Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane availability improving at Disney World's Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

Jun 08, 2022 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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Posted: Wednesday June 8, 2022 9:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Availability of Virtual Queue boarding groups and Lightning Lane Individual Attraction purchase is improving at EPCOT's new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

Guests arriving at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

Virtual Queue boarding groups are distributed daily at 7am and 1pm. While the 7am distribution continues to reach capacity nearly instantaneously in around 3 to 4 seconds, the 1pm availability window has significantly expanded in recent days.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane signs

Beginning June 1, the 1pm distribution window was open for 3 minutes, which, although still very short, is a significant boost over previous days measured in just seconds.

Things improved dramatically on June 3 as the 1pm window remained open for 14 minutes, followed by 23 minutes on June 4 and 17 minutes on June 5. June 6 saw a drop back to just over 2 minutes, but June 7 jumped to a whopping 90 minutes.

For Lightning Lane Individual Attraction Purchase, things have also improved from the first week. Some days are now seeing availability well into regular park hours, as late as 10am. On some days, Lightning Lane passes continue to sell out before normal park opening, meaning Lightning Lane access is exclusive to Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests on those days.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane signs

The best advice for experiencing Guardians of the Galaxy Comic Rewind continues to be to attempt a 7am Virtual Queue boarding group reservation. If unsuccessful, you then have an option to make a Lightning Lane purchase, which will likely secure you a ride before 2pm. If you missed the 7am, and chose not to make a Lightning Lane purchase, you are almost certain to be able to secure a Virtual Queue boarding group at the 1pm opening.

Guests in the loading station at Cosmic Rewind

On days when EPCOT offers Extended Evening Hours for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests, Virtual Queue availability remains very limited. On the first night, all spots in the 6pm Virtual Queue were allocated almost instantly in around 2 seconds. The situation was the same on the second Extended Evening Hours that occurred last night. If attending an Extended Evening Hours night, experiencing Cosmic Rewind is a bit of a lottery, with the only option to try at precisely 6pm to join the Virtual Queue.

Visit our "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" FAQ for more answers to common questions including Virtual Queues and Lightning Lane.

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gerarar13 hours ago

6pm drop lasted for 2.226 secs. Monday 6pm Drop Average: 18m -> 18m (+0) Up to BG 113 called at 6pm, 13 less than yesterday.

gerarar13 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 2.416 secs. Monday 1pm Drop Average: 57m -> 57m (+0) Up to BG 60 called at 1pm, 6 less than yesterday.

gerarar13 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 2.073 secs. Monday 7am Drop Average: 10.3s -> 10.2s (-0.1s) BG's 1-18 called at 8:40am as part of the initial wave e.

monothingie19 hours ago

Without festival kiosks this summer, there is little reason to go to Epcot anyway other than to get a sun burn. Unless other unrelated operational cuts are made, I don't think its closing will have too major of an impact.

mattpeto19 hours ago

Big Bang Pun not attended... I am somewhat predicting a big-bang reset with all of this, if pre-planning Genie+ is still indeed coming in 2024. Although they have been super quiet on details and probably had to check off DAS changes before doing anything next. Try to join a VQ and buying ILLs doesn't make sense if you are trying to let the guest sleep-in. I could see the new Genie+ system rumored months ago (7 rolling days prior for resort guests/Tiers) still let people buy ILL before the day-of. But the VQ part of it doesn't add up. They won't make guests join VQ for future days, that's sort of a silly notion. They could change VQ requirements and make guests be inside the park, but that's not ideal either for pre-planning. The easy fix: drop the VQ for both Guardians and Tron. Keep the ILL and let you buy prior. Maybe keep VQ for EEH. They have plenty of time (2-3?) years to figure out what to do with AK Indy.

UNCgolf19 hours ago

This is so stupid, and terrible for guests.

Vclguy9020 hours ago

Pray. And from my knowledge you are allowed to have a VQ and LL at the same time.

wdwmagic20 hours ago

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Sticks to Virtual Queue Despite Test Track Closure https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/17jun2024-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-sticks-to-virtual-queue-despite-test-track-closure.htm

Hawkeye_201823 hours ago

Any tips for securing a 7 AM drop? Also if I don't secure and buy LL will I still be eligible to get a 1 PM drop?

gerarar1 day ago

Final Day 751 Stats (6/16): 7am: 2.8 secs 1pm: 12.7 secs BG 148 (-10) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 10:45 - 11:01am Average pace: 5mins/BG, 3-4mins/BG from 5pm to close VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 22.9s -> 22.7s (-0.2s) 1pm: 1hr 34m -> 1hr 33m (-1m) That does it for Day 751 of GotG: CR!

gerarar1 day ago

1pm drop lasted for 12.691 secs. Sunday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 34m -> 1hr 33m (-1m) Up to BG 66 called at 1pm, 4 less than yesterday.

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 2.833 secs. Sunday 7am Drop Average: 22.9s -> 22.7s (-0.2s) BG's 1-16 called at 8:40am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 750 Stats (6/15): 7am: 3.9 secs 1pm: 438.9 secs, or ~7 mins BG 158 (+6) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 4:29 - 5:25pm 5:50 - 6:17pm Average pace: 5mins/BG, 3-4mins/BG from 5pm to close VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 8.9s -> 8.8s (-0.1s) 1pm: 1hr 0m -> 1hr 0m (+0) That does it for Day 750 of GotG: CR!