EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

[Po'Rich]

That post didn't age well.

Of course, I am 99.999% sure that the DVC phone people were instructed to not give out any information about the previews so creating an account here to refute what dozens of people said seems to be a wee bit foolish.

I have to say that I'm really disappointed in the way Disney handled this. What harm is there in letting people have a bit of a heads-up when the sign-up will start? Instead, I didn't even receive an e-mail about the sign-up until 12 minutes after the sign-up had started. If it hadn't been for this site (thank you!) I wouldn't have even known to be looking for the link today.

 

[Touchdown]

It’s because demand exceeds supply. They cannot handle having everyone who can attempt to at the same time. Their IT sucks and this is a bandaid..

 

[MisterPenguin]

Yeah it sold out in 8 minutes. It’s $35 and you get a $20 gift card! Lol. That’s pretty cheap for 4pm regular admission even if you have no interest in this new ride.

Hopefully Disney just wanted to do something good for the members and it’s not an indication of the ride quality.

Isn't D23 a self-organizing fan club that pays their way to have access to Disney?

I mean it was nice of Disney to consider them as a group who will throw cash at Disney for a preview (which D23 recoups by charging its members... for a profit?).

But the real niceness here is *free* previews for DVC and AP. Two groups who have mourned that Disney doesn't care about them anymore.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I have to say that I'm really disappointed in the way Disney handled this. What harm is there in letting people have a bit of a heads-up when the sign-up will start? Instead, I didn't even receive an e-mail about the sign-up until 12 minutes after the sign-up had started. If it hadn't been for this site (thank you!) I wouldn't have even known to be looking for the link today.

Disney IT for the win again! I did receive the notification email from DVC a few days ago to be on the lookout for the reservations email, but so many people have problems with getting emails it's beyond ridiculous.

You know what's really funny? In any other large customer-centric company, this sort of poor customer communication and lack of capacity for large events would not be tolerated. I've worked for Fortune 100 companies where if this sort of thing wasn't figured out within weeks, if not days, heads would roll. At Disney, it's just a shrug and "Sorry about that". There are ways to expand capacity temporarily, and they choose not to.

 

[HauntedPirate]

But the real niceness here is *free* previews for DVC and AP. Two groups who have mourned that Disney doesn't care about them anymore.

Gotta throw the dogs a bone once in a while or they get ornery. It is nice, but it shouldn't even be a second thought for Disney to do this.

 

[Touchdown]

To be fair to Disney, they are about as reliable as Ticketmaster with the same issues, it’s a low bar but comparable time issues.

 

[donsullivan]

I saw this one pop-up on Twitter and was in the registration process when I got the invite email. 5/8 for me.

I wonder if this is an indicator I might finally have worked my way out of AP email jail? it only took a dozen years or more to resolve.

 

[Rider]

Isn't D23 a self-organizing fan club that pays their way to have access to Disney?

I mean it was nice of Disney to consider them as a group who will throw cash at Disney for a preview (which D23 recoups by charging its members... for a profit?).

But the real niceness here is *free* previews for DVC and AP. Two groups who have mourned that Disney doesn't care about them anymore.

No. D23 is owned and operated by Disney.

 

[MisterPenguin]

No. D23 is owned and operated by Disney.

Oh, well then, charging them isn't nice.

 

[MaximumEd]

I know they had to gut a building and build another building, pandemic, blah, blah, blah, but I still can’t believe it’s taken almost 5 years to get this thing done.

 

[kgoose23]

I started out about 10,500 deep in the queue and was able to get an afternoon slot on the 18th. I had 3 options at that time. Glad we were able to snag one and also work flights and hotels in a very short window.

 

[JAB]

Oh, well then, charging them isn't nice.

For $35 they're getting a $20 gift card and "after 4" admission to the park, so for those that didn't already have tickets, $15 to get into the park is actually not a bad deal.

 

[Disstevefan1]

For $35 they're getting a $20 gift card and "after 4" admission to the park, so for those that didn't already have tickets, $15 to get into the park is actually not a bad deal.

In my opinion, this was a great deal. They need to offer more great deals like this going forward.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Not sure how something that breaks down more than a 75 amc pacer lives up to hype but okay.

I feel like it was pretty clear I was referring to the ride's design and not its downtime - which I'll grant you IS significant and also a bummer.

The point was that if Disney had any reasonable expectation that Cosmic Rewind would impress in any way similar to a functioning Rise, they'd be shouting it from Topolino. But they aren't doing that.

 

[matt9112]

I feel like it was pretty clear I was referring to the ride's design and not its downtime - which I'll grant you IS significant and also a bummer.

The point was that if Disney had any reasonable expectation that Cosmic Rewind would impress in any way similar to a functioning Rise, they'd be shouting it from Topolino. But they aren't doing that.

Valid points.

 

[Surferboy567]

The first previews start on Easter Sunday? We should be getting our first hand details from cast members around that time?

 

[TheEPCOTHistorian]

The first previews start on Easter Sunday? We should be getting our first hand details from cast members around that time?

I heard today was Imagineering previews and *POSSIBLY* some cast, so maybe even sooner.

 

[No Name]

Isn't D23 a self-organizing fan club that pays their way to have access to Disney?

I mean it was nice of Disney to consider them as a group who will throw cash at Disney for a preview (which D23 recoups by charging its members... for a profit?).

But the real niceness here is *free* previews for DVC and AP. Two groups who have mourned that Disney doesn't care about them anymore.

Umm no, not at all. D23 was directly created by Disney and is fully run by them.

The price of a yearly D23 membership plus this event is around the price of a regular ticket to Epcot, which is what’s surprising to me. Annual Passholders and DVC members are no less special but already pay a lot more money.

 

[rle4lunch]

I was in queue with about 60 folks in front of me, then realized that we leave on the 9th so I backed out of it. My only gripe is that they only offered dvc 2 days. Our AP expired October 2021.

 

[Rockishcoco]

I heard today was Imagineering previews and *POSSIBLY* some cast, so maybe even sooner.

Work at WDW, if there are previews rn it’s only for imagineers or Guardians cast members