Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Magic Kingdom

Friday, May 7, 2027

LightLighter than usual. Expected waits average about 16 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

Same weekday last year, Friday, May 8: crowd level 4.

Ride changes that affect this day

Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress is expected Late spring 2027, so it may or may not be open by your visit.

How to order your day

Based on when each line has been shortest on Fridays in May (2 Fridays recorded).

Ride these first

  1. TRON Lightcycle / Run, about 24 min around 8 AM
  2. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 18 min around 8 AM
  3. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, about 7 min around 8 AM
  4. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, about 5 min around 8 AM
  5. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, about 5 min around 8 AM
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean, about 5 min around 8 AM

Save for the evening

  1. Jingle Cruise, about 36 min around 9 PM
  2. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, about 22 min around 10 PM
  3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, about 5 min around 10 PM
  4. Haunted Mansion, about 14 min around 9 PM
  5. Space Mountain, about 5 min around 10 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A., about 15 min around 10 AM
  2. Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland, about 14 min around 2 PM
  3. Enchanted Tales with Belle, about 8 min around 4 PM
  4. The Hall of Presidents, about 16 min around 10 AM

Expected waits by ride

The bars show each hour from open to close. Taller and redder means a longer line.