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We’ve had some high praise for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The new roller coaster at Walt Disney World’s Epcot may not be the most revolutionary ride ever built, but it’s probably the most expensive. And, thankfully, that money was likely well-spent. Cosmic Rewind is a super-fun opportunity for families to enjoy an indoor roller coaster that is, perhaps, the best in the world.
Overall it’s a top-end roller coaster for Epcot but nothing industry-changing like you saw with Rise of the Resistance, Tower of Terror or Flight of Passage.
To deal with the demand for the attraction, Disney is using Virtual Queues and pay-to-ride concepts for the first weeks of its operation. Still, a problem that shouldn’t be occurring in that sort of a situation is already rearing its ugly head. Unfortunately, that’s going to be exacerbated greatly once virtual queues are removed. The problem I’m talking about is that the ride only features about thirty-minutes worth of queue indoors. If you’re waiting more than half-an-hour, you’re waiting outside.
The queue starts outside on the side of the attraction building. Allegedly the indoor Standby queue only holds about 30 minutes of queue!#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #Epcot #CosmicRewind #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/EwyTgGvrEZ
— ThrillGeek (@thrillgeek) May 8, 2022
At most attractions at Disney World – at least the modern rides – that’s still not a problem because the outdoor sections of the queue are at least partially covered. For Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, that is not the case. Instead, if you’re waiting ninety minutes for this ride, sixty minutes is going to be outdoors on pavement with no shade whatsoever. Whether that’s in the direct July sun or in the middle of a torrential downpour, you’re stuck. And frankly, that’s just not good enough. This is a problem with an easy solution, and we need to encourage Disney to make this happen.
All Disney needs to do is provide cover from sun and rain. They can do it cheaply or they can do it with expense. It doesn’t ‘matter – guests are outside the attraction anyway. But if guests are going to be stuck in direct sunlight for times similar to Flight of Passage or Rise of the Resistance, you’re going to have some really miserable (and angry) guests.
A Rock’n Roller Coaster awning is fine. Trees are fine. Sun screens are fine stretched over head. But seriously, Disney, you’re going to need to fix this one. Standing still when it reaches the nineties without any respite is going to be kind of dangerous. Let’s give the people some shade.
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