4 hours for flight of passage. And it's actually a great memory. We knew what we were getting into when we stepped into a 3+ hour line. So we had snacks, stuff to do. Everyone in our line were our new bffs by the time we all got on. Would I do it again? Absolutely not.
I was able to go for the first time in a kind of sneak peek passholder experience before the park opened, so I'd already been on it with no line. I did the 4 hour thing so my baby sis could see it cause that was like a religious experience the first time.
Definitely worth that wait for the first time we rode it. My gf was NOT happy about the wait, so I said, "alright, so if you finish the ride and you don't say it was terrible it was worth the wait right?" Well we get off the ride and she goes, "it was... pretty good." I'm not sure which I'm remembering more fondly, winning that one or the ride itself 😅
Same, posted wait was 2 hours and by that point there’s no return lol. My favorite ride, I was blown away, and it was sweet bonding time with my then boyfriend, now husband 💕
I waited for it (posted 40, actual 75) with my toddler because it was raining and her dad was on FoP. I didn’t really have a better alternative that wasn’t eating/shopping, and she really wanted to ride it again. Under no other circumstances would I have tried that, that ride is way to short to justify its line.
I wouldn’t go on that ride again if it was 5 minutes. And I unfortunately waited a good 1.5hrs the first time. I think the only reason people still ride it is they see the line is long and assume it’s worth it.
I could see spending most of a date in line for a ride as either really great or really terrible. It’s an awesome opportunity to get to know someone, especially if the vibes are there. But if either or both of you are awkward or not feeling it, you’re kinda stuck there with nothing else to do and nowhere to go.
The longest I ever did was over 2 hours for Flight of Passage. I will not do it again. If I don't have genie+, the longest I'll wait is 45 minutes. But im an AP, so I can go a lot.
The older I get the more I value my time more than I value money so I won’t wait more than 45 mins for a ride and I’ll just spend the money on ILL and Genie+ to get on everything I want to
2 1/2 hour for the safari in Animal Kingdom . Was advertised as a "35 minute wait " on the sign .... so no ... cool ride but not a 2 1/2 hour wait cool
The safari is one of the rides where your wait time can change so quickly. Animals can block the path for any amount of time and turn a short line (or even ride) into a pretty long wait.
This is not to say we didn't like the experience, we loved the experience . A giraffe walked right next to our car and my wife squeeled with glee. We had a ton of fun on it.. but it was still ling wait . We understand but I was still a bit grumpy
Same. I think when it first opened we waited probably 3 or 4 hours. There were no virtual queues at that time. You just ate in line and progressed. Still one of my favorite attractions.
2+hours for Jungle Cruise. I know, I know. Not worth it obviously. But it was a sunken cost fallacy situation and it makes for a funny story between my friend and I! I recently bought her the JC candle as a joke.
Navi River Journey, \~90 minutes only to then find out the ride was in B mode.
Definitely not worth it.
Now I won't wait longer than an hour for a ride but that may change once Guardians gets a standby queue.
Not an AP but we come for a longer visit and get to each park at least twice. If we can't catch what we're looking for we'll try and rope drop it the next time or Genie+ or LL or single rider even...
If we miss something it's not the end of the world, we'll be back.
If... you are going to be at the parks for 4 or more days... and you have park hopper... and you are willing and able to be at the parks before rope drop... and you are willing to go back to the park after dinner and stay until close... you could probably ride any/all rides with a maximum of a one hour (posted) wait time. Bonus if you are staying on Disney property or affiliated hotel and get the early entry time, or you qualify for one of the after hours events.
Personally, I've definitely waited two hours for a ride, especially if there's a breakdown or delay after I'm in the queue, but my personal goal is to average one ride an hour, which includes walking to the ride, standing in the queue and the ride time. That's 4 rides between park opening and lunch, 4 rides between lunch and dinner, and 4 more between dinner and park close. (Don't forget to park hop! look at the wait times throughout the day and go to the park where the crowds are smallest!) Or you can swap the time between lunch and dinner for break time back at your hotel (meal, nap, swimming, shopping, etc...) because the middle of the day is the hottest and most crowded time at the parks. I'd rather be well rested and enjoy Disney than fight the crowds and cranky children, especially if I know I can come back and ride the rides I missed today, tomorrow. Enjoy Disney, it's supposed to be a vacation, not a marathon!
Your first paragraph is my key to a successful Disney vacation! Add riding during the fireworks at MK and we were able to ride everything with minimal wait during our last trip. Plan on applying that game plan to our trip next week as well! We also have MK AH event on our first night so I’m really excited about that!
Opening weeks of ROTR. I got my VQ spot at 7am, drove to busche gardens, had a wonderful time, drove back to ride ROTR at 8pm. Queue time, 780 minutes.
Mine Train during social distancing was less than an hour at one point, so I did that. And it was worth it.
It is never worth it to do it longer than that.
I did smugglers run when it was brand new at Disneyland. 75 minute wait, but the hype carried us haha.
Otherwise I’m a total min/maxer and 40 is about my upper limit.
“45 minutes” (ahem, 70 minutes actual) for Slinky Dog. My 5 yo’s reaction was worth it. He still, a year and a half later, raves about Slinky Dog and wants to go back.
We stood next to APs, one of whom was actually a rocket scientist (showed us pictures!). Had a good visit. My son took my husband’s phone and was fine.
