How long will you wait in line?

[slpeters]

We've never waited longer than 30 minutes--only more than 15 a handful of times (2 of which were FOP FPs).

 

[KittyKitty]

When Splash Mtn opened at Disneyland, there were no fast passess. The wait was 2 hours. I remember looking at the time, and realizing it would be that long all day. So I got in line. I got to know the families around us. a lot of laughs during the wait. AND the ride was wonderful!

Now I go to the parks at opening to avoid long lines on FOP, TT, Toy Story(now its SDD)

I wonder what it will be like at when Galaxy's Edge opens?

 

[SaintsManiac]

30 minutes for most and one hour for FoP.

 

[karly05]

Situational. My first trip after FEA opened, I made FPs for it for Sunday, Monday and Friday. Sunday the ride was down for practically the whole day and I never got to ride. Monday I hopped to Epcot just for that and again it was down. I couldn't really hang around long that day and gave up. Friday, last day of the trip, one more try. It was running! Still a couple of hours till my FP time, though, and it could go down again at any moment... I hopped in standby - I think the posted wait was like 75 minutes, but actual was about 45 - because darn it I was going to ride that stupid ride!

Normally I don't get in a ride line over 20-25 (I go in slower times).

Now characters are another thing...

 

[Rach3975]

We're at Disney once every few years, and we tend to do 1 day in each park (2 in MK). Although I know the strategies for getting on rides without lines, sometimes they just don't work out and we have to wait or not ride, since there won't be another opportunity. For FOP, I might wait up to 90 minutes. For most of my other faves, probably 45. For a ride that isn't a favorite, under 30 minutes.

 

[bizeemom4]

I’ll wait 30 to 45 minutes before park opening. After that, I’ll wait 20 minutes tops but usually less for standby and fastpass everything else.

 

[ilovebassets]

Maybe 30 minutes for something really high priority but that’s it. A better line helps or that’s indoors or with activities helps. We travel with toddlers and preschoolers all the time (3 kids space far apart), and it just isn’t worth it.

 

[85glht]

For the best rides, 1hr. is our threshold.

 

[Gehrig1B]

I guess it depends on how often you visit and the length of your stay but for us, annual visitors of 10 days or more, we never get in a standby line of over 20 minutes.

 

[TNickell27]

Before I was Disney savvy, my husband and I waited for 2 hours for SDMT. Granted, the ride was brand new, but i vowed then and there that i would never do it again! What a waste of my time and money! So much can be accomplished in two hours! haha. Oh, those were the days. I voted 30 min. The only ride I would wait on for more than 30 mins now is FoP... but no more than hour. I get bouts of claustrophobia and waiting in lines for more than 30 triggers my anxiety

 

[kathy884]

If it is something I really want to do or DS really wants to do I will wait in one line a day for up to 60 minutes. For other rides it will need to be 30 minutes or under, preferably 20 minutes or under. // On our next park day to the MK, we for example will skip both 7DMT and Peter Pan and by doing that and using FPs all our lines are predicted to with our plan to be 20 minutes or under. // On our next Disney mini trip the only park we are doing is the MK.

7DMT is cute, but as offsite visitors we can never get a FP. We waited for it before and to us it is not worth the long line often 60 minutes to 90 minutes (way too long). Peter Pan is perfectly cute, but not worth a FP to us and not worth more than a 15 minute wait, and the line is always longer than that, often even a 45 minute or longer wait -- really?

 

[gharter]

Most of the time its under 30 minutes for most rides. The first time waiting for FoP was 90 minutes. Having done it several times now, I wouldn't wait 90 minutes again but it was worth it the first time.

 

[nightshaderose]

Answered 1 hour, but I have waited an hour and a half for TSMM multiple times (I really like it that much), and 2 hrs once for Everest (It was the high crowds of nearly Christmas and I find the queue there calming. All the twists and turns and extra holding areas were open, and I thought it was kind of neat to have walked the entire queue. yes, I know I'm weird). Mind I go either solo or with adult friends who are capable of entertaining themselves elsewhere if they do not want to stand in line with me. I have a FP+ for FoP this trip, but I feel like I'll probably do it standby at least once.

 

[Summer2018]

Disney will have to put me on their payroll if they expect me to wait in line for more than 20 minutes. My time is worth too much to waste standing in a line.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

If it is something I really want to do or DS really wants to do I will wait in one line a day for up to 60 minutes. For other rides it will need to be 30 minutes or under, preferably 20 minutes or under. // On our next park day to the MK, we for example will skip both 7DMT and Peter Pan and by doing that and using FPs all our lines are predicted to with our plan to be 20 minutes or under. // On our next Disney mini trip the only park we are doing is the MK.

7DMT is cute, but as offsite visitors we can never get a FP. We waited for it before and to us it is not worth the long line often 60 minutes to 90 minutes (way too long). Peter Pan is perfectly cute, but not worth a FP to us and not worth more than a 15 minute wait, and the line is always longer than that, often even a 45 minute or longer wait -- really?

I just watched something on YouTube about why Peter Pan's line is always so long. First off the ride capacity is not that of say 7DMT or even IASW. Second, it has a nostalgia factor to it. Back when Snow White was around, parts of her ride was considered "dark" and a bit intense for those younger riders. Peter Pan doesn't have that and the video said guests really enjoy that about the ride. It's calming and you are always smiling while on it. I would FP definitely. My 11 year old son has never ridden it and I want him to have that chance. So we will definitely work on it as our 4th FP on one of our MK days. We will be spending two there on our next trip.

And how come you can't get a FP as an offsite visitor? I don't understand. Are you saying because you have to wait for the 30 day mark, they are all gone?

 

[lovethesun12]

With kids we plan (i.e. rope drop/FP+) and I've never waited more than 20 minutes.

A handful of times I've gone to the park in the evening without kids and waited a little longer. I waited in a 40min line for RnR because I really wanted to try it. I would do my best to avoid lines by going early/late but if I really wanted to ride something I would wait a couple hours as long as I had company or my phone was well charged =)

 

[SinCityMMAFan]

When Splash Mtn opened at Disneyland, there were no fast passess. The wait was 2 hours. I remember looking at the time, and realizing it would be that long all day. So I got in line. I got to know the families around us. a lot of laughs during the wait. AND the ride was wonderful!

Now I go to the parks at opening to avoid long lines on FOP, TT, Toy Story(now its SDD)

I wonder what it will be like at when Galaxy's Edge opens?

Jeez...I don't even want to think about it. Only positive thing I heard is that Smugglers Run will have a ride capacity of 1,800 people per hour compared to the 1,400 that Flight of Passage does.

 

[epcotty]

40 minutes, possibly 45. Anything more and we try to do it later if can get a time not far in the future or go at the end of the night

 

[North of Mouse]

Most of our rides are covered by FP's, but otherwise 30-45min. depending on circumstances.

 

[ColoradoMom12]

And how come you can't get a FP as an offsite visitor? I don't understand. Are you saying because you have to wait for the 30 day mark, they are all gone?

Yes, at the 30 day mark, they are gone. Even as an on-site guest making FP at 60 days+, on occasion with shorter stays I have been unable to get FP for it. For a three night trip last year (staying on-site) there was nothing available for SDMT any day of our trip.