Disneyland Wait Times for September 2024
The Happiest Place on Earth has gotten a little bit happier lately.
Halloween season has arrived at the parks, bringing a cornucopia of delightful experiences.
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Also, there’s this popcorn bucket, which I’m probably gonna break down and buy off eBay because it’s just. That. Good!
Anyway, Haunted Mansion Holiday has returned, and plenty of other offerings justify a trip.
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Despite all the new stuff, school is back in session for the 2024-2025 season. So, we should expect smaller crowds.
Disneyland fans are fiercely loyal, though. We never really know how they’ll behave.
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Here are Disneyland Resort’s average wait times for September 2024.
About Disneyland Resort
Over the past few years, park officials have grown creative in marketing Disneyland Resort.
Disney incentivizes guests to show up during the offseason, which is when students return to school.
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Plaza de la Familia celebrates the Pixar movie Coco and “the Spirit of Día de Los Muertos.”
You’ll find this offering at Disney California Adventure, which pairs nicely with Haunted Mansion Holiday.
About Disneyland Park
Disneyland shocked everyone with the surprise launch of the Haunted Mansion overlay at the end of July.
Now, we’ve had a full month of operations for the attraction…and I still won’t list it here.
Haunted Mansion Holiday
That’s because Disney has left Haunted Mansion Holiday as a virtual queue attraction. So, there is no standby queue.
These little wrinkles exemplify Disney’s growing understanding of efficiently managing crowds.
Haunted Mansion Holiday
The tweaks have an impact on overall theme park wait times as well.
That’s because the overwhelming popularity of Haunted Mansion Holiday pulls guests toward this area.
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Once Disney calls a Boarding Group, it’s not unusual for the guests to wait in line for two hours.
I’m saying that more than a month after the virtual queue opened! Fans are devout about the holiday overlay!
Average Wait Times at Disneyland Park
How did the start of the Halloween season affect the crowds?
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Here are Disneyland Park’s average wait times last month.
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – 62 minutes, down 12
- Indiana Jones Adventure – 54 minutes, up 1
- Matterhorn Bobsleds – 54 minutes, no change
- Space Mountain – 53 minutes, down 4
- Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin – 50 minutes, down 2
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – 43 minutes, up 1
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – 41 minutes, no change
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway – 41 minutes, up 5
- Peter Pan’s Flight – 38 minutes, up 1
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage – 37 minutes, down 1
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue – 35 minutes, no change
- Alice in Wonderland – 34 minutes, no change
- Meet Mickey at Mickey’s House – 34 minutes, no change
- Pirates of the Caribbean – 33 minutes, up 4
- Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster – 31 minutes, down 3
- Jungle Cruise – 30 minutes, up 1
- Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters – 28 minutes, down 2
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant – 28 minutes, down 1
- Autopia – 26 minutes, down 3
- Astro Orbitor – 25 minutes, down 2
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – 25 minutes, n/a
- Toad’s Wild Ride – 23 minutes, no change
- Snow White’s Enchanted Wish – 23 minutes, no change
- Pinocchio’s Daring Journey – 20 minutes, no change
- Storybook Land Canal Boats – 20 minutes, up 1
- It’s a Small World – 18 minutes, no change
- Casey Jr. Circus Train – 16 minutes, up 4
- King Arthur Carrousel – 13 minutes, up 1
- Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes – 13 minutes, no change
- Disneyland Monorail – 13 minutes, no change
- Mad Tea Party – 13 minutes, no change
Main Street, U.S.A. Jack-o’-Lanterns
Overall, Disneyland Park guests waited for an average of 31 minutes per attraction, which is the same as last time.
Average Wait Times at Disney California Adventure
So, the Halloween offerings kept guests at Disneyland Park even as the school year started.
Disney California Adventure
Did the same behavior hold at Disney California Adventure? Here are the park’s average wait times for the past month:
- Radiator Springs Racers – 74 minutes, down 7
- Guardians of the Galaxy — Monsters After Dark – 72 minutes, no change
- Grizzly River Run – 50 minutes, down 6
- Toy Story Midway Mania! – 49 minutes, up 1
- Soarin’ Around the World – 46 minutes, down 3
- WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure – 44 minutes, down 4
- Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! – 41 minutes, down 1
- Goofy’s Ski School – 39 minutes, down 3
- The Incredicoaster – 37 minutes, down 1
- Pixar Pal-A-Round – 32 minutes, down 3
- Luigi’s Honkin’ Haul-O-Ween – 28 minutes, down 2
- The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure – 24 minutes, up 1
- Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind – 23 minutes, down 4
- Mater’s Graveyard JamBOOree – 16 minutes, down 2
- Silly Symphony Swings – 13 minutes, down 2
- Jumpin’ Jellyfish – 12 minutes, down 1
- Golden Zephyr – 11 minutes, down 1
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic – 10 minutes, up 1
- Jessie’s Critter Carousel – 9 minutes, no change
Cars Land Haul-O-Ween
Overall, DCA guests stood in line for an average of 31 minutes per attraction.
That’s the same amount of time as Disneyland Park, but it’s three minutes less than the previous month at DCA.
Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Decor
So, Disneyland Resort ticked down ever so slightly month-over-month.
Considering that we’re comparing July and August, that’s got to feel like a win for Disneyland officials.
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