![]() Disney is known for combining theming, intellectual property and family-friendly experiences while Universal? Universal has positioned itself as where you go for real fun, for scary fun, for flips and drops and physical frights. Just take a look at that ad campaign from a few years back, geared towards kids growing up and out of Fantasyland fun. You see, Universal Orlando Resort has always positioned themselves as the spot in town for themed high-octane thrills. It's almost more significant of a triumph considering how badly Epcot, and Walt Disney World as a whole, needed an attraction like this. ![]() If you're on the fence about it, I've penned a little guide to help with just that - including answers to some popular questions:Ī post shared by CARLYE□ disney theme park news the real story here isn't about how this coaster is a banger worth booking a trip around, which it is. Given that Disney folk are one of the most difficult-to-please fandoms, the ride's reception is nothing short of a triumph. I skipped coffee, lunch, water, even the bathroom just to keep riding while attending a media preview, reaching such joyous highs that I found myself dancing in my seat and desperately trying to squeeze in one more ride prior to my flight home the next day. ![]() ![]() I plopped my butt into that seat seventeen times total not for research but because I…had to go back on. Personally speaking, whenever I review a new ride, I have certain requirements including a non-negotiable amount of times I need to sit on board before I write a single word. This coaster is triggering for people with motion sickness, so heed my advice and pop the Dramamine!) Once I could wrap my brain around its scale, I was able to appreciate the ride in a new way, but it remained ecstatically fun and free from the diminishing returns I had incorrectly anticipated. (And no, Mission: SPACE is not fun and I will not hear otherwise!) I began my first ride fearful that I'd walk off wobbly or nauseous - or worse, unimpressed, but what I felt can only be described as a kind of religious experience, both overwhelming and unforgettable. As intense as it is massive, Cosmic Rewind remains an unprecedented amount of fun heretofore not really seen within Epcot. 38wX5SJPPU- □✨ carlye wisel May 5, 2022įrankly put, it's a whole lotta ride. It’s exactly what Walt Disney World - and this park - needed.īest. Lacking big drops and loops, it is still (somehow!) unprecedentedly intense. That would push it well into April or even end of May 2022.įor more info and tickets, visit the official Walt Disney World website by clicking here.Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is an absolute behemoth, massive in both scale and thrills. The plan is to open Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind for the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World, but with all of the Covid / construction delays, we could see it bumped into 2022 to market EPCOT’s 40th Anniversary. In the image above, you can see that the trains have been loaded onto the track and begun its “push/pull” testing, where the ride vehicles are manually pulled through the track. Imagineers were inspired by markings that appear on NASA Space Shuttles and other spacecraft upon reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. If you look closely at the colorful paint design on the vehicles (called coaches in roller coaster engineering parlance), each one is unique with different wear patterns and impact marks. Here’s a closer look at the new high tech ride vehicles that are currently housed at Disney’s warehouse in Florida. The ride vehicles can move independently at 360 degrees and offer the ability to do a reverse-launch! The flexibility of the vehicle movement will allow guests to focus on certain scenes.īelow is video footage of the new ride vehicles being tested (off-site). ![]() The Omnicoaster is a first- of-its-kind programmable roller coaster ride system, where guests can be rotated along the ride track in any direction while traveling at high speeds. The track layout is one of the longest indoor coasters in the world consisting of many tight turns and long straightaways that will likely be accented with projection effects - along with ride vehicles that use “groundbreaking” roller coaster technology. Here’s a first glimpse inside the massive 12 story building with the lights on and no projection screens in place. This morning, Josh D’Amaro Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, presented a keynote session for the IAAPA virtual Expo giving us a sneak peek of the new “ Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind” attraction coming to Epcot. ![]()
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