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Mad Tea Party Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Mad Tea Party at Disneyland, based on 287,304+ 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
7am5min8am9am10am11am9min12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
Sun7minMon8minTueWedThuFriSat
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Average wait by month
JanFebMar9minAprMayJun6minJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Mad Tea Party is shortest right after park open (around 7am, averaging 5 minutes) and longest around 11am (9 minutes). Day of week matters too: Sun averages 7 minutes while Mon averages 8 minutes — a 1-minute difference. Across months, Jun tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 6 minutes.

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