Best Time to Ride at Disneyland Resort
57 attractions ranked by peak-vs-best spread. Bigger spread = bigger reward for timing it right. Hours are park-local time, averaged over the last 90 days.
Data updated October 12, 2026
Why this matters: our optimizer beats an expert-written touring plan by a median 30 minutes per Disney day, winning 80% of park days — and timing each ride to its best hour is the single biggest lever. Click any attraction for the full hour-by-hour wait curve.
| Ride | Park | Best hour | Worst hour | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
16:00 51 min |
45 min |
| Radiator Springs Racers | California Adventure | 22:00 31 min |
08:00 75 min |
44 min |
| WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure | California Adventure | 22:00 8 min |
17:00 45 min |
36 min |
| Toy Story Midway Mania! | California Adventure | 22:00 10 min |
17:00 46 min |
36 min |
| Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
16:00 39 min |
34 min |
| Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
17:00 39 min |
33 min |
| Grizzly River Run | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
15:00 38 min |
33 min |
| Soarin' Across America | California Adventure | 08:00 12 min |
16:00 43 min |
31 min |
| Goofy's Sky School | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
17:00 34 min |
29 min |
| Space Mountain | Disneyland | 08:00 23 min |
19:00 50 min |
27 min |
| Incredicoaster | California Adventure | 22:00 9 min |
20:00 35 min |
26 min |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
17:00 30 min |
25 min |
| Haunted Mansion | Disneyland | 08:00 16 min |
19:00 42 min |
25 min |
| Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! | California Adventure | 08:00 26 min |
19:00 52 min |
25 min |
| Matterhorn Bobsleds | Disneyland | 08:00 9 min |
18:00 31 min |
22 min |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Disneyland | 08:00 10 min |
20:00 32 min |
21 min |
| Chip 'n' Dale's GADGETcoaster | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 25 min |
20 min |
| Autopia | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 24 min |
19 min |
| Pixar Pal-A-Round - Swinging | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
18:00 24 min |
19 min |
| Pixar Pal-A-Round – Non-Swinging | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
18:00 23 min |
18 min |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
12:00 23 min |
17 min |
| Astro Orbitor | Disneyland | 08:00 6 min |
11:00 21 min |
15 min |
| Dumbo the Flying Elephant | Disneyland | 23:00 8 min |
11:00 24 min |
15 min |
| The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
17:00 20 min |
15 min |
| Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
12:00 19 min |
14 min |
| Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 19 min |
14 min |
| Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters | California Adventure | 08:00 6 min |
18:00 20 min |
14 min |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland | 21:00 34 min |
11:00 47 min |
13 min |
| Jungle Cruise | Disneyland | 08:00 6 min |
11:00 17 min |
11 min |
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | Disneyland | 08:00 7 min |
12:00 19 min |
11 min |
| Star Tours - The Adventures Continue | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
11:00 17 min |
11 min |
| Alice in Wonderland | Disneyland | 08:00 13 min |
19:00 23 min |
10 min |
| Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 15 min |
10 min |
| Mater's Junkyard Jamboree | California Adventure | 22:00 6 min |
18:00 15 min |
8 min |
| Jumpin' Jellyfish | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
20:00 13 min |
8 min |
| "it's a small world" | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
20:00 12 min |
7 min |
| Casey Jr. Circus Train | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 13 min |
7 min |
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | Disneyland | 08:00 7 min |
19:00 15 min |
7 min |
| Peter Pan's Flight | Disneyland | 23:00 24 min |
08:00 31 min |
7 min |
| Snow White's Enchanted Wish | Disneyland | 23:00 7 min |
11:00 14 min |
6 min |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 11 min |
6 min |
| Storybook Land Canal Boats | Disneyland | 23:00 8 min |
19:00 15 min |
6 min |
| Pinocchio's Daring Journey | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
12:00 10 min |
5 min |
| Golden Zephyr | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
20:00 9 min |
4 min |
| Mad Tea Party | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
20:00 8 min |
3 min |
| Disneyland Railroad | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
22:00 8 min |
3 min |
| Silly Symphony Swings | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
17:00 8 min |
3 min |
| Disneyland Monorail | Disneyland | 12:00 6 min |
19:00 9 min |
2 min |
| King Arthur Carrousel | Disneyland | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 7 min |
2 min |
| Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes | Disneyland | 10:00 5 min |
16:00 7 min |
1 min |
| Jessie's Critter Carousel | California Adventure | 08:00 5 min |
19:00 6 min |
1 min |
| Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island | Disneyland | 09:00 5 min |
09:00 5 min |
0 min |
| Mark Twain Riverboat | Disneyland | 09:00 9 min |
18:00 10 min |
0 min |
| Sailing Ship Columbia | Disneyland | 11:00 9 min |
13:00 9 min |
0 min |
| Games of Pixar Pier | California Adventure | 09:00 5 min |
17:00 5 min |
0 min |
| Mickey's PhilharMagic | California Adventure | 00:00 10 min |
00:00 10 min |
0 min |
| Redwood Creek Challenge Trail | California Adventure | 10:00 5 min |
10:00 5 min |
0 min |