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Turtle Talk wait times: best time to ride
Wait times for Turtle Talk, built from the posted waits (every 15 minutes) and broken down by hour, weekday and month. You can also see today's forecast and the quieter days in the next two weeks.
Updated (JST). Forecast rebuilt every night.
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Turtle Talk: wait times at a glance
Over the last two years (704 days with data), the average posted wait was 25 min. It is busiest around 15:00–15:59 (avg 31 min) and quietest during the day around 9:00–9:59 (avg 17 min). By weekday, Tue is shortest (22 min) and Sat longest (29 min). By month, September is quietest (19 min) and March busiest (32 min).
In the next two weeks, the quietest day is forecast to be Tue, Nov 17, 2026 (avg 21 min).
Average wait by hour, weekday and month (table)
| Hour | Average wait |
|---|---|
| 9:00–9:59 | 17 min |
| 10:00–10:59 | 30 min |
| 11:00–11:59 | 27 min |
| 12:00–12:59 | 25 min |
| 13:00–13:59 | 27 min |
| 14:00–14:59 | 29 min |
| 15:00–15:59 | 31 min |
| 16:00–16:59 | 29 min |
| 17:00–17:59 | 25 min |
| 18:00–18:59 | 21 min |
| 19:00–19:59 | 18 min |
| 20:00–20:59 | 18 min |
| Weekday | Average wait |
|---|---|
| Mon | 26 min |
| Tue | 22 min |
| Wed | 23 min |
| Thu | 23 min |
| Fri | 25 min |
| Sat | 29 min |
| Sun | 26 min |
| Month | Average wait |
|---|---|
| January | 22 min |
| February | 28 min |
| March | 32 min |
| April | 27 min |
| May | 24 min |
| June | 24 min |
| July | 20 min |
| August | 20 min |
| September | 19 min |
| October | 20 min |
| November | 32 min |
| December | 28 min |
As of Fri, Nov 13, 2026. Updated automatically every day.
Tips for this ride
Where to go at openingAt Disneyland, make Splash Mountain or Pooh's Hunny Hunt your first ride (13 minutes at 9:00, 77–79 by 9:30).
Which Premier Access?At DisneySea, buy Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey and Soaring as soon as you enter (both averaged over 2 hours in September).
Reading wait times99.7% of posted waits are in 5-minute steps, and "5 min" shows up mostly on rides that rarely build a queue, like the rafts.
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