Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Disneyland

Saturday, January 1, 2028

PackedPeak. Expected waits average about 24 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

What drives it: Winter break. New Year’s Day weekend.

Ride changes that affect this day

Reimagined Tomorrowland is expected After 2028, so it may or may not be open by your visit.

How to order your day

Based on when each line has been shortest on Saturdays in January (2 Saturdays recorded).

Ride these first

  1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, about 55 min around 8 AM
  2. Space Mountain, about 40 min around 8 AM
  3. Indiana Jones Adventure, about 44 min around 8 AM
  4. Haunted Mansion Holiday, about 36 min around 8 AM
  5. Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, about 8 min around 8 AM
  6. Matterhorn Bobsleds, about 8 min around 8 AM

Plus 7 more in the table below.

Save for the evening

  1. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 32 min around 9 PM
  2. Alice in Wonderland, about 20 min around 9 PM

Fit in anytime

Everything here has a clear best time.

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 Resistance808 AM
55 min
Space Mountain708 AM
40 min
Indiana Jones Adventure688 AM
44 min
Haunted Mansion Holiday688 AM
36 min
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin498 AM
8 min
Matterhorn Bobsleds478 AM
8 min
Peter Pan’s Flight479 PM
32 min
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway398 AM
8 min
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad388 AM
8 min
Dumbo the Flying Elephant338 AM
16 min
Alice in Wonderland319 PM
20 min
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure318 AM
8 min
Pirates of the Caribbean318 AM
8 min
Astro Orbitor288 AM
8 min
Chip 'n' Dale’s GADGETcoaster288 AM
8 min
“it’s a small world” Holiday278 AM
8 min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run261 PM
8 min
Autopia268 AM
8 min
Jungle Cruise248 AM
8 min
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters238 AM
8 min
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage228 AM
8 min
Storybook Land Canal Boats218 AM
8 min
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride208 AM
8 min
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish201 PM
12 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh188 AM
8 min
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue188 AM
8 min
Mark Twain Riverboat169 AM
16 min
Sailing Ship Columbia1612 PM
16 min
Casey Jr. Circus Train158 AM
8 min
Mad Tea Party148 AM
8 min
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey138 AM
8 min
Disneyland Monorail128 AM
8 min
King Arthur Carrousel118 AM
8 min
Disneyland Railroad118 AM
8 min
Disneyland Railroad - Mickey’s Toontown118 AM
8 min
Disneyland Railroad - New Orleans Square108 AM
8 min
Disneyland Railroad Main Street, U.S.A. Station108 AM
8 min
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes911 AM
8 min
Disneyland Railroad - Tomorrowland98 AM
8 min
Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island89 AM
8 min