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Inside scoop: Epcot’s first roller coaster is a ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ rideWe rode the biggest new attraction to open at Walt Disney World in more than two years, the first Marvel franchise on East coast Disney property.Epcot will get its first coaster and Walt Disney World will get its first ride featuring a Marvel franchise when Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot on May 27. [ DAVID ROARK | David Roark, photographer ]By
Sharon Kennedy WynneFormer Times staff
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SeminolesViewpointsNavigation caretLife & CultureNavigation caretThings To DoCalendarFoodNavigation caretVideosNavigation caretPhotosNavigation caretInvestigationsNavigation caretConnect with usNavigation caretGames & PuzzlesNavigation caretShopNavigation caretTampa Bay Times LogoThe words "Tampa Bay Times" written in a Gothic font![Epcot will get its first coaster and Walt Disney World will get its first ride featuring a Marvel franchise when Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot on May 27.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 900 506"/%3E "Epcot will get its first coaster and Walt Disney World will get its first ride featuring a Marvel franchise when Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot on May 27.")
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