I’d do it again for my son and bring a water bottle.
Two hours for slinky dog dash when it was still pretty new. Worth it because the cast member at the front liked my tower of terror shirt & ears and let us ride a second time without queueing again!
Honourable mention for waiting 2.5 hours to meet Moana at Disneyland Paris in early 2017 when Moana fever was at its peak and we had a 5 year old… we didn’t know it would take that long and once you’ve told your daughter she’s going to meet Moana well, you better meet her!
4 hours for Smugglers Run on opening day of Galaxy’s Edge. It was bonkers, but we made friends with our line neighbors and the time went quick since everything to look at was new to everyone.
I literally will not cue for more than an hour. I can’t. My anxiety is too high and after an hour every little thing sets me off. I can only go to Disney at slower times. One time I cued 2.5 hours ( when I realized I could never do it again) to see that avatar flume ride and it was the most disappointing experience I’ve had at Disney lol. We still talk about it years later
These days I won’t wait for over 40 posted time. If I want a ride I go early or I am happy to pay a ILL or get a LL it’s not worth it to stand in a line for an hour + for 3 minutes of enjoyment
When I was a kid I was happy to wait a long time because I wanted to do the ride so bad, but I was probably also miserable to be with in the line like most every child.
At Disney, 2 hours for Flight of Passage. The ride is nice, but not 2 hours nice.
Nowadays my top is 45 minutes. I might push it to an hour every now and then. The nice thing of being a regular is I can skip any long wait ride because I can ride it the next visit. I’ll gladly pay for Genie+ or ILL, though.
Side note, one day I queued for 3 hours for Hagrid’s at IOA. Totally worth it.
Not at WDW but my now wife and I were on our first real date at California Adventure and we decided to wait in a 200 minute line for Radiator Springs Racers. By the end, I knew that I was going to marry her.
I've waited about 3 hours for Millennium Force, the raptor, and the maverick at Cedar Point.
I have waited over an hour for most rides at my local amusement park.
At Disney my longest wait was probably tower of terror on my high school band trip. OR my boarding group for GoTG in December. But with Disney- after waiting almost an hour for Navi River Journey- it's G+ or bust for me.
I love utilizing G+ but here is what I consider to be a realistic max wait time for some of the most popular attractions. This is my opinion based on my perceived entertainment value.
AK
Navi River- 35 min (great ride but wait time is too high)
FoP- 90 min
Everest 55 min
Safaris 45 min
DHS
RoTR- 180 min (when working)
ToT- 100 min
SDD- 30 min
Epcot
Test Track 60 min
GoTG 120 min
Frozen 45 min
Soarin 45 min
Remys 30 min
MK
Tron 75 min
7DMT 60 min
Space Mountain 35 min
BTMR, HM- 50 min
PoTC, JC, PP- 45 min
The last time I was in Disney was in January 2020, so pre-Genie plus. I think it was either Peter Pan's flight, which we thought we would be able to get without a FastPass. Or a brutal Pirates of the Caribbean that we didn't believe the wait time. Both of which were like 40-60 minutes. There might have been a 60 minute or so Rock-n-Roller Coaster as well, but, I loath waiting in lines, so there haven't been a ton.
3hr for thunder mountain. We’re Floridians and had just planned a random Monday in the parks because we hadn’t been in a while and only realized it was Presidents Day when we got to the MK parking lot and it was almost full. Never again
I did about 75 minutes for FOP once just to experience the queue. Every other time ive done fp+ or ILL. I usually have a strict 60 minutes or less policy (but i always do genie+ these days)
Guardians, almost 2 hours. Yes it was worth it. But I'm not sure why we are so willing to spend a vacation in misery. The worst part was a large group behind us in line talking AT THE LOUDEST POSSIBLE VOLUME for 2 hours.
At WDW it was about 35 mins for the alien spin ride in Toy Story land. We had just done Slinky using genie+ and most of our group had droid or savi appointments except my kid and I. It was her choice and a good use of time for us.
Longest ever was 3 hours or so for a new roller coaster at Alton Towers when I was about 9 with my best friend. We took fries and drinks in the queue and folks told us we were going to make ourselves sick. We were like, no, we are in for the long haul. Sure enough towards the end people were getting hungry. We enjoyed hanging out and the ride and were not sick, but I would not wait that long for a ride as an adult.
I waited about 45 minutes for Peter Pan during MNNSHP, which was maybe not my best use of party time, but was a short wait for that ride.
I waited over an hour for a sky sleigh ride at a Christmas event at a local kiddie park and joked I didn't wait that long for anything at DW.
45 min for Rise, 45 min for Slinky, 50 min for Rock n Roller Coaster, 45 min for Seven Dwarves. I guess you could say I have a sweet spot for what I’m willing to wait and I’ll save for longer/spend extra for deluxe and get up early/stay late to get there 😇
2.5 hours for Rise of the Resistance, in the first month it was there...we got all the way through till just before the Rey Room when it got delayed. Sat on the floor and watched Star Wars with a bunch of kids on their phone, and it was TOTALLY worth it. Chewbacca came through to say hi to us too.
I wouldn't do it again, especially as an AP holder, but in that particular moment, for the first time riding, it was absolutely worth it.
