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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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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gerarar6 hours ago

Final Day 697 Stats (4/23): 7am: 8.3 secs 1pm: 3859.2 secs, or ~1 hour 4 mins BG 160 (+29) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 2:08 - 2:44pm 4:11 - 4:44pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 19m -> 19m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 50m -> 2hr 49m (-1m) That does it for Day 697 of GotG: CR!

gerarar6 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 3859.196 secs, or ~1 hour 4 mins. Tuesday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 50m -> 2hr 49m (-1m) Up to BG 70 called at 1pm, 8 more than yesterday.

gerarar6 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 8.295 secs. Tuesday 7am Drop Average: 19m -> 19m (+0) BG's 1-18 called at 8:51am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar21 hours ago

Final Day 696 Stats (4/22): 7am: 3.9 secs 1pm: 4.4 secs 6pm: 176.1 secs, or ~3 mins BG 131 (-9) is the last BG called during regular park hours at 8pm. For EEH, resumed at 9:12pm with BG's 150-156 with BG 185 as the last BG called for the day at 10pm. Notable stoppages: 11:04 - 11:23am 5:15 - 7:15pm Average pace: 5mins/BG, 2-3mins/BG during EEH VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 10.9s -> 10.8s (-0.1s) 1pm: 1hr 2m -> 1hr 1m (-1m) 6pm: 18m -> 18m (+0) That does it for Day 696 of GotG: CR!

gerarar22 hours ago

6pm drop lasted for 176.058 secs, or ~3 mins. Monday 6pm Drop Average: 18m -> 18m (+0) Up to BG 113 called at 6pm, 1 less than yesterday.

gerarar22 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 4.408 secs. Monday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 2m -> 1hr 1m (-1m) Up to BG 62 called at 1pm, 11 more than yesterday.

gerarar22 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 3.888 secs. Monday 7am Drop Average: 10.9s -> 10.8s (-0.1s) BG's 1-14 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 695 Stats (4/21): 7am: 4.4 secs 1pm: 4.4 secs BG 140 (-10) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 12:37 - 12:58pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 24.4s -> 24.2s (-0.2s) 1pm: 1hr 41m -> 1hr 40m (-1m) That does it for Day 695 of GotG: CR!

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 4.396 secs. Sunday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 41m -> 1hr 40m (-1m) Up to BG 51 called at 1pm, 13 less than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.368 secs. Sunday 7am Drop Average: 24.4s -> 24.2s (-0.2s) BG's 1-13 called at 9:40am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

Final Day 694 Stats (4/20): 7am: 4.5 secs 1pm: 3.6 secs* *the morning 7am drop lasted longer than afternoon 1pm drop BG 150 (-10) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 1:40 - 2:14pm 5:12 - 5:47pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 9.4s -> 9.3s (-0.1s) 1pm: 1hr 5m -> 1hr 4m (-1m) That does it for Day 694 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 3.572 secs. Saturday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 5m -> 1hr 4m (-1m) Up to BG 64 called at 1pm, 7 less than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

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gerarar4 days ago

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