Best Time to Ride at Walt Disney World
64 attractions ranked by peak-vs-best spread. Bigger spread = bigger reward for timing it right.
Why this matters: our optimizer saves a median +70 minutes per Disney day with an 84% win rate — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith | Hollywood Studios | 00:00 5 min |
22:00 150 min |
145 min |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Hollywood Studios | 00:00 10 min |
11:00 122 min |
111 min |
| Slinky Dog Dash | Hollywood Studios | 00:00 9 min |
12:00 111 min |
102 min |
| Avatar Flight of Passage | Animal Kingdom | 20:00 12 min |
08:00 108 min |
96 min |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | EPCOT | 00:00 26 min |
19:00 117 min |
91 min |
| Test Track | EPCOT | 00:00 29 min |
12:00 118 min |
89 min |
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | Hollywood Studios | 00:00 10 min |
12:00 97 min |
87 min |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | EPCOT | 00:00 5 min |
16:00 89 min |
83 min |
| TRON Lightcycle / Run | Magic Kingdom | 00:00 24 min |
22:00 106 min |
81 min |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 00:00 5 min |
16:00 78 min |
72 min |
| Kali River Rapids | Animal Kingdom | 09:00 5 min |
14:00 77 min |
72 min |
| Soarin' Around the World | EPCOT | 08:00 6 min |
12:00 76 min |
69 min |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | Animal Kingdom | 18:00 5 min |
11:00 71 min |
66 min |
| Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Magic Kingdom | 22:00 5 min |
15:00 72 min |
66 min |
| Toy Story Mania! | Hollywood Studios | 22:00 5 min |
10:00 70 min |
65 min |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ | Hollywood Studios | 22:00 13 min |
17:00 78 min |
65 min |
| Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin | Magic Kingdom | 07:00 9 min |
18:00 72 min |
63 min |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | Hollywood Studios | 22:00 5 min |
10:00 67 min |
62 min |
| Na'vi River Journey | Animal Kingdom | 20:00 7 min |
11:00 66 min |
59 min |
| Jungle Cruise | Magic Kingdom | 23:00 5 min |
16:00 62 min |
57 min |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | Animal Kingdom | 07:00 5 min |
12:00 61 min |
56 min |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 00:00 5 min |
12:00 61 min |
56 min |
| Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Magic Kingdom | 00:00 19 min |
13:00 72 min |
52 min |
| Peter Pan's Flight | Magic Kingdom | 23:00 7 min |
14:00 58 min |
50 min |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Magic Kingdom | 23:00 5 min |
19:00 48 min |
43 min |
| Alien Swirling Saucers | Hollywood Studios | 23:00 5 min |
12:00 45 min |
40 min |
| Haunted Mansion | Magic Kingdom | 00:00 8 min |
12:00 44 min |
36 min |
| The Seas with Nemo & Friends | EPCOT | 08:00 5 min |
11:00 40 min |
35 min |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | Magic Kingdom | 23:00 5 min |
16:00 39 min |
34 min |
| Star Tours – The Adventures Continue | Hollywood Studios | 08:00 5 min |
11:00 38 min |
33 min |
| Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid | Magic Kingdom | 07:00 5 min |
16:00 35 min |
30 min |
| Spaceship Earth | EPCOT | 21:00 5 min |
11:00 35 min |
30 min |
| Dumbo the Flying Elephant | Magic Kingdom | 07:00 5 min |
11:00 34 min |
29 min |
| Living with the Land | EPCOT | 08:00 5 min |
11:00 34 min |
29 min |
| The Barnstormer | Magic Kingdom | 22:00 5 min |
16:00 33 min |
28 min |
| Astro Orbiter | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
11:00 33 min |
28 min |
| The Magic Carpets of Aladdin | Magic Kingdom | 21:00 5 min |
11:00 31 min |
26 min |
| "it's a small world" | Magic Kingdom | 20:00 5 min |
13:00 30 min |
25 min |
| Zootopia: Better Zoogether! - NEW! | Animal Kingdom | 19:00 8 min |
11:00 31 min |
22 min |
| Tomorrowland Speedway | Magic Kingdom | 07:00 5 min |
13:00 26 min |
21 min |
| Journey Into Imagination With Figment | EPCOT | 20:00 5 min |
11:00 25 min |
20 min |
| Mad Tea Party | Magic Kingdom | 22:00 5 min |
11:00 23 min |
18 min |
| Enchanted Tales with Belle | Magic Kingdom | 18:00 15 min |
13:00 32 min |
16 min |
| Wildlife Express Train | Animal Kingdom | 10:00 5 min |
11:00 20 min |
15 min |
| Mission: SPACE | EPCOT | 00:00 11 min |
11:00 27 min |
15 min |
| Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros | EPCOT | 10:00 5 min |
15:00 19 min |
14 min |
| Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland | Magic Kingdom | 09:00 11 min |
20:00 26 min |
14 min |
| Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
14:00 19 min |
14 min |
| Prince Charming Regal Carrousel | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
14:00 16 min |
11 min |
| Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival | EPCOT | 11:00 5 min |
10:00 15 min |
10 min |
| Turtle Talk With Crush | EPCOT | 09:00 15 min |
12:00 24 min |
9 min |
| Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A. | Magic Kingdom | 09:00 10 min |
16:00 20 min |
9 min |
| Mickey's PhilharMagic | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 7 min |
08:00 15 min |
7 min |
| Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 | EPCOT | 09:00 10 min |
12:00 15 min |
5 min |
| Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 8 min |
21:00 13 min |
5 min |
| Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor | Magic Kingdom | 09:00 8 min |
13:00 14 min |
5 min |
| Reflections of China | EPCOT | 09:00 10 min |
09:00 15 min |
5 min |
| Country Bear Musical Jamboree | Magic Kingdom | 10:00 9 min |
09:00 10 min |
1 min |
| The Hall of Presidents | Magic Kingdom | 09:00 15 min |
10:00 16 min |
1 min |
| Swiss Family Treehouse | Magic Kingdom | 09:00 5 min |
18:00 6 min |
1 min |
| Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress | Magic Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
22:00 6 min |
1 min |
| Maharajah Jungle Trek | Animal Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
08:00 5 min |
0 min |
| Vacation Fun - An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie | Hollywood Studios | 14:00 9 min |
09:00 10 min |
0 min |
| Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail | Animal Kingdom | 08:00 5 min |
08:00 5 min |
0 min |