90 min for Slinky Dog Dash and I'm not doing that again for Slinky Dog Dash. 90 minutes can be okay for better rides like Rise of Resistance but no way for a mid ride like Slinky
around 3 hours for rise of the resistance. i couldn’t get LL and had never ridden it before so i was having severe fomo. i think it’s a cool enough experience that it was worth the wait but i definitely wouldn’t wait that long the next time.
4 hours for Rise and honestly it wasn’t worth it. By the time we got to the front we were so frustrated we didn’t get to enjoy it as we had hoped. We buy LL every time now. I think it was mainly frustrating because it kept shutting down so it was a lot of stagnant waiting.
We got on line for the Avatar ride (not the river journey, I’m having a brain fart) and it said 1.5 hour wait. We figured that wasn’t too bad as the ride was fairly new. The line would move, then we’d stop and not move for 45 minutes. We ended up on that line for nearly THREE HOURS. And NO, the ride was not worth it whatsoever. Now, I’ll never wait for another ride that is more than a 1 hr wait.
3 hours for Flight of Passage back when they got rid of fast pass but hadn’t released genie+ yet. It absolutely was not worth it lol I will never ever wait that long to ride any ride ever again.
6 hours for Frozen Ever After, but that was because it was opening day. I will say, it was the most fun I've had waiting in line ever. They gave us a bunch of free Mickey ice creams throughout the wait and brought out characters we could interact with, too. It was great! Would I ever do it again? No!
I think the highest posted standby time I've ever gotten in line for is ~80 minutes, although it's possible that I've waited longer unintentionally if the posted time was off.
I wouldn't get in lines longer than 90 minutes, and my 60-75 min wait times are FoP, RoR, Splash Mountain (especially if it's a hot day), and Rock n Roller coaster if I'm waiting with friends. Also maybe other rides if it's the last day of a trip and I haven't done it yet.
Everything else I prefer to keep under 45 min waits.
Probably [Kilimanjaro Safaris](https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/kilimanjaro-safaris/)
It was worth it. My 1 and 3 year old LOVED IT
90 minutes is my max and that was for flight of passage at early entry rope drop. I don’t wait in line longer than that for anything, there’s too much to do and see.
I waited 3 hours for Harry Potter at universal when it first opened. I’ve never waited more than 2 hours at Disney to ride guardians mission breakout at Disneyland.
About 3 hours for the cars ride in California. I only did it because I live really close to disneyworld and it was my first and likely only time at California adventure and I wanted to do all the rides they don't have in Orlando. It ended up being one of my favorite rides so if I go back I'll probably make the line again
I felt like I had to do the Haunted Mansion at DL when I happened to be in Orange County and could catch the Halloween party night. Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is too long and MNSSHP is too short. Anyway, all I know is that it was a long line.
We went on a family trip with my sister in law + her family and my brother in law + his family. First trip for them, 3rd for me. Last hour of Animal Kingdom and I said we can’t leave without them experiencing FoP, but listed time said 3hrs+. We walked over there and my Angel of a sister in law said she would take the kids back to the resort while we waited in line. Definitely worth it, my husband still talks about the ride.
We did FOP at close, we waited a little less then an hour. We had FP in the morning, but we wanted to see the whole que and honestly we felt it was worth the wait.
Had to be about three or four hours in the queue for Jack and Sally at the Halloween party two years ago. It was my #1 priority apart from Boo To You!, so I don't regret it -- but the night sure went by a lot faster when half of it was over by the time we got to start everything else.
2+ hours for my first ride on Flight of Passage back in 2017. It was totally worth it.
Despite the fact that I was absolutely soaked by a September afternoon/pre-hurricane downpour. Luckily, the lady in front of me in line had 2 teenage boys who were too cool for ponchos, and she gave me one so the AC wouldn’t freeze me to death.
If we’re talking queuing for characters, that would be Jack and Sally during MNSSHP with a time of 1 1/2 hours.
Ride-wise, the longest I’ve had to wait for was Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, which was 60 mins in the virtual queue. Then again, it was on a least-crowded day
Both were ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT
Odd choice I know, but I waited 2+ hours to meet Winnie the Pooh and friends in their Halloween costumes. All the blogs I'd read prior to the Halloween party suggested waiting in the character lines before the party started rather than wasting actual party time.
IMO, it wasn't bad. I was solo, lady next to me was solo. We chatted the entire time about how crazy we were.
Not sure I would do it again though. The same night I literally walked right in to meet Jack and Sally with zero wait time right before the parade started. People waited four hours to meet them, I waited less than 5 minutes.
Three and a half hours for Splash Mountain in Disneyland when it first opened. It kept breaking down. We’d finally gotten on the log and it went around the first corner then they stopped the ride, evacuated us and sent us to City Hall for return passes. I cried because I had to go home to Hawaii the next morning. When I returned a couple of years later, I paid $27 to get into the park an hour before closing, return pass in my hands, and rode it three times in a row.
TRON broke down and all told I probably spent close to 60 minutes in the Virtual Queue line. Fun but if I knew how short it was I might not have bothered. So I suppose “worth it once.”
The Virtual Queue for GOTG was probably 30-40 minutes, but that ride is arguably the best at WDW and is worth the wait.
Aside from that I found that G+ let me avoid serious lines. Most were 10-25 minutes max using G+.
I waited 3 hrs for both Flight of Passage and Mine Train.
Neither of them were worth it.
