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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, based on 176,335+ real readings collected over the past 12 months. Use these patterns to choose the best time to ride without buying Lightning Lane.

Average wait by time of day
8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm90min8pm9pm10pm11pm41min
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Average wait by day of week
SunMonTueWedThu72minFriSat91min
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Average wait by month
JanFebMarApr94minMayJunJulAugSep65minOctNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is shortest right after park open (around 11pm, averaging 41 minutes) and longest around 7pm (90 minutes). Day of week matters too: Thu averages 72 minutes while Sat averages 91 minutes — a 19-minute difference. Across months, Sep tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 65 minutes.

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