Rope Dropping

Plan a day at Magic Kingdom

Thursday, July 22, 2027

NormalTypical. Expected waits average about 16 minutes, compared with 16 on a typical day here.

What drives it: Summer vacation.

Same weekday last year, Thursday, July 23: crowd level 7.

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 Thursdays in July (2 Thursdays recorded).

Ride these first

  1. TRON Lightcycle / Run, about 28 min around 8 AM
  2. Peter Pan’s Flight, about 21 min around 8 AM
  3. Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, about 9 min around 8 AM
  4. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, about 6 min around 8 AM
  5. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, about 6 min around 8 AM
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean, about 6 min around 8 AM

Save for the evening

  1. Jingle Cruise, about 38 min around 9 PM
  2. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, about 26 min around 10 PM
  3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, about 6 min around 10 PM
  4. Space Mountain, about 6 min around 10 PM

Fit in anytime

  1. Haunted Mansion, about 16 min around 7 PM
  2. Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A., about 18 min around 10 AM
  3. Enchanted Tales with Belle, about 16 min around 10 AM
  4. Walt Disney World Railroad - Fantasyland, about 16 min around 2 PM
  5. The Hall of Presidents, about 19 min around 10 AM

Expected waits by ride

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