Hello Kayleigh!
I had the opportunity to experience
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in
Epcot four times on my June Walt Disney World vacation. I can tell you that it was simply amazing! Two of the four times I purchased the
Individual Lightning Lane and the other two times, I used the virtual queue.
When you purchase your Individual Lightning Lane for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, you can select a later time in the day after 2:00 pm. Since you are not staying on-site, you can purchase Individual Lightning Lane for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind when Epcot is scheduled to open on that particular day, even if Disney's Hollywood Studios is your first park of that day. Remember you will need to make a
Theme Park Reservation for the first theme park you want to enter, which will be Disney's Hollywood Studios in your case. Also, you must enter that park before you are eligible to Park Hop on that particular day. You do not have to reserve the second theme park of the day that you are planning on Park Hopping to. Remember that Park Hopping is currently available after 2:00 pm each day based on availability. You can check the
Park Hours Calendar or the
My Disney Experience app for each theme park's most up-to-date Park Hopper hours. My pro-tip for you is to take the
Disney Skyliner or a Friendship Boat from Disney's Hollywood Studios to Epcot.
I hope that you have an incredible Walt Disney World vacation!
Marc L.