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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gerarar4 hours ago

Final Day 912 Stats (11/25): 7am: 6.2 secs 1pm: 4.3 secs 6pm: 3.9 secs BG 141 (+19) is the last BG called during regular park hours at 8:27pm. For EEH, resumed at 9:01pm with BG's 154-160 with BG 185 as the last BG called for the day at 10pm. Notable stoppages: 9:00 - 9:15am 4:44 - 5:08pm Average pace: 5mins/BG, 3mins/BG during EEH VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 34.4s -> 34.2s (-0.2s) 1pm: 51m -> 51m (+0) 6pm: 18m -> 18m (+0) That does it for Day 912 of GotG: CR!

gerarar7 hours ago

6pm drop lasted for 3.884 secs. Monday 6pm Drop Average: 18m -> 18m (+0) Up to BG 109 called at 1pm.

gerarar7 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 4.340 secs. Monday 1pm Drop Average: 51m -> 50m (-1m) Up to BG 58 called at 1pm, 9 less than yesterday.

gerarar7 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 6.171 secs. Monday 7am Drop Average: 34.4s -> 34.2s (-0.2s) BG's 1-17 called at 9:15am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar7 hours ago

Final Day 911 Stats (11/24): 7am: 60.6 secs 1pm: 21.9s secs* *the morning 7am drop lasted longer than afternoon 1pm drop BG 122 (-30) is the last BG called for the day at 5:50pm. Notable stoppages: 5:50 - 8:00pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 26.6s -> 26.9s (+0.3s) 1pm: 1hr 23m -> 1hr 23m (+0) That does it for Day 911 of GotG: CR!

gerarar1 day ago

1pm drop lasted for 21.857 secs. Sunday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 23m -> 1hr 23m (+0) Up to BG 67 called at 1pm, 1 more than yesterday.

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 60.570 secs. Sunday 7am Drop Average: 26.6s -> 26.9s (+0.3s) BG's 1-14 called at 8:42am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 910 Stats (11/23): 7am: 11.1 secs 1pm: 11.8 secs BG 152 (-8) is the last BG called for the day at 8:15pm. Notable stoppages: 11:40 - 12:00pm 4:27 - 4:50pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 9.6s -> 9.6m (+0) 1pm: 51m -> 51m (+0) That does it for Day 910 of GotG: CR!

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 11.811 secs. Saturday 1pm Drop Average: 51m -> 51m (+0) Up to BG 66 called at 1pm, 14 less than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 11.107 secs. Saturday 7am Drop Average: 9.6s -> 9.6s (+0) BG's 1-14 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

Final Day 909 Stats (11/22): 7am: 1449.2 secs, or ~24 mins 1pm: 9907.7 secs, or ~2 hours 45 mins BG 160 (-3) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 5:50 - 6:55pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 58.5s -> 1m (+10.6s) 1pm: 1hr 0m -> 1hr 1m (+1m) That does it for Day 909 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 9907.655 secs, or ~2 hours 45 mins. Friday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 0m -> 1hr 1m (+1m) Up to BG 80 called at 1pm, 4 more than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

7am drop lasted for 1449.236 secs, or ~24 mins. Friday 7am Drop Average: 58.5s -> 1m (+10.6s) BG's 1-16 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar4 days ago

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