From watching the full POV, I think my biggest gripe is the story

Not to beat a dead horse, but this could have easily taken place in the "Universe of Energy" pavilion, and with some clever writing, could have included some educational aspects in the pre-show.

It feels like it leans a bit too much in the "sci-fi" direction for me

Also, I'm not sure what the motivations of the giant robot thing is

I really can't judge the coaster as you really have to ride it, but it does seem the ride is exactly what I expected

It seems like it cost way too much, took way too long, and took resources that could have been spread around Epcot much better

Either way, I'm glad Epcot has a coaster

I didn't know that you could hear wind in space. Must be solar winds that are buffeting the ship.

 

[Freak]

I didn't know that you could hear wind in space. Must be solar winds that are buffeting the ship.

You can only do so much to achieve suspension of disbelief lol

 

[shiekra38]

I didn't know that you could hear wind in space. Must be solar winds that are buffeting the ship.

There was wind in space before fossil fuels ruined everything

Next you're going to tell me I'm not *actually* in a computer simulation during Test Track

SMDH

 

[SailwiththeTide]

I didn't know that you could hear wind in space. Must be solar winds that are buffeting the ship.

It is actually Rocket farting

 

[shiekra38]

Upon viewing a much better pre-show recording the story is becoming a bit more clear

I think it's decent for sure...I still am not terribly thrilled by the overall story, but whatevs