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Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: EPCOT guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, disboards.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jedi94 (CC BY-SA 4.0), CoasterCredit (CC0), The Walt Disney Company (Public domain), LuxembourgBoy42 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
Live wait times: Powered by Queue-Times.com.
Quote at the top of the page: Matt Heap, Captain Coaster review.
What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Zach, rider review on Captain Coaster: “First of all the queue, I would wait in…”; Pidge Lintner, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is certainly impressive that I couldn't even tell…”; Alec Mr Coaster, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming is flawless: it feels like you’re really…”; Tate Searcy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You really feel like you're flying amongst the Guardians…”; Gabby Sannella, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It gives the most euphoric feeling, and everyone on…”; Elli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “If you're lucky enough to get "Everybody Wants To…”; L B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The music selection is excellent--we got "I Ran" and…”; The Autistic FanCritic Show, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Moving fast through turns and drops while music you…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Launching backwards into the darkness with the music starting…”; Andy Roth, rider review on Captain Coaster: “After the backwords launch you get spun around like…”; Eli S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The backwards launch is quite fun, and you get…”; Benjamin Raymondo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Spinning is so fun, some crazy moments of airtime,…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Coliwood Studios's back row POV, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Disco Inferno) Back Row POV [5K] | Disney's Epcot 2025 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.