Posted Wait Time

The posted wait time is the official estimate displayed on signs at the physical entrance of a ride and in the park's official app. Parks calculate this figure using queue length sensors, historical throughput data, and current loading efficiency. Posted times are typically rounded to the nearest 5 or 10 minutes and can sometimes differ from the actual experienced wait — parks occasionally overestimate to manage expectations, or underestimate when queues unexpectedly lengthen.

Park.fan aggregates posted wait times from official sources every few minutes, giving you a live picture of conditions across all tracked attractions. Comparing posted times across different attractions at the same moment is one of the simplest and most effective ways to decide which ride to head to next during your visit.