Compare · TouringPlans vs Thrill Data · checked Oct 12, 2026

TouringPlans vs Thrill Data

TouringPlans is a Walt Disney World planning subscription built around a crowd calendar and 120+ touring plans ($24.97 for a year, one-time). Thrill Data is wait-time data and alerts for 130+ theme parks, with Plus memberships from $25 for two days to $75 a year. An optimized day plan points to TouringPlans; long wait history and many parks to Thrill Data. SupaPark, which we make, puts Walt Disney World waits, alerts and an AI planner in one app, free to start (Silver $19/month).

TouringPlans: Crowd calendar and touring plans
Thrill Data: Wait-time data and alerts
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Live waits, sorted into go now and go later

5 minbetween posted-wait readings for each ride (287 a day per ride, last 24 hours)
28,123Disney dining openings SupaPark saw in the last 30 days, at 83 restaurants
820Lightning Lane sellouts measured, Sep 13–Oct 14 (48 rides)

Side by side

Each from its own page, checked Oct 12, 2026

TouringPlans and Thrill Data as stated on their own pages (checked Oct 12, 2026); SupaPark as of today
Feature	TouringPlans	Thrill Data	SupaPark
Live wait times	YesLines app with current and future wait times	YesLive and historical wait times	YesFree: live posted waits for every ride at all four parks, plus a Real Wait estimate of the actual wait
Crowd calendar	YesFull crowd calendar access	YesCrowd calendars	YesFree: per-park crowd level; a detailed forecast for about a month, then a labelled seasonal outlook; forecast error published at /accuracy
Touring plan / itinerary	Yes120+ premium touring plans	PartlyPark cheat sheets (Plus): when to arrive, what to ride first	PartlyFree Smart Day Plan: each must-do ride placed near its quietest forecast hour (no route optimizer); Park-Day Builder on Silver
Dining reservation alerts	Not listedIts Walt Disney World Reservation Finder has been discontinued, per its own page	YesDining alerts; Plus checks them more often	YesDrop Watch on every plan. Free: by email, 10 alert emails a day; push on Silver and Gold
Ride wait alerts	Not listed	Yes18 alert types, 7 of them Plus-only	YesWait-drop watches, delivered the same way as dining alerts
Lightning Lane availability	Not listed	YesLightning Lane alerts and Lightning Lane Insights (Plus)	YesFree: live availability and sold-out status, measured sellout times per ride; Lightning Lane refill watches
Lightning Lane prices	Not listed	Not listed	YesFree: Multi Pass prices by park, Single Pass prices for the five Single Pass headliners we track, and "worth it" verdicts; Lightning Lane Pricing Advisor on Silver
Text (SMS) alerts	Not listed	YesPremium text alerts on Plus, international numbers included	YesOn Gold
AI questions	Not listed	Not listed	YesMerlin: 3 questions a day on Free, 10 questions a day on Silver, unlimited on Gold
Wait-time history	Not listed	YesData since 2019; Plus adds data downloads	PartlyPosted waits archived every few minutes since July 2026
Destinations	YesWalt Disney World; Universal Orlando, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line as paid add-ons	Yes130+ theme parks	YesWalt Disney World only

Yes listed on its own page
Partly
Not listed the page we checked doesn’t mention it

TouringPlans: A Walt Disney World planning subscription: crowd calendar, 120+ premium touring plans, the Lines app with current and future wait times, and a Room Finder with room-view photos. Thrill Data: Live and historical wait times, Lightning Lane availability, crowd calendars and alerts for 130+ theme parks. Plus is a one-time membership that never auto-renews.

Who should pick which

Pick TouringPlans if…

Where TouringPlans is the better fit

Optimized, step-by-step touring plans: 120+ premium plans, where SupaPark offers a simpler Smart Day Plan.
Hotel Room Finder with 30,000+ room-view photos.
Universal Orlando, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line coverage as add-ons; SupaPark covers Walt Disney World only.
A one-time price with no automatic renewal.

Planners who want an optimized step-by-step touring plan and a crowd calendar for a one-time price.

Pick Thrill Data if…

Where Thrill Data is the better fit

Years more history: wait data since 2019, with downloads on Plus.
130+ parks, including Universal Orlando and Disneyland; SupaPark covers Walt Disney World only.
Text alerts to international numbers, and a lifetime membership option.
Plus includes "Wait Magic", which its page describes as a Lightning Lane booking and modification service for Orlando. SupaPark never books for you.

Data-minded guests who visit many parks, want long wait-time history, or want text alerts.

Pick SupaPark if…

Where SupaPark is the better fit

Dining, wait-drop and Lightning Lane alerts free by email (10 a day)
Lightning Lane sellout times and Single Pass prices, free to read
Merlin, the AI planner, on live Walt Disney World data

Price

As published, checked Oct 12, 2026

TouringPlans

1-Year WDW Access: $24.97, one-time, no automatic renewal
2-Year WDW Access: $44.94
3-Year WDW Access: $64.91
Guarantee: 45-day money-back guarantee on website purchases

Source: touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/join, touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/reservation-finder

Thrill Data

Free account: 11 of its 18 alert types can be created free
Plus, Two Days: $25
Plus, Weekly: $30
Plus, 10 Days: $35
Plus, Monthly (31 days): $45
Plus, Yearly: $75
Plus, Lifetime: $300

Source: thrill-data.com/plus, thrill-data.com

SupaPark

Free: $0
Silver: $19/month or $125/year
Gold: $29/month or $199/year

Free: by email, 10 alert emails a day. Silver: push (unlimited push alerts) and unlimited email. Gold: unlimited push, plus SMS. Full pricing.

Published prices for a year, checked Oct 12, 2026. TouringPlans’ is one-time with no automatic renewal; Thrill Data’s Plus is a one-time membership that never auto-renews (it also sells two-day to lifetime terms); SupaPark’s paid plans are yearly subscriptions. They do different jobs; see the table.

Lightning Lane, measured

Measured by SupaPark

Each column counts the rides whose Lightning Lane sold out that day, out of the 48 rides SupaPark tracked on at least 14 days; 16 of them sold out on every measured day. From SupaPark’s own Lightning Lane tracking. Every ride’s sellout times.

Lightning Lane Single Pass prices, day by day

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance$25$22–$25 · Oct 2–Oct 15
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind$22$18–$22 · Oct 2–Oct 15
TRON Lightcycle / Run$22$19–$23 · Oct 2–Oct 15
Avatar Flight of Passage$17$15–$19 · Oct 2–Oct 15
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train$14$11–$15 · Oct 2–Oct 15

Disney’s posted price per person, collected by SupaPark. Big number = the latest posted price; the line is each day in the window. Is Lightning Lane worth it?

Inside SupaPark

Real screens from the app

SupaPark Rides board for Magic Kingdom: each ride’s posted wait, Lightning Lane return time and best time to ride, sorted into Go now and Go later — Live waits, sorted into go now and go later

SupaPark Today screen for Magic Kingdom: crowd level, predicted average wait hour by hour, and rides to skip right now with a better time — Today’s crowds, hour by hour

SupaPark Dining tab: tables at The Plaza Restaurant and The Crystal Palace that came back available, with how long ago SupaPark saw each one — Dining tables the moment they reopen

SupaPark Merlin screen: the AI planner introduction with live Lightning Lane openings from the parks — Merlin, the AI planner, on live data

Frequently asked questions

Is TouringPlans or Thrill Data better?

How much does TouringPlans cost?

As listed on its own page on Oct 12, 2026: 1-Year WDW Access: $24.97, one-time, no automatic renewal; 2-Year WDW Access: $44.94; 3-Year WDW Access: $64.91; Guarantee: 45-day money-back guarantee on website purchases.

How much does Thrill Data cost?

As listed on its own page on Oct 12, 2026: Free account: 11 of its 18 alert types can be created free; Plus, Two Days: $25; Plus, Weekly: $30; Plus, 10 Days: $35; Plus, Monthly (31 days): $45; Plus, Yearly: $75; Plus, Lifetime: $300.

Which covers Universal Orlando and Disneyland?

Per their own pages: Thrill Data covers 130+ theme parks; TouringPlans sells Universal Orlando, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line add-ons. SupaPark covers Walt Disney World only.

Does either one book Lightning Lane?

Thrill Data’s Plus page describes "Wait Magic" as a Lightning Lane booking and modification service for Orlando. TouringPlans’ pages do not list Lightning Lane booking. SupaPark never books: it alerts you, and you book in My Disney Experience.

Who made this comparison?

SupaPark, which makes the SupaPark app. TouringPlans and Thrill Data are described only from their own pages, checked on the date shown.

How we wrote this comparison

TouringPlans facts come only from touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/join, touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/reservation-finder; Thrill Data facts only from thrill-data.com/plus, thrill-data.com; both read on Oct 12, 2026. Anything a page does not mention is marked "Not listed", not "No". We make no claims about either service's accuracy, speed or data. SupaPark makes SupaPark; its prices come from our live pricing page. TouringPlans and Thrill Data are trademarks of their owners, used only to identify them. Spot something out of date? Tell us at our contact page.