Magic Kingdom, rope drop to close.

The route

The Magic Kingdom rope drop order, with or without Early Entry

1. 9:00a

   TRON Lightcycle / Run

   The biggest time cost in the park, and it isn't part of Early Entry, so the official open is the earliest anyone gets on it. It's at its shortest now and runs longest in the evening, so ride it before you do anything else. Lightning Lane Single Pass is the paid alternative if you'd rather not stand in it.

2. 10:05a

   Tiana's Bayou Adventure

   Head to Frontierland once you're off TRON. It opens near a walk-on and is already climbing by the time standby guests get here, but it's still under the 40s and 50s it holds from lunch through the afternoon. Tiana's closes for refurbishment from November 2, 2026, so go straight to Big Thunder if your date falls in that window.

3. 10:45a

   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

   Next door, and worth taking now at its typical 25 to 30 min rather than planning a second trip to Frontierland tonight.

4. 11:35a

   Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

   The walk to Fantasyland costs you some of the morning, and it holds in the 40s and 50s from here through the evening, so there's no real dip to wait for until the last hour.

5. 12:35p

   Space Mountain

   Tomorrowland is the last stop before the park settles into its afternoon wall. You're arriving near its midday peak, and it only eases into the 30s for the afternoon, so it isn't worth a second trip back.

6. 9:00p

   Pirates of the Caribbean

   Leave this one for the end of the night instead of spending rope drop on it. It holds in the teens and 20s most of the day, then drops to almost nothing after 9pm, one of the most reliable dips in the park.

1. 8:30a

   Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

   Seven Dwarfs is on Disney's Early Entry list, so it's the priority the moment the gate opens. It holds in the 40s and 50s from late morning through the evening and doesn't ease until the last hour, so get it done now.

2. 9:30a

   Peter Pan's Flight

   Also on the Early Entry list and right next door in Fantasyland. It builds into the 40s by late morning and stays there through the afternoon, so take it now rather than come back for it.

3. 10:20a

   TRON Lightcycle / Run

   TRON isn't part of Early Entry, so it opened to everyone at the 9am official start. It's the biggest time cost in the park, holding in the 50s through mid-afternoon before it peaks in the evening, so ride it now. Lightning Lane Single Pass is the paid way around this line.

4. 11:25a

   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

   Also outside the Early Entry lineup, so it has been open to everyone since 9am. It typically runs 25 to 30 min, so take it while you're in Frontierland instead of planning a trip back.

5. 12:15p

   Space Mountain

   Space Mountain is on the Early Entry list, but the walk back to Tomorrowland puts you here near its midday peak. It only eases into the 30s for the afternoon, so it isn't worth a second trip back.

6. 1:10p

   Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

   Also on the Early Entry list, same land, last stop of the sweep. It holds in the 30s from mid-morning until it eases near close, so the real discount was earlier in the morning, but now is as good as any other daytime slot.

Two different mornings. Early Entry opens Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, so those guests start on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Peter Pan's Flight, while TRON Lightcycle / Run, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana's Bayou Adventure open to everyone at the official start. Times assume a 9am open, so shift them to your date's posted hours. On Halloween and Christmas party nights (select nights through December 22) the park closes to day guests at 6pm, which moves the Pirates finish to late afternoon. Tiana's Bayou Adventure closes for refurbishment from November 2, 2026, and Disney hasn't posted a reopening date, so go straight from TRON to Big Thunder if your trip lands in that window.

This plan will break. That's the point. Between July 27 and August 25, 2026, at least one of Magic Kingdom's six tracked headliners was down or closed for 30 minutes or more in the middle of the day on 23 of 30 operating days, about three days in four. When it happens, check the My Disney Experience app for the current status before you commit to a line, and have a backup ride from this list ready to swap in.