A large crane has rolled into EPCOT to install the Xandarian spaceship that will be in front of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Our eagle-eyed reporters spotted the first piece of the ship being moved into place. We saw many crew members gathered in front of the show building, which has almost been completely … Read more
Good morning from a beautiful sunny day at Walt Disney World! Today, we make our way across Magic Kingdom, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Sleepy Hollow isn’t the only place to get a good Mickey waffle in the kingdom anymore. We satisfied our cravings early with the new Mickey waffle Loungefly from Uptown Jewelers! … Read more
The exterior of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is coming together as panels are installed behind the greeter structure and Disney finally settles on a paint color. The columns on the left (when facing the building) are still orange and red with some white spots. Crew members have been installing grey panels on the … Read more
Crew members were installing paneling on the front of the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind building today. The façade has been exposed blue sheeting for months now. Some silver paneling with the Nova Corps logo was recently installed behind the greeter structure. Alpolic-branded panels were being installed around the automatic doors today. Alpolic is … Read more
We now know Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will be opening next summer. While we can’t be sure how far along interior construction is, exterior construction has been close to completion for a while now. But the paint on the sides of the “Wonders of Xandar” pavilion still seems to be an issue. While … Read more
Construction of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT hit a milestone earlier this week when a new greeter structure was installed. The courtyard and exterior of the building have come far in the past few weeks, but there’s still work to be done before we’ll get to ride the coaster. On the walkway … Read more
Attempts to fix the orange pillars on the “Wonders of Xandar” pavilion in EPCOT have started anew. The pillars on the side of what was once the Universe of Energy pavilion were painted orange early on in the construction of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The building behind the pillars is black. “Touch-ups” have … Read more
Schematics have been leaked online for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, coming to EPCOT next year. These come from Devon Seery’s design portfolios (editor’s note: the portfolio pages have been removed since the time of publishing). “Sausalito” is the codename for the project. The Guardians’ ship was the Milano. Get it? This first image … Read more
Zach Ridley, a Walt Disney Imagineer, just posted to Instagram that new “alien” trees and landscaping are currently being installed at World Discovery in EPCOT. New landscaping and “alien” trees are currently being installed including a “Mast” tree (Monoon longifolium). These will help the transition to the Wonders of Xandar pavilion and the future home … Read more
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is officially set to open next year at EPCOT. Though we can’t be sure how much construction is left to be completed inside the attraction, the exterior of the building and courtyard are coming together. The Universe of Energy Pavilion has been renamed to Wonders of Xandar, the “Other-world … Read more
It was a beautiful, sunny day at EPCOT. Grab your passport, and we will see what is new around the park. “Oh, Boy!” It’s Mickey Mouse! Mickey wishes us well on our trip around the world. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is still under construction, and we are still awaiting the arrival of the … Read more
Good morning from a sunny Spaceship Earth! More Lightning Lane signage was added around the current Future World and World Showcase, wrapping up the park’s Lightning Lanes for the most part. The Space 220 restaurant sign was revealed earlier this week, and we got an early look at the ride into space prior to the … Read more
The pavement of the courtyard and walkways in front of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT seems to be almost complete. Work is still being done to the ground directly in front of the building, where tarp has been laid across the ground. The courtyard itself is now completely filled with pavement. The … Read more
We have kept a close eye on the continual, yet slow, march to completion for the long-awaited new attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Today, we took another ride along the EPCOT monorail line to show you how the progress was coming along. The pavement in front of the show building is looking fully … Read more
Greetings World Travelers from a beautiful day at Spaceship Earth! Before even making it into the park, we noticed the EPCOT Center Drive exit was closed, meaning the only way to get into the park by car is through World Drive. We hopped aboard the monorail for our morning spin around the park! Back on … Read more
Hello and welcome to a rainy day at EPCOT! Join us as we traverse the weather and take a trip around the world and into the future. Let’s jump in! We started our day by hopping aboard The EPCOT Monorail. Take a birds-eye view of the many ongoing construction areas throughout the park. While walking … Read more