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Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Lightning Lane

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland, based on 292,065+ 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
8am9min9am10am11am12pm32min1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
Sun19minMonTue28minWedThuFriSat
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Average wait by month
JanFebMarApr39minMayJunJulAugSep16minOctNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run is shortest right after park open (around 8am, averaging 9 minutes) and longest around 12pm (32 minutes). Day of week matters too: Sun averages 19 minutes while Tue averages 28 minutes — a 9-minute difference. Across months, Sep tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 16 minutes.

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