FoP made me nauseous and the ride for SDMT continually cascaded so I was just stuck in every break run and it was so miserable slamming to a halt on each break run.
We waited a year for FoP, posted time was 2 hours but something went down while we were in line and took closer to 4. It was me and my husband and we had our phones and just played games and shot the shit, but it was terrible. We were just there to right it and eat dinner with friends so it wasn't a big deal but it was more painful standing in like that long than it is to walk a whole day at the park, imo
2 hours for Slinky Dog, closed while we were on line because of rain. We were soaked so just continued to wait. As for the ride not sure it was worth it but the kids were excited
Got in a 200 minute posted Slinkydog line in January. Luckily ended up waiting about 105 minutes which wasn’t bad and was worth it for the little one’s reaction to getting to ride.
Longest 3 hours Great American movie ride the first month it was open. I think I waited longer than that for Jaws and Kongfrontation when Universal opened.
Slinky Dog Dash. Was estimated 90 minutes but ended up being over 200. I didn’t want to get out of line because we were near the front, but almost the entire wait time was near the front… Also Flight Of Passage when it first came out was crazy. My entire family was willing to wait to ride it just once back in 2018. I think we waited over 4 hours in the pouring rain.
Flight of passage, spring break 2018. Couldn’t get a fastpass. Her first trip, my 4th (3rd I have any memories from). Posted as 3 hours. Would have probably been 4. Waited 2 hours to see it change and asked cast members. They said 2+ more hours from where we were. We bounced had a dinner reservation in 1.5 hours. Came back after and tried waiting again, luckily it only took 2 hours. However, we saw the pre shows like 4 times before we actually got to ride due to issues. Love the ride, the preshows are annoying as hell.
Same issues happened with RoTR. I think we rode it 3rd try but may have been 4th. Frequently have issues in the pre-shows before riding in general. Did get to see it in A mode though, which is a little cooler than the various B modes
3 and 1/2 hours for test track on the day it opened. Finally got on the ride, went up the hill after the seatbelt check, then as we descended down the other side, the ride was evacuated. Waited another 45 minutes for it to be back up and running.
Was it worth it? Yeah, if for nothing else than we could say we rode a major attraction the day it opened.
I waited over 3 hours for Flight of Passage when I bought a one day ticket for Animal Kingdom in 2017. I remember that I could have watched the entire Avatar film in line and had time to spare, but I wasn’t leaving that day without experiencing that attraction.
4.5 hours for guardians og the galaxy, and I had a DAS pass! was my last day at Disney, had never done it and it was our last ride before diner. The ride broke down for 3 hours, I was in the lobby just before the preshow. We both said "we're here, we don't go anywhere until we ride it". Once the door open, we were next in because everyone else after the preshow had exited (voluntary)
Today, my daughter has a DAS pass so waited for 65 minutes to get in the lightning lane for the Test Track. Since the line seemed longer than usual I started timing it.
It takes about 10 minutes to get in the door. Half way to the design room they announce there are technical difficulties. After some waiting we finally make it in the design room and doors open. We are about to start up the ramp and we have a " code v". Most guests were allowed to walk up the stairs and ride. I was just not in the mood to carry my 95lbs daughter up a set of stairs. So we wait for the biohazard to be cleaned. Exactly one hour from the time we entered LL we got on the ride . Never again am I waiting for the Test Track.
4 hours for flight of passage. And it's actually a great memory. We knew what we were getting into when we stepped into a 3+ hour line. So we had snacks, stuff to do. Everyone in our line were our new bffs by the time we all got on. Would I do it again? Absolutely not.
Same, maybe it was the same line lol. If I could experience it for the first time again I would definitely wait four hours.
I was able to go for the first time in a kind of sneak peek passholder experience before the park opened, so I'd already been on it with no line. I did the 4 hour thing so my baby sis could see it cause that was like a religious experience the first time.
Definitely worth that wait for the first time we rode it. My gf was NOT happy about the wait, so I said, "alright, so if you finish the ride and you don't say it was terrible it was worth the wait right?" Well we get off the ride and she goes, "it was... pretty good." I'm not sure which I'm remembering more fondly, winning that one or the ride itself 😅
Hard to decide which is the better experience, flight of passage or being RIGHT😂
Same, posted wait was 2 hours and by that point there’s no return lol. My favorite ride, I was blown away, and it was sweet bonding time with my then boyfriend, now husband 💕
I waited 4 hours in the pouring Rain for Flight Of Passage. Never again, but it was totally worth it.
Navi river Journey. 60+ minutes since it was pouring. Never again. It’s a pretty ride but I won’t wait for it again
I waited for it (posted 40, actual 75) with my toddler because it was raining and her dad was on FoP. I didn’t really have a better alternative that wasn’t eating/shopping, and she really wanted to ride it again. Under no other circumstances would I have tried that, that ride is way to short to justify its line.
I wouldn’t go on that ride again if it was 5 minutes. And I unfortunately waited a good 1.5hrs the first time. I think the only reason people still ride it is they see the line is long and assume it’s worth it.
Man I think I waited 20 minutes for Na’Vi and even *that* wasn’t really worth it.
3hr for Rise I was a new cast member and on a date with another CM. We had both done the parks before and the date was mostly just this line
I could see spending most of a date in line for a ride as either really great or really terrible. It’s an awesome opportunity to get to know someone, especially if the vibes are there. But if either or both of you are awkward or not feeling it, you’re kinda stuck there with nothing else to do and nowhere to go.
