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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is finally open!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is finally open, Boba Fett is coming to Disneyland, Festival of the Lion King will be closing soon — we’ve got all the details and more!
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A new Dooney & Bourke collection inspired by “The Rescuers” is coming soon to Walt Disney World. Bags from the upcoming collection are now on display in Uptown Jewelers at Magic Kingdom.
A drawstring, crossbody, and tote bag are on display but it’s possible there will be more in the collection.
All three bags feature the same all-over print on a black background. They are covered in stamp-like shapes each featuring a different moment from the classic film.
The tote bag has an exterior zip pocket and a main zip pocket. The piping of the bags is bright pink.
The drawstring has a shoulder strap and a drawstring closure.
The images on the bag include Miss Bianca and Bernard on Orville’s back and in a leaf boat.
The crossbody bag is rectangular, with an exterior zip pocket.
The main pocket zips closed.
“The Rescuers” Dooney & Bourke collection will be available on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Will you be rescuing any of these bags to use yourself? Let us know in the comments.
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At the Walt Disney Imagineering panel of MCM London Comic Con, Imagineers announced that the rooftop show of Avengers Campus in Disneyland Paris will be called “Avengers Unite.”
“Avengers Unite” is the name of the show that will be presented on the Avengers Campus rooftops. It will happen in an organic and immersive way, integrated into the land’s story! pic.twitter.com/w9CPszvRkT
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) May 28, 2022
DLP Report shared a photo including concept art from the panel. The concept art shows Black Panther and Black Widow fighting Taskmaster atop Avengers Headquarters, with guests watching from below.
According to DLP Report, the show “will happen in an organic and immersive way, integrated into the land’s story!” It will be similar to the stunt show presented at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure.
Avengers Campus will open at Disneyland Paris on July 20, 2022. Read more about the character experiences coming to the land.
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has officially opened in Disney World.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
The brand new attraction features all kinds of easter eggs, an epic soundtrack, and some of your favorite Guardians of the Galaxy characters, of course! We’ve shared a full look at the ride (with both spoiler-filled and spoiler-free reviews), but now that the ride has officially opened we’ve got to talk about HOW to get on it.
There are essentially two ways to ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind:
First, we’ll talk virtual queue. There is NO standby line for this brand new ride. If you want to get on it using the regular line and NOT pay extra, you’ll need to sign up for a boarding group (just like the olden days with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure).
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Virtual queue spots release at 7AM and 1PM each day. You do NOT need to be in the park for the 7AM spot, but you do need a valid EPCOT ticket and EPCOT park pass for the day.
For the 1PM spot, you need to be inside EPCOT to sign up (which means you likely still need a valid EPCOT-specific park pass for that day since park hopping doesn’t begin until 2PM and all boarding group spots may be filled up well before then).
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
There is also a special BONUS virtual queue release time on select nights for qualifying guests. On nights when Extended Evening Hours is being offered in EPCOT, guests who qualify for this hotel perk get another chance to sign up for the virtual queue starting at 6PM.
Extended Evening Hours is a special perk that allows guests staying at Disney World Deluxe Resorts and Deluxe Villas (as well as select other hotels) to spend extra time in certain parks on designated nights. This perk has not yet been offered since Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opened, so we haven’t experienced this bonus virtual queue release time yet. When we do, we’ll be sure to update this post to let you know what that was like.
The Galaxarium
The second way you can try to ride this new attraction is by purchasing a Lightning Lane through Individual Attraction Selection (or pay-per-ride). Basically, Individual Attraction Selection is a service that is integrated into the My Disney Experience app and it debuted with Genie+.
Through this service, you can pay to skip the standby line (in this case, virtual queue situation) at specific, highly popular rides. You pay a fee set by Disney (which can vary by ride, park, and day) and that lets you skip the line just once.
The Wonders of Xandar Pavilion
Individual Attraction Selection purchases are available at 7AM for Disney World hotel guests, and at park open for all other guests. On its opening day, a single Pay-Per-Ride option for Cosmic Rewind was priced at $17. That price, of course, can change.
You’ve got 2 options to get on Cosmic Rewind, so which is better or which should you go for first? Here’s what we saw on Guardians of the Galaxy’s opening day.
A big caveat: Keep in mind that things could change as Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind as the months go by. Things that filled up quickly today may fill up a bit more slowly in the coming weeks/months as the ride becomes a little less new. The fact that Cosmic Rewind opened during Memorial Day weekend is something that could also be impacting the situation. But today is likely an indication of what the ride could be like during the next few days/weeks.
“Good morning Xandar!”
Over on the virtual queue side, things filled up in SECONDS at 7AM. One of our reporters saw that the virtual queue was already full (and the app was directing guests to the 1PM virtual queue time) just about 30 seconds after 7AM. So basically you had to have VERY speedy fingers to get a virtual queue spot at 7AM this morning.
How will 1PM be? We expect it could be similar, or maybe worse since more folks may be up at that time who had perhaps chosen to sleep in earlier. But people have to be in the park, so that could impact things as well.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Availability on Opening Day
On the Lightning Lane (Individual Attraction Selection/pay-per-ride) side, things went fast, but not quite as fast. From what we saw, the Individual Lightning Lane sold out in just a few minutes after the 7AM opening spot for hotel guests. We kept refreshing and times would disappear and reappear.
From what we saw, times came and went until around 7:20AM. So if you’re hoping to get an Individual Attraction Selection at that 7AM spot and don’t see return times right at the 7AM time, keep checking a few minutes after.
Refresh — You May Have Unexpected Options
We checked again at 8:30AM, right when EPCOT opened to the public — at which point all non-Disney World hotel guests would have been able to make an Individual Attraction Selection purchase.
When we checked, it did not show that there were any Lightning Lanes available for the ride. Booking a stay at a Disney World hotel might, in this case, give you an advantage (at least based on what we saw during the ride’s opening day).
No Times Listed
So based on what we experienced, if you’re a Disney World hotel guest, it seems you may want to try and grab that virtual queue spot FIRST, right at the 7AM time, since it filled up the fastest. If you can’t grab a virtual queue spot, then your next option is to QUICKLY check for Individual Attraction Selection options at 7AM if you’re a hotel guest, as those came and went until around 7:20AM.
If you want to really give yourself the best chance at getting on the ride, it may be a good idea to have 2 members of your party trying to get spots (1 trying for a Lightning Lane, another trying for the virtual queue) so you’ve got all of your bases covered.
There’s a lot of people trying to ride!
If you’re not a Disney World hotel guest, that 7AM virtual queue spot is likely your best bet, as we didn’t even see any Individual Attraction Selections available when we checked at park open. You’ll of course want to check at the 8:30AM spot for the pay-per-ride option though, just in case there is availability.
And, of course, if all of the above fails, you’ll want to try for that 1PM virtual queue spot and continuously check the My Disney Experience app to see if by any chance any availability pops up later in the day.
Opening Day Tee
Again, this is just a snapshot of what is going on with this ride’s virtual queue and Lightning Lane. Things could change in the future. We’ll keep an eye out for any changes and update this post as we go along.
With Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, guests could sign up for a virtual queue spot AND buy a pay-per-ride selection, giving them the ability to ride the attraction twice in one day. We spoke with a Cast Member at Guest Relations today who said that in theory you could get on the ride twice if you do manage to get both a virtual queue spot AND pay-per-ride option.
So it seems like this may be possible, BUT we think it would be difficult to do without a reservation at a Disney World hotel or other qualifying hotel that allows you to sign up for an Individual Attraction Selection at that 7AM spot. So that’s something to keep in mind.
Perfect mug for a cup of java
And that’s a look at the Pay-Per-Ride and Virtual Queue situation for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Some things that could help you get in include:
We’ll continue to update this post as we learn more! Click here to see our live coverage of the ride’s opening day.
What would you rather use to get on Cosmic Rewind: Lightning Lane or Virtual Queue? Tell us in the comments!
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Avengers Campus will finally open at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris on July 20, 2022. Disneyland Paris is slowly revealing more official images from the campus ahead of its opening. DLP Report has shared several photos from the Walt Disney Imagineering panel at MCM London Comic Con.
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) May 28, 2022
Imagineers shared the first official look at the entrance to PYM Kitchen, which resembles a Quantum Tunnel. PYM Kitchen will be similar to PYM’s Test Kitchen at Disney California Adventure and feature food of different sizes.
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) May 28, 2022
This wide shot shows off the façade of Avengers Assemble: Flight Force. The silver curved wall will light up with LEDs controlled by Iron Man’s assistant F.R.I.D.A.Y.
The completed marquee for the ride is also vissible. It looks like “Flight Force” is displayed on a screen rather than physical letter pieces.
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) May 28, 2022
Walt Disney Imagineering also shared photos of the exterior of Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure, the Paris version of WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure, featuring “open house” banners and the W.E.B. spider logo.
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A new way to check out of your resort room is now available for even more guests! Will you be using this feature on a future trip? Checking out of your resort Nobody ever likes to check out of their Disney resort because that probably means that your Disney vacation is ending! However, after Walt […]
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There is no Cast Member discount available on the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind merchandise. Guest discounts, such as the Annual Passholder discount, are available on the merch.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opened yesterday with a plethora of new merchandise. Unfortunately, Cast Members do not get their standard 20% off — at least for now. It’s possible that after the hype has gone down, Cast Members will get their discount on the merchandise.
Walt Disney World has more often been foregoing discounts on new releases and imposing merchandise restrictions to curb reselling.
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LEGO announced during their Star Wars Celebration panel that they will release a new “Star Wars” special, titled “Summer Vacation,” on August 5.
The special is set after Episode 9 of the “Star Wars” saga when Rey, Poe, Finn, and Chewbacca need a vacation after defeating Palpatine.
The cast was revealed, including Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams returning as C-3PO and Lando respectively.
Yvette Nicole Brown, who was hosting the panel, will also star as a new character: Valeria. They revealed a still of her character sitting in a ship cockpit.
LEGO also revealed a still of Finn taking a selfie with BB-8.
“LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation” will be streaming on Disney+ starting on August 5, 2022.
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