Measured This Week at Walt Disney World (Oct 5–Oct 11, 2026)

By Laura T. · Adult Disney · Wisconsin

Published October 5, 2026

Park folklore says you rope-drop everything and flee before the fireworks, and for years that was the best advice anyone had. Then you actually measure it: over the last three weeks, Kilimanjaro Safaris averaged 8 minutes in the final hour before close against a 59-minute daily peak, and Expedition Everest was the shortest line of the day on 18 of 20 days. That’s not a vibe or a hunch from a forum post in 2014 — that’s a pattern you can plan a park day around, ride by ride. Below, every attraction we tracked this week, with its last-hour average next to its peak, so you can decide what’s worth saving for the end of the night.

Magic Kingdom

Pirates of the Caribbean — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:49 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
TRON Lightcycle / Run — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:57 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:06 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 6 min vs 31 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 10 min vs 34 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 10 min vs 32 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure — Measured over the last 20 days: the final hour before close averaged 16 min here vs a 46-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 13 of 20 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Jungle Cruise — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 18 min here vs a 45-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 9 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.

EPCOT

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:36 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Test Track — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:15 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Soarin’ Across America — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:31 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Soarin’ Across America — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 11 min vs 37 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
The Seas with Nemo & Friends — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 5 min vs 29 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Living with the Land — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 5 min vs 25 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
The Seas with Nemo & Friends — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 5 min here vs a 40-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 19 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Frozen Ever After — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 45 min here vs a 79-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 12 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.

Hollywood Studios

Toy Story Mania! — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:17 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Slinky Dog Dash — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:39 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:18 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Alien Swirling Saucers — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 14 min vs 33 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 18 min vs 36 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Toy Story Mania! — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 27 min here vs a 66-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 14 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance — Measured over the last 20 days: the final hour before close averaged 27 min here vs a 63-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 15 of 20 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 13 min here vs a 47-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 15 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.

Animal Kingdom

Kilimanjaro Safaris — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 7:55 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Avatar Flight of Passage — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:04 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain — ⚡ Lightning Lane here sold out by a median 8:13 AM on the 21 days it sold out (of the last 22 park days). Buy it at 7 AM or plan on standby.
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 5 min vs 32 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Na’vi River Journey — Rope drop pays here: the first hour after opening averages 19 min vs 45 min late morning (last 21 days). Be at the gate before open.
Kilimanjaro Safaris — Measured over the last 19 days: the final hour before close averaged 8 min here vs a 59-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 14 of 19 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Avatar Flight of Passage — Measured over the last 21 days: the final hour before close averaged 36 min here vs a 75-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 10 of 21 days. Save it for the end of the night.
Kali River Rapids — Measured over the last 20 days: the final hour before close averaged 11 min here vs a 44-min daily peak — the day’s shortest line on 13 of 20 days. Save it for the end of the night.

Every number above is measured by SupaPark from live park data — nothing is estimated from guidebooks or vibes. Merlin, our in-park AI, works these same numbers into answers about YOUR day: ask Merlin 3 free questions and see.