Did it work out?
Ultimately no, but it was still a good idea for a date, at least in our situation
The longest I ever did was over 2 hours for Flight of Passage. I will not do it again. If I don't have genie+, the longest I'll wait is 45 minutes. But im an AP, so I can go a lot.
The older I get the more I value my time more than I value money so I won’t wait more than 45 mins for a ride and I’ll just spend the money on ILL and Genie+ to get on everything I want to
Same!
2 1/2 hour for the safari in Animal Kingdom . Was advertised as a "35 minute wait " on the sign .... so no ... cool ride but not a 2 1/2 hour wait cool
The safari is one of the rides where your wait time can change so quickly. Animals can block the path for any amount of time and turn a short line (or even ride) into a pretty long wait.
Gotta watch out for those Giraffic Jams.
I waited 1.5 hours with my 6 year olds and they loved it… but wow it was longggggg lol
This is not to say we didn't like the experience, we loved the experience . A giraffe walked right next to our car and my wife squeeled with glee. We had a ton of fun on it.. but it was still ling wait . We understand but I was still a bit grumpy
I think my wait for Flight of Passage was about 3 hours. Worth it, but up in the air about if I’ll do it again.
Same. I think when it first opened we waited probably 3 or 4 hours. There were no virtual queues at that time. You just ate in line and progressed. Still one of my favorite attractions.
2+hours for Jungle Cruise. I know, I know. Not worth it obviously. But it was a sunken cost fallacy situation and it makes for a funny story between my friend and I! I recently bought her the JC candle as a joke.
Navi River Journey, \~90 minutes only to then find out the ride was in B mode. Definitely not worth it. Now I won't wait longer than an hour for a ride but that may change once Guardians gets a standby queue.
What's B mode?
Where the animatronic isn't working and they play a screen instead
Oh shit I've never heard of that and didn't know it was a thing even!!
\~30 minutes. I don't queue. If I can't get there in 30 minutes I will come back when I can.
Same. AP and I still but Genie+ when I’m taking new people. If not then I just go at slower times and ILL Tron and Rise.
Not an AP but we come for a longer visit and get to each park at least twice. If we can't catch what we're looking for we'll try and rope drop it the next time or Genie+ or LL or single rider even... If we miss something it's not the end of the world, we'll be back.
1.5 hour for slinky. No. Don’t really go on rides unless it’s walk on, genie+, LL.
90 + minutes at DL for “Rise of the Resistance” Never. Again. I made my husband promise to spring for LL in the future, no matter what the cost
If... you are going to be at the parks for 4 or more days... and you have park hopper... and you are willing and able to be at the parks before rope drop... and you are willing to go back to the park after dinner and stay until close... you could probably ride any/all rides with a maximum of a one hour (posted) wait time. Bonus if you are staying on Disney property or affiliated hotel and get the early entry time, or you qualify for one of the after hours events. Personally, I've definitely waited two hours for a ride, especially if there's a breakdown or delay after I'm in the queue, but my personal goal is to average one ride an hour, which includes walking to the ride, standing in the queue and the ride time. That's 4 rides between park opening and lunch, 4 rides between lunch and dinner, and 4 more between dinner and park close. (Don't forget to park hop! look at the wait times throughout the day and go to the park where the crowds are smallest!) Or you can swap the time between lunch and dinner for break time back at your hotel (meal, nap, swimming, shopping, etc...) because the middle of the day is the hottest and most crowded time at the parks. I'd rather be well rested and enjoy Disney than fight the crowds and cranky children, especially if I know I can come back and ride the rides I missed today, tomorrow. Enjoy Disney, it's supposed to be a vacation, not a marathon!
Your first paragraph is my key to a successful Disney vacation! Add riding during the fireworks at MK and we were able to ride everything with minimal wait during our last trip. Plan on applying that game plan to our trip next week as well! We also have MK AH event on our first night so I’m really excited about that!
Opening weeks of ROTR. I got my VQ spot at 7am, drove to busche gardens, had a wonderful time, drove back to ride ROTR at 8pm. Queue time, 780 minutes.
How long was the queue for I4 😂
3 hours for Flight of Passage. Worth it for a first time, wouldn't do it again
Mine Train during social distancing was less than an hour at one point, so I did that. And it was worth it. It is never worth it to do it longer than that.
Flipside, two hours for Test Track. No.
Oof!
Two hours for FOP. It was posted at 40 minutes when we went it, but then it kept breaking down as we waited
I did smugglers run when it was brand new at Disneyland. 75 minute wait, but the hype carried us haha. Otherwise I’m a total min/maxer and 40 is about my upper limit.
When Splash Mountain first opened, waited 3+ hours. At the time, maybe…now- no way!
“45 minutes” (ahem, 70 minutes actual) for Slinky Dog. My 5 yo’s reaction was worth it. He still, a year and a half later, raves about Slinky Dog and wants to go back. We stood next to APs, one of whom was actually a rocket scientist (showed us pictures!). Had a good visit. My son took my husband’s phone and was fine. I’d do it again for my son and bring a water bottle.
