At Last, Pictures of the Inside of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout Attraction!

At just four days before the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! , Disney released a new video featuring the Collector who is portrayed in the movie by Terran actor Benicio del Toro, and this video include tons of shots of the inside decor of the Guardians of Galaxy tower and the items of the "Collector" that you'll see in the pre-show decor! The folks at Disney who did the editing did it as fast as possible to make sure that you won’t see clearly anything ( Disney marketing strategy will always surprise me... ) but as usual this didn’t stopped D&M to capture all the interesting shots the best possible way!



In this rocking new attraction, Rocket enlists your help to free his friends from the grip of the mysterious Taneleer Tivan (aka The Collector), who has the Guardians of the Galaxy on display as his newest acquisitions deep inside his fortress-like collection. But who exactly is The Collector? So, they’ve also released a description of the Collector: "After foreseeing a vision showing the end of all life, Taneleer Tivan devoted his own life to finding and preserving unique beings and artifacts from throughout the universe, which is how he became known as The Collector. He runs his large fortress like a dictator and threatens his employees if they do not comply ( D&M Take: mmmh… don’t this remind you someone currently in the Middle East? ). If The Collector is not pleased with their performance, they might find themselves as permanent parts of his collection. The Collector has an eerie obsession with collecting one-of-a-kind items, be they objects or species.”

Okay, nuff said, enjoy the dozens of pics that you can see in the D&M Facebook album HERE  as there is too many to post here, and the video is below. And one more thing: the fantastic night shots above showing the GoG tower with its night lighting are coming from the excellent Disneyphotoblography website HERE where you can find stunning HDR pictures of every Disney park!




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Get Ready to Rock Out on Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!

Just released by the folks of D23, and it's about the music in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy ride at DCA: "Get Ready to Rock Out on Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!:
Guardians of the Galaxy is just as well known for its awesome music as it is for its irreverent comedy and lovable, quirky characters, and the brand-new attraction at Disney California Adventure park is no different. If you’ve been wondering which of the songs would be on the attraction’s awesome mix, wonder no more! We got the inside scoop from the folks behind the new attraction, opening May 27 at Disney California Adventure park.

John Dennis, executive creative director of music at Walt Disney Imagineering (how cool is that job?), told us about the process for coming up with the six songs you can hear during a rockin’ ride on Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! John and his team used Star-Lord’s awesome mix as a starting point, and ended up testing out 100 different songs to find the right fit. The six chosen for the attraction are the perfect mix of fun and funky and help make each ride on the thrilling attraction a truly unique experience. Check out the “playlist” below and let us know which song you’re most excited to hear during your first ride on Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!"

“I Want You Back” – The Jackson 5
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot” – Pat Benatar
“Give Up the Funk” – Parliament
“Born to Be Wild” – Steppenwolf
“Burning Love” – Elvis Presley
“Free Ride” – The Edgar Winters Group

Now, i have to say - even if i'm among those who is not specially excited by this GoG ride - that it's a pretty smart move from WDI Imagineers. Why? Because it's true that the soundtrack of the first GoG movie did a lot for the spectators enjoyment of the movie and even if the ride has nothing special - after all we all know that it'll be a elevator which will fall because this has not been changed - people will most probably enjoy the famous songs and so they may get out of the ride liking it when in fact it's the music played during the ride that made it special or even memorable. See what i mean? Very smart move from WDI folks.




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First Look at DCA Guardians of the Galaxy ex-TOT Re-Designed Facade

Part of the canvas covering Disney's California Adventure Tower of Terror during the transformation of its facade with a Guardians of the Galaxy theme has been removed giving us our first look to the new facade while painters are working on it. It's of course far to be finished but it gives an idea and so far i'm sorry to say that it looks as bad as we feared. With all the respect i have for Joe Rhode i still can't believe they replaced a perfectly themed attraction inspired by one of the best and most known TV series of all time by one inspired by a Deluxe-B movie which will be forgotten in ten years...

Anyway, here are some of the shots posted by different fellows on Instagram, let us know what you think in the comments. 

And here is a video filmed by houseofthemouse.

I remind you that once finished the building should look like on the official artwork below.

Pictures: copyright Disney, princess_krisstina, zomgmedic, walts.iphone

Video: copyright houseofthemouse

Great 1950's Style Guardians of the Galaxy Poster

I love this 1950's style Guardians of the Galaxy poster, and for two reasons: first i think that Stefan Lawrence who did it did a great job in this "1950's" design. And, two, because it reminds me the time when movies posters were GREAT and promising an amazing adventure and not like they are now, a formula that anyone steal to another for a generally pretty mediocre or all-similar-result at the end.

Picture: copyright Stefan Lawrence

Marvel Launch Galaxy Getaways Website to Promote Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel has launched a cool new website to promote Guardians of the Galaxy. It's called Galaxy Getaways and it's a fake galactic travel service which promote different destinations of the Guardians of the Galaxy, like a Travel Agency. Sure, its ill remind you Star Tours but the site looks great and you even have a "street view" option for each location just like with Google Maps.. on Earth. The site actually reveals some fun details about the different worlds that will be in the film.

Go ahead, discover Galaxy Getaways, but before don't miss the fun Ad for it below! And by the way, starting today July 4 and continuing until mid-August, guests at U.S Disney Parks on both coasts will be able to enjoy an exclusive sneak peek of “Guardians of the Galaxy”!




Picture and video: copyright Marvel