Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Magic Kingdom

Thursday, April 15, 2027

BusyVery busy. Expected waits average about 18 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

What drives it: Spring break season.

Same weekday last year, Thursday, April 16: crowd level 4.

Ride changes that affect this day

Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress is expected Late spring 2027, 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 Thursdays in April (2 Thursdays recorded).

Ride these first

  1. TRON Lightcycle / Run, about 32 min around 8 AM
  2. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 25 min around 8 AM
  3. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, about 10 min around 8 AM
  4. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, about 7 min around 8 AM
  5. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, about 7 min around 8 AM
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean, about 7 min around 8 AM

Save for the evening

  1. Jingle Cruise, about 45 min around 9 PM
  2. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, about 30 min around 10 PM
  3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, about 7 min around 10 PM
  4. Space Mountain, about 7 min around 10 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Haunted Mansion, about 19 min around 7 PM
  2. Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A., about 21 min around 10 AM
  3. Enchanted Tales with Belle, about 19 min around 10 AM
  4. Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland, about 19 min around 2 PM
  5. The Hall of Presidents, about 22 min around 10 AM

Expected waits by ride

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