
The queue is entertaining enough to pass the time while waiting, and the faux World Showcase Pavilion is a clever touch, but there's nothing quite on the eye-catching level of Avatar: Flight of Passage's floating-tank Na'vi or Rise of the Resistance's holographic Rey. There's bickering, bantering, and even some enthusiastic call-outs to the Epcot of old, as Peter Quill apparently visited the park as a kid. It's all fictional, of course, but nicely pulls off the "edutainment" aesthetic of an actual World Showcase pavilion seen elsewhere in the park.īy the time you arrive at the various video screens playing looped interviews with the Guardians on "Good Morning Xandar," the attraction starts to shed its pseudo-serious side in favor of showcasing the shenanigans Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot are known for. There's also a Galaxarium, an impressive, projected planetarium-like display, as well as some ship replicas and Nova Corps uniforms to ogle. What is it Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind makes use of OmniCoaster technology to move your ride vehicle 360 degrees in your seat, turning you towards the action as you travel along the track. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is a brand, family-friendly coaster developed by Disney Imagineers just for this attraction. Cosmic Rewinds ride vehicles slowly rotate 360 degrees and do a reverse launch. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind revolutionizes roller coaster design with a thrilling and immersive experience that is possible with the use of technology developed by applying science and physics principles. Inside you'll learn about the Xandarians through a variety of exhibits, including a city-planning model not unlike the one Walt Disney himself used when concepting his original ideas for Epcot. It’s save the galaxy time, again, he says, as the ship heads towards a jump point alongside other Starjumpers, a type of Xandarian spacecraft which also serve as the ride vehicles for the attraction. ride system, which is a nod to Omnimover dark rides like Haunted Mansion. Rock out on an intergalactic chase through the cosmos to help the Guardians of the Galaxy protect Earth and the nature of space and time.


While this is a fast coaster in its own right, the swiveling ride vehicles and darkness definitely heighten the speed factor. This ride is just a bit faster than Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster in Hollywood Studios but doesn’t involve any inversions or loops. As the story goes, you're visiting the Wonders of Xandar Pavilion, Epcot's first "Other-World Showcase" pavilion. Cosmic Rewind is very fast with a top speed of 60 miles per hour.
