Roaring Rapids Reliability & Wait Patterns
Shanghai Disneyland · Based on 28718 wait-time samples
1.18
Volatility Index (coefficient of variation)
Highly volatile — wait times swing dramatically hour to hour.
10m
Typical (p50) wait
50m
Busy (p90) wait
105m
Worst-case (p99)
135m
All-time max
Weekend vs Weekday
19m
Weekday average
21m
Weekend average
1.12×
Weekend multiplier
Downtime by hour
Rate of DOWN/CLOSED status per hour of the day (ET).
0
5%
5%
1
4%
4%
2
4%
4%
3
1%
1%
4
3%
3%
5
1%
1%
6
2%
2%
7
9%
9%
8
27%
27%
9
50%
50%
10
80%
80%
11
83%
83%
12
84%
84%
13
83%
83%
14
84%
84%
15
83%
83%
16
82%
82%
17
82%
82%
18
90%
90%
19
74%
74%
20
27%
27%
21
3%
3%
22
4%
4%
23
3%
3%
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 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 |
| Tue | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| Wed | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 |
| Thu | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| Fri | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 49 |
| Sat | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 |
| Sun | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 29 |
Weather effect on waits
Average wait (minutes) in different weather conditions:
26m
Clear
19m
Cloudy
16m
Drizzle
21m
Partly Cloudy
16m
Rain
When this ride goes down
These rides spike in wait time when Roaring Rapids is reported DOWN:
Rex’s Racer
+27m (50%)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
+22m (30%)
Jet Packs
+13m (42%)
TRON Lightcycle Power Run – Presented by Chevrolet
+11m (17%)
Woody’s Roundup
+11m (35%)
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
+11m (34%)
Slinky Dog Spin
+10m (43%)
Soaring Over the Horizon
+10m (20%)
What causes this ride to spike
Waits for Roaring Rapids go up the most when these rides are DOWN:
Siren's Revenge
+56m (195%)
Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure
+20m (68%)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
+8m (29%)
Slinky Dog Spin
+7m (25%)
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