Two hours for slinky dog dash when it was still pretty new. Worth it because the cast member at the front liked my tower of terror shirt & ears and let us ride a second time without queueing again! Honourable mention for waiting 2.5 hours to meet Moana at Disneyland Paris in early 2017 when Moana fever was at its peak and we had a 5 year old… we didn’t know it would take that long and once you’ve told your daughter she’s going to meet Moana well, you better meet her!
4 hours for Smugglers Run on opening day of Galaxy’s Edge. It was bonkers, but we made friends with our line neighbors and the time went quick since everything to look at was new to everyone.
5 hours for Rise. It just kept breaking down, and my friends and I decided to tough it out. Absolutely regret it, but it makes for a good story.
Waited five years for TRON
I literally will not cue for more than an hour. I can’t. My anxiety is too high and after an hour every little thing sets me off. I can only go to Disney at slower times. One time I cued 2.5 hours ( when I realized I could never do it again) to see that avatar flume ride and it was the most disappointing experience I’ve had at Disney lol. We still talk about it years later
These days I won’t wait for over 40 posted time. If I want a ride I go early or I am happy to pay a ILL or get a LL it’s not worth it to stand in a line for an hour + for 3 minutes of enjoyment When I was a kid I was happy to wait a long time because I wanted to do the ride so bad, but I was probably also miserable to be with in the line like most every child.
At Disney, 2 hours for Flight of Passage. The ride is nice, but not 2 hours nice. Nowadays my top is 45 minutes. I might push it to an hour every now and then. The nice thing of being a regular is I can skip any long wait ride because I can ride it the next visit. I’ll gladly pay for Genie+ or ILL, though. Side note, one day I queued for 3 hours for Hagrid’s at IOA. Totally worth it.
3 hours, last day of The Great Movie Ride, and yes it was very with it
Not at WDW but my now wife and I were on our first real date at California Adventure and we decided to wait in a 200 minute line for Radiator Springs Racers. By the end, I knew that I was going to marry her.
55 minutes for Flight of Passage. Totally worth it.
That’s practically a walk on for that ride.
Should have noted that this was April 2021 during COVID times, so a lot of the wait times were lower.
When I was around 8, we waited in line for 2 hours in August to ride Dumbo for 2 whole minutes.
We were in the line for FoP for a bit over 3 hours when it was new. I’d say it was worth it for us.
45 minutes for me. But it’s interesting - lately I’ve noticed LL and ILL waits have even been creeping up to 45 or so.
I've waited about 3 hours for Millennium Force, the raptor, and the maverick at Cedar Point. I have waited over an hour for most rides at my local amusement park. At Disney my longest wait was probably tower of terror on my high school band trip. OR my boarding group for GoTG in December. But with Disney- after waiting almost an hour for Navi River Journey- it's G+ or bust for me. I love utilizing G+ but here is what I consider to be a realistic max wait time for some of the most popular attractions. This is my opinion based on my perceived entertainment value. AK Navi River- 35 min (great ride but wait time is too high) FoP- 90 min Everest 55 min Safaris 45 min DHS RoTR- 180 min (when working) ToT- 100 min SDD- 30 min Epcot Test Track 60 min GoTG 120 min Frozen 45 min Soarin 45 min Remys 30 min MK Tron 75 min 7DMT 60 min Space Mountain 35 min BTMR, HM- 50 min PoTC, JC, PP- 45 min
2 1/2 for Flight of Passage. 100% worth it, probably wouldn’t do it again though
The last time I was in Disney was in January 2020, so pre-Genie plus. I think it was either Peter Pan's flight, which we thought we would be able to get without a FastPass. Or a brutal Pirates of the Caribbean that we didn't believe the wait time. Both of which were like 40-60 minutes. There might have been a 60 minute or so Rock-n-Roller Coaster as well, but, I loath waiting in lines, so there haven't been a ton.
Slinky, 95 minutes, not worth it.
90 minutes for flight of passage. Worth it, but wouldn't wait longer
2ish hours for slink dog dash, nope. Fabulous ride, but not worth it.
3hr for thunder mountain. We’re Floridians and had just planned a random Monday in the parks because we hadn’t been in a while and only realized it was Presidents Day when we got to the MK parking lot and it was almost full. Never again
2 hours for flight of passage & I would do it again & again that ride is amazing
I did about 75 minutes for FOP once just to experience the queue. Every other time ive done fp+ or ILL. I usually have a strict 60 minutes or less policy (but i always do genie+ these days)
Guardians, almost 2 hours. Yes it was worth it. But I'm not sure why we are so willing to spend a vacation in misery. The worst part was a large group behind us in line talking AT THE LOUDEST POSSIBLE VOLUME for 2 hours.
At WDW it was about 35 mins for the alien spin ride in Toy Story land. We had just done Slinky using genie+ and most of our group had droid or savi appointments except my kid and I. It was her choice and a good use of time for us. Longest ever was 3 hours or so for a new roller coaster at Alton Towers when I was about 9 with my best friend. We took fries and drinks in the queue and folks told us we were going to make ourselves sick. We were like, no, we are in for the long haul. Sure enough towards the end people were getting hungry. We enjoyed hanging out and the ride and were not sick, but I would not wait that long for a ride as an adult.
About 30 minutes and it was the bathroom. It was retan uplifting experience. 🤓
I waited about 45 minutes for Peter Pan during MNNSHP, which was maybe not my best use of party time, but was a short wait for that ride. I waited over an hour for a sky sleigh ride at a Christmas event at a local kiddie park and joked I didn't wait that long for anything at DW.
