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Best Time to Ride at Magic Kingdom

Rope drop at Magic Kingdom is at 9 AM today, when the park opens, so be at the gate by 8:30 AM. TRON Lightcycle / Run is quietest around 8 AM and busiest around 10 PM. The list below gives the quietest hour for every attraction, so you can plan the rest of the day around the lines. What time rope drop starts at Magic Kingdom →

Attraction Quietest 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM
TRON Lightcycle / Run 8 AM 32 43 48 54 55 54 52 58 58 60 74 83 82 73 100
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 8 AM 34 37 41 44 46 44 44 42 46 48 56 54 43 35 37
Peter Pan's Flight 8 AM 25 31 35 38 42 43 41 43 42 40 48 46 35 27 28
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin 8 AM 7 16 28 33 36 34 33 36 38 40 45 42 33 22 26
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 8 AM 9 15 27 32 35 34 34 33 33 34 43 39 32 22 25
Jungle Cruise 8 AM 8 19 32 36 36 34 34 35 35 34 42 34 19 11 8
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 9 PM 17 23 26 29 32 31 29 32 32 33 37 36 29 16 19
Space Mountain 8 AM 10 17 23 31 32 29 24 27 30 33 38 39 28 21 25
Tiana's Bayou Adventure 8 AM 6 7 16 27 34 36 33 35 32 33 43 34 24 14 14
Haunted Mansion 8 AM 13 13 18 25 28 27 26 26 27 27 31 29 21 16 15
Pirates of the Caribbean 8 AM 5 5 12 22 25 22 18 20 18 19 20 16 11 6 5
Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland 9 AM · 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 · ·
Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A. 9 AM · 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 · ·
Enchanted Tales with Belle 9 AM · 11 13 15 17 16 15 17 17 18 22 18 · · ·
The Hall of Presidents 9 AM · 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ·
Mickey's PhilharMagic 10 AM 14 13 12 12 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13
"it's a small world" 8 AM 5 6 9 13 17 16 14 16 15 14 18 13 7 5 5
Astro Orbiter 8 AM 5 7 12 16 15 13 11 13 13 16 20 21 17 12 11
Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid 9 AM 6 5 7 11 16 16 13 17 18 18 25 20 11 5 5
Tomorrowland Speedway 8 AM 7 10 13 13 13 11 10 12 12 13 16 14 10 8 11

Under 25 min 25–49 min 50+ min ◇ quietest hour

Best time to ride, attraction by attraction

What is the best time to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom?
At Magic Kingdom, TRON Lightcycle / Run typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 10 PM. The wait runs about 59 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 160 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom?
At Magic Kingdom, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 6 PM. The wait runs about 43 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 95 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Peter Pan's Flight at Magic Kingdom?
At Magic Kingdom, Peter Pan's Flight typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 6 PM. The wait runs about 39 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 75 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom?
At Magic Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 6 PM. The wait runs about 32 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 80 minutes at its worst.
What is the best time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom?
At Magic Kingdom, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad typically has its shortest standby waits around 8 AM and its longest around 6 PM. The wait runs about 31 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 90 minutes at its worst.

Wait-time insights from Rope Drop News · unofficial, not affiliated with Disney.