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

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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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gerarar3 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 3.753 secs. Saturday 7am Drop Average: 11.6s -> 11.6s (+0) BG’s 1-14 called at 8:40am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar15 hours ago

Final Day 999 Stats (2/21): 7am: 3.3 secs 1pm: 1.6 secs BG 125 (-25) is the last BG called for the day at 8:31pm. Notable stoppages: 9:00 - 9:56am 5:02 - 5:18pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 1m -> 1m (+0) 1pm: 56m -> 56m (+0) That does it for Day 999 of GotG: CR!

gerarar15 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 1.561 secs. Friday 1pm Drop Average: 56m -> 56m (+0) Up to BG 46 called at 1pm, 25 less than yesterday.

joanna719851 day ago

So happy that boarding groups are finally going away

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 3.272 secs. Friday 7am Drop Average: 1m -> 1m (+0) BG's 1-15 called at 9:56am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar1 day ago

Final Day 998 Stats (2/20): 7am: 3.4 secs 1pm: 5.3 secs BG 150 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 4:24 - 5:15pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 4m -> 4m (+0) 1pm: 1hr 35m -> 1hr 34m (-1m) That does it for Day 998 of GotG: CR!

gerarar1 day ago

1pm drop lasted for 5.297 secs. Thursday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 35m -> 1hr 34m (-1m) Up to BG 71 called at 1pm, 3 more than yesterday.

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 3.430 secs. Thursday 7am Drop Average: 4m -> 4m (+0) BG's 1-15 called at 8:40am as part of the initial wave.

wdisney90002 days ago

I saw a youth smoking an actual cigarette instead of a vape recently. I think we are on the right track!

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 997 Stats (2/19): 7am: 4.6 secs 1pm: 182.4 secs, or ~3 mins BG 145 (+0) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 4:30 - 4:50pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 11m -> 11m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 46m -> 2hr 44m (-2m) That does it for Day 997 of GotG: CR!

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 182.405 secs, or ~3 mins. Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 46m -> 2hr 44m (-2m) Up to BG 68 called at 1pm, 6 more than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.562 secs. Wednesday 7am Drop Average: 11m -> 11m (+0) BG's 1-15 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

Disstevefan13 days ago

VQ going away on the 24th? The big beautiful standby is back bigly! 😉

gerarar3 days ago

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