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Best time to ride Haunted Mansion

The shortest average wait for Haunted Mansion was 9 AM–10 AM (13 min), versus 35 min at its busiest hour, 6 PM–7 PM. Rope drop averaged 12 min and the last hour before close 19 min, so the first hour after opening (rope drop) is the better bet. Measured by SupaPark over the last 28 days (Sep 15–Oct 12, 2026).

Data as of Oct 12, 2026. Source: SupaPark measurements.

Key numbers

Haunted Mansion — average posted wait by hour, Sep 15–Oct 12, 2026
Hour (ET)All daysWeekdaysWeekends
8 AM–9 AM——11 min
9 AM–10 AM13 min13 min14 min
10 AM–11 AM19 min18 min20 min
11 AM–12 PM26 min25 min27 min
12 PM–1 PM28 min27 min31 min
1 PM–2 PM27 min27 min27 min
2 PM–3 PM27 min26 min29 min
3 PM–4 PM28 min27 min31 min
4 PM–5 PM28 min26 min32 min
5 PM–6 PM28 min26 min34 min
6 PM–7 PM35 min—36 min
7 PM–8 PM31 min—32 min
8 PM–9 PM23 min—24 min
9 PM–10 PM17 min—19 min
10 PM–11 PM——15 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 Haunted Mansion?

In SupaPark's measurements over the last 28 days, Haunted Mansion had its shortest average posted wait from 9 AM–10 AM (13 min), and the single quietest half-hour slot was 9 AM (13 min).

Is rope drop or the last hour better for Haunted Mansion?

Rope drop (the first hour after the park opens) averaged 12 min over 26 days; the last hour before close averaged 19 min over 28 days. The daily peak averaged 33 min.

When is the wait for Haunted Mansion longest?

The busiest hour on average was 6 PM–7 PM at 35 min; the most common hour for the day's peak was 4 PM–5 PM.

Are waits for Haunted Mansion shorter on weekdays?

Across the operating day, Haunted Mansion averaged 24 min on weekdays (20 days) and 25 min on weekends (8 days) — about the same on weekdays and weekends. Quietest weekday hour: 9 AM–10 AM; quietest weekend hour: 8 AM–9 AM.

Does Haunted Mansion 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 (an estimate). Month-by-month posted waits for every ride: posted wait times report. Window: 28 days (Sep 15–Oct 12, 2026).

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