![]() ![]() “We went big, you know, go big or go home.”Īctor Terry Crews gets a special role in the ride experience, starring as Centurion Tal Marik - a member of the Nova Corps and commander of the Starcharter. Then they’ll of course animate all of that,” he said. “They have these LED panels giving off the light. Speaking about his experience shooting scenes for the story coaster, Chris Pratt, who plays Star-Lord, talked about how the magic came together. “I’m hoping that the guests, the first time they’re in here, it’s really just pure fun and excitement and joy.” “This is a massive project and we had a big team of people, over the years working on this,” said Disney Imagineering senior producer, Wyatt Winter. In the new video, actors in the film, Disney Imagineers and behind-the-scenes crew share their experience creating content for the new attraction, which sees guests join Rocket, Groot, Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax and more on a cosmic adventure in which they attempt to save the galaxy - naturally set to a great musical score. The ride also features a reverse launch - an element never before seen in a Disney park - and is one of the world’s longest indoor rollercoasters. The future is already here - one backwards launch, many high-speed spins and cosmic chase around the galaxy away.Following the launch of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Disney World’s Epcot, the operator has released a new video going behind-the-scenes, talking to cast and crew about creating an authentic Guardians experience in a Disney park.ĭeveloped by Disney Imagineering, the story coaster features 360-degree rotation and Vekoma engineering. Though we do eventually track down the Cosmic Generator on our chase, it seems that it may be a little redundant, after all, because thrill fans won’t actually need to time jump at all to see futuristic tech, or to time travel. As with most of the biggest attractions at Walt Disney World, the ride is likely to use the Genie+ system, with a virtual queue system available as well as Lightning Lane passes available to purchase. On a practical level, EPCOT’s only coaster - and arguably Disney’s greatest ride of all four of its Orlando parks - will undoubtedly draw crowds visiting the park for it specifically, so you can probably expect to spend a while in the Wonders of Xander museum-slash-line. And what that really means is that it is 100%, pure fun. Everything feels thoroughly Guardians of the Galaxy. ![]() Set to a fist-pumping soundtrack of ‘70s and ‘80s pop hits, similar to Aerosmith’s Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you’ll ride to one of a possible six anthems: I rode to “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire, and on the inevitable run around to get back on the ride immediately after, “Conga” by the Gloria Estefan-fronted Miami Sound Machine (which saw the vehicle full of riders shake their bodies, unable to control them any longer). It all feels like the next step in the progression of classic dark rides like Space Mountain, turning the thrills up to 11 and using the new technology as a vessel for storytelling, fun and thrills, as opposed to making the innovations the star of the show. My tip: don’t run to the so-called ‘front row’ and instead, aim for row nine, which will become the front of the vehicle after launch. That also means that what appears to be the front row of the vehicle when loading does not stay that way for long, with the carriages changing position with the change in direction of the coaster and rotations of the vehicle. And as a theme park fan, it’s like nothing I’ve ever ridden before.įorget stomach-churning fairground spins, these are controlled rotations designed specifically to turn you to look from one huge curved screen, to the next centerpiece prop (circling down around the moon is a highlight). Proceeding to propel us in every direction, your vehicle rotates to keep you focused on the stunning, rapidly changing action playing out around you, while a storming soundtrack of Peter Quill-approved pop pummels all the senses. One of the largest indoor rollercoasters in the world, we move forward through the track to see Eson escape with the generator - and with that comes our use of time jumping and an unexpected, exhilarating backwards launch through the galaxy. What follows can only be described as a frenzy of dark ride madcap chaos.
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