First look at Eson - the villain in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind'

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Celestial Eson - the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind antagonist

Posted: Friday April 15, 2022 4:04pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Marvel has today shared a first look at Eson - the antagonist in EPCOT's upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind."

Celestial Eson - the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind antagonist

Eson was once in possession of the Power Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones, as the group learned in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Marvel.com added this tease of the storyline involving Eson.

Visitors hoping to explore and learn a little bit about the first-ever Other-World Showcase Pavilion in the area will get more than they expected when Eson, a Celestial that has been watching Earth for eons, makes a startling appearance. The Celestial is looking “to right a wrong in a big way,” and the Guardians of the Galaxy — Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot — step in to help save the day. But, they can’t do it alone and need our help to stop him from completing his grand plan!
What does that entail? While that remains to be seen, you just know there are going to be some rockin’ tunes along the way to saving the galaxy, again.

"Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" officially opens to guests May 27 2022. The first previews for select groups begin this weekend.

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Disgruntled Walt6 days ago

Hopefully I won't need it, but expect to be hearing from me otherwise!

Mr. Sullivan6 days ago

If it isn’t, I’ve figured out the trick to pretty much guaranteeing a boarding group if you need it

Rich Brownn14 days ago

Probably because GotG doesn't actually spin. It's turned and held in place so when you spiral down you're always facing the planet, for example.

Disgruntled Walt16 days ago

Anyone have any idea as to whether this will be off Virtual Queue by July? It seems crazy for it to remain on VQ for so long.

You're lucky. My experiences on GotG have gone downhill. First ride in September 2022, I felt OK after riding. Every subsequent ride has resulted in my feeling increasingly nauseous, with the noted exception of my last ride where I basically closed my eyes after launch and entering the gravity building. I have no desire to ever ride it again because A) what's the point in riding something just to have to close your eyes to not be sick, and B) it's.... not that good to begin with. :cautious:

Disone16 days ago

Same for me except reversed. I was a tad bit nauseous after crush but with GotG I am fine. At least now I am. The first time or two on GotG I did get disorientated during the launch but after a couple of runs this no longer happens.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

They felt totally different to me, except for the nauseous feeling after exiting the ride vehicle. Which quite honestly was much less after riding Crush than GotG, despite a much higher amount of actual spinning vs. the forced turning.

tissandtully16 days ago

Blasphemy! 😂

TrainsOfDisney16 days ago

I gotta say….. I just rode the crush coaster at Disney studios and it felt just like cosmic rewind. Like to a crazy extent. Not sure if that price tag was worth it haha.