Hi Morgan! Welcome to planDisney! With some recent changes to
Park Hopping, it is good to be clear if those changes affect when a Guest can access a
virtual queue.
Currently, two attractions are using virtual queues – TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom Park and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT!
Despite the Park Hopping time changes, there are no changes to accessing virtual queues. Guests can first request a virtual queue at 7:00 AM. When requesting a virtual queue at 7:00 AM, Guests do not have to be present in the theme park. The next opportunity to reserve a virtual queue is at 1:00 PM. Requesting a virtual queue at 1:00 PM does require a Guest to be present in the theme park for which they are requesting the virtual queue (i.e. Magic Kingdom Park for TRON Lightcycle / Run or EPCOT for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind).
If you want to try for that 1:00 PM virtual queue opportunity for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, you would need to leave Disney's Animal Kingdom Park early enough to be in EPCOT by 1:00 PM. The nice thing about Disney's Animal Kingdom Park is that it tends to open earlier than the other parks. You could begin your day there and then head on over to EPCOT to get the best of both park experiences!
Dreams do come true!
Jonathan