Disney Data Dump (Special Episode) – For May 14, 2025

Becky’s back next week! But while she’s off, I’m hijacking the Data Dump to zoom in on a few of Disney’s newest and busiest attractions. We’re talking TRON, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure—and whether those wait times are holding steady or starting to mellow out.

Spoiler: They’re not mellowing. Not even close.

TRON, Guardians, and Tiana: The NEW Headliners

Let’s start by looking at how average daily standby wait times have been trending over time. These are 7-day moving averages of posted wait times for every major attraction, with our new headliners highlighted.

➡️ Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is clearly trending upward through early May. We’re back to consistent 80-minute-plus averages, even with relatively light crowd levels park-wide.
➡️ TRON Lightcycle / Run remains one of the most consistently high-wait attractions across all of Walt Disney World, barely dipping below 70 minutes since March.
➡️ Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, still fresh and drawing attention, is already competing with long-established juggernauts. It’s above average and sitting comfortably in the second tier of waits.

Meanwhile, most other attractions are quietly coasting under 60 minutes. There’s a lot of gray in that chart, and not a lot of competition near the top.

⏰ When Are the Waits Worst?

Daily averages are helpful, but when during the day do things actually peak?

No big surprises here, but some useful nuances:

• Guardians spikes hard in the morning. But that’s likely a quirk of small sample size in the data since EPCOT rarely opens before 9:00 a.m.
• TRON maintains a steady burn throughout the day and even peaks a bit after the evening meal break.
• Tiana’s steadily climbs and peaks in early afternoon—probably because it’s fully standby and not hitting rope drop first thing. Of course, Tiana’s is more prone to weather fluctuations than the others.
• Wow, Flight of Passage really soars in the morning. With fewer super headliners to compete for attention at Animal Kingdom, it gets a lot of love from the early birds.

The takeaway: Rope drop for Guardians, the later the better for TRON, and maybe mid-morning for Tiana’s if you’re brave. Of course, using a touring plan will do all the optimizing work for you.

New Rides Are Popular, But the Old Guard Still Holds Its Ground

With all the attention around TRON, Guardians, and Tiana’s, you might expect them to blow the older rides out of the water when it comes to wait times. But the data tells a different story.

Here’s the same chart, but now we compare the daily wait time curves of Disney’s newest headliners to longtime headliners like Flight of Passage, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, and Slinky Dog Dash. The result? The new attractions are busy—but not necessarily busier.

TRON and Guardians are holding their own in the wait time charts, with solid demand all day. Tiana’s, while strong, hasn’t spiked far above attractions like Remy’s or Soarin’. And classics like Flight of Passage and Seven Dwarfs continue to draw massive morning surges and strong midday numbers—reminding us that the oldies are still goodies when it comes to crowd pull.

The bottom line? If you’re visiting this summer, don’t expect shorter lines just because a ride isn’t new. You’ll be waiting—whether you’re heading to Tomorrowland or Pandora.

Looking Ahead

Memorial Day weekend is coming, and with it, the unofficial start to summer crowds. That likely means higher posted waits, more aggressive Lightning Lane strategies, and—yes—larger mid day peaks for Tiana’s might become the norm.

If you’re in the parks this week, bring patience, shade, and a game plan. (Or, y’know, the Lines App.)

And if you’ve ridden one of these headliners recently, tell me in the comments—how long did you actually wait?