Why Guardians of the Galaxy Became the First Coaster at Disney World’s Epcot

The randomized selection—you won’t know what you’ll hear until the Guardians hit play—includes “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire; “Disco Inferno” by the Trammps; “Conga” by Gloria Estefan; “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears; “I Ran” by A Flock of Seagulls; and “One Way or Another” by Blondie. They’re all songs that best fit various motion profiles on the ride vehicle that change per song (alas the story does not), and gives it enough distinction to make fans come back to ride each version. Imagineers hope they will, at least. “Touching anything in Epcot means that you need to come back with something incredible—[we] needed it to make an all-new innovative coaster and then delivering on the Guardians,” Drake said of aspects Disney hopes to build on from Cosmic Rewind for more future attractions. “And I think this was Imagineering at its best, delivering on all cylinders against those challenges.”

And they do because I for one want to go back and get all the songs. I’m two out of six!

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens May 27 in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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