News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

mergatroid

mergatroid

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DonaldDoleWhip said:
Agree to disagree - there are absolutely some great Marvel third acts, but I find many of them (even in otherwise-iconic films like Black Panther and Shang-Chi) to be a CGI slog.

Cosmic Rewind is much, much more entertaining than that baseline.

Like Slinky Dog (mediocre effort) and Mission Breakout (impressive what they pulled off), it punches well above its weight on the fun factor, which is ultimately the one I value most. It's also a lot more ambitious than something like Slinky, and a lot more fun than something like Ratatouille or MMRR. Only Rise arguably tops it at both, and I find Cosmic Rewind to be much more fun.

13 rides in, and it remains one of my top 3 attractions worldwide. Whatever they paid for it was worth the cost in my eyes.
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Out of interest are you paying LL to ride or using the free boarding groups? Only asking because 13 rides means it appears reasonably easy for you to get on?
 
DonaldDoleWhip

DonaldDoleWhip

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mergatroid said:
Out of interest are you paying LL to ride or using the free boarding groups? Only asking because 13 rides means it appears reasonably easy for you to get on?
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The first day I attempted to ride (last Saturday, 6/4), failed to secure a boarding group and didn't purchase the LL.

The next 6 days (Sunday - Friday), opted for both, and the last few VQ attempts continuously got an 'instant' boarding time. Wednesday to Friday included a ride companion as well.

On Saturday, DHS was our park of choice, but on Sunday I landed one more boarding group. Was also the first in line that day; first train on Sunday was "Disco Inferno."

So besides day #1, had an incredibly easy time riding!

Also, no regrets going for all the ILLs I did, as it took 12 rides for me to hit 6 songs.
 
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UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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mergatroid said:
Out of interest are you paying LL to ride or using the free boarding groups? Only asking because 13 rides means it appears reasonably easy for you to get on?
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Based on the data we have, everyone who wants to ride can ride every day without issue. The early morning boarding groups go pretty quickly, but ILLs are available for hours and the 1 PM drop is usually available for 30+ minutes (and often over an hour) except on Mondays. Even on Mondays it lasts several minutes so as long as you're ready at 1 you'll get one.
 
correcaminos

correcaminos

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I agree this one is very easy to get on. We were easily getting our BGs when we tried. I did not our very first day as I refused to pay for internet on the plane while flying and we weren't sure we'd have enough energy to do a ride trying at the 1pm drop. All three times I tried (2 7am and 1 6pm) I was a part of the first groups to be called (2x got BG1). Easy peasy to get on really compared to Rise. Remy was also not hugely difficult for me either and this feels about the same.
 
flyakite

flyakite

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I’m sorry if this has been answered previously. If you get a VQ at 7:00am, are you likely ride before or close to the next drop of VQs at 1:00pm?
 
Casper Gutman

Casper Gutman

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DonaldDoleWhip said:
Agree to disagree - there are absolutely some great Marvel third acts, but I find many of them (even in otherwise-iconic films like Black Panther and Shang-Chi) to be a CGI slog.

Cosmic Rewind is much, much more entertaining than that baseline.

Like Slinky Dog (mediocre effort) and Mission Breakout (impressive what they pulled off), it punches well above its weight on the fun factor, which is ultimately the one I value most. It's also a lot more ambitious than something like Slinky, and a lot more fun than something like Ratatouille or MMRR. Only Rise arguably tops it at both, and I find Cosmic Rewind to be much more fun.

13 rides in, and it remains one of my top 3 attractions worldwide. Whatever they paid for it was worth the cost in my eyes.
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I think you highlighted two of the worst Marvel third acts (as much as the movie has to offer, I think Black Panther may have the worst final conflict sequence). I would argue those absolutely aren't the baseline - Captain America 2 & 3, GotG 2 & 3, Avengers 3 & 4, Ant-Man 2, Dr Strange 1 & 2, Iron Man 3, Thor 3, and all of the MCU Spider-Man films strike me as much more representative, broadly follow the pattern I discussed, and make up the vast bulk of their recent releases. If the most comparable filmic experience to a new ride is the final fight in Black Panther (a segment I believe was hugely rushed in editing and SFX, accounting for much of the lackluster final product in an otherwise very good movie), its not a great compliment.

Anyway, I'm mainly just arguing about MCU films - which believe me, I'm happy to keep doing!

I think we also profoundly disagree about MMRR, but to each their own.
 
donsullivan

donsullivan

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flyakite said:
I’m sorry if this has been answered previously. If you get a VQ at 7:00am, are you likely ride before or close to the next drop of VQs at 1:00pm?
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I got 96 today and was on around 2:30. It started out reporting much later and then the time kept pulling in earlier and earlier.

Since I was staying at a resort, I also bought ILL just after 7AM and that boarded around 11AM.
 
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DCBaker

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A few benches have been added to the extended outdoor queue area under the umbrellas.

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gerarar

gerarar

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Cross-posting this from the VQ thread, but here are all the drops from the past month, since the ride's been officially open for exactly 31 days now:
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gerarar said:
GOTG: Cosmic Rewind has been open for exactly a month now (31 days exactly).

So now we can look at the trends for the past month!
  • 7am drops are slowly trending upwards.
  • 1pm drops remain, for the most part, open for great lengths – with a few exceptions like Mondays.
  • 6pm drops are the quickest of 'em all, but are also slowly trending longer.
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Given CR's high capacity, it's good to see the afternoon drops lasting longer, as it gives the average guest time to ride the newest headliner. Also park hoppers are eligible for most days during the week, particularly on the weekends.

Comparing to past VQ offerings like ROTR and Rat, CR is already beating these two, thanks to many variables like ride capacity, park capacity, height requirement, etc.
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WondersOfLife

WondersOfLife

Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
Can confirm. I got my boarding group about 3 minutes late after 1:00 pm on June 3rd... Granted, the return time was 8:59 pm. lol. I got on though!
 
Indy_UK

Indy_UK

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Sorry if it’s been mentioned but how does this ride work with DAS? We just request a VT as normal for all 3 of us at 7am?
 

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