Single rider lines are the ultimate hack for shorter wait times in Disney World, if you’re a solo rider or okay with splitting up your party, of course.
Single Rider Line
These lines allow parties of one to fill in seats that may be open on rides otherwise. We’re at Disney World EVERY DAY, so it’s safe to say we know a lot about these single rider lines, but do you know the trick to see how fast a single rider line will move?
Let’s start with a list of single rider lines in Disney World:
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets — Hollywood Studios
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — Hollywood Studios
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance — Hollywood Studios
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure — EPCOT
- Test Track — EPCOT
- Expedition Everest — Animal Kingdom
Sometimes Soarin’ in EPCOT and Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom will have single rider lines as well, but that all depends on the day and the crowd levels.
Single Rider Line at Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
We’ve tested these lines out A LOT because we’ve found that they can change over time. Some are extremely efficient while others…not so much. That’s when we decided to dive more into that — WHY are some more efficient than others? And after thinking about it, we officially know why!
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Single Rider
You see, each ride holds a different number of guests per vehicle, and the number of seats typically determines the efficiency of the single rider line. Rides with an even number of seats tend to take longer than rides with an odd number of seats, and that’s simply because there tend to be more parties of an even number than an odd.
Expedition Everest Single Rider Entrance
That’s why the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster line tends to take a long time — because there are an even number of seats in the ride vehicles, specifically two seats in each row (and that’s why we recommend not waiting in that line because sometimes it can take as long as the standby line). So, rides like Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest can take much longer than the others since they only seat two people per row.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run also have even-numbered rows but can be more efficient since there are more seats (eight and six, respectively). For example, if there is a group of two, a group of four, and the following group is more than two, you’ll likely get onto the ride from there.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Single Rider Line
And the best single rider lines are the ones with an odd number of seats per row on the ride vehicles. Test Track and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure both seat three people per row, so you’ll usually see those lines move a lot faster than the rides that seat in even numbers.
Single Rider at Test Track
Okay, NOW we know everything about the single rider lines at Disney World, and you do, too! For shorter waits, use the single rider lines at attractions that seat odd numbers! Stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for more theme park news, updates, tips, and tricks!
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