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Casey Jr. Circus Train Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Casey Jr. Circus Train at Disneyland, based on 197,648+ real readings collected over the past 12 months. Use these patterns to choose the best time to ride without buying Lightning Lane.

Average wait by time of day
8am5min9am10am11min11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
Sun8minMon9minTueWedThuFriSat
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Average wait by month
JanFebMarAprMayJun7minJulNov13minDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Casey Jr. Circus Train is shortest right after park open (around 8am, averaging 5 minutes) and longest around 10am (11 minutes). Day of week matters too: Sun averages 8 minutes while Mon averages 9 minutes — a 1-minute difference. Across months, Jun tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 7 minutes.

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