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Best time to ride Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

The shortest average wait for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin was 9 AM–10 AM (16 min), versus 42 min at its busiest hour, 5 PM–6 PM. Rope drop averaged 10 min and the last hour before close 30 min, so the first hour after opening (rope drop) is the better bet. Measured by SupaPark over the last 28 days (Sep 14–Oct 11, 2026).

Data as of Oct 11, 2026. Source: SupaPark measurements.

Key numbers

Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin — average posted wait by hour, Sep 14–Oct 11, 2026
Hour (ET)All daysWeekdaysWeekends
8 AM–9 AM——10 min
9 AM–10 AM16 min14 min20 min
10 AM–11 AM30 min28 min34 min
11 AM–12 PM35 min33 min38 min
12 PM–1 PM37 min34 min44 min
1 PM–2 PM36 min36 min39 min
2 PM–3 PM34 min32 min39 min
3 PM–4 PM39 min37 min43 min
4 PM–5 PM41 min38 min47 min
5 PM–6 PM42 min40 min45 min
6 PM–7 PM——48 min
7 PM–8 PM——48 min
8 PM–9 PM——36 min
9 PM–10 PM——29 min
10 PM–11 PM——27 min

Weekdays = Monday–Friday (20 days); weekends = Saturday–Sunday (8 days). An hour is shown only if it was measured on at least half the days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best time to ride Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin?

In SupaPark's measurements over the last 28 days, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin had its shortest average posted wait from 9 AM–10 AM (16 min), and the single quietest half-hour slot was 9 AM (14 min).

Is rope drop or the last hour better for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin?

Rope drop (the first hour after the park opens) averaged 10 min over 28 days; the last hour before close averaged 30 min over 27 days. The daily peak averaged 47 min.

When is the wait for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin longest?

The busiest hour on average was 5 PM–6 PM at 42 min; the most common hour for the day's peak was 4 PM–5 PM.

Are waits for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin shorter on weekdays?

Across the operating day, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin averaged 32 min on weekdays (20 days) and 36 min on weekends (8 days) — 4 min longer on weekends. Quietest weekday hour: 9 AM–10 AM; quietest weekend hour: 8 AM–9 AM.

Does Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin have Lightning Lane, and when does it sell out?

SupaPark tracks Lightning Lane availability for the rides that have it; see measured sellout times at supapark.com/lightning-lane/sellout.

How we measure this

SupaPark records the posted standby wait for every Walt Disney World attraction every few minutes and keeps a permanent half-hour archive. For each day we keep only the half-hours inside that park's published operating hours that have at least two open-status readings, average them by hour, then average each hour across days. "Rope drop" is the park's first operating hour that day and "last hour" is the hour before its published close, so the comparison follows the real schedule (including early closes for evening events). Posted waits are what the park displays; actual waits often run shorter — see SupaPark Real Wait. Window: 28 days (Sep 14–Oct 11, 2026).

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