EPCOT's Cosmic Rewind Standby Line: How Wait Times and Guest Flow Compare on Day 2

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Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Standby Line Day 2

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Posted: Wednesday February 26, 2025 10:13am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The second day of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind operating with a standby queue has followed a similar trend to its debut, with an early morning surge before settling into a steady wait time.

Morning Wait Time Trends

Cosmic Rewind wait times from 8:30am to 10am

Between 8:30 am and 10:00 am, wait times ranged from a low of 30 minutes to a peak of 80 minutes, averaging 50 minutes overall.

Early Entry (8:30 am - 9:00 am): Wait times remained 45 minutes or lower.
Regular Park Opening (9:00 am): The wait jumped to 80 minutes as more guests entered EPCOT.
Stabilization (9:45 am): The wait time evened out at 50 minutes, similar to yesterday's pattern.

Day Guests rope drop at 8:55am

Guests heading towards Cosmic Rewind at 9am

Queue Management and Guest Flow

Observations suggest that Cosmic Rewind's indoor queue can accommodate a one-hour standby wait before any overflow is needed. Once the wait hits 70 minutes or more, a small portion of the outdoor queue begins to be used.

Standby line at 9:45am, 70 minutes

This keeps the majority of guests inside the air-conditioned queue, improving the overall guest experience compared to other attractions that rely heavily on exterior switchbacks.

Comparing Day 1 and Day 2 Trends

Compared to yesterday, wait times have been more consistent, with a significantly lower peak of 80 minutes today vs. 170 minutes yesterday. The pattern of an initial surge at 9:00 am, followed by stabilization after 9:45 am, appears to be the new normal for this attraction.

If this trend continues, the best time to ride remains during Early Entry when wait times stay under 45 minutes, or after 10:00 am once the initial rush has subsided.

Cosmic Rewind standby line at 9:05am

Final Takeaways

Cosmic Rewind's standby queue is running efficiently, with minimal use of the outdoor queue.
Early Entry guests continue to have the shortest wait times, making it the best option for resort guests.
Regular park guests should expect a surge at 9:00 am, but waits stabilize by mid-morning.

We'll continue monitoring how the queue evolves as more guests adjust to the standby system.

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valenrandy11 days ago

We came in through IG at about 8:10/8:15am. The line for GOTG was all the way to SSE when we joined it at 8:26am. At 8:30am the line started moving, reached the breezeway at 8:32am then reached the regular standby entrance to GOTG at about and finally getting on the ride at 9:20.

dmc49311 days ago

I think I saw one report, it seems like you need to be fine with the fact that there will probably be a couple hundred people in front of you by the time you get to the breezeway where they hold you (and honestly that seems like a good day). Still seems feasible compared to the wait times the rest of the day

gorillaball12 days ago

What’s the rope drop looking like for Cosmic Rewind coming from International Gateway? Are you just at a natural disadvantage and behind everyone from the front gate?

Purduevian22 days ago

I think this is especially true at EPCOT where most people prefer to be in the countries in the afternoon and evening.

wdwmagic23 days ago

Best Time to Ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT - Wait Time Guide https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/guardians-of-the-galaxy/news/06mar2025-best-time-to-ride-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-at-epcot---wait-time-guide.htm

Animaniac93-9828 days ago

Don't wait times usually peak around noon time? It's seems to be when the most people are in the park at once

James Alucobond28 days ago

Maybe Connections runoff or lunch reservation arrival spike? Would be interesting to see if it’s something that just happens more globally at the park.

UNCgolf28 days ago

I wonder why it has those random spikes mid-day. Seems like it's happened all week, where the wait time skyrockets around noon before going back down.

wdwmagic28 days ago

Quite busy midday today

Purduevian30 days ago

frozen is definitely not a people eater

wdwmagic30 days ago

These shows those attractions, but not on the same chart. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/walt-disney-world-ride-wait-times-%E2%80%93-morning-afternoon-evening-stats.985625/post-11157412

buckeyegator5531 days ago

once test track re-opens you will have 5 people eaters gotg, rat, frozen, soarin, and test track, should,imo, spread out the lines.

Purduevian31 days ago

Would adding FOP and/or ROTR make it too busy? I feel like guardians compares closer to those 2 as it is the clear premiere attraction in a non-MK park. (Even though SDD amazingly has almost identical wait times to ROTR)