These are the California Adventure and Disneyland rides with the longest lines that you don’t want to wait in. They are very popular rides and based on their recent average wait times, you could spend a good bit of time in line waiting to experience them.
Radiator Springs Racers
Radiator Springs Racers is located in Cars Land in California Adventure park. It is easily one of the most popular rides in this park. It is not uncommon to see wait times above 75 minutes. To avoid the long line, you can rope drop, do single rider, or buy a Lightning Lane single pass.
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is another very popular ride in California Adventure. It is located in Avengers Campus. Hopefully the new rides coming to this land will help the wait times drop for this attraction. This ride is part of the Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Space Mountain
Space Mountain is a dark roller coaster in Tomorrowland in Disneyland park. The lines for this ride can get pretty long, especially in the afternoons. To avoid long lines you can do the single rider line or book the ride with Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
Indiana Jones Adventure
Indiana Jones Adventure is easily the most popular ride in Adventureland in Disneyland. That makes it a good ride to rope drop first thing in the morning before the line gets long. If you don’t rope drop, then consider getting a Lightning Lane Multi Pass for it.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is crazy immersive and modern. It is extremely popular and the average wait time is about 60 minutes, depending on time of day. Either try rope dropping it or save some time by buying the Lightning Lane single pass for it. This is the most expensive ride at Disneyland costing $500 million to build. See the other most expensive Disneyland rides here.
Incredicoaster
Incredicoaster is one of the main attractions in California Adventure park. It is a roller coaster themed from the movie The Incredibles and it is the fastest ride at The Disneyland Resort with a top speed of 55mph. Thankfully it has the options of single rider and Lightning Lane Multi Pass. See all of the fastest Disneyland rides here.
Toy Story Midway Mania!
Toy Story Midway Mania! is an interactive attraction located on Pixar Pier in California Adventure. The queue for this ride can be long all day, especially in the afternoons though. The best way to get a shorter line is to purchase Lightning Lane Multi Pass, rope drop it, or ride it right before park closing.
Soarin’ Around the World
Soarin’ Around the World is a beautiful attraction in California Adventure park. The line for it fills up quickly since it’s so popular and fun. You can ride it quicker using Lightning Lane Multi Pass or using the single rider line.
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds is a roller coaster in Fantasyland in Disneyland. This is the only Disney park in the world with this attraction, which can cause long lines for it. You can opt for single rider or Lightning Lane Multi Pass to speed things up though.
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run is the other attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. It isn’t quite as popular as Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, but the queue can still get long. You can do Lightning Lane Multi Pass or the single rider line for this ride to save some time.