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Ride reliability

Over the last 90 days, Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana went down more than any other tracked ride, up about 2% of the operating day.

  • Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana 2% up
  • Golden Zephyr 67% up
  • Disneyland Monorail 70% up
  • Mine-Cart Madness™ 74% up
  • Test Track 76% up
  • Hiccup's Wing Gliders 77% up

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Lightning Lane prices

A single ride Lightning Lane for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance typically runs $29, the priciest we track, and prices move by the day and the hour.

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance $29 typical
  • Radiator Springs Racers $22.75 typical
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance $20.86 typical
  • TRON Lightcycle / Run $20.65 typical
  • Revenge of the Mummy™ $19.99 typical
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind $18.10 typical

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Best time to ride

At Magic Kingdom, TRON Lightcycle / Run draws the longest waits and is quietest around 8 AM.

  • TRON Lightcycle / Runquietest 8 AM avg 66 min
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Trainquietest 10 PM avg 50 min
  • Tiana's Bayou Adventurequietest 8 AM avg 42 min
  • Peter Pan's Flightquietest 8 AM avg 41 min
  • Space Mountainquietest 8 AM avg 40 min
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spinquietest 8 AM avg 36 min

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Crowd patterns

Magic Kingdom is typically quietest on Sunday and busiest on Tuesday.

  • Sun 19 min
  • Mon 21 min
  • Tue 24 min
  • Wed 23 min
  • Thu 23 min
  • Fri 21 min
  • Sat 20 min

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Permit filings

We index Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board-agenda filings against named Walt Disney World construction projects, a queryable record no one else publishes.

  • Beyond Big Thunder Expansion2 filings · latest Jun 26, 2026

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About the desk

Rope Drop News is written and built by Michael Burns, a Disney Vacation Club member who plans real three-generation family trips. For a quote, a custom data cut, or more detail on a number, reach the desk through the contact page.