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The Backside of ropedrop
LET'S ROPE DROP · July 9, 2026
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First issue, so let’s set the tone: this is the stuff we watch all week from the back of the boat — what’s about to crowd the parks, what’s closed, and what our downtime logs say that the wait-time apps don’t. Saturday was rough. More on that below.
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📅 Upcoming in the area
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Nearby events that could push crowds into (or away from) the parks.
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| Thru Jul 10 | World of Dance Summit & Finals wraps up at the Anaheim Convention Center — last day is tomorrow. Expect hotel and Katella-corridor crowds through the weekend. |
| Jul 16–19 | West Coast Card Show returns to the Convention Center. Badge crowds and parking pressure nearby, minimal spillover into the parks themselves. |
| Jul 23–25 | Leadership Conference at the Convention Center, followed immediately by... |
| Jul 26–30 | ...the ADLM Clinical Lab Expo — back-to-back conventions keep Anaheim hotels and restaurants busy through month end, even on days the parks are calm. |
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🏰 Disney dates to know
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Holidays, ticket blockouts, event days, and refurbishments on the calendar.
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| Since May 4 | Pirates of the Caribbean remains closed with no confirmed reopening date — the longest-running headliner closure right now. Plan around it. |
| Jul 19 | Last day to ride Matterhorn Bobsleds before it closes. |
| Jul 20–23 | Matterhorn Bobsleds closed for refurbishment — a short window, reopens Jul 24. |
| All month | Magic Key blockouts: Enchant and Imagine are essentially fully blocked in July. Explore blocks most Fridays/Saturdays. Believe is open all month except July 4. Inspire has no blockouts. |
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📊 The numbers — newsletter exclusive
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Straight from our downtime logs. These charts don't appear on the website.
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Breakdown scoreboard — this week vs last
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| WEB SLINGERS | 24x ▼ -2 |
| Indiana Jones Adventure | 23x ▲ +7 |
| Radiator Springs Racers | 11x ▲ +1 |
| Incredicoaster | 10x ▲ +5 |
| Rise of the Resistance | 9x ▲ +5 |
| Big Thunder Mountain | 9x ▲ +4 |
| Space Mountain | 8x — |
| Guardians: Mission BREAKOUT! | 2x ▲ +2 |
Breakdowns this week, arrow vs the week before.
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Which day the parks break — last 30 days
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| Sun | | 222 |
| Mon | | 256 |
| Tue | | 269 |
| Wed | | 289 |
| Thu | | 272 |
| Fri | | 271 |
| Sat | | 464 |
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This week's records
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🏆 Longest outage: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — 264 minutes (Sat 06:48 PM)
📉 Roughest day: Thursday — 69 breakdowns
🌙 Cheapest headliner hour: 11 PM — averaged just 24 min posted waits
🎢 Headliner total: 96 breakdowns this week vs 74 last week
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