'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' joins the Extended Evening Hours attraction line-up at EPCOT and will use a Virtual Queue

Posted: Tuesday May 17, 2022 2:31pm Et by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has confirmed that the new "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" will join the Extended Evening Hours lineup at EPCOT from May 30 2022.

Lightning Lane and Virtual Queue entrances to Cosmic Rewind

At 6pm on Extended Evening theme park hours nights at EPCOT, Guests staying at a Disney Deluxe Resort, Disney Deluxe Villa Resort or other select hotels will have an additional opportunity to request to join the virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

This means that guests can use the Virtual Queue twice on a day that offers Extended Evening Hours, once during the 7am or 1pm distribution, and again at the 6pm distribution.

To join the 6pm Virtual Queue, you do not need to be inside EPCOT. Learn more about Cosmic Rewind's Virtual Queue.

Extended Evening Hours take place for 2 hours immediately following regular park close, which is typically 9pm to 11pm at EPCOT.

Visit our "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" FAQ for more answers to common questions.

Glaxarium queue space - Virtual queue to the right, Lightning Lane to the left

Hotels Eligible for EPCOT Extended Evening Hours

Extended evening theme park hours is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts, which include:

Disney Deluxe Resorts

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts
Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
Disney's Beach Club Villas
Disney's BoardWalk Villas
Disney's Old Key West Resort
Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Other Select Hotels

Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Shades of Green on Walt Disney World

EPCOT Extended Evening Hours attraction Line-up

Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
Frozen Ever After
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Mission: SPACE
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
Soarin’ Around the World
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Guests in the loading station at Cosmic Rewind

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Touchdown1 day ago

I love Epcot Evening hours, my trips are usually Tues-Mon I was seriously bummed out when they moved Epcot night from Tuesday to Monday. Knowing I get bonus time post Luminous to hit Guardians, TT, Frozen and if I’m lucky Remy one last time is great.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

And then they'll say, "gee, I guess no one wants these evening hours at DAK. So, when DHS and MK are unavailable, I guess we will just run this twice a week at Epcot for all our wealthy guests looking to get on Living with the Land again."

Ayla1 day ago

Which kinda defeats the purpose, because if there is no where to eat, people will leave to go elsewhere ~ to eat!

ToTBellHop1 day ago

They aren't really opening it late enough (even with this) for it to be dark. Agree on food, though. It's one thing to have less food at 11 pm, but at 6:30 pm, people want to eat.

Nottamus1 day ago

This is great for AK, except - they should keep the food & drink choices open to match It’s a beautiful park at night.

easyrowrdw1 day ago

Why isn't Tron open during Early Entry hours? "It's like gets off on being withholding." ~Buster Bluth

Touchdown1 day ago

I don’t do AK Evening EMH, doing so requires me to choose between a night show or EMH, night show wins. Prefer any other park.

NelleBelle2 days ago

Ugh! This totally screws my plans…again! I wouldn’t care if the EEH actually extended later when the park is dark but given that it’s summer, that’s not happening. Just frustrating

Ayla2 days ago

Zero consolation for people visiting in June and first half of July.

ToTBellHop2 days ago

Hard disagree on DAK. The animals are more active in the morning and this time of year, that extra hour is actually comfortable.

Purduevian2 days ago

I assume part of the reason for AK opening so early is for the bus fleet. They can send a bunch of busses to AK for opening then shift them away from AK for the other parks opening.

Touchdown2 days ago

I love AK early morning, the animals are more active, the park fills up slower and I can power through all the rides, see FotLK and Nemo and be off to another park by 2pm.

GhostHost10002 days ago

Parks should open 1 hour early for resort guests but they won’t do that because they still want to sell lightning lanes. They should also not open AK so early and all parks be consistent