'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind' height requirement confirmed

Posted: Wednesday April 6, 2022 5:22pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

With preview events now being scheduled, Disney has confirmed the height requirement for EPCOT's upcoming rollercoaster 'Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.'

The 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' height requirement is 42" (107cm).

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind show scenery and push-pull testing of ride vehicles

At 42 inches, 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' has a lower height requirement than other Disney World rollercoasters - Expedition Everest (44"), Rock 'n' RollerCoaster (48"), and Space Mountain (44"). However, it is higher than Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (40") and Slinky Dog Dash (38").

The height requirement supports accounts of the thrill level of 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' being around the level of Expedition Everest and very much a family coaster experience.

Guardians of the Galaxy coaster ride vehicle concept art

The ride vehicle features a lap bar, with seating of 2 guests per row.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind load station sneak peek

'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' officially opens May 27 2022 at EPCOT.

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montyz811 day ago

OK. Sorry, didn't have a lot of sleep yesterday, slow on the uptake.

Giss Neric2 days ago

I think he meant odd suppository, like rectal suppository as it is a laxative ;)

montyz812 days ago

It was a joke: https:///2025/03/guest-defecation-shuts-down-disney-ride-for-third-time-this-month-em1/

larryz2 days ago

That's an odd supposition...

montyz812 days ago

Maybe someone defecated near it, and the fumes weakened the glass's molecular structure!

JAB5 days ago

That's not true. Tempered glass is very susceptible to focused impacts. That's why those emergency escape tools with a tiny metal point will shatter a car's window with very little force, and why a great many tempered glass PC case side panels have shattered simply by laying them on a tile floor because one of the tiles' corners was sticking up. If something hard and pointed hit it in the right way, it wouldn't have necessarily taken much force at all.

lazyboy97o5 days ago

If someone was wearing something like a metal ring and hit it in the right place, especially near a corner, it is possible to break the glass rather easily.

MisterPenguin6 days ago

The building is just settling on a sink hole.

bmr15916 days ago

Definitely not a punch, but a metal water bottle strapped to a backpack whipping around could generate a lot of power.

Giss Neric6 days ago

Shattering tempered glass requires a huge amount of force so I'm not sure if someone punching the glass is true.

bmr15916 days ago

I’m eager to hear how that happened. Someone lean on it with too much weight? A flying water bottle?

ZachPL6 days ago

Just saw this on reddit

gerararFeb 25, 2025

The VQ system has finally ended today for GOTG: CR! Standby line starts tomorrow Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The VQ system was reportedly supposed to end multiple times during some lull periods, but never came to fruition. It went through 2 hurricane closures, but nearly 3 years later after the ride opened May 27, 2022, the VQ has concluded and standby is finally here. Scatterplot of every single VQ data point collected for the past 1002 days. Here's my final update for it and wrap-up post:

Andrew25Feb 24, 2025

I for one hope that one day they can find a way to add railings within the pre-show spaces to reduce the pain point that is the funnel at the end. Ideally, it would be tiered "rows" within the preshow space where a CM then can release each section one by one instead of the mass release. I also think Disney should really enforce kicking people out of line who exit the preshow early to get a headstart.