RopeDrop Disney Wait Index: September 2026
In September 2026, Tokyo DisneySea had the longest average posted standby wait of the 12 Disney parks we track, 37 minutes, and Disneyland Paris the shortest, 16 minutes.
The index is each park's average posted standby wait across every attraction we logged that month, weighted by readings (we log every 5 minutes), from the RopeDrop wait-time log. Days are park-local. Posted waits are the times the parks display, which often run longer than the real wait.
Average posted wait by park, September 2026
| Park | Average | vs month before | Busiest day | Calmest day | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo DisneySea | 37 min | -5.2 min | Tue, Sep 22 (70 min) | Sun, Sep 6 (21 min) | 30 |
| Disney Adventure World | 32 min | -0.7 min | Sun, Sep 6 (40 min) | Fri, Sep 11 (27 min) | 30 |
| Hollywood Studios | 32 min | -2.1 min | Sun, Sep 6 (42 min) | Wed, Sep 2 (17 min) | 30 |
| EPCOT | 27 min | +1.3 min | Sun, Sep 6 (34 min) | Wed, Sep 2 (18 min) | 30 |
| Shanghai Disneyland | 24 min | -10.3 min | Fri, Sep 25 (35 min) | Sat, Sep 19 (16 min) | 30 |
| Animal Kingdom | 22 min | -0.6 min | Sun, Sep 27 (32 min) | Tue, Sep 1 (10 min) | 30 |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | 21 min | -4.6 min | Sat, Sep 26 (35 min) | Wed, Sep 16 (14 min) | 30 |
| California Adventure | 20 min | -1.2 min | Mon, Sep 21 (33 min) | Tue, Sep 1 (12 min) | 30 |
| Magic Kingdom | 19 min | -1.2 min | Wed, Sep 23 (26 min) | Tue, Sep 1 (12 min) | 30 |
| Disneyland | 18 min | +2.0 min | Mon, Sep 21 (31 min) | Thu, Sep 10 (10 min) | 30 |
| Tokyo Disneyland | 18 min | -4.8 min | Tue, Sep 22 (37 min) | Wed, Sep 16 (11 min) | 30 |
| Disneyland Paris | 16 min | -1.9 min | Sat, Sep 26 (20 min) | Fri, Sep 11 (13 min) | 30 |
Longest average posted waits, September 2026
Other months
Daily numbers for every ride are in the open data CSVs (CC BY 4.0). To cite the index: "Source: RopeDrop Disney Wait Index, ropedropplanner.com", linking this page.