Of the options given, I voted Rock'n'Rollercoaster, but I admittedly have not done Tron or Guardians yet. My last visit to Walt Disney World was in 2019, so they're now some of the parks I've gone the longest without visiting, and I only got 1 ride on many of the coasters.
If I were to rank all the WDW coasters I've done, I'd go with the following (defunct in italics):
Rock'n'Rollercoaster - Disney's Hollywood Studios: I did really like this one! For an LSM launch, I think the initial launch has a surprising amount of kick, the inversions are nice and intense without being too intense and the ride isn't too rough either. I only got 1 ride on it, but based on those attributes; what's not to like? 8/10, #27/134
Slinky Dog Dash - Disney's Hollywood Studios: I went into Slinky Dog with pretty low expectations and actually came off very pleasantly surprised! The launches are not the most intense, as is par for the course with Mack Rides, but I think that's perfectly OK on a family launch coaster. And when you put aside the launches, I was very happy with what was there on this coaster! The ride has some very fun little pops of airtime, and some of the turns are really good fun as well! All in all, I thought Slinky Dog was punchy, smooth, dynamic, had some good airtime, and was overall a very fun family launch coaster that I very much enjoyed! 7/10, #35/134
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Disney's Magic Kingdom: I don't remember this being quite as good as the Parisian version, based on 1 ride on this and a very vague memory of 3 rides on the Parisian version as an 8 year old, but Florida's Thunder Mountain was still very good fun, with some fun moments of speed and surprisingly strong moments of airtime! The ride does have a few dead spots, and is also not the smoothest, but I still very much enjoyed it, even if it isn't quite as good as the Paris version, from my very vague recollection of it. 7/10, #38/134
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - Disney's Magic Kingdom: Similarly to Slinky Dog, I went into Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with quite low expectations and came off rather pleasantly surprised! It's a very fun family coaster; while it's not the most intense, it has some fun turns, and the swinging cars add quite an interesting dynamic, in my view! 7/10, #43/134
Expedition Everest - Disney's Animal Kingdom: Of the WDW coasters I've ridden, many would put this on top, but I've never quite gotten the hype myself. I've ridden Everest on 2 separate Florida holidays 5 years apart, and I've come off it having found it fun enough, with some cool elements, but also having found that I feel a tad cold towards it. Something about it doesn't quite click with me, and I don't know what it is. Maybe it's that the trick track sections seem to take ages and delay proceedings. Maybe it's that the ride layout, while faster than most WDW coasters, isn't hugely dynamic or exciting compared to some of the others. I don't really know. For whatever reason, though, Everest has never gone beyond "fun enough" for me; I've always found it to lack a certain something. 6/10, #53/134
Space Mountain (Alpha) - Disney's Magic Kingdom: From the 1 ride I had on this, I remember it having quite good speed and some surprisingly forceful airtime in places, but I also remember it being quite rough and hurting my back a bit. 5/10, #73/134
Barnstormer - Disney's Magic Kingdom: I remember this being weirdly rough and jolty for a children's roller coaster... other than that, it is what it is, really. 3/10, #116/134
Primeval Whirl - Disney's Animal Kingdom (both sides): I don't care for these Reverchon spinning wild mice at all, and the Primeval Whirls were possibly two of the worst I rode. They were hideously rough and uncomfortable even compared to others of the genre, and I think Disney could do a lot better than these two coasters. 2/10, #125/134 and #126/134
I have a strong suspicion that Tron and/or Guardians would likely top this list if I were to revisit Walt Disney World!
1. Cosmic Rewind. Easy winner. Tons of fun.
2. Tron. Very flashy, but surprisingly short.
3. Expedition Everest. Good.
4. Rock n Rollercoaster. Getting rough nowadays.
5. Big Thunder Mountain. S'alright.
6. Space Mountain. Not a fan. Janky and horribly outdated.
7. Barnstormer. +1.
8. Slinky Dog Dash. Never rode it, but it looks kinda lame. Bailed on it due to an agonisingly slow queue.
9. Seven Dwarfs. Never rode it. Queue was ridiculous.
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