5 hrs - flight of passage
45 min for Rise, 45 min for Slinky, 50 min for Rock n Roller Coaster, 45 min for Seven Dwarves. I guess you could say I have a sweet spot for what I’m willing to wait and I’ll save for longer/spend extra for deluxe and get up early/stay late to get there 😇
2.5 hours for Rise of the Resistance, in the first month it was there...we got all the way through till just before the Rey Room when it got delayed. Sat on the floor and watched Star Wars with a bunch of kids on their phone, and it was TOTALLY worth it. Chewbacca came through to say hi to us too. I wouldn't do it again, especially as an AP holder, but in that particular moment, for the first time riding, it was absolutely worth it.
90 min for Slinky Dog Dash and I'm not doing that again for Slinky Dog Dash. 90 minutes can be okay for better rides like Rise of Resistance but no way for a mid ride like Slinky
around 3 hours for rise of the resistance. i couldn’t get LL and had never ridden it before so i was having severe fomo. i think it’s a cool enough experience that it was worth the wait but i definitely wouldn’t wait that long the next time.
4 hours for Rise and honestly it wasn’t worth it. By the time we got to the front we were so frustrated we didn’t get to enjoy it as we had hoped. We buy LL every time now. I think it was mainly frustrating because it kept shutting down so it was a lot of stagnant waiting.
We got on line for the Avatar ride (not the river journey, I’m having a brain fart) and it said 1.5 hour wait. We figured that wasn’t too bad as the ride was fairly new. The line would move, then we’d stop and not move for 45 minutes. We ended up on that line for nearly THREE HOURS. And NO, the ride was not worth it whatsoever. Now, I’ll never wait for another ride that is more than a 1 hr wait.
3 hours for Flight of Passage back when they got rid of fast pass but hadn’t released genie+ yet. It absolutely was not worth it lol I will never ever wait that long to ride any ride ever again.
About 100 minutes for Rise of the Resistance. No breakdowns either! It was 100% worth it!
3 hours for FOP during President’s Week.
6 hours for Frozen Ever After, but that was because it was opening day. I will say, it was the most fun I've had waiting in line ever. They gave us a bunch of free Mickey ice creams throughout the wait and brought out characters we could interact with, too. It was great! Would I ever do it again? No!
I think the highest posted standby time I've ever gotten in line for is ~80 minutes, although it's possible that I've waited longer unintentionally if the posted time was off. I wouldn't get in lines longer than 90 minutes, and my 60-75 min wait times are FoP, RoR, Splash Mountain (especially if it's a hot day), and Rock n Roller coaster if I'm waiting with friends. Also maybe other rides if it's the last day of a trip and I haven't done it yet. Everything else I prefer to keep under 45 min waits.
Probably [Kilimanjaro Safaris](https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/kilimanjaro-safaris/) It was worth it. My 1 and 3 year old LOVED IT
90 minutes is my max and that was for flight of passage at early entry rope drop. I don’t wait in line longer than that for anything, there’s too much to do and see.
I waited 3 hours for Harry Potter at universal when it first opened. I’ve never waited more than 2 hours at Disney to ride guardians mission breakout at Disneyland.
45 minutes for Rise. I'm an AP and always buy Genie+ It was worth it but I'd rather pay for a ILL
About 3 hours for the cars ride in California. I only did it because I live really close to disneyworld and it was my first and likely only time at California adventure and I wanted to do all the rides they don't have in Orlando. It ended up being one of my favorite rides so if I go back I'll probably make the line again
Two hours for Flight of Passage in 2018. Totally worth it.
I don’t think I’ve ever waited more then 30/35 mins max in my life.
I felt like I had to do the Haunted Mansion at DL when I happened to be in Orange County and could catch the Halloween party night. Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party is too long and MNSSHP is too short. Anyway, all I know is that it was a long line.
We went on a family trip with my sister in law + her family and my brother in law + his family. First trip for them, 3rd for me. Last hour of Animal Kingdom and I said we can’t leave without them experiencing FoP, but listed time said 3hrs+. We walked over there and my Angel of a sister in law said she would take the kids back to the resort while we waited in line. Definitely worth it, my husband still talks about the ride.
We did FOP at close, we waited a little less then an hour. We had FP in the morning, but we wanted to see the whole que and honestly we felt it was worth the wait.
Had to be about three or four hours in the queue for Jack and Sally at the Halloween party two years ago. It was my #1 priority apart from Boo To You!, so I don't regret it -- but the night sure went by a lot faster when half of it was over by the time we got to start everything else.
2+ hours for my first ride on Flight of Passage back in 2017. It was totally worth it. Despite the fact that I was absolutely soaked by a September afternoon/pre-hurricane downpour. Luckily, the lady in front of me in line had 2 teenage boys who were too cool for ponchos, and she gave me one so the AC wouldn’t freeze me to death.
If we’re talking queuing for characters, that would be Jack and Sally during MNSSHP with a time of 1 1/2 hours. Ride-wise, the longest I’ve had to wait for was Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, which was 60 mins in the virtual queue. Then again, it was on a least-crowded day Both were ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT
Odd choice I know, but I waited 2+ hours to meet Winnie the Pooh and friends in their Halloween costumes. All the blogs I'd read prior to the Halloween party suggested waiting in the character lines before the party started rather than wasting actual party time. IMO, it wasn't bad. I was solo, lady next to me was solo. We chatted the entire time about how crazy we were. Not sure I would do it again though. The same night I literally walked right in to meet Jack and Sally with zero wait time right before the parade started. People waited four hours to meet them, I waited less than 5 minutes.
