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Disneyland Park
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Epcot

On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 33 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 15 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Disneyland Park and Epcot compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyDisneyland ParkUnited StatesEpcotUnited States
Average wait per ride 18 min (best of the two)33 min
Rides with recorded waits 34 (best of the two)11
Longest typical queue Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance43 minGuardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind79 min
Shortest typical queue Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes5 minGran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros8 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running89%94% (best of the two)

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Disneyland Park and Epcot compared on live queue times
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 33 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 15 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Disneyland Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes a ride against 33 at Epcot
  • You want more to do: 34 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Epcot
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on your list - it is Disneyland Park's longest typical queue at about 43 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Disneyland Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Epcot if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 33 minutes a ride here against 18 at Disneyland Park - for what Epcot has that Disneyland Park does not
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Epcot's rides run 94% of opening hours against 89% at Disneyland Park
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is on your list - it is Epcot's longest typical queue at about 79 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Epcot's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Disneyland Park

Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California is the original Disney park, opened in 1955 and still built around the hub-and-spoke layout every later castle park copied. It is compact by Disney standards, which means a lot of classic rides in a small space: Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and the Matterhorn Bobsleds are all within a few minutes' walk of each other. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge added Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure took over the old Splash Mountain flume.

Because locals visit on annual passes as well as tourists, weekends and school holidays fill the park quickly and queue times at the headline rides can pass an hour by late morning. Check the live wait times before you set off and use the crowd calendar to find the quieter weekdays.

Disneyland Park live queue times

Epcot

EPCOT sits at the centre of Walt Disney World, split between Future World (with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Soarin', and Frozen Ever After) and the World Showcase - eleven pavilions themed around countries including Japan, Germany, France, and the UK. Flower & Garden, Food & Wine and Festival of the Holidays events run through much of the year.

EPCOT's biggest crowd drivers are its festivals rather than just ride popularity. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind consistently posts the longest wait times in the park. Check live queue times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date outside the peak festival weekends - the World Showcase pavilions can take a full afternoon to properly explore.

Epcot live queue times

05 · Questions

Disneyland Park or Epcot?

Which is better, Disneyland Park or Epcot?

If you are judging on queues, Disneyland Park: it averages about 18 minutes a ride on a typical day against 33 at Epcot, roughly 15 minutes back on every queue you join. Disneyland Park has 34 rides with recorded waits against 11 at Epcot. Epcot also runs its rides more reliably - 94% of opening hours against 89%.

Which has shorter queues, Disneyland Park or Epcot?

Disneyland Park, by about 15 minutes a ride. On a typical day Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes against 33 at Epcot. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Disneyland Park best time to visit and Epcot best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Disneyland Park and Epcot in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Disneyland Park and Epcot for the full ride lists.

Is Disneyland Park bigger than Epcot?

By rides we track waits for, Disneyland Park is the bigger day out: 34 rides against 11. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Disneyland Park is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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