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'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' coaster opens at Disney World in May

  • Walt Disney World announced on Monday that its highly anticipated "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Reward" attraction will open in May at EPCOT!
    The family-friendly roller coaster has been described as a "storycoaster" that rotates 360 degrees as you help the Guardians save the galaxy. Walt Disney World announced on Monday that its highly anticipated "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Reward" attraction will open in May at EPCOT!
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The family-friendly roller coaster has been described as a "storycoaster" that rotates 360 degrees as you help the Guardians save the galaxy. It will also feature the first reverse launch on a coaster in Disney history and is one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world. 

Walt Disney World announced on Monday that its highly anticipated "Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Reward" attraction will open in May at EPCOT!

"The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ are on their way to EPCOT, and we better be ready for an intergalactic chase through time and space," Disney Parks Blog reports. "It all begins May 27 when ‘Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind’ releases its awesome mixtape of an attraction to the world."

This thrilling new family-friendly coaster matches the “grandosity” and fun of the blockbuster “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, featuring those lovable cosmic misfits – Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora and Star-Lord. The attraction is another major milestone in the ongoing transformation of EPCOT and debuts as part of the Walt Disney World 50thAnniversary celebration.

Located in the park’s newly renamed World Discovery neighborhood, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will be the first “other-world” showcase pavilion at EPCOT. Xandarians traveled from their homeworld in the Andromeda galaxy to Earth – or Terra, as they call it – to build this Wonders of Xandar pavilion, inviting EPCOT guests to learn more about their people and their advanced technologies. Until the Guardians arrive, anyway, and adventure ensues …

The family-friendly roller coaster has been described as a "storycoaster" that rotates 360 degrees as you help the Guardians save the galaxy. It will also feature the first reverse launch on a coaster in Disney history and is one of the longest enclosed coasters in the world.