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On August 25, 2019, Disney announced that the name of the attraction would be Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. At this time, Disney gave a basic outline of the attraction stating, "The adventure starts in the “Galaxarium,” a planetarium-like exhibition that explores the similarities and mysteries of the formation of Earth’s galaxy and Xandar. Guests will be invited to learn more about the treasures Xandar has to share – until the moment when the Guardians of the Galaxy arrive, and adventures across the cosmos ensue."
 
On August 25, 2019, Disney announced that the name of the attraction would be Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. At this time, Disney gave a basic outline of the attraction stating, "The adventure starts in the “Galaxarium,” a planetarium-like exhibition that explores the similarities and mysteries of the formation of Earth’s galaxy and Xandar. Guests will be invited to learn more about the treasures Xandar has to share – until the moment when the Guardians of the Galaxy arrive, and adventures across the cosmos ensue."
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Although Disney had originally planned on Cosmic Rewind being ready for Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary, as 2021 approached, it began to become clear that the attraction would not open on time. Perhaps due to the 2020 COVID pandemic and subsequent budget adjustments, construction on the ride needed to continue throughout 2021 <ref> wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/20apr2021-filmmaker-james-gunn-comments-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind.htm </ref>. Finally, on September 30, Disney announced that the attraction would finally make its debut in the Spring of 2022 <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/30sep2021-disney-announces-that-epcots-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-will-open-in-2022.htm </ref>, with the official date eventually being announced as May 27, 2022 <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/04apr2022-disney-officially-announces-the-opening-date-for-epcots-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-rollercoaster.htm </ref>.
  
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:34, 10 July 2022

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Rewind.jpg
A promotional poster for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Epcot
Land Wonders of Xandar
Opening date May 27, 2022
Vehicle type Starjumper
Ride duration 3 minutes
Disney Genie + No (Lighting Lane Exclusive)

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is an attraction in the Wonders of Xandar pavilion at Epcot.

History

A Guardians of the Galaxy themed attraction was originally announced on July 1t, 2017 as a replacement for Epcot's Universe of Energy pavilion [1]. At the time, Disney stated that the new ride would be an E-ticket attraction based on the "rockin’ and action-packed world of Guardians of the Galaxy", that would open in time for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary in 2021 [1].

On August 13, 2017, the Universe of Energy pavilion was closed and subsequently walled off from guests [2]. Although Disney decided to build a completely new show building for the new Guardians attraction, much of the original Universe of Energy building was saved, and reused as the new attraction's queue and preshow area [2].

Over the next two years, work continued on the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction. During this time, Disney announced that the attraction would be one of the world's largest indoor roller coasters, and that it would feature a unique ride system that allowed Imagineers to have each individual ride vehicle turn on demand. This allowed Imagineering to focus guests attention on specific scenes, and improved their storytelling ability. When commenting on the new ride vehicles, Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek explained:

"On most coasters, the vehicles point straight ahead throughout the ride,” Bob explained. “But on this attraction, each individual cab will be programmed to direct your eye to the story happening around you.


That means instead of whizzing by the action, you’ll be fully immersed in the story from the minute you launch." [3]

On August 25, 2019, Disney announced that the name of the attraction would be Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. At this time, Disney gave a basic outline of the attraction stating, "The adventure starts in the “Galaxarium,” a planetarium-like exhibition that explores the similarities and mysteries of the formation of Earth’s galaxy and Xandar. Guests will be invited to learn more about the treasures Xandar has to share – until the moment when the Guardians of the Galaxy arrive, and adventures across the cosmos ensue."

Although Disney had originally planned on Cosmic Rewind being ready for Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary, as 2021 approached, it began to become clear that the attraction would not open on time. Perhaps due to the 2020 COVID pandemic and subsequent budget adjustments, construction on the ride needed to continue throughout 2021 [4]. Finally, on September 30, Disney announced that the attraction would finally make its debut in the Spring of 2022 [5], with the official date eventually being announced as May 27, 2022 [6].

Plot

Fun Facts and Trivia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-ratatouille-attractions-coming-to-epcot/
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/06oct2017-photo---walls-go-up-around-universe-of-energy.htm
  3. https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/15nov2018-photo---guardians-of-the-galaxy-coaster-ride-vehicle-concept-art.htm
  4. wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/20apr2021-filmmaker-james-gunn-comments-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind.htm
  5. https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/30sep2021-disney-announces-that-epcots-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-will-open-in-2022.htm
  6. https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/04apr2022-disney-officially-announces-the-opening-date-for-epcots-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-rollercoaster.htm