Disneyland Paris Ride Breakdowns: Which Lines Get Longer

Data updated October 12, 2026 · recomputed weekly

Quick answer. When Big Thunder Mountain is down, Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril runs about 5 minutes longer (+29%) than the same hour on a normal day (136 closures on 92 days). 10 ride pairs at Disneyland Paris met our consistency bar; everything else stays close to normal when a ride breaks down.

Lines that get longer

Ride that's down:

When Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is down, Autopia, presented by Avis waits run +9 min (+22%) vs the same hour on a normal day 94 closures on 73 days · rose in 71% of them · typically 49 min instead of 40

When Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is down, Orbitron® waits run +7 min (+18%) vs the same hour on a normal day 93 closures on 72 days · rose in 78% of them · typically 45 min instead of 38

When Big Thunder Mountain is down, Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril waits run +5 min (+29%) vs the same hour on a normal day 136 closures on 92 days · rose in 73% of them · typically 23 min instead of 18

When Pirates of the Caribbean is down, Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains® waits run +4 min (+25%) vs the same hour on a normal day 20 closures on 17 days · rose in 80% of them · typically 21 min instead of 17

When Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain is down, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue* waits run +4 min (+41%) vs the same hour on a normal day 59 closures on 50 days · rose in 76% of them · typically 14 min instead of 10

When Phantom Manor is down, Pirates of the Caribbean waits run +4 min (+21%) vs the same hour on a normal day 84 closures on 65 days · rose in 67% of them · typically 21 min instead of 17

When Big Thunder Mountain is down, Phantom Manor waits run +3 min (+25%) vs the same hour on a normal day 136 closures on 92 days · rose in 71% of them · typically 17 min instead of 14

When Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain is down, Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril waits run +3 min (+20%) vs the same hour on a normal day 57 closures on 48 days · rose in 67% of them · typically 19 min instead of 16

When Phantom Manor is down, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast waits run +3 min (+8%) vs the same hour on a normal day 80 closures on 66 days · rose in 66% of them · typically 40 min instead of 36

When Big Thunder Mountain is down, Pirates of the Caribbean waits run +3 min (+18%) vs the same hour on a normal day 123 closures on 86 days · rose in 70% of them · typically 21 min instead of 18

Most disruptive closures

Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast: raises 2 other lines, most of all Autopia, presented by Avis (+9 min).
Big Thunder Mountain: raises 3 other lines, most of all Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril (+5 min).
Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain: raises 2 other lines, most of all Star Tours: The Adventures Continue* (+4 min).

How we measure it

Closures of 15–240 minutes from the last 180 days (2079 at Disneyland Paris).
Storm or park-wide closures are dropped: 2+ other rides closing within 15 minutes, or 5+ already closed (490 removed).
Each ride's posted wait during the closure is compared with the same clock hours on the same weekday over the previous 8 weeks, corrected for how busy that ride was on the day.
A pair is listed only with 8+ closures on 5+ days, an average rise of 3+ minutes, a rise in 65%+ of closures, and an average at least 3× its standard error.

Updated weekly; figures computed October 12, 2026. Waits are Disney's posted standby times.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Disneyland Paris lines get longer when a ride breaks down?

In our data, the clearest case is Indiana Jones™ and the Temple of Peril while Big Thunder Mountain is down: its posted wait runs about 5 minutes above the same hour on a normal day (136 closures on 92 days). 10 ride pairs at Disneyland Paris met our consistency bar.

How do you rule out storms?

We drop any closure where 2 or more other rides also closed within 15 minutes, or 5 or more were already closed — 490 of 2079 closures here. Those are lightning holds or park-wide events, not one ride breaking.

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