Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Disneyland

Monday, January 3, 2028

BusyVery busy. Expected waits average about 22 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

What drives it: Winter break.

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 Mondays in January.

Ride these first

  1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, about 48 min around 8 AM
  2. Space Mountain, about 35 min around 8 AM
  3. Indiana Jones Adventure, about 34 min around 8 AM
  4. Haunted Mansion Holiday, about 24 min around 8 AM
  5. Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, about 7 min around 8 AM
  6. Matterhorn Bobsleds, about 7 min around 8 AM

Plus 6 more in the table below.

Save for the evening

  1. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 28 min around 9 PM
  2. Alice in Wonderland, about 17 min around 9 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, about 7 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 Resistance718 AM
48 min
Space Mountain618 AM
35 min
Indiana Jones Adventure598 AM
34 min
Haunted Mansion Holiday588 AM
24 min
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin448 AM
7 min
Matterhorn Bobsleds418 AM
7 min
Peter Pan’s Flight409 PM
28 min
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway368 AM
8 min
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad358 AM
10 min
Dumbo the Flying Elephant308 AM
12 min
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure288 AM
7 min
Pirates of the Caribbean288 AM
7 min
Alice in Wonderland279 PM
17 min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run261 PM
7 min
Astro Orbitor258 AM
7 min
Chip 'n' Dale’s GADGETcoaster258 AM
8 min
Autopia238 AM
7 min
Jungle Cruise228 AM
7 min
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters208 AM
7 min
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage208 AM
7 min
“it’s a small world” Holiday208 AM
7 min
Storybook Land Canal Boats188 AM
7 min
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride188 AM
7 min
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish188 AM
10 min
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue168 AM
7 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh168 AM
7 min
Mark Twain Riverboat149 AM
14 min
Sailing Ship Columbia1412 PM
14 min
Casey Jr. Circus Train148 AM
7 min
Mad Tea Party128 AM
7 min
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey128 AM
7 min
King Arthur Carrousel108 AM
7 min
Disneyland Railroad108 AM
7 min
Disneyland Railroad - Mickey’s Toontown108 AM
7 min
Disneyland Railroad - New Orleans Square98 AM
7 min
Disneyland Monorail98 AM
7 min
Disneyland Railroad Main Street, U.S.A. Station98 AM
7 min
Disneyland Railroad - Tomorrowland88 AM
7 min
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes811 AM
7 min
Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island79 AM
7 min