With construction resuming on some Walt Disney World projects, fans are once again looking at the future attractions and experiences promised by Disney before a global pandemic shut down the theme parks. While some project completion dates are right around the corner (like the Cinderella Castle repainting), some are still a year or more away.
Perhaps the most ambitious project announced by Disney was the EPCOT overhaul project. It wasn’t a single ride or attraction, but a brand new look and feel for the Future World section of the theme park.
When the parks shut down, the first half of EPCOT was a construction zone, requiring guests to navigate corridors of walls and rerouted pathways to get to World Showcase.
While it still appears that construction has not resumed at the park, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn recently took to Instagram to answer some fan questions. The director had a hand in designing Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT at Disney’s California Adventure, and is also consulting on EPCOT’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
Gunn was asked about what Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will look like at Disney World, and he couldn’t contain his excitement.
Utterly mind-blowing. I mean it. You guys are going to freak out. It’s incredible
Set to take guests back to the Big Bang via a backwards launch, the roller coaster has had quite a bit of secrecy around it in the form of a massive show building where all of the work is taking place inside.
We briefly got a glimpse of a steep inclined piece of track before the building was closed up and the rest is a mystery.
We were also able to find permits that suggest that the ride will have large projection domes either in the pre-show or in the actual ride itself.
Disney has said that the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction will open in time for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary in 2021, but it’s unclear if that timeline will need to shift due to the halt in construction since mid-March.
As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com for the latest Disney Parks news and photos. We’ll continue to bring you news and photos, where possible, through the Disney Parks closure due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and will resume our normal coverage once the parks reopen to guests on July 11th!