Photography by Kent Phillips

Fasten your seatbelts, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Disney World’s EPCOT park this month.

Launching May 27, the new family-thrill coaster is another major milestone in the ongoing transformation of EPCOT park and it debuts as part of the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the longest fully enclosed coaster in any Disney theme park and one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world. The attraction covers more than 200,000 square feet with its main show building stretching longer than an American football field.

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Disney Imagineers were on the set of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3” to film for the new attraction, and Composer Tyler Bates of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films created more than two hours of new music for the attraction.

The Starblaster ship that rests in a docking stand outside the Wonders of Xandar pavilion is the first full-size version of this Xandarian ship ever built.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the first “other-world” showcase pavilion at EPCOT. The story has all your favourite cosmic outlaws – Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora and Star-Lord (a.k.a. Peter Quill), in a new adventure featuring the Xandarians who travel from their homeworld in the Andromeda Galaxy to Earth (or Terra, as they call it) to create the Wonders of Xandar pavilion.

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The Xandarians invite EPCOT guests to learn more about their people and advanced technologies… until *pause for dramatic effect* something goes wrong and they need to call on the Guardians of the Galaxy for help.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is a ride of several firsts, including:

• the first coaster attraction at EPCOT
• the first reverse launch for a Disney coaster
• the first Disney Omnicoaster (featuring vehicles that make controlled rotations to ensure guests stay focused on the action)
• the first Walt Disney World attraction to feature the Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3 hits cinemas in May 2023.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind debuts May 27 at Walt Disney World Resort. For full details head to WDWNews.com and DisneyParksBlog.com.

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