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Guardians of the Galaxy update from November 3rd.





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the wall is painted “go away green”, a popular color at Disney Parks meant to be as unobtrusive as possible. At this point, it looks like we can expect a big green box looming over the Epcot parking lot for decades to come.

Also visible from the parking lot is the launch and return tunnel that connects the newly constructed gravity building and the backside of the gutted Universe of Energy structure.

Here is the latest update on the Guardians coaster. More steel has went up on the main coaster building and the connector structure has most of its steel in place. The old Universe of Energy buildings continues to be gutted and turned into a shell.

From September 18th











Source: http://blogmickey.com/2018/09/photos-universe-of-energy-pavilion-ripped-open-and-sign-removed-a-look-inside/

Here is the completed gutted Universe of Energy Building that will become the queue line and station for the new Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster. Along with the new building, this coaster is going to have a huge footprint.

If the plans for Epcot’s India pavilion come to fruition, it will be anchored by a massive E-Ticket attraction: a boat ride based on the 2016 hit live action film, The Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau.

The boat ride would utilize the revolutionary ride system from Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure at Shanghai Disneyland. This ride features boats with a motion base, allowing vehicles to rock and spin in the water along their path. This would be a massive attraction, just as the Shanghai Pirates ride is the largest in that park.

https://wdwnt.com/2018/09/rumor-india-pavilion-coming-to-epcots-world-showcase-with-massive-jungle-book-ride/

Epcot's Guardians of the Galaxy coaster has track supports going in between the main show building and the loading building. They are also working on the connecting enclosure structure between the two buildings. This is the location for the current track supports. I would expect to see coaster track installed within the connector building before it is fully enclosed. And yes, the main show building is as massive as it looks.

I recently got the opportunity to go to EPCOT and in this video, I look at the construction of the Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster, the mission space themed restaurant, the Skyliner, and ratatouille.

Views of clearing near Ratatouille ride.

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Guardians of the Galaxy building frame at left, seen from Contemporary Resort.

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