Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Magic Kingdom

Thursday, December 30, 2027

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

What drives it: Christmas and New Year break.

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 December (2 Thursdays recorded).

Ride these first

  1. TRON Lightcycle / Run, about 35 min around 8 AM
  2. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 27 min around 8 AM
  3. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, about 11 min around 8 AM
  4. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, about 8 min around 8 AM
  5. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, about 8 min around 8 AM
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean, about 8 min around 8 AM

Save for the evening

  1. Jingle Cruise, about 48 min around 9 PM
  2. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, about 32 min around 10 PM
  3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, about 8 min around 10 PM
  4. Space Mountain, about 8 min around 10 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Haunted Mansion, about 20 min around 7 PM
  2. Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A., about 22 min around 10 AM
  3. Enchanted Tales with Belle, about 20 min around 10 AM
  4. Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland, about 20 min around 2 PM
  5. The Hall of Presidents, about 24 min around 10 AM

Expected waits by ride

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