which has the shortest queue during busy times?

[edhall]

Hey guys!

So we happen to be going during apparently a very busy time (last week of march), and was wondering which of these rides in your experience would have a relatively short standby queue (<20 mins) during afternoon busy hours (12-6). Trying to put together a liberal touring plan. Thanks again!!!

MK:
1) haunted mansion
2) winnie the pooh
3) journey of the little mermaid
4) barnstormer

epcot:
1) sum of all thrills
2) turtle talk

HS:
1) great movie ride
2) indiana jones
3) beauty and the beast

AK:
1) dinosaur
2) primeval whirl
3) finding nemo musical
4) festival of lion kind

thank you!

 

[Goofyernmost]

It would not be possible to give you a list. It depends on crowd levels, other events and the mood of the crowd. The only sure way, and that's not always sure, is to see which line has the fewest people in it. That will be the shortest, but not necessarily the fastest.

Sorry, I don't mean to be curt, but there really isn't a way to predict exactly what things will be like from day to day.

Some of those you mentioned are shows. The length of time that you are in line for those depends on when you get there and when the show starts. Most are never completely full so you will usually always get in, but if it is a particularly busy day, you may want to get there earlier to insure that you do get in, therefore creating a longer wait.

 

[Flippin'Flounder]

FP+ ruined HM
Winnee the pooh always has long lines
JotLM is good
Barnstormer usually has long lines too

SoAT gets long
TTwC is usually fine

GMR is usually long during the busy season
Indy is good
BatB is good

Dino gets long
PW gets long
FNtM is usually fine, just get there a few minutes before the show
IDK

 

[CP_alum08]

Everything at MK will be long wait times because of the volume of people. Epcot will probably be the same because of lack of "rides". HS should be decent, although it's only about half a park right now. And AK is probably hit or miss.

Just be smart with your time and you should be fine. Aim to be the first ones in the park and last ones out (with a break in the middle)

 

[pug]

Goofys coster is a 3 min coster that on busy days Goes for a 65 min wait beuase they can only run two ride vehicles at a time and the ride vehicles can only seat 10 or so people but when it gets really late it's a wall on

 

[roj2323]

FP+ ruined HM

This is so true. Waiting more than 20 minutes was very very rare until fastpass+ came along.

 

[Matt_Black]

Don't forget to factor in weather. I've walked right on to Splash Mountain despite being surrounded by Christmas hordes.

 

[Gaston's gal]

It really does depend on the crowds. If these are your top choices, the safest bet is to get there when the rope drops and hit those rides. Otherwise, they might be better to ride towards closing. Good luck!

 

[wdwgreek]

In the afternoon Star Tours is dead with a huge 2000+ an hour capacity it eats people

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

going during apparently a very busy time (last week of march), and was wondering which of these rides in your experience would have a relatively short standby queue (<20 mins) during afternoon busy hours (12-6).

Perhaps the only things with a standby at less than 20 minutes (during the busy afternoon period) would be the toilets and the exit gates

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I'm with @Goofyernmost . It's really hard to tell. Any of the ones you've picked could be less than 20 minutes...or more than that. I cannot honestly say, "Oh yes, Pooh will be 20 minutes or less and HM will be over 30" when HM could be 20 and Pooh could be 40. It's too hard to say; it changes every day (hey! I made a rhyme. Moving on...)

You're best bet for dealing with crowds is
1. Make sure you get all of your FPs lined up.
2. If you can, download the My Disney Experience app to check wait times
3. Just go with the flow and do what you can.

If you plan your FPs early enough in the day, then you'll be able to go to a kiosk and grab additional FPs. This tends to work well with shows. If you arrive early enough, you'll most likely be able to see them, but if you go to a kiosk and get additional FPs, you can get an additional show FP and have access to the FP seating. Worked really well for us for BATB, best seats we ever had were when we grabbed a FP 20 minutes before showtime.

 

[rct247]

Of your list, I would say Journey of the Little Mermaid, Turtle Talk, Indiana Jones, and Finding Nemo: The Musical. These are based on capacity, popularity, and even how Fastpass affects the SB line.

Otherwise, here's a good list also to go by:
Magic Kingdom
-Swiss Family Treehouse
-Enchanted Tiki Room
-Country Bear Jamboree
-Hall of Presidents
-Mickey's PhillharMagic
-Prince Charming Regal Carousel
-Journey of the Little Mermaid
-Dumbo
-Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
-Stitch's Great Escape
-Monsters Inc Laugh Floor
-Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

Epcot
-Universe of Energy
-Journey into Imagination
-The Seas with Nemo and Friends
-most exhibits in Innoventions
-Circle of Life
-Oh Canada
-Reflections of China
-Impressions de France

Disney's Hollywood Studios
-Indiana Jones
-Muppet Vision 3D
-Lights Motors Action
-One Man's Dream
-The Magic of Disney Animation
-Beauty and the Beast

Disney's Animal Kingdom
-it's tough to be a bug
-Flights of Wonder
-Finding Nemo:The Musical
-Festival of the Lion King