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Mark Twain Riverboat Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Mark Twain Riverboat at Disneyland, based on 31,712+ 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
7am1min8am9am10am11am10min12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
Sun10minMonTueWedThuFriSat8min
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Average wait by month
Jan8minFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct12minNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Mark Twain Riverboat is shortest around 7am (averaging 1 minutes) and longest around 11am (10 minutes). Day of week matters too: Sat averages 8 minutes while Sun averages 10 minutes — a 2-minute difference. Across months, Jan tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 8 minutes.

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