Autopia

At a Glance
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Wait Times

At a Glance

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Wait Times

Autopia

An Attraction in Disneyland

Last updated: March 22, 2025

At a Glance

An elaborate miniature freeway with gasoline-powered cars that will travel at speeds of up to 7 miles per hour. The attraction design—with its sleek cars, auto noises, highway signs, and even an “off-road” section—is quite alluring. In fact, however, the cars poke along on a track that leaves the driver with little to do. Pretty ho hum for most adults and teenagers. Along the way riders can spot Honda's ASIMO and Bird robots getting in various hijinks.

Current Standby Wait Time

Lightning Lane

Next Available Return Time:

6:05pm

Guest Overall Rating

Our Overall Rating

Preschool

Grade School

Teens

Young Adults

Over 30

Seniors

Location

Tomorrowland in Disneyland

Duration

5 min

Rider Switch?

Yes

Minimum Height

32 in

Queues

Standby

Additional Same-Day Lightning Lane Reservations ("Drops") Available At:

7:25am, 7:55am, 8:25am, 8:55am, 9:25am, 9:55am, 10:25am, 10:55am, 11:25am, 11:55am, 12:25pm, 12:55pm, 1:25pm, 1:55pm, 2:25pm, 2:55pm, 3:25pm, 3:55pm, 4:25pm, 4:55pm, 5:25pm, 5:55pm, 6:25pm, 6:55pm, 7:25pm, 7:55pm, 8:25pm, 8:55pm

Ride Through Video

Touring Tips

When To Go

Before 10:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m.

Loading Speed

Slow

Wait per 100 People Ahead

6 min

This ride is appealing to the eye but definitely expendable on a schedule for adults. Preschoolers, however, love it. If your preschooler is too short to drive, place the child behind the wheel and allow him or her to steer (the car runs on a guide rail) while you work the foot pedal.

A mom from North Billerica, Massachusetts, writes:

I was truly amazed by the number of adults in the line. Please emphasize to your readers that these cars travel on a guided path and are not a whole lot of fun. The only reason I could think of for adults to be in line was an insane desire to go on absolutely every ride. The other feature about the cars is that they tend to pile up at the end, so it takes almost as long to get off as it did to get on. Parents riding with their preschoolers should keep the car going as slow as it can without stalling. This prolongs the preschooler's joy and decreases the time you will have to wait at the end.

Great for preschoolers. Must be at least 32" tall to ride, and at least one guest in car must be 54".

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Wait Times

Here's roughly how many minutes you'll wait for Autopia at each Disneyland Crowd Level.

1

10 to 29

2

10 to 29

3

10 to 29

4

11 to 29

5

13 to 30

6

15 to 32

7

15 to 35

8

17 to 37

9

20 to 42

10

27 to 49

Hourly View

Saturday, Mar 30, 2019

Saturday,
Mar 30, 2019

Wait Times for

Autopia

Saturday,
March 30, 2019

Park Hours

8:00 AM-12:00 AM
+Early Entry

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Day-Of Lightning Lane Return Times

The chart below shows typical Lightning Lane return times while you're in the park on the day of your visit. You'd use this chart to determine two things:

What your return time will be if you obtain a Lightning Lane at a specific time of day
The odds that all Lightning Lane slots will be gone at a specific time

The chart's data markers change from circles to X's when the odds of Lightning Lanes being gone exceed the percentage you select in the dropdown above the chart.

Return times jump around a lot once the initial supply of Lightning Lane slots runs out. You'll see this in the chart as jagged lines with 'X' markers on them. Those return times are based on people cancelling Lightning Lane selections, which causes sudden, unpredictable return times to show up.

Day-Of Lightning Lane Return Times For

Autopia

Data since 7/24/2024

By Crowd Level

Show 'X' where odds
Lightning Lanes are gone is:

X markers mean Lightning Lane was gone more than 50% of the time for that selection time and crowd level.

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