Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Lightning Lane sold out quickly on opening day

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Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane signs

Posted: Friday May 27, 2022 7:20am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The $17 Lighting Lane access at EPCOT's new Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind sold out by 7:20am on opening day.

Most guests' first attempt to secure a ride on Cosmic Rewind was via the free Virtual Queue, which reached capacity almost instantly at its 7am opening.

Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane signs

Return times for the Lightning Lane purchase varied wildly during the 20 minutes that they were available, form very late into the night, through to early morning. Each refresh of the screen appeared to show different results.

The next opportunity for guests to secure a ride will be at the 1pm Virtual Queue opening.

Lightning Lane and Virtual Queue entrances to Cosmic Rewind

Visit our "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind" FAQ for more answers to common questions including Virtual Queues and Lightning Lane.

View of the Starblaster ship with monorail passing by

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valenrandy12 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.

dmc49313 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

gorillaball13 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?

Purduevian24 days ago

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

wdwmagic24 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

Animaniac93-9830 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 Alucobond30 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.

UNCgolf30 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.

wdwmagic30 days ago

Quite busy midday today

PurduevianFeb 26, 2025

frozen is definitely not a people eater

wdwmagicFeb 26, 2025

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

buckeyegator55Feb 26, 2025

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

PurduevianFeb 26, 2025

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)