Star-Lord character from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ returning to Disney World
Star-Lord from Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” will return to Walt Disney World, appearing in person at Epcot.
Star-Lord at Epcot
“Star-Lord will return” … to Walt Disney World! The leader of the titular heroic team (according to himself, anyway) from Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy” films will appear at Epcot near Orlando, Fla. on Sept. 29, 2024.
Disney announced the character’s return in a video posted to Instagram on Sept. 24 with this caption:
SPOTTED: Star-Lord dancing his way to reunite with the EPCOT Terrans 🕺📼 #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #EPCOT #StarLord #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #Guardians #CosmicRewind
In the video, Star-Lord dances through various Epcot pavilions, including The Land and The Seas with Nemo & Friends. Text on screen at the end of the video reads, “Star-Lord will return to Epcot on 9/29.”
Disney did not mention in what capacity Star-Lord will appear, be that a meet & greet, distanced sighting, or some sort of production.
Star-Lord’s previous Disney World appearances
From 2017-2018, Disney World guests could meet Star-Lord (along with Baby Groot) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, inside the attraction now known as Walt Disney Presents. Ariel from 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” has a meet & greet in that location today.
Star-Lord (along with Gamora) also previously starred in a limited-time show “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Live!” in 2018 as part of Disney World’s “Incredible Summer” celebration. The show held an encore in summer 2019.
In more recent years, Star-Lord’s Florida appearances have been limited to private events like Disney Vacation Club parties, despite being readily available for meet & greets at other Disney parks around the globe.
Beyond character appearances, Epcot has been home base for all things “Guardians” since the 2022 opening of the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind roller coaster.
An Epcot homecoming
Of course, Peter Quill has a special attachment with Epcot. After all, before he became Star-Lord, he visited Disney World as a young boy, according to the Cosmic Rewind backstory. During a video in the Cosmic Rewind queue, Quill references old-school Epcot attractions like Horizons and Kitchen Kabaret.
Photo by Attractions Magazine
In the Marvel films, Star-Lord aka Peter Quill is portrayed by Chris Pratt. Just down the road at Universal Studios Florida, another Pratt character — Owen from “Jurassic World” — debuted as a live character this summer as part of “Universal Mega Movie Parade.”
Photo by Matt Roseboom
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