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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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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gerarar40 minutes ago

1pm drop lasted for 269.938 secs, or ~4 mins. Monday 1pm Drop Average: 51m -> 51m (+0) Up to BG 71 called at 1pm, 3 less than yesterday.

gerarar42 minutes ago

7am drop lasted for 6.782 secs. Monday 7am Drop Average: 34.6s -> 34.4s (-0.2s) BG's 1-16 called at 9:02am as part of the initial wave.

Tuvalu12 hours ago

Yes

C33Mom15 hours ago

When we visited over the summer, you could show up any time all day with your VQ from the morning, as long as it has already been called, is that still generally the case?

gerarar17 hours ago

Final Day 904 Stats (11/17): 7am: 4.8 secs 1pm: 24.4 secs BG 155 (+15) is the last BG called for the day at 8pm. Notable stoppages: 5:53 - 6:09pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 26.8s -> 26.6s (-0.2s) 1pm: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 23m (-1m) That does it for Day 904 of GotG: CR!

gerarar17 hours ago

1pm drop lasted for 24.447 secs. Sunday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 23m (-1m) Up to BG 74 called at 1pm, 5 more than yesterday.

gerarar17 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 4.783 secs. Sunday 7am Drop Average: 26.8s -> 26.6s (-0.2s) BG's 1-15 called at 8:41am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar1 day ago

Final Day 903 Stats (11/16): 7am: 3.5 secs 1pm: 2.7 secs* *the morning 7am drop lasted longer than afternoon 1pm drop BG 140 (-5) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 3:35 - 5:00pm 6:24 - 6:44pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 9.6s -> 9.6s (+0) 1pm: 52m -> 51m (-1m) That does it for Day 903 of GotG: CR!

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 2.703 secs. Saturday 1pm Drop Average: 52m -> 51m (-1m) Up to BG 69 called at 1pm, 5 less than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 3.519 secs. Saturday 7am Drop Average: 9.6s -> 9.6s (+0) BG's 1-15 called at 8:58am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

Final Day 902 Stats (11/15): 7am: 4.7 secs 1pm: 7.3 secs BG 145 (+15) is the last BG called for the day at 8:30pm. Notable stoppages: 2:20 - 3:55pm 4:40 - 5:00pm 5:20 - 5:40pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 58.9s -> 58.5s (-0.4s) 1pm: 1hr 0m -> 1hr 0m (+0) That does it for Day 902 of GotG: CR!

gerarar3 days ago

1pm drop lasted for 7.313 secs. Friday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 0m -> 1hr 0m (+0) Up to BG 74 called at 1pm, 31 more than yesterday.

gerarar3 days ago

7am drop lasted for 4.697 secs. Friday 7am Drop Average: 58.9s -> 58.5s (-0.4s) BG's 1-16 called at 9:02am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar3 days ago

Final Day 901 Stats (11/14): 7am: 3.9 secs 1pm: 5.3 secs BG 130 (-21) is the last BG called for the day at 8:31pm. Notable stoppages: 9:00 - 10:27am 2:15 - 3:14pm 4:39 - 5:06pm Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 4m -> 4m (+0) 1pm: 1hr 41m -> 1hr 41m (+0) That does it for Day 901 of GotG: CR!