Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Disneyland

Friday, January 28, 2028

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

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 Fridays in January (1 Friday recorded).

Ride these first

  1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, about 35 min around 8 AM
  2. Space Mountain, about 25 min around 8 AM
  3. Haunted Mansion Holiday, about 17 min around 8 AM
  4. Indiana Jones Adventure, about 25 min around 8 AM
  5. Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, about 5 min around 8 AM
  6. Matterhorn Bobsleds, about 5 min around 8 AM

Plus 6 more in the table below.

Save for the evening

  1. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 20 min around 9 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Alice in Wonderland, about 13 min around 9 PM
  2. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, about 5 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 Resistance508 AM
35 min
Space Mountain448 AM
25 min
Haunted Mansion Holiday438 AM
17 min
Indiana Jones Adventure428 AM
25 min
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin318 AM
5 min
Matterhorn Bobsleds298 AM
5 min
Peter Pan’s Flight299 PM
20 min
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway258 AM
6 min
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad248 AM
7 min
Dumbo the Flying Elephant218 AM
9 min
Alice in Wonderland209 PM
13 min
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure208 AM
5 min
Pirates of the Caribbean198 AM
5 min
Astro Orbitor178 AM
5 min
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run171 PM
5 min
Chip 'n' Dale’s GADGETcoaster178 AM
6 min
Autopia168 AM
5 min
Jungle Cruise158 AM
5 min
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters158 AM
5 min
“it’s a small world” Holiday148 AM
5 min
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage148 AM
5 min
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride138 AM
5 min
Storybook Land Canal Boats138 AM
5 min
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish138 AM
8 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh128 AM
5 min
Star Tours - The Adventures Continue118 AM
5 min
Mark Twain Riverboat109 AM
10 min
Sailing Ship Columbia1012 PM
10 min
Casey Jr. Circus Train108 AM
5 min
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey98 AM
5 min
Mad Tea Party98 AM
5 min
Disneyland Monorail78 AM
5 min
Disneyland Railroad - Mickey’s Toontown78 AM
5 min
King Arthur Carrousel78 AM
5 min
Disneyland Railroad - New Orleans Square78 AM
5 min
Disneyland Railroad78 AM
5 min
Disneyland Railroad Main Street, U.S.A. Station68 AM
5 min
Disneyland Railroad - Tomorrowland68 AM
5 min
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes611 AM
5 min
Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island59 AM
5 min