I think it depends on how lined up the monorail is... we waited through 2 monorails and still didn't get on, so we ended up walking and it was way faster! I think both times we tried/took it from DTD, it ended up taking WAY longer. The other thing to take into consideration is if you have a stroller... you have to put it down, etc... We like the idea of the monorail and my son really likes riding it, we even got to ride in the cone once! but if you are looking for faster, walking always wins.