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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gerarar17 hours ago

Final Day 965 Stats (1/18): 7am: 3.6 secs 1pm: 2.0 secs* *the morning 7am drop lasted longer than afternoon 1pm drop BG 145 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 4:30 - 5:15pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 11.9s -> 11.9s (+0) 1pm: 48m -> 48m (+0) That does it for Day 965 of GotG: CR!

gerarar17 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 2.035 secs. Saturday 1pm Drop Average: 48m -> 48m (+0) Up to BG 65 called at 1pm, 3 less than yesterday.

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 3.578 secs. Saturday 7am Drop Average: 11.9s -> 11.9s (+0) BG's 1-12 called at 8:49am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar1 day ago

Final Day 964 Stats (1/17): 7am: 4.3 secs 1pm: 2.4 secs* *the morning 7am drop lasted longer than afternoon 1pm drop BG 140 (-20) is the last BG called for the day at 8:15pm. Notable stoppages: 10:46 - 11:18am 4:20 - 4:58pm 6:41 - 7:45pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 1m -> 1m (+0) 1pm: 58m -> 58m (+0) That does it for Day 964 of GotG: CR!

gerarar1 day ago

1pm drop lasted for 2.394 secs. Friday 1pm Drop Average: 58m -> 58m (+0) Up to BG 68 called at 1pm, 3 more than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.342 secs. Friday 7am Drop Average: 1m -> 1m (+0) BG's 1-16 called at 8:43am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 963 Stats (1/16): 7am: 10.5 secs 1pm: 11766.7 secs, or ~3 hours 16 mins BG 160 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 11:52 - 12:14pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 4m -> 4m (+0) 1pm: 1hr 36m -> 1hr 37m (+1m) That does it for Day 963 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 11766.650 secs, or ~3 hours 16 mins. Thursday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 36m -> 1hr 37m (+1m) Up to BG 65 called at 1pm, 5 less than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

7am drop lasted for 10.500 secs. Thursday 7am Drop Average: 4m -> 4m (+0) BG's 1-16 called at 10:40am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

Final Day 962 Stats (1/15): 7am: 17.4 secs 1pm: 15513.2 secs, or ~4 hours 19 mins BG 155 (+0) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 17m -> 17m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 22m -> 2hr 22m (+0) That does it for Day 962 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 15513.219 secs, or ~4 hours 19 mins. Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 46m -> 2hr 46m (+0) Up to BG 70 called at 1pm, 3 less than yesterday.

gerarar4 days ago

7am drop lasted for 17.434 secs. Wednesday 7am Drop Average: 12m -> 12m (+0) BG's 1-15 called at 9:10am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar4 days ago

Final Day 961 Stats (1/14): 7am: 4.6 secs 1pm: 17311.1 secs, or ~3 hours 49 mins BG 155 (+10) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 17m -> 17m (+0) 1pm: 2hr 22m -> 2hr 22m (+0) That does it for Day 961 of GotG: CR!

gerarar4 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 17311.045 secs, or ~3 hours 49 mins. Tuesday 1pm Drop Average: 2hr 22m -> 2hr 22m (+0) Up to BG 73 called at 1pm, 2 more than yesterday.