"it's a small world" Reliability & Wait Patterns
Disneyland Paris · Based on 14273 wait-time samples
0.82
Volatility Index (coefficient of variation)
Moderately volatile — expect meaningful hourly swings.
5m
Typical (p50) wait
25m
Busy (p90) wait
40m
Worst-case (p99)
55m
All-time max
Weekend vs Weekday
9m
Weekday average
12m
Weekend average
1.36×
Weekend multiplier
Lightning Lane sell-out pattern
"it's a small world" sells out at a median of 20:02 local time, on 10 of 51 observed days (19%).
Downtime by hour
Rate of DOWN/CLOSED status per hour of the day (ET).
0
100%
100%
1
100%
100%
2
100%
100%
3
68%
68%
4
15%
15%
5
0%
0%
6
0%
0%
7
2%
2%
8
1%
1%
9
0%
0%
10
0%
0%
11
0%
0%
12
0%
0%
13
1%
1%
14
10%
10%
15
35%
35%
16
80%
80%
17
100%
100%
18
100%
100%
19
100%
100%
20
100%
100%
21
100%
100%
22
100%
100%
23
100%
100%
Best & worst hours by day of week
Average standby wait (minutes). Green = lowest of day, red = highest.
| DOW | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tue | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wed | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thu | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fri | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sat | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weather effect on waits
Average wait (minutes) in different weather conditions:
11m
Clear
10m
Cloudy
10m
Drizzle
10m
Partly Cloudy
6m
Rain
When this ride goes down
These rides spike in wait time when "it's a small world" is reported DOWN:
Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril
+8m (37%)
Big Thunder Mountain
+8m (16%)
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue*
+6m (41%)
Disneyland Railroad Frontierland Depot
+5m (26%)
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
+5m (18%)
What causes this ride to spike
Waits for "it's a small world" go up the most when these rides are DOWN:
Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station
+6m (61%)
Disneyland Railroad Frontierland Depot
+6m (54%)
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