How do I shorten my wait time at Disney World?

Regardless of whether you arrived early to the park, you can significantly shorten your wait times when you use the single-rider line. This is a separate line from the regular standby line and the Disney Genie+ line.



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However, there are three keys to avoiding long lines that do not involve spending extra money:
  1. Learn about and use Disney's Genie app – it's free.
  2. Get to the parks well before they open.
  3. Stay in the park as late as possible.
  4. Bonus tip – plan your meals ahead using Disney's mobile ordering.


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Disney Genie+ is a paid service that allows you to skip the standby line and use the Lightning Lane entrance at select attractions.

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However, that has changed. You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.

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You don't need a parks pass reservation for any parks you visit after 2PM after you visit your first park, however you do need to start your day at that first park with a parks pass reservation.

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Disney has decided that eliminating wait time signs and wait times in the My Disney Experience app will increase the number of people who get in the line. They believe that more guests will get in line when they don't know the wait time.

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Guests often wonder if Disney World is free on their birthday. Disney does not give you free admission on your birthday but they do give you special treatment, free food, and other perks. Let's take a look at the benefits of celebrating a birthday at Walt Disney World Resort.

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There are also bonuses for the number of queues someone stands in during one day. Once they hit 5 rides they get a $5 bonus for the day. At 10 rides they get a $10 bonus and so on. The story gets deeper.

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Disneyland Rides You Can Skip & The Ones That Are A Mistake To Miss
  • Prioritizing Attractions at Disneyland.
  • Rides To Skip—Autopia.
  • Rides To Skip—Casey Jr. ...
  • Rides To Skip—Rivers of America Boats.
  • Rides To Skip—Astro Orbitor.
  • Rides To Skip—Dumbo.
  • Rides To Skip—Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.


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The answer is the MagicBand! Your resort reservations are linked to your MagicBands through your My Disney Experience account, and, during Extra Magic Hours, you must scan your MagicBand to enter the park early. Or, during evening Extra Magic Hours, you must scan your MagicBand at any rides or attractions.

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Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.

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Standby Skipper is an app that works alongside Genie+ to search for available Lightning Lanes, then books them for you automatically. On our last trip to Disney World, we tried it out and absolutely loved it — honestly, I have yet to meet anyone that doesn't love this app.

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Among the four parks at Disney World, Hollywood Studios has the longest wait time per attraction at 41 minutes, while Epcot has the shortest wait time at 26 minutes. The park's newest ride, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, has the longest average wait time at 127 minutes — or more than 2 hours!

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Key findings. The average wait time for a Disney World attraction is 36 minutes, while the average ride is just 8 minutes long. For each ride you want to visit, prepare to spend 82% of your time in line.

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These Disney World Rides Still Have The Longest Wait Times In The Park
  • 8 Test Track.
  • 7 Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
  • 6 Na'vi River Journey.
  • 5 Frozen Ever After.
  • 4 Remy's Ratatouille Adventure.
  • 3 Slinky Dog Dash.
  • 2 Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance.
  • 1 Avatar Flight Of Passage.


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If either attraction has a wait time of 13 minutes for the standby line, get in line! 13 minutes is a 'code' for no wait time at all. In the case of these two attractions, number 13 happens to be a lucky number! ( Photo Credit Meeko)

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If you're in the area around the time that the park is closing, you may notice that the wait time is posted at 45 minutes, for example (or higher!). Well, the truth is that Disney often inflates the wait times at the end of the night, so you may end up waiting way less time than the posted standby wait.

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What is the least busy time of year at Walt Disney World?”
  • The middle of January to the middle of February.
  • The last few days in February and the first week of March.
  • The last week of April.
  • Weekdays in the first half of May.
  • The second half of August.
  • September is pretty great to visit (except avoid Labor Day).


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In general the best days of the week to visit the Disney World parks are Tuesday and Wednesday. The reason being is many families find that you need an entire week for a Disney vacation and typically arrive on Saturday or Sunday. We find weekends and Monday to be the busiest days at Walt Disney World.

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