Last Friday I had… quite a day. I went to EPCOT on opening day of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and tried my hand at getting a boarding group. Well, that’s a story for a later time. Is it actually any good? Does it fit the mood and legacy of EPCOT? I dunno. Let’s find out.
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It belongs to Hollywood Studios, but do you think greedy and sneaky Chapek cares a bit?
It's there. Get a life.
I usually love thrill rides and coasters but motion simulators (like Body Wars, Star Tours, etc) have always made me feel queasy. For some reason, this made my head feel like I had been on a motion simulator and I had to have a sit for awhile after. I hope to try again of course.
Love the shirt where can I get one
Just watching other adults geek out over Disney makes me so happy 🥹
So glad that you were able to finally ride it. Sorry my way didn’t work I try to help. But keep up the great work
"This feels kinda Epcot to me…" So that makes it, uh, faux-cot? It's NOT Epcot. And it ain't the big bang without a soundtrack from Bruce Broughton. No coincidence you coughed…choked?…when you complimented Chapek. The "feel" isn't what makes Epcot EPCOT. Old-school EPCOT is dead. Educate, Entertain and Inspire is no longer anywhere on Disney's radar. Glad you enjoyed it, but it ain't EPCOT.
does not belong. it has nothing to do with EPCOT's philosophy. knowledge with fun. What does this attraction teach us? trac test, Frozen and Nemo doesn't teach us anything either
Honestly I don’t really care at all, it’s a great attraction and my favorite coaster at world
Wouldn't it be funny yet nostalgic if the theme song to "Bill Nye the Science Guy" would be one of the random songs they play after the pivot point, as a reference to the "Ellen's Energy Adventure" version of "Universe of Energy"?
I just got back from our WDW trip and got to ride it on Wednesday June 1st. We were in the food court where Soarin and Living with the Land are and we managed to get in the virtual queue and moments later the whole food court started cheering and clapping. The ride was fantastic, however when we showed up at 3:30 for our ride time it broke down right as we walked on. Once we finally did get into line at 6PM when we got to the first pre-show room, we where there for 30 minutes due to another glitch. We got moving, and once we got to the final pre-show room heading towards the loading bay, yet another glitch and another 30 minutes of waiting.
It’s a geodesic sphere, not dome!! How could you!!
I don't know if anyone mentioned this earlier, but in one of the "interviews" with the Guardians, Peter Quill comments that he's excited to ride Horizons when he comes back to EPCOT.
No, but Epcot needs more rides. Put more attractions and rides. Epcot feel sometimes empty back then.
Dallin, you hit the nail on the head with the “nod to old EPCOT” vibe the Imangineers were going for with this attraction, despite the fact Guardians has no business in this park. However I’m curious what you think about the future of this attraction – I’m one of many who believe that MCU IPs won’t age well and in 10-20 years Disney will need the theme of this ride somehow (shout out to Poseidon Entertainment and Mickey Views on this). They’ve mentioned how Disney making a “giant box with screens” enables Disney to convert the show scenes and theme to something completely different when the time comes. In my personal opinion, GotG is one of the weaker IPs from Marvel, and they don’t have the staying power of Captain America, Iron Man, and especially Spider-Man from generation to generation. I firmly believe that GotG will be outdated fairly quickly (the movie franchise is officially over already). IPs like Indiana Jones and Star Wars have something that makes them timeless and never outdated. What are your thoughts on this idea and do you think Imagineering will have to retheme this senseless use of IP in the future?
Also, I forgot to add – I think the GotG IP would fit 1000% better in Tomorrowland, whereas Tron actually fits EPCOT better thematically. MK Tomorrowland is already an erratic mix of “space themed stuff”, and is more open to interpretation as it implies vague futuristic themes. Plus the fact MK has always been a home for family IPs. Tron however has a much less pronounced theme to it (most guests will not even know it’s based on a movie), and it lends itself to the human achievement of the digital age and the original EPCOT themes of technology and transportation. But hey, we’re just Disney geeks who don’t know better than the big wigs!
This ride doens't feel very Disney which feels like a good thing here. This has a mix of Epcot and Universal Studios. It felt especially Universal with the preshow rooms reminding me of T23D and the vibe of the ride if very Transformers. I liked that it's very simplified but shows off where it needs to show off which is a big Universal trait.
If we want to get technical, this vision isn't our future, but it is an example of finding other intelligent like. The reality is that finding people like us, or even farther along than us, is damn near impossible. This concept of creating a stargate to another inhabited planet is a brilliant correction of our old ideas of flying around the universe in an uncontrollable tin can.
But above all, I just don't give a shit. Like yeah, we need that freaking fuji coaster, but people are really darling with Epcots supposed theming, a theming thats already broken itself several times. At this point Epcot is merely an aesthetic, something that looks advanced but not too futuristic, a chic modern that will hopefully be more timeless than other attempts. Does it fit the aesthetic, well honestly as heartless as it may sound to have it dominate the park, everything Marvel fits… hell even Asgard would fit the aesthetic.
I feel they did a great job making it "EPCOT" feeling. One thing I really don't hear anyone talk about….I think one of the main reasons they had to put this in this park was because its the only place they could easily come up with the footprint needed for that massive building.
So they just completely abandoned the whole "Star Lord wanted to go to Epcot to relive his childhood" storyline?
I'm not sure if this new story is better or worse…
went on expecting not to like it, came out loving it. such an awesomely designed and really fun ride! i think my favorite part is when the cars go around facing the moon, and i love how the song is different everytime, i'm usually mad about ip rides being in epcot but the imagineers really hit it out of the park recently with ratatoullie and this!
and also thank you for pointing out that the loading area was like dinosaur because i thouht the exact same thing
your channel is awesome, teaches me so much!! thank u!!
i'm planning my first ever trip to WDW i am so excited this is here now!
What about the whole no standby line?
Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout belongs in Epcot about as much as it belongs in Animal Kingdom because Rocket Racoon is a member of the Guardians or at Hollywood Studios because it is populated by actors.
Epcot was originally imagined as not your ordinary theme park. Epcot showcased modern innovation through avant-garde edutainment attractions, as well as the addition of a world nations exposition. Epcot was built to educate and inspire, to excite people with what humanity can accomplish through science, technology and a combined effort. The original attractions gave a history of mankind's accomplishments in the areas of agriculture, transportation, energy, space & ocean exploration and art and literature with a promise of the future.
One can ride thrill rides at any other theme park, be it Disney or another company. Thrill rides are the staple of theme parks. Epcot was not built to be like other theme parks. Want a theme park with space & exploration themes? Then Disney, build a damn theme park called "Disney Beyond." Disney should stop destroying the theming of their unique theme parks by shoehorning attractions in that do not fit the theme. They actually should build another theme park, but they are too cheap to do that.
Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout is a fun attraction. It is a thrilling roller coaster. But, the only thing it inspires is the desire to buy a drink.
My brother and I were fortunate enough to get to ride this ride twice in one day (via our mother and sister giving us their passes) and we absolutely LOVED it! Definitely one of my favorite Epcot rides after Spaceship Earth and Living With the Land.
I wonder if people would be happier if Tron and Guardians swapped places?
Tron could be reworked into an educational experience about how the internet works. The queue could be some kind of laboratory with exhibits about internet infrastructure, then you get scanned into the computer to experience the speed of the internet first-hand. The outdoor area of the track at the start could be contextualized as a WiFi/cellular connection.
It still baffles me how many EPCOT purists don't like the attraction, They somehow managed to make a Marvel IP based Roller coaster, feel like EPCOT, as said around 18:27. I personally had my doubts before riding, I knew it was going to be a great attraction, and would be super fun. But I had my doubts that it would fit into EPCOT. Thankfully, after riding it for the first time with Passholder preview, this ride fits surprisingly well into EPCOT, it's mind-boggling, I felt as if all the odds were stacked against it fitting in. But I think this ride has certainly earned it's place in Future World at EPCOT!
No
I love original EPCOT Center. Horizons was one of my favorite rides to ever exist, along with Spaceship Earth.
Having just experienced this ride last week, yes. It absolutely belongs here and fits well. It is phenomenal.
Sorry, but no, it does not belong there. It may be a nice 'ride' and entertaining, but where is the inspiration? Where is the education? Where does it actually force people to discover? There's none of that. It's a 'ride'. You enter, watch a screen, ride a ride, get shaken around, then leave. Where is the inspiration? Unless it's for simply wanting to watch the movie. It's unrealistic, refers to fiction and have no appeal other than being a 'ride'. What does it teach? What will you remember? A roller coaster with 80s music. That could be a road-side attraction. This could be at any amusement park. Universe of Energy certainly educated and inspired while at the same time entertaining. This is a 'ride'. Just like the tron-based Test Track. The original Test Track entertained and educated. How many people would cringe at that hammer hitting the dummy's knee?? The cheap lazy overlay is just a 'ride'. No doubt this Guardians ride is quite fine – great even perhaps, but is it a worthy replacement for Universe of Energy? Not a chance. If it were at MK or the Studios I think it would fit in much much better.
Wow they even paid homage to the mighty microscope!
He said he was very serious about not recording 😡
I feel like the whole “wonders of Xandar” thing gave me a Star Trek utopian future vibe and that’s the vibe I get from Epcot as a whole so I say that the GOTG belongs in Epcot
No it doesn’t
Marvel killed a bugs land at DCA
DC comics is better
Conga is a good song I got September when I went on it
I think it belongs in DCA
You know I wasn't really for it before this video but watching your thoughts and seeing the preshow and stuff it really does feel like a world's fair ride sponsored by a science fiction planet and that's an angle I never considered doing before it's really clever