Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Magic Kingdom

Saturday, January 1, 2028

PackedPeak. Expected waits average about 32 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

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

How to order your day

Based on when each line has been shortest on Saturdays in January (3 Saturdays 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. Haunted Mansion, about 21 min around 8 AM
  6. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, about 8 min around 8 AM

Plus 1 more in the table below.

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. Enchanted Tales with Belle, about 20 min around 10 AM
  2. Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A., about 22 min around 10 AM
  3. Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland, about 20 min around 2 PM
  4. 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.