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A buddy asked me how much of the Guardians of the Galaxy show building is in the photo on the left, so I made some measurements and produced the sketch on the right. The circle with radiating dotted lines shows the place.
I'll show my work so y'all can correct me if I'm wrong…
I'll show my work so y'all can correct me if I'm wrong…
Here's a photo from @bioreconstruct showing the interior skeleton. The visible X braces match up with the ones in the interior photo. The building is 10 X braces long by 4 or 5 X braces wide (I can't tell the width exactly from this perspective).
This photo from http://blogmickey.com shows the exit staircase that's visible in the back left of the interior photo and how it relates to the drop at the back left, the high spot where the coaster enters (or exits?) the building. Anyway, we know this is the corner pictured.
You can clearly see the arc of the turn as it heads down (or up) in this photo from Coaster Crazy. It lines up nicely with the shot of the interior. https://www.coastercrazy.com/forums/guardians-of-the-galaxy-ride-coming-to-epcot-t37003-25.html
So by counting the X braces visible on the inside of the building in the photo, it looks like the camera is positioned in about the middle of the building's length, but maybe ⅓ of way across. We can only see 1.5 X braces in the back. The way the building juts out…
…where the track comes in makes it a little deceptive. The camera may be very close to the top of the roof — it's a little hard to tell given the perspective and not knowing the lens. There is certainly another level of X braces about the back wall of the photo.
And dang, that IS a big bulding. Also, there's a tunnel cut through the connecting building for vehicles to go through. Just think about that when you're on the ride – a delivery truck may be under you.
