diff --git a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
index a367656e4..eab6a91a3 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
+++ b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export interface DatabaseAccount {
   type: string;
   kind: string;
   properties: DatabaseAccountExtendedProperties;
+  systemData?: DatabaseAccountSystemData;
+}
+
+export interface DatabaseAccountSystemData {
+  createdAt: string;
 }
 
 export interface DatabaseAccountExtendedProperties {
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tutorials/QuickstartCarousel.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tutorials/QuickstartCarousel.tsx
index 976f192ba..1d05961eb 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tutorials/QuickstartCarousel.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tutorials/QuickstartCarousel.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export const QuickstartCarousel: React.FC<QuickstartCarouselProps> = ({
             <DefaultButton text="Previous" style={{ margin: "16px 8px 16px 0" }} onClick={() => setPage(page - 1)} />
           )}
           <PrimaryButton
-            id="carouselNextBtn"
             style={{ margin: "16px 16px 16px 0" }}
             text={page === 3 ? "Finish" : "Next"}
             onClick={() => {
diff --git a/src/UserContext.ts b/src/UserContext.ts
index 27f02cc8a..7e3390eb4 100644
--- a/src/UserContext.ts
+++ b/src/UserContext.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ interface UserContext {
 export type ApiType = "SQL" | "Mongo" | "Gremlin" | "Tables" | "Cassandra";
 export type PortalEnv = "localhost" | "blackforest" | "fairfax" | "mooncake" | "prod" | "dev";
 
+const ONE_WEEK_IN_MS = 604800000;
+
 const features = extractFeatures();
 const { enableSDKoperations: useSDKOperations } = features;
 
@@ -71,10 +73,30 @@ const userContext: UserContext = {
   collectionCreationDefaults: CollectionCreationDefaults,
 };
 
+function isAccountNewerThanThresholdInMs(createdAt: string, threshold: number) {
+  let createdAtMs: number = Date.parse(createdAt);
+  if (isNaN(createdAtMs)) {
+    createdAtMs = 0;
+  }
+
+  const nowMs: number = Date.now();
+  const millisecsSinceAccountCreation = nowMs - createdAtMs;
+  return threshold > millisecsSinceAccountCreation;
+}
+
 function updateUserContext(newContext: Partial<UserContext>): void {
   if (newContext.databaseAccount) {
     newContext.apiType = apiType(newContext.databaseAccount);
-    if (!localStorage.getItem(newContext.databaseAccount.id)) {
+
+    const isNewAccount = isAccountNewerThanThresholdInMs(
+      newContext.databaseAccount?.systemData?.createdAt || "",
+      ONE_WEEK_IN_MS
+    );
+
+    if (
+      !localStorage.getItem(newContext.databaseAccount.id) &&
+      (userContext.isTryCosmosDBSubscription || isNewAccount)
+    ) {
       useCarousel.getState().setShouldOpen(true);
       localStorage.setItem(newContext.databaseAccount.id, "true");
     }
diff --git a/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts b/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
index 7a0330ff3..09b1654ca 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useKnockoutExplorer.ts
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ function updateContextsFromPortalMessage(inputs: DataExplorerInputsFrame) {
     hasWriteAccess: inputs.hasWriteAccess ?? true,
     addCollectionFlight: inputs.addCollectionDefaultFlight || CollectionCreation.DefaultAddCollectionDefaultFlight,
     collectionCreationDefaults: inputs.defaultCollectionThroughput,
+    isTryCosmosDBSubscription: inputs.isTryCosmosDBSubscription,
   });
   if (inputs.features) {
     Object.assign(userContext.features, extractFeatures(new URLSearchParams(inputs.features)));
diff --git a/test/cassandra/container.spec.ts b/test/cassandra/container.spec.ts
index 6b4bda8e6..af68a47dc 100644
--- a/test/cassandra/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/cassandra/container.spec.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ test("Cassandra keyspace and table CRUD", async () => {
   await page.waitForSelector("iframe");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Table"]');
   await explorer.click('[aria-label="Keyspace id"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="Keyspace id"]', keyspaceId);
diff --git a/test/graph/container.spec.ts b/test/graph/container.spec.ts
index 97b07ee9e..0b2bf5090 100644
--- a/test/graph/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/graph/container.spec.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ test("Graph CRUD", async () => {
   await page.goto("https://localhost:1234/testExplorer.html?accountName=portal-gremlin-runner");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   // Create new database and graph
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Graph"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="New database id"]', databaseId);
diff --git a/test/mongo/container.spec.ts b/test/mongo/container.spec.ts
index 91f1c254a..ca977ea93 100644
--- a/test/mongo/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/mongo/container.spec.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ test("Mongo CRUD", async () => {
   await page.goto("https://localhost:1234/testExplorer.html?accountName=portal-mongo-runner");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   // Create new database and collection
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Collection"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="New database id"]', databaseId);
diff --git a/test/mongo/container32.spec.ts b/test/mongo/container32.spec.ts
index 8b7a830e4..5b3845a14 100644
--- a/test/mongo/container32.spec.ts
+++ b/test/mongo/container32.spec.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ test("Mongo CRUD", async () => {
   await page.goto("https://localhost:1234/testExplorer.html?accountName=portal-mongo32-runner");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   // Create new database and collection
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Collection"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="New database id"]', databaseId);
diff --git a/test/sql/container.spec.ts b/test/sql/container.spec.ts
index 5e53696bd..066344740 100644
--- a/test/sql/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/sql/container.spec.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ test("SQL CRUD", async () => {
   await page.goto("https://localhost:1234/testExplorer.html?accountName=portal-sql-runner-west-us");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Container"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="New database id"]', databaseId);
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="Container id"]', containerId);
diff --git a/test/tables/container.spec.ts b/test/tables/container.spec.ts
index 6243d0cb0..5dbfc9cfa 100644
--- a/test/tables/container.spec.ts
+++ b/test/tables/container.spec.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ test("Tables CRUD", async () => {
   await page.goto("https://localhost:1234/testExplorer.html?accountName=portal-tables-runner");
   const explorer = await waitForExplorer();
 
-  // Click through quick start carousel
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-  await explorer.click("#carouselNextBtn");
-
   await page.waitForSelector('text="Querying databases"', { state: "detached" });
   await explorer.click('[data-test="New Table"]');
   await explorer.fill('[aria-label="Table id"]', tableId);