Being willing to pay $17 to ride EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind isn't enough if you are not a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel guest

May 30, 2022 in "Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind"

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

Posted: Monday May 30, 2022 10:27am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Securing Lightning Lane access to EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind is proving more difficult than just handing over $17.

Guests arriving at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind as the ride enters its first full week of operation

Walt Disney World's latest rollercoaster is now into its fourth day of operation, and so far, sales of Lightning Lane access have reached capacity during the Disney World Resort hotel guests' early sale window. The early sell-out before park opening means that those guests not staying at a Disney hotel have no option to purchase Lightning Lane access.

The Lightning Lane sales at Cosmic Rewind are reaching capacity before non-resort hotel guests are able to make a purchase

Since Genie launched at Walt Disney World, guests of a Disney Resort Hotel can make their first purchase starting at 7:00am on the day of their visit, while other guests can make their first Lightning Lane purchase when the park opens. This gives a huge advantage to resort hotel guests for high-demand Lightning Lane purchases.

At Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, Individual Lightning Lane purchase is reaching capacity at around 7:15am, 75 minutes before non-resort guests can make a Lightning Lane purchase.

Cosmic Rewind's Virtual Queue reaches capacity almost instantly at both 7am and 1pm distribution times

Assuming this pattern holds, the only option for non-resort hotel guests to ride Cosmic Rewind is to secure a Virtual Queue boarding group at 7am or 1pm. Both of those distribution windows are incredibly short, reaching capacity in 3 seconds.

Learn more about the Virtual Queue process at Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.

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gerarar23 hours ago

Final Day 713 Stats (5/9): 7am: 3.8 secs 1pm: 583.3 secs, or ~10 mins BG 155 (-10) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 12:45 - 1:13pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 4m -> 4m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 0m -> 1hr 59m (-1m) That does it for Day 713 of GotG: CR!

gerarar23 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 583.343 secs, or ~10 mins. Thursday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 0m -> 1hr 59m (-1m) Up to BG 70 called at 1pm, 1 more than yesterday.

gerarar23 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 3.828 secs. Thursday 7am Drop Average: 4m -> 4m (+0) BG's 1-17 called at 8:39am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 712 Stats (5/8): 7am: 5.0 secs 1pm: 9861.8 secs, or ~2 hours 44 mins BG 165 (+10) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 5:40 - 6:40pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 11m -> 11m (+0) 1pm: 3hr 9m -> 3hr 9m (+0) That does it for Day 712 of GotG: CR!

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 9861.767 secs, or ~2 hours 44 mins. Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 3hr 9m -> 3hr 9m (+0) Up to BG 69 called at 1pm, 1 more than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.983 secs. Wednesday 7am Drop Average: 11m -> 11m (+0) BG's 1-18 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

Final Day 711 Stats (5/7): 7am: 4.2 secs 1pm: 1541.7 secs, or ~26 mins BG 155 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 19m -> 19m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 48m -> 2hr 47m (-1m) That does it for Day 711 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 1541.674 secs, or ~26 mins. Tuesday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 48m -> 2hr 47m (-1m) Up to BG 68 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.195 secs. Tuesday 7am Drop Average: 19m -> 19m (+0) BG's 1-18 called at 8:47am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

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gerarar4 days ago

6pm drop lasted for 209.097 secs, or ~3 mins. Monday 6pm Drop Average: 19m -> 19m (+0) Up to BG 126 called at 6pm, 16 more than yesterday.

gerarar4 days ago

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gerarar4 days ago

7am drop lasted for 3.534 secs. Monday 7am Drop Average: 10.7s -> 10.7s (+0) BG's 1-18 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar5 days ago

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