Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Disneyland

Friday, March 12, 2027

BusyBusy. Expected waits average about 19 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

What drives it: Spring break season.

How to order your day

Based on when each line has been shortest on Fridays in March (1 Friday recorded).

Ride these first

  1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, about 41 min around 8 AM
  2. Space Mountain, about 29 min around 8 AM
  3. Haunted Mansion Holiday, about 20 min around 8 AM
  4. Indiana Jones Adventure, about 29 min around 8 AM
  5. Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, about 6 min around 8 AM
  6. Matterhorn Bobsleds, about 6 min around 8 AM

Plus 6 more in the table below.

Save for the evening

  1. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 23 min around 9 PM
  2. Alice in Wonderland, about 15 min around 9 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, about 6 min around 1 PM

Expected waits by ride

The bars show each hour from open to close. Taller and redder means a longer line.

RideAvgBestThrough the day
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance598 AM
41 min
Space Mountain528 AM
29 min
Haunted Mansion Holiday508 AM
20 min
Indiana Jones Adventure508 AM
29 min
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin368 AM
6 min
Matterhorn Bobsleds358 AM
6 min
Peter Pan’s Flight349 PM
23 min
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway308 AM
6 min
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad288 AM
8 min
Dumbo the Flying Elephant258 AM
10 min
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure248 AM
6 min
Alice in Wonderland239 PM
15 min
Pirates of the Caribbean228 AM
6 min
Astro Orbitor208 AM
6 min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run201 PM
6 min
Chip 'n' Dale’s GADGETcoaster208 AM
6 min
Autopia198 AM
6 min
Jungle Cruise188 AM
6 min
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters178 AM
6 min
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage178 AM
6 min
“it’s a small world” Holiday178 AM
6 min
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride158 AM
6 min
Storybook Land Canal Boats158 AM
6 min
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish158 AM
9 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh148 AM
6 min
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue138 AM
6 min
Casey Jr. Circus Train128 AM
6 min
Sailing Ship Columbia1212 PM
12 min
Mark Twain Riverboat129 AM
12 min
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey108 AM
6 min
Mad Tea Party108 AM
6 min
Disneyland Railroad - Mickey’s Toontown98 AM
6 min
Disneyland Railroad - New Orleans Square98 AM
6 min
King Arthur Carrousel88 AM
6 min
Disneyland Monorail88 AM
6 min
Disneyland Railroad Main Street, U.S.A. Station88 AM
6 min
Disneyland Railroad88 AM
6 min
Disneyland Railroad - Tomorrowland78 AM
6 min
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes711 AM
6 min
Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island69 AM
6 min