One of the big recent openings at a Disney park, as well as one of the biggest openings of this year, is the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! at Disney's California Adventure. Designed with help from movie director James Gunn, this new ride combines a drop tower with the randomized experience that's been given praise in Star Tours, alongside a kickass soundtrack and the film's original cast.
DCA's come a long way since Superstar Limo.
From what I've seen, this looks to be an all-around fantastic ride. And given the 300 minute wait times it achieved on opening day, I'd say the general public loves it too.
So, of course, there are a ton of fans bitching and moaning about change.
Allow me to explain: Mission BREAKOUT! used to be The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, a drop tower ride based of the classic horror anthology series, The Twilight Zone. For various reasons that you can look up, the California version has always been seen as inferior to the Florida version, which is still operating, Guardians-less. And Disney must have known this, hence why they chose to change the California tower.
However, there are quite a few people who can't afford to go to Walt Disney World, so they would still love the DCA tower. And there were a fair few who were not pleased with this alteration.
Now keep in mind, Disney's doesn't make all their choices to please specific fans. They're trying to appeal to the general public. And the general public really likes Guardians of the Galaxy.
Did...did they just forget how popular this movie was?
Sad to say, this is not the first time that this has happened. But to list all the times its' happened would need another post or two to really explain it. So, yeah, this is another multi-parter. Stay tuned to see me cover stuff from Maelstrom to Imagination!