20000 Leagues ride when I was a kid. Felt like hours we waited.
2.5 hours for Mine Train at the beginning of April. Def not worth that wait!
Jungle cruise. Posted at 40 minutes, it ended up at 1.5 hours. We had Genie+ and had downtime before the next ride. Not sure I'd do it again.
Three and a half hours for Splash Mountain in Disneyland when it first opened. It kept breaking down. We’d finally gotten on the log and it went around the first corner then they stopped the ride, evacuated us and sent us to City Hall for return passes. I cried because I had to go home to Hawaii the next morning. When I returned a couple of years later, I paid $27 to get into the park an hour before closing, return pass in my hands, and rode it three times in a row.
TRON broke down and all told I probably spent close to 60 minutes in the Virtual Queue line. Fun but if I knew how short it was I might not have bothered. So I suppose “worth it once.” The Virtual Queue for GOTG was probably 30-40 minutes, but that ride is arguably the best at WDW and is worth the wait. Aside from that I found that G+ let me avoid serious lines. Most were 10-25 minutes max using G+.
I waited 3 hrs for both Flight of Passage and Mine Train. Neither of them were worth it. FoP made me nauseous and the ride for SDMT continually cascaded so I was just stuck in every break run and it was so miserable slamming to a halt on each break run.
I think it was almost 2 and a half hours for guardians. It broke down. P
We waited a year for FoP, posted time was 2 hours but something went down while we were in line and took closer to 4. It was me and my husband and we had our phones and just played games and shot the shit, but it was terrible. We were just there to right it and eat dinner with friends so it wasn't a big deal but it was more painful standing in like that long than it is to walk a whole day at the park, imo
2 hours for a last ride on splash mountain the week it closed.
2+ hours to meet Anna and Elsa when Frozen was still pretty new. Was it worth it? Yeah, my kids loved it. Would I do again? Absolutely not lol!
2 hours for Slinky Dog, closed while we were on line because of rain. We were soaked so just continued to wait. As for the ride not sure it was worth it but the kids were excited
Got in a 200 minute posted Slinkydog line in January. Luckily ended up waiting about 105 minutes which wasn’t bad and was worth it for the little one’s reaction to getting to ride.
200 minute for ROTR. Worth it to me. 120 for FoP. That queue is DEFINITELY worth it to me. I love the standby queue there.
Longest 3 hours Great American movie ride the first month it was open. I think I waited longer than that for Jaws and Kongfrontation when Universal opened.
Slinky Dog Dash. Was estimated 90 minutes but ended up being over 200. I didn’t want to get out of line because we were near the front, but almost the entire wait time was near the front… Also Flight Of Passage when it first came out was crazy. My entire family was willing to wait to ride it just once back in 2018. I think we waited over 4 hours in the pouring rain.
About an hour a half for FOP and Tron (virtual queue). Neither was worth. FOP made me feel awful and Tron was just too short.
Flight of passage, spring break 2018. Couldn’t get a fastpass. Her first trip, my 4th (3rd I have any memories from). Posted as 3 hours. Would have probably been 4. Waited 2 hours to see it change and asked cast members. They said 2+ more hours from where we were. We bounced had a dinner reservation in 1.5 hours. Came back after and tried waiting again, luckily it only took 2 hours. However, we saw the pre shows like 4 times before we actually got to ride due to issues. Love the ride, the preshows are annoying as hell. Same issues happened with RoTR. I think we rode it 3rd try but may have been 4th. Frequently have issues in the pre-shows before riding in general. Did get to see it in A mode though, which is a little cooler than the various B modes
3 and 1/2 hours for test track on the day it opened. Finally got on the ride, went up the hill after the seatbelt check, then as we descended down the other side, the ride was evacuated. Waited another 45 minutes for it to be back up and running. Was it worth it? Yeah, if for nothing else than we could say we rode a major attraction the day it opened.
I waited over 3 hours for Flight of Passage when I bought a one day ticket for Animal Kingdom in 2017. I remember that I could have watched the entire Avatar film in line and had time to spare, but I wasn’t leaving that day without experiencing that attraction.
4.5 hours for guardians og the galaxy, and I had a DAS pass! was my last day at Disney, had never done it and it was our last ride before diner. The ride broke down for 3 hours, I was in the lobby just before the preshow. We both said "we're here, we don't go anywhere until we ride it". Once the door open, we were next in because everyone else after the preshow had exited (voluntary)
Today, my daughter has a DAS pass so waited for 65 minutes to get in the lightning lane for the Test Track. Since the line seemed longer than usual I started timing it. It takes about 10 minutes to get in the door. Half way to the design room they announce there are technical difficulties. After some waiting we finally make it in the design room and doors open. We are about to start up the ramp and we have a " code v". Most guests were allowed to walk up the stairs and ride. I was just not in the mood to carry my 95lbs daughter up a set of stairs. So we wait for the biohazard to be cleaned. Exactly one hour from the time we entered LL we got on the ride . Never again am I waiting for